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Dollar and a Half Cardigan, March/April 2007 Pattern: Dollar and a Half Cardigan from the Spring Issue of Interweave Knits Magazine Yarn: Knit Picks CotLin in Moroccan Red Recipient: me! Major Pattern Modification: The pattern is written with the stripes in lace and reverse stockinette. I tried that, ripped it out, and went with stockinette instead. Notes: This sweater is the longest sweater I've ever made. Full Hip coverage. Also, I knit it one size bigger than my bust measurement would dictate, and I still ended up with a fitted sweater and no ease. Blog post & more photos here. |
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Letterman Style Baby Cardi, April 2007 Pattern: My own design...free pattern and tutorial links available here Yarn: Cascade 220 Recipient: My yet unborn Alaskan niece or nephew |
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Gilda Scarf, March 2007 Pattern: Gilda, from Twisted Sisters Yarn: Twisted Sisters Mirage and Twisted Sisters beads Recipient: My friend Melissa Note: I made the very longest, skinniest version of the scarf |
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Bunny Booties, March 2007 Pattern: Animal Booties, from the book 50 Baby Bootees to Knit by Zoe Mellor. Yarn: Knit Picks Palette (left over from the Palette Cardigan) Size: Three to six months Recipient: My yet-unborn Alaskan niece or nephew |
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Baby Booties, March 2007 Pattern: Duck Feet, from the book 50 Baby Bootees to Knit by Zoe Mellor. Yarn: Dale of Norway Stork, 100% cotton Size: Three to six months Recipient: My yet-unborn Alaskan niece or nephew |
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Chevron Scarf, March 2007 Pattern: Chevron Scarf, from the book Last Minute Knitted Gifts Yarn: Two Colors of Koigu Recipient: me |
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Baby Booties, March 2007 Pattern: Angora Baby Booties, from the book Last Minute Knitted Gifts Yarn: Two Colors of Koigu Size: They are very tiny...I'm guessing newborn Recipient: My yet-unborn Alaskan niece or nephew |
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Baby Ski Set, February and March 2007 Pattern: Dale of Norway "Designs for Baby Number 162" book Yarn: Dale of Norway Baby Ull Size: Three to six months Recipient: My yet-unborn Alaskan niece or nephew More about this whole set below, in the links for each item below, and here. |
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Baby Socks, March 2007 Pattern: Dale of Norway "Designs for Baby Number 162" book Yarn: Dale of Norway Baby Ull Size: Three to six months Recipient: My yet-unborn Alaskan niece or nephew More about these socks here. |
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Baby Ski Mitts, March 2007 Pattern: Dale of Norway "Designs for Baby Number 162" book Yarn: Dale of Norway Baby Ull Size: Three to six months Recipient: My yet-unborn Alaskan niece or nephew More about these mittens here. |
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Baby Ski Cap, March 2007 Pattern: Dale of Norway "Designs for Baby Number 162" book Yarn: Dale of Norway Baby Ull Size: Three to six months Recipient: My yet-unborn Alaskan niece or nephew More about this cap here. |
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Baby Ski Pants, March 2007 Pattern: Dale of Norway "Designs for Baby Number 162" book Yarn: Dale of Norway Baby Ull Size: Three to six months Recipient: My yet-unborn Alaskan niece or nephew More about these pants here and here. |
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Baby Ski Sweater, February 2007 Pattern: Dale of Norway "Designs for Baby Number 162" book, sweater 16209 (cleverly named!) Yarn: Dale of Norway Baby Ull Size: Three to six months Recipient: My yet-unborn Alaskan niece or nephew (let me go on record as saying that I think she's a girl) More about this sweater here and here. |
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Wicked, February 2007 Pattern: Wicked Yarn: Cascade 220, about 880 yards Notes: You'll just have to trust me on this fact - this sweater looks better on my body than Anne Boleyn's, since I have shoulders. I made her some lumpy, temporary shoulders out of socks for this photo, to help the wide neckline fit a little better. I used Cascade 220, a good all-round worsted. I ended up using only about 880 yards - and I have no idea what size I ended up knitting. After I took this photo I had to rip back 4 inches because it was so huge. I don't know how I overestimated my size by so much. I did no waist shaping, but I did add hip shaping. The sleeves are just to my elbow, and they look a lot smoother stretched around an arm. (Wow, Anne Boleyn is really failing me here.) |
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Argosy, January 2007 Pattern: Argosy Yarn: Noro Silk Garden 243. |
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Beaded Scarf, January 2007 Pattern: Twisted Sisters' Gilda Yarn: Twisted Sisters Mirage in Wasabi and Twisted Sisters beads in Amethyst Translucent Copperliner (purchased as a kit on eBay) Notes: I chose the longest, narrowest version from this pattern - total length is about 43" |
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Capelet, Christmas Gift 2006 Pattern: Tzarina Wrap from Wrap Style. Yarn: Recycled Sari Silk Notes: Knit for my friend Michele, in Seattle |
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Beret, Christmas Gift, 2006 Pattern: Tweed Beret from Interweave Knits Magazine, Winter 2006 issue. Yarn: Noro Silver Thaw Notes: Knit for my friend Ann, an American living in Holland. This was made to match the Lady Eleanor Stole I gave her for her birthday. |
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Cabled Booties, January 2007 Pattern: Cable Footies from One Skein. Yarn: Leftover Rowan Magpie Notes: Part of my New Year stashbusting project |
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Fetching, January 2007 Pattern: Free pattern on knitty.com - Fetching Yarn: Leftover Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Notes: Part of my New Year stashbusting project - this is one of several pair I've made. Fun pattern, quick knit! |
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Fetching, January 2007 Pattern: Free pattern on knitty.com - Fetching Yarn: Berroco Ultra Alpaca and Le Fibre Nobili Geisha Notes: Part of my New Year stashbusting project. I jazzed this one up by single-crocheting a fuzzy edging all around. |
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Mimi Hooded Scarf, Christmas Gift 2006 Pattern: My own design, available as a free pattern here. Yarn: Berroco Ultra Alpaca and Le Fibre Nobili Geisha Knit for: My friend Mimi |
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Eve Scarf, Christmas Gift 2006 Pattern: Eve, from the Twisted Sisters "Enchantress" book Yarn: Brooks Farms Duet; 55% kid mohair, 45% fine wool (beeeeeautiful yarn) Knit for: My friend Melissa, so she could give it to her mom as a Christmas gift Notes: Melissa's mom bought this yarn with the intention of knitting it herself, but she hadn't gotten around to it. Melissa, being sneaky, took the yarn from her house and sent it to me. I knit the scarf and sent it back in time for Melissa to wrap it up and give it to her mom on Christmas morning. Melissa gave me carte blanche on the pattern selection. I was happy to knit something more decorative than the simple men's scarves I had already made. |
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School Colors Scarf, Christmas Gift 2006 Pattern: My usual scarf stitch pattern, plus intarsia, and stockinette around the intarsia Yarn: Cascade 220 "The Heathers" color 9444; 100% Peruvian Highland Merino Wool Knit for: Our friend Tom, who currently lives in Holland Notes: Orange is not only one of the Univeristy of Tennessee colors, but it also happens to be the Dutch national color. If Tom tucks the UT logo into his coat, his neighbors will just assume he's celebrating Dutch pride. I should have straightened out the fringe before I snapped the photo. Oh, well. |
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Simple Scarf, Christmas Gift 2006 Pattern: Very simple... 1st row knit; 2nd row k1, p1. Lather, rinse, repeat. Makes for a stockinette-look, but it doesn't curl nearly as much. Yarn: Cascade 220 "The Heathers" in the descriptively named "9457" color; 100% Peruvian Highland Merino Wool Knit for: My sister Phyllis' fiancée, Levi Notes: This scarf was knit-to-order. I already knew that you can't put too much detail into a man's scarf, so I went with my usual simple scarf stitch. Phyllis told me the color to use, because it brings out Levi's eye color. |
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Dress Scarf, Christmas Gift 2006 Pattern: Again, very simple... 1st row knit; 2nd row k1, p1. Yarn: Berroco Ultra Alpaca in black; 50% Alpaca, 50% Wool (if you haven't seen this yarn in person yet, you're missing out!) Knit for: Chris' brother Jon Notes: Jon wears a suit to work every day, so I made this a dress scarf length...just long enough to cross on his chest under his overcoat. |
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Cabled Pocket Shawl, Christmas Gift 2006 Pattern: Cabled Pocket Shawl (Free pattern again. Wow, I use a lot of Knit Picks!) Yarn: Knit Picks Sierra in Cranberry; 70% Wool, 30% Superfine Alpaca Knit for: My sister Phyllis Notes: In strong contrast to my sister in Arizona, my sister Phyllis lives in Alaska. She is always in need of anything to help her stay warm, and she's always appreciative enough of my gifts to keep me knitting more. |
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Tie Cropped Cardigan, Christmas Gift 2006 Pattern: Tie Cropped Cardigan (free pattern, but no longer available on the Knit Picks website) Yarn: Knit Picks Shine in Butter; 60% Cotton, 40% Modal Knit for: My sister Kelli Notes: Kelli lives in Arizona, so she faces some of the same challenges as I do with sweaters. (As in never wearing them because it's too warm outside.) But she sometimes gets cold in the air conditioning at work. I went over the details of this sweater with our other sister, so that together we could get the color/size/etc right. |
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Palette Cardigan, Christmas Gift 2006 Pattern: Palette Fair Isle Cardigan Yarn: Knit Picks Palette Sampler, 100% Peruvian Wool, in 30 colors (this sweater only used 28 of the 30 colors) Knit for: My mom Note: This sweater does not have any waist shaping, as this photo might suggest. I just got creative with the photo styling. Time to knit: I started knitting this in March 2006, because I knew there would be a high potential for burn-out. So I knit on this for a few weeks, put it down for a few weeks, and repeated this cycle until I was finished. Would I do it again?: Yes! I gained a lot of confidence as a knitter by conquering this sweater. I feel like I can knit anything now. I talked to my mom (in Alaska) on Christmas Day, and she did all of the appropriate gushing and thanking. And it fits! And she's actually wearing it! More about this sweater here. |
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Classic Camel Vest, Christmas Gift 2006 Pattern: Classic Camel Vest, from Men in Knits by Tara Jon Manning Yarn: Knit Picks Andean Silk: 65% Superfine Alpaca, 23% Silk, 22% Merino Wool, in Cinnamon Knit for: Chris' dad, in size M |
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Sienna Cardigan, Christmas Gift 2006 Pretty sweater, bad photo...because no one in this house is tiny enough to model it. Pattern: Sienna Cardigan, from the Fall 2006 issue of Interweave Knits magazine Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes, 100% Peruvian Highland Wool, in Amethyst Heather Knit for: Chris' mom, in size XS |
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La Gran Cardigan, December 2006 Pattern: La Gran Cardigan in Two Lengths, from the Classic Elite "Luxe" Book Yarn: La Gran by Classic Elite Changes made to pattern: Just one. The pattern called for 13 buttons/buttonholes on this sweater, and I decided to use just 7 Amount of time to knit: less than 2 weeks (size 8 US needles) |
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Ivy, December 2006 Ivy is a knitty.com pattern. Yarn used: Elann Quechua in Cornflower. Amazingly, I didn't make any changes to this pattern, and it seamed up very nicely. |
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Lady Eleanor Stole, October 2006 This is the Lady Eleanor Entrelac Stole from Scarf Style. I used Noro Silver Thaw...a really nice yarn that hardly anyone has heard of - made of wool, angora, and nylon. Noro yarns are dyed perfectly for the basket-weavey look of entrelac. This was knit for my friend Ann's birthday. |
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Baby Sweater, September 2006 This is the "Hooded Striped Top" from Debbie Bliss' Baby Cashmerino book. Knit up for a friend's baby shower. I took this photo before I had seamed the second sleeve to the body, which is why you see little orange plastic stitch holders. |
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Petal Bibs, September 2006 These baby bibs are from the One Skein book. I made them for our family veterinarian who is about to have a baby girl. It's a good-sized gift for her...we adore her, but we're not really close enough to her to warrant a whole baby sweater or something. It was a fun knit with short rows and i-cord. Made from Rowan Handknit Cotton. Pictured here with the gift bag and tissue paper, just because it's all so cute together. |
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Noni Bag, June 2006 Here's a little before and after... This is a finished Noni Bag, before felting (shrinking). Use the bamboo handles for size reference. |
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...and here's the bag after 6 hot washes in the washing machine! I ended up not using the really big flower, just the two little ones. Felting is magic! |
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Starsky, June/July 2006 A birthday gift for my sister in Alaska, and a free pattern from knitty.com. This was a really fun project, and I didn't even bitch about all of the seaming. It is knit up in pieces, seamed togther, then the collar is added by picking up stitches. I'm especially impressed with the way the collar is shaped. Short rows are added behind the neck to make it longer at the fold. I used Knit Picks Sierra (the yarn the pattern calls for). To get gauge, I had to use needles two sizes smaller. I also had to order more yarn, because I used nearly two more hanks than the pattern. Strange, since I did get gauge, and it fits like a charm. |
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Charity knitting, June 2006 A bit of charity knitting I completed for the Dulaan Project. |
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Cabled Shrug, Around September, 2005 We're stepping back in time here, because I've been hiding finished objects. Some because I really dislike them, some because...I dunno why. I'm giving it all to you here...no more pretending like everything I knit comes out well. This is a cabled shrug from Interweave Knits Magazine. (There is a good picture of it here knit by Gia Fiorello.) It sucks. It's pretty, but impossible to wear. The sleeves are too big, and I can't keep it on my shoulders. It's too much work to wear it. Oh well. |
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Bed Jacket Sweater, Around January, 2006 I checked my gauge. Really. I checked it in the lace pattern, and even blocked the swatch and measured again. This thing is HUGE. I have it propped up on the dummy, but you can see how ill-fitting it is. Let's not say "dummy" anymore. Let's call my new mannequin "Anne Boleyn", since she don't got no head. |
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Marilyn's Not-So-Shrunken Cardi, December 2005 Another failure, I'm afraid. I knit this baby up, thinking all along that the sleeves were coming out awfully wide. But I didn't listen to that tiny innner voice, and I kept on knitting in denial mode. When I was finished, the sleeves were indeed much, much too wide. Since this sweater is knit top-down without seams, there wasn't much I could do. So I took the sewing machine to it, and seamed up the arms and down the torso. That made it fit better, but the emotional damage was done. I could have done a better job of fitting this on Anne Boleyn for the photo, because it does actually look better than this. |
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Backyard Leaves Scarf, March 2006 This is an "in progress" photo...I can't believe I didn't take a picture of the finished object! It is such a pretty scarf, knit for my friend Michele for her birthday. You can see that this photo was taken before it was blocked, each leaf forms it's own little lump. (Michele - send me a better photo when you get a chance! Like with you wearing it!) |
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Stitch Diva's Cardi-Wrap, Around December 2005 I really like this design. But I learned a lesson...this sweater/wrap is better when knit from a less stretchy yarn (I used Rowan Cashsoft). See next photo... |
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Stitch Diva's Cardi-Wrap Number 2, February 2006 This one was a total success. I used a much firmer yarn, and it came out great. This one was sent off to my sister Phyllis, and she wears it all the time. |
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Baby Sweater and Hat, February 2006 A gift for a friend having a baby girl. Baby things are so fun to knit! I love the fact that the hat will give her pigtails before she even has hair on her head. |
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Socks for Mom, early 2006 These socks are my first attempt at knitting from the toe UP, instead of from the cuff down. The advantage of toe-up socks are that you don't end up with any leftover yarn. See how nice and long they turned out? Knit from Socks that Rock, my new favorite sock yarn. |
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BPT, January 2006 This is a cabled, hooded, zippered cardi. The pattern is called BPT, from knitty.com. Very cool pattern. |
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Pink Lace, early 2006 This is my first totally self-designed sweater. (Photo was taken before I had Anne Boleyn's help, so it's not that easy to see.) It is a shaped, 3/4 length sleeve, hooded, lace-bottomed cardi. It falls open a little in the lace area at the bottom, but this picture makes it look like it falls open A LOT. It's knit from Peace Fleece, and I'm pretty happy with it. Oh - this photo was taken before I put the buttons on it...oops. That's why I seem to be holding it together. |
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Sitcom Chic, early 2006 Great sweater. Knit from Knitpicks Shine. |
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Timmy's Hat and Scarf, February 2006 (hat not shown) Look! It fits! This is my nephew Timmy in a 2x2 rib scarf, made from Dale of Norway Falk, a superwash wool. Timmy is 5 years old here, and lives in Alaska. He never zips up his jacket, but he's happy to wear a scarf from his Aunt Staci. (Also at the time of this photo, he really need his glasses adjusted so that they would quit sliding down his nose.) |
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The Dog Ate My Yarn, February 2006 Before I went on my trip to Kodiak, I had carefully planned what projects would travel with me so that I would be SURE not to run out of knitting while I was there. One of these projects involved some pink Peace Fleece, with which I was madly in love. After it arrived in the mail I carefully tucked it away, where it would stay for a few days until I packed my suitcase. At least I thought I tucked it away carefully. One of the dogs (GUS!) found it, and made a disaster of it within 40 seconds. I realize that it was really my fault for not putting such a tempting item up out of his reach. |
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The Dog Ate My Yarn, After spending a good hour trying to save the yarn. I can't knit with any really short pieces, so after throwing those out and doing some spit splicing, I ended up with this. I lost 300 grams of the pink Peace Fleece. Good thing they'll make more. The reddish-orangish color was nearly untouched by Gus. |
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Baby Sweater, January 2006 This is the first baby item I've ever knit. Guess what?! Baby things are little and knit up really quickly! I made this for my friend Zarina's baby (due in March). It is made from a pattern in the Pattern-A-Day Knitting Calendar 2006, and it is knit from Lorna's Laces Lion & Lamb. Not the most pratical baby sweater out there (it is half silk and half wool), but it sure is pretty. |
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Booga Bag, January 2006 Booga! This was my first felting project, and I love it. Knit with Noro Kureyon. |
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Hoodie, December 2005 Oh, I wanted this to work out. It was my first time knitting on size 19 needles with a super-chunky yarn (specifically Rowan Ribbon Twist). My first clue that things were going to go bad was the fact that the pattern did NOT show the sweater on a person, just lying there like this one is. It is a horribly ill-fitting thing, that will be ripped out an reknit into something else. But the yarn is really pretty. |
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Woman's Socks, November/December 2005 Christmas socks for Michele, knit with Koigu. The pattern is from the Page-a-Day knitting pattern calendar, July 21 2006, "Panorama Socks". The colorway makes me think of a lilac tree in bloom. My first try with lace socks, and I'm glad I gave it a go. |
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Man's Socks, November/December 2005 Christmas socks for Marty, modeled by my little woman-sized feet. I made up the pattern myself, taking inspiration from the book "Knitting Vintage Socks". Knit with Koigu. |
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2x2 Ribbed Scarf, December 2005 Mimi requested a pink and black scarf for Christmas, so this is what she got! Knit with Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Chunky. Mimi got a matching hat for her birthday, too. |
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Clapotis, October/November 2005 Knit with Lorna's Laces, Lion & Lamb, "Black Pearl" colorway. Turned out great...Clapotis never let me down. This one was a Christmas gift for my mom. |
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Clapotis, October/November 2005 Knit with Noro Silk Garden. Christmas gift for Tracy, my future sister-in-law. |
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Clapotis, October/November 2005 Knit with Lorna's Laces, Lion & Lamb, "Safari" colorway. Christmas gift for Chris' mom. |
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Samantha Hat, November 2005 Twisted Sisters pattern and yarn. Pardon the crappy photo. |
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Collinette throw, October 2005 This was knit from a Collinette throw kit, and gifted to Chris' aunt Jill for Christmas. It uses 6 different yarns, including ribbons and mohairs. It turned out really pretty, but it makes the dogs fight each other. |
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Promenade Shawl, Summer 2005 This was knit from a Hanne Falkenberg kit. Yes, it's pretty...but it amounted to a LOT of garter stitch, and a LOT of ends to weave in. I'm happy with it, but I wouldn't do it again. |
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Kitty Hat, April 2005 This is the Kitty Hat from one of the SnB books...but mine doesn't have any ears. I tried and tried to knit them on, but I couldn't get them even or in the right place. Anyway, as you can see, I'm pretty proud of the pompoms! And, I took this photo myself, which is why it's so blurry. PS - that's a blurry Thomas Jefferson in the background. |
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Pink Socks, April 2005 Shown with slip-on Converse. I bought this yarn (Lorna's Laces Shepard Sock) while I was in the US...it was really nice to work with! |
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Clapotis Nummber Drie, March 2005 This Clapotis is for ME. Notice that it is getting difficult to get creative with the photos! I noticed that the colors in this shawl were nearly identical to some tulips that Chris gave me. |
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Clapotis Nummber Twee, March 2005 This Clapotis is made of a worsted weight yarn, so it's much heavier and has less of a drape to it. I don't like it quite as well as the ones made from Silk Garden. |
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Clown Socks, March 2005 Someday, maybe I'll make myself a pair of socks in a calm, quiet color. As of yet, I haven't made a pair that I would wear out of the house. These are no exception. Doesn't Ike look totally bored? Wake up, man! You're wearin' clown socks! |
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Cozy, March 2005 This shawl is also a free pattern from knitty.com. It's my first time doing anything in lace. I really like the way it looks and the color, but I think I need to re-block it to make it wider and shorter. Right now, its' really long and narrow. |
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Clapotis, February/March 2005 Yes, I was sucked into the Clapotis knitting craze. I knit this out of Noro Silk Garden #203. The dropped stitches give this shawl the most amazing drape and feel. This is a free pattern from www.knitty.com. Click on "archives" and scroll down to "Clapotis". |
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Obnoxious Socks for me, February 2005 These socks are freakin' me out, man. The color is called "Las Vegas", and they are just about as obnoxious. I thought it would be appropriate to model this as a hand puppet, because the colors could keep children entertained for hours. |
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More Socks for Chris, February 2005 I. Can't. Stop. Knitting. Socks. Chris' socks, modeled by my feet. |
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Buttonless Cardi "Nummber Twee" for me, February 2005 My Denise needles are here! I started this sweater on our trip to Hamburg, and these needles made it through the airport just fine. This sweater IS the exact same sweater that I knitted before, but I wanted another one, and I wanted something simple to knit while traveling. Concurrent with this project, I was knitting the Boxy Pullover (waiting for needles), and the black Sweater for Chris (too complicated to take on the trip). I don’t like having that many projects going at once! PS – “Nummer Twee” means “number two” in Dutch. |
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Boxy, Seamless Pullover for me, Jan/Feb 2005 What a nice yarn to work with, and no seams to sew up! I started this sweater and put it away for a while, waiting for some DPNs to show up that I ordered. I really ran into trouble trying to knit in the round on circulars that were too big for the task. When I got the right needles I sped through the rest of the knitting. It's a shame, but this turned out to be boxier and shorter than I really like. Ah, another lesson learned. |
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Black Sweater for Chris, Jan/Feb 2005 When Chris first tried this on I saw that my calculations for the body turned out great, but the sleeves were much, much too full for Chris. And since the shoulders are a bit dropped, they were also too long. So after being totally finished with this sweater (blocking and everything), I unstitched the sleeves from the body, frogged ‘em, washed and hung the yarn to remove the kinks, and reknit the sleeves to my own pattern. OMG – it worked! |
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Birthday Socks for Mimi, January 2005 Modeled by my feet and Ike. Same pattern I used for Red Socks, but with a few changes. Since I had yarn left over from the Red Socks, I decided to go ahead and make these socks longer in the leg by one inch. Also, since Mimi’s feet are a bit smaller than mine, I made the foot a half inch smaller. I had JUST enough yarn. I swear, I only had a couple of feet of yarn left over. Perfect, though. |
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Buttonless Cardi for me, January 2005 My first sweater! While I was knitting, I was paranoid that the sweater was going to be tiny when I finished (even though I always swatch for tension). But then I discovered the beauty of blocking! Now the sweater fits, although it is a bit tighter fitting and more lightweight than I thought it would be. Definitely a lesson learned in yarn weight and tension. |
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Red Socks, 2005 Red socks for me, and just barely short enough to show a bit of my tatoo! Quick to make, and they fit much better than the Martha Stewart pattern (sorry Martha). |
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Gray Socks for Chris, 2004 Used women’s pattern, but modified it a bit to fit Chris. Socks fit loosely, and Chris wears them as bedtime socks, not with shoes (which is fine). Lookit that hairy leg! |
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Multi-Colored Socks, 2004 First socks I ever made. Easy and quick, but finished sock is really loose-fitting. This wasn’t a great pattern for a first pair of socks, because the instructions don’t pan-out mathematically! Pretty frustrating for me. The pattern was from Martha Stewart Living Magazine, December 2004 issue. |
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Cashmere Scarves, 2004 Found this cashmere yarn for a great price! Made a black scarf for Chris, and red and navy scarves for me. (First I had the red scarf, then I bought a red jacket and so I needed a different color.) These scarves feel great, and they are super easy and fun to make. Used pattern as follows: Cast on 75 (must be an odd number) 1st row knit 2nd row k1, p1 |
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Irish Fisherman's Afghan, 2003-2004 It's beautiful, but I'm not quite over the trama of knitting it. This afghan took a long time for a couple of reasons. First, it was a ton of work. Second, it kept putting it down for long periods of time. (We also moved to Holland during the time I was working on this.) I picked up my needles and finished it during our first long, cold, Dutch winter. Because this afghan is worked in panels, it is easier on the arms and hands because it is less weight to hold up. We take special care of it now, and the dogs are NOT allowed to lay on it unless we are lying with them. Otherwise, they’ll dig on it and pull the threads. Yikes. Update - I get a lot of email with questions about this afghan, so I'm going to include more info... Yarn: Encore Worsted Pattern: Irish Fisherman's Afghan from the book called "American School of Needlework, The Ultimate Book of Knit Afghans". |
