Archive for March 2011
Fabulous Fables
Posted by: Steve on: March 31, 2011
Previous posts will show that I’ve had some big projects to work on. Despite that, or maybe because of it, there have been odd moments when I couldn’t , or hadn’t the energy to, work on them. To fill such moments, recently, I’ve been making myself a pair of Fable Fingerless Mitts by Sian Parker: [...]
Jenny and Mama Hedgehog…
Posted by: Steve on: March 29, 2011
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Our younger son is a fan of hedgehogs. When I happened upon Hedgehogs & Apples (in Creative Knitting, March 2011), designed by Eteri Khodnashvili, it was obvious that either Jenny or myself would have to make at least one! Jenny it was, as it uses a yarn type I’m not keen on. Here’s Jenny’s finished Mama [...]
WIP-ping up a hat – Episode 2
Posted by: Steve on: March 29, 2011
I love this pattern! It knits up so quickly! I’m galloping (for me) and am already nearly half way. I’m beginning to wish I hadn’t dodged knitting in the round! I’m now on the second increase round. And here I have to say what a pleasure it is to not be confronted with “dec x [...]
WIP-ping up a hat
Posted by: Steve on: March 28, 2011
As I had 300g of the Stylecraft Life Chunky (Mixtures Cranberry) yarn left over from making the belted tunic, Jenny asked for a Tam (or similar) to go with it. After some searching and reading, Jenny’s preferred design was Blackberry Surprise, by Thea Colman. I’ve started on it today, finally daring to knit a piece [...]
Belted Tunic : Finalé
Posted by: Steve on: March 27, 2011
- In: Knitting | Lace | Tunics | WIP
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At around 4 this morning I finished the belted tunic! Sewing on the collar was challenging but ample pinning saw me through it. Jenny is thrilled with it and has worn it all day today Despite her aversion to cameras, I was able to get a photo of her modelling the tunic: I’m happy to [...]
Belted Tunic : Part 4
Posted by: Steve on: March 26, 2011
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Well, I’ve got to the last part: the belt. Of course, it was inevitable that something would mean adapting the pattern! We were unable to find a big buckle. Jenny, actually, prefers a smaller buckle anyway so I’ve had to adapt the pattern, to accommodate a narrower buckle. So, keeping to the style of the belt in [...]
Belted Tunic : Part 3
Posted by: Steve on: March 24, 2011
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The front and back of the tunic now completed, I’m now working on the collar, which is made in two sections. This is in a ribbed lace effect, which proved challenging at the outset. It’s also one of those patterns where you have to knit a fair amount before you get the satisfaction of seeing [...]
Caron International Free Project : Cables and Lace Baby Blanket
Posted by: Steve on: March 24, 2011
- In: Baby | Cable | Knitting | Lace
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I’m seriously thinking about making this: Caron International | Free Project | Cables & Lace Baby Blanket. I love doing cables and I’m making progress in my relationship with lace LOL. With a baby due around September, this could be a very special gift. I’m going to have to look around at some nice, gender-neutral, soft [...]
Another Jenny Make
Posted by: Steve on: March 23, 2011
Last night, Jenny started experimenting with making beaded stitch and place markers for knitting use. It’s a learning curve as we’ve only got the little plastic stitch markers and place markers have always been loops of scrap yarn. One thing I’ve always hated about those yarn place markers is the way the loops go sloppy [...]
Hairy Bear by Jenny
Posted by: Steve on: March 20, 2011
- In: Jenny's Knits | Knitting | Toys
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Knit Today magazine (Issue 57, March 2011) has a pattern for a Teddy Bear, Tooth Fairy Bear by Emma King (author of The Best Dressed Knitted Bears). Jenny wanted a Teddy pattern to experiment with, in yarn terms, and this was to hand. She has knitted the bear in eyelash yarn, the majority being Sirdar [...]
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