Just a few weeks ago, I bragged that my son had told me his friends loved the gloves I knit for him a couple of years ago. I should have knocked on wood. Alas, I did not. Just before Christmas, he lost one of them and now all he has is a sad little survivor. I imagine its twin somewhere on the side of the road, wet and dirty, hoping to be found. I hope it knows it was loved. ;-{
So, of course I am knitting him a new pair before he heads back to college. I set him loose in my stash, where he picked out some Austermann Step Sock yarn. Here is how the first glove looks. I’ve just finished the thumb gusset. The Austermann has longer and less “jazzy” color changes, but he says he likes it so far.
Le sigh.
My other knitting project is for me (don’t act surprised). I was quite taken by Ginevra’s Pullover from the winter issue of Interweave Knits.
It’s knit using two different weights of Malabrigo: Twist and Lace weight. (Just as Susan and I used two weights of yarn in the same color for our Roslin Hoodie.) I chose Damask, a deep dusky pink.
The body is knit from the top down, and then the drapey collar is worked separately and sewn in. I’m just past the waist.
Those more sensitive readers who think Lucy is a bit of an exhibitionist because of her habitual lack of pants and undergarments may want to avert their eyes from the pictures that follow; she looks like even more of a hussy than usual.
Lucy looks positively 18th century with that neckline! But what fun for you — knitting an entire sweater of Malabrigo 🙂
Comment by kmkat — January 6, 2011 @ 6:48 pm
Have you ever seen the childs book entitled One Mitten Lewis? My mother used to read it to us when I was little – years ago. And yes she made mittens galore – – –
Comment by Sheila — January 6, 2011 @ 8:26 pm
Oh, I’m so with you on this sweater. It is a knockout (so is Lucy!).
Comment by twinsetellen — January 6, 2011 @ 8:42 pm
Love the pillow……sweater is great also !!
Comment by Aggie — January 6, 2011 @ 9:27 pm
May i ask where you got Lucy? I’m looking for a girl like her.
Comment by Janet Wolfson — January 6, 2011 @ 11:07 pm
Love the gloves, do you follow a pattern? Which one? It’s a great alternative use for the stash of sock yarn.
Comment by Cathy in Eau Claire — January 7, 2011 @ 12:27 am
Malabrigo is about my favorite yarn to work with. I love everything about it and that pattern is a stand out. It’s going to be a gorgeous sweater! The new gloves are looking spiffy. Perhaps someday the mate to the old pair will be returned/found. You just never know. 🙂 Good luck on all your wonderful projects.
Comment by Kathy — January 7, 2011 @ 1:21 am
Hussy? She looks like an 80’s Flashdancer. Slap a headband on and some legwarmers on her non-existent legs, and you’ve got a winner of an outfit!
Comment by Lisle — January 7, 2011 @ 9:17 am
Be careful. I’ve been re-reading Jung et al, so I suspect that Lucy is your Shadow self, that exhibitonist, free-lovin’, torso-tyro!
Comment by Suzan — January 7, 2011 @ 10:24 am
I was window shopping the yarn for the same pattern this morning! I love how yours is turning out…. hmmm… I may have to spend some Christmas money 🙂
Comment by Laura — January 7, 2011 @ 2:34 pm
I’m guessing that Malabrigo yarn is especially wonderful to knit with and to wear. Your color selection is beautiful and the sweater pattern is too. I’m looking forward to seeing photos of the finished piece. “Lucy” is quite the girl! Woo!Hoo!
Comment by Barb — January 7, 2011 @ 8:33 pm
The Ginevra pattern struck me also. Your yarn color is perfect! Not to mention that it’s Malabrigo. Can’t wait to see the finished project.
Comment by Chloe — January 7, 2011 @ 9:58 pm
Sally,
your Ginevra sweater is gorgeous, and the color choices are amazing. I’m curious why/when knitters would choose to use two yarns. Other than the chance for more variation in color, fiber content, why do it?
thanks!
Nancy
Comment by Nancy — January 9, 2011 @ 1:27 pm
What a fun way the self-striping patterned the fingers. Just beautiful! Makes me almost feel brave enough to try it myself.
Comment by Evin — January 9, 2011 @ 2:03 pm
Love the gloves; can you please post the pattern?
Comment by Marcia — January 10, 2011 @ 7:15 pm
The first time I saw the pullover in the magazine, I drooled. It’s absolutely beautiful. I made a note to myself last night to buy the yarn to make it…once a couple of other projects are done. I can’t wait to see yours done.
Comment by Nik — January 11, 2011 @ 2:13 pm
I’m looking forward to seeing how this comes out – been thinking of knitting it myself.
Comment by Veronica — January 11, 2011 @ 9:17 pm