I know we are supposed to be announcing the contest winners, but that may be a day or two more — busy lives, you know! Anyway, I did not want to wait to wish everyone a Happy Easter. This is one of my favorite cartoons of the season:
I also want to mention a new “freebie” pattern on our site. I wore this sweater yesterday (yes, it is still “sweater weather” here — it is snowing as I write!). It is my own design, done in Dunedin yarn. The factory that made this yarn burned to the ground before I knit the last stitch, so any hopes of having this design go anywhere were dashed long before the sweater was finished. I went ahead and wrote out the pattern for posterity and put it away. When I decided to post this as a project on Ravelry, the pattern question became relevant once more.
Joan of Arc
by Susan Rainey of The Rainey Sisters
Finished Bust Measurement: 45″
Gauge: 32 sts and 48 rows to 4″ (US Size 2 and 3)
It is one size fits none, out of non-existent yarn, but knock yourselves out!
Now that we’ve had that lovely walk down memory lane, what am I knitting now? I made Norah Gaughan’s Mitered Cardigan from Vogue Knitting, Holiday 2003, years ago in Mountain Goat Yellowstone and loved it. It has a unique construction that provides a lot of structure to the garter stitch jacket.
As I was contemplating what to do with my Rowan Tapestry (Lakeland), I kept going back to the Mitered Cardigan because it is so perfect for variegated yarns. I decided to revise it a bit so it does not look identical — it will be more tailored, with set-in mitered sleeves, notched collar, and pockets.
This is the start of the back. Even though this is lighter weight yarn, I think it is working out so far. I’m not sure how the unplied Tapestry will hold up over time. I love the look and feel of some of these yarns, but they pill so easily it drives me nutty!!
You probably could have gotten that pattern published in Interweave, with a yarn substitution! It is amazing! Really lovely!
Comment by suzanne — March 23, 2008 @ 10:58 am
From Susan — Interweave only likes fitted, skintight fashions! But thank you!
Comment by lv2knit — March 23, 2008 @ 11:11 am
Two words, re: Interweave: Kathy Zimmerman.
Comment by suzanne — March 23, 2008 @ 1:17 pm
Susan- I’ve had the same problem with some of Rowan’s yarns, but the colors are amazing.
Love the egg card, and happy Easter to you and yours.
Comment by Lorraine — March 23, 2008 @ 5:18 pm
Two words from Susan to Suzanne: Too late. It’s already posted on our blog 🙁
Comment by lv2knit — March 23, 2008 @ 6:50 pm
wow wow wow…all very wow! your design is great.
Comment by karen — March 23, 2008 @ 9:17 pm
Love the cartoon too! 🙂 Hey, btw ~ if you need help sorting through contest entries, I am more than willing to assist 🙂
Comment by Michelle — March 23, 2008 @ 9:47 pm
I love the mitered cardigan, and Tapestry looks lovely with the pattern… I hope it holds up : )
Comment by Octopus Knits — March 24, 2008 @ 12:21 am
The planned modifications to the mitered jacket sound perfect. I’ll definitely keep an eye on how it turns out. It is a very good project for all those pretty painted yarns.
Comment by KarenJoSeattle — March 24, 2008 @ 1:12 am
That is a *gorgeous* sweater! How about substituting zara?
Happy Easter! 🙂
xoxo!
Comment by Romi — March 24, 2008 @ 2:37 am
Thank you for this great pattern !
Comment by niqui — March 24, 2008 @ 3:40 am
Thanks for the fabulous pattern. Now I have one more project on my list. Actually, it’s just right for some white yarn that I have been trying to decide how to use.
Comment by Astrid — March 24, 2008 @ 8:43 am
Gorgeous sweater! I feel bad smiling about the creative name though. I love Nora’s designs too! We accidentally made a couple of trampy eggs ourselves 😉
Comment by Carol — March 24, 2008 @ 9:14 am
Joan of Arc is absolutely gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing it with us. I really appreciate your generosity. Fingering weight yarn should make a good substitute. Hmmm.. the creative juices are a flowin’.
Take care,
Linda Jo
Comment by Beadknitter — March 24, 2008 @ 12:16 pm
That mitered jacket looks great, made me go find my copy of that issue of VK. Do you remember if there were any problems with the pattern as written in the mag? I may need to add this to my list of projects, since I’m having fun with another mitered jacket (Candace Eisner Strick’s pattern).
Comment by Anne C — March 24, 2008 @ 2:52 pm
Thank you for the beautiful pics! Very inspiring.
Comment by victoria — March 24, 2008 @ 10:00 pm
I liked your mitred jacket so much that I Googled and bought a copy from Canada…shipping cost more than the magazine! heh…gotta have it! Will you blog about your jacket and post more pixs??? It is lovely!
Joan of Arc is stunning! Since it is only one-size, a sweater like that motivates me to keep working Weight Watchers…hope springs eternal!
Comment by Kate/Massachusetts — March 25, 2008 @ 6:25 pm