Here is a hat I made for John using leftover Dolcetto Worsted. I didn’t have enough, so I added the Malabrigo Worsted cream yarn to stretch what I had.
I attempted to “fix” the fair isle pattern break — the far right >><< pattern. The pattern is Laurelhurst, free on Ravelry. A nice, quick holiday gift idea!!
I just finished this cute Chunky Fiola Headband and really enjoyed making it! I used CaMaRose Snefnug, color Askegr (!) – that’s light gray to you!! 🙂 The yarn is of the “blown” variety and super soft. This took 1.4 skeins, so 3 skeins would make two.
You start by knitting a long tube, which takes a day or two. This is a gift for my daughter, so I made it longer — about 24 inches. I had read on someone’s project page that you lose a couple of inches in length when you do the chains. You drop 3 sts all the way down in 2 places for the two chains. Then you hook back up, four loops at a time. That was the fun part!! Then you do some weird folding and seaming. The pattern includes full photo tutorials. So, a very quick and unusual gift! Super warm.
I love it!!
PS to Alison: The method described was pretty fast. Three sts were dropped that were right next to each other, so it had to be done after knitting.
That’s what I keep telling myself!! I just finished the most luxurious thing I think I’ve ever made: The Jayne Wide-Stripe Cardigan in String Yarns Dolcetto DK. It is BUTTER soft and just luscious!! And really, really expensive!! Somehow that last part is not surprising. It is only 30% cashmere but feels like 100%.
Several people at my LYS, BeWoolen in Champlin MN, have made this. And I thought it was “all right.” But I had two skeins of Dolcetto in red (Brick) and maroon (Wine), so I thought, hey! It takes 10 skeins (at $28/skein) and I already had two…plus they had a sale going, so I decided to go for it.
The knitting seems boring, but because you’re changing colors you have goals to shoot for. It took me two weeks in all to knit it. As I was knitting, I also thought my knitting looked rough, but blocking really smoothed it out.
It is very boxy and really only has cuffs for sleeves. Kind of a plain Jayne! But I absolutely love wearing it!
I worked the back in one piece and then split for the fronts — up and over! I would do it the opposite were I to do it again: start with the two fronts and then join them at the center back. The original was seamed at the back, which is unnecessary! I added this cute tag at the split.
I had enough yarn left for a fabulous hat!! The hat pattern is now on Ravelry — Slouchy Five-Stripe Hat.
I also added a tag to the hat — from Kylie and the Machine. I am really in love this time!
PS to Pam — Surly and I saw some Kylie and the Machine labels at Three Kittens in Mendota Heights. They didn’t have these in stock, though, so that’s why we ordered them elsewhere. These were my fave!
Every year our eastern-most yarn stores sponsor a mystery knitalong. It is called the Progressive East End Project or PEEP. I did it last year and a couple of times before that. Initially, the idea was to go from store to store to obtain the yarn needed. The past couple of years have been virtual. I think next year they plan on going back to the stores.
The kits needed to be pre-ordered. I looked at the colors offered at each store and opted for the Three Kittens combination — all stores started with the same mini-pack and then added a skein of their own choosing. Three Kittens had orange.
The kits arrived. The first clue then arrived for what they called The Random Acts Cowl. Off I went! Problem #1: they had not provided a color key! So I chose the wrong color. Problem #2: two of the colors were so close, I couldn’t tell them apart. This caused me issues later, so I had to add another color from stash. You knit 4 repeats of the finished chart for a 25 inch cowl.
The cowl is worked as a tube and then grafted. I started with a crocheted chain provisional cast on and then used the method I used for my friend’s Velvet Mirror Cowl. It worked great!! But, the cowl seemed really short. SO, I ungrafted my cowl, knitted another repeat to get to 30 inches, and then grafted it again. Of course, now my crocheted chain was gone. 🙁 I did make a cheesy video showing how I grafted the cowl together…the first time around! See below!
I do like it and people who see it really like it. I think these double thick cowls feel shorter due to their bulk. I am currently knitting another cowl similar to this and will make it longer.
Do you take your knitting too seriously?? Isn’t it time to have some fun? Try knitting this silly, whimsical hat. I guarantee that you will smile at least once when it’s done!
It’s Scarfy the Snowman!! In hat form! In 5 sizes from child to extra large adult!
To celebrate the launch of Scarfy, I am running a series of promotions on Ravelry. Scarfy will be $1 on November 1, $2 on November 2, $3 on November 3, and $4 on November 4 & 5. On November 6, it will be the full price of $5. Coupon code is SCARFY.
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I hope you enjoy knitting this little project as much as I did!!
You may remember my free Wee Pumpkin pattern from two years ago. Well, I added a variation! Plaid!
Still free and just in time for pumpkin season!!
I’ve been chastised for knitting a snowman already — what about Halloween? Thanksgiving? Whatever! 😉
Here is my new little snowman, knit loosely following the Christmas Snowman by Rebecca Danger.
The hat is a miniaturized version of my favorite Rikke Hat. I wanted a really slouchy hat and adore the Rikke. I was surprised at how much knitting it took to make a mini! Follow the above link for instructions. Here you can see the slouch:
I will be co-hosting a “seasonal KAL” at BeWoolen starting next Sunday, so that’s why I knit him now. Wee Pumpkins, snowmen, whatever you want to knit!!
What a tortured title!!! Surly and I have both been slogging away on the Bea Cardigan, made in Isager Eco Soft, color E4s. We fell in love with this little cutie! I worked on mine more at first, so mine is finished.
I made many modifications, but won’t bore you with them here. I did write them out on my Ravelry project page. This is a really cute transition piece as we venture into fall. I expect to wear it often!!
Talk about simple and two “stockinette in the round” FOs in a week!
This cowl celebrates color and fabric. I started with the Nuance Cowl from Shibui, but with 5 instead of 3 colors. That meant redoing the math somewhat. I used Shibui Silk Cloud in Juniper, Cove, Caper, and Pollen. Pollen has a bit of green and I wanted gold, so I added La Bien Aimée Mohair-Silk, color Yellow Brick Road, to move to pure gold at the end. The size went from 18×51 inches to a blocked size of 13×60.
I really love it! Wear it long or short:
PS to Wendy: I am with you! My jaw dropped at $10 for a stockinette tube in the round which I completely reworked anyway! I was livid, but bought it anyway…aaarrrggghhh. 🙁
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