theraineysisters knitting and so much more

The MKGs stellar annual event, Yarnover, was set for the upcoming weekend, but was cancelled of course.  I bought a summery linen shirt that I thought I would wear.  When I got the shirt home, I did a stash dive, pulling out every color I could find that went with the shirt. I chose The Miller’s Daughter so I could combine colors in the garter sections and have solid colors in the lace sections…to mimic the woven fabric.  The colors aren’t perfect, but I think they go.  I know some of the yarns I used, but all were already wound without the labels so some are mystery yarns!

The colors are the closest here, but it’s so hard to capture color:

I did a picot bind off:

I used my No End Stripes techniques, so only one end to weave in: the tail after binding off!  There is a picture of a written chart in the video that may be hard to see.  Click here for a pdf copy: Minimizing Ends in Knitting.

It never hurts to repeat!

Easter is Sunday, and you still have enough time to knit this small bunny, or should I say Small Rabbit, which is the name of the pattern.  I have been in the knitting doldrums of late, as I’ve heard many knitters are.  I needed something small, cute, and fun to knit.  Something that I could actually finish!  I made this over the course of two days, but you could finish it in one if you start in the morning!!

I used worsted weight yarn from my stash…so bunny was almost free!  The sweater is my own addition.  I made this for the not-yet-born baby in the family…the baby for whom I knit the little grandpa sweater (Elevenses).  The bunny’s shorts are from the same yarn so I thought a grandpa sweater for the bunny would be fitting.

And the tail is adorable!!

Another QUICK knit is these little hearts!  They whip up in no time.  What are they good for?  Absolutely nothin’…say it again!  But they, too, are small, cute, and fun to knit.

PS to P: I think you hit the nail on the head!!  Knitting feeling like a chore instead of a respite.  Because I’m no longer working, my life has been quieter anyway.  But, I always felt busy: knitting groups, lunch with friends, having the kids over for dinner, flying to Colorado to visit Surly, etc.  The curve that has flattened for me is all the high points of my life!!