Store Samples

Here are the samples I made last semester for Klose Knit http://www.klosekniturbana.com/

Pink Mittens knit with Steadfast Fibers wool yarn


Convertible Mittens using Rowan Pure Wool dk and Kidsilk Haze stranded together with Plymouth's Boku on the wrist and finger brim. The Kidsilk Haze made a much richer color and they are incredibly soft.


Earflap hat with large cable detail on the front. Knit with two strands of worsted handpainted yarn. The pattern is from Rowan's Autumn/Winter Magazine no. 40. I love the knitting and photography in that magazine, especially the Kindred Spirit section.


Twisted Rib neck warmer


"Fake Isle" hat from magknit.com It's a great pattern. I knit it using Plymouth yarn's Boku and the black is a Gedifra wool I believe.

Quilt

I finished my patchwork quilt!
I used 20 skeins of Rowan Yorkshire and Scottish Tweed chunky. I knit 5 vertical panels and then sewed them together. Each square is a some knit/purl stitch pattern so there are a lot of different patterns and textures in each square.
It's really warm and I'm glad I finished it while we still have this bitter cold weather.

Finishing Projects

I got back to school and finished a couple projects I had going before I left for break.

I used the Cool Corder to make the long cords for this rug and then sewed all the long strands together and wound it in a circle. I started to sew it across the diameter several times until it got too tedious so I brought back some iron-on adhesive from home to finish it this week. There's a neat paisley print fabric on the bottom of the rug.

yarn: several colors of worsted weight wool yarn


I finished another hat I've been chipping away at for awhile. It was too big so I felted it by hand.

yarn: Tahki Donegal Tweed homespun (oatmeal), Lamb's Pride worsted (black), a few rows of Nashua creative focus (color is covered because of the rolled brim)
pattern: http://www.cidermoon.com/cm0124.html

Socks!

So, I was on a roll towards finishing my sweater project, but I went on a sock tangent instead.

I made my first socks! They're a little roomy and and slighty mismatched but I love them. I brought 4 skeins of brown tweed with me from college and one of them is a trespassing brown tweed from a different company so one sock has a slightly different shade toe. That's okay because I'm making up for it with a beautiful pair of Green tweed socks.

One of the Brown socks with the same color throughout
yarn: Queensland Kathmandu Tweed Aran
pattern: by Joan Fernbach http://www.knittingonthenet.com/patterns/socksthreesizes.htm


Here's my other sock still needing a mate.
yarn: Classic Elite Skye Tweed in green, Nature Spun from Brown Sheep Company in butterscotch
pattern: by Joan Fernbach http://www.knittingonthenet.com/patterns/socksthreesizes.htm


I got commissioned to knit some legwarmers for a friend and did one of them today.
I'm really pleased with how it turned out. It's my first time working with Rowan Soft Tweed. I love it so now I have to get some of my own for other projects!
yarn: Rowan Soft Tweed
pattern: my own


AND....here is the j. crew sweater I got in the mail from eBay. I'm obsessed with it.

Vacation Knitting

Winter Break is almost over, but I'm still knitting away.
Here are some of my latest completed projects and others in the works...

This is a sweater vest I did in the Fall from the book Knitting With Balls. I used Tahki Donegal Tweed. It turned out a lot bigger than expected so I just felted it a little bit and I like the slightly felted look and feel even better than the original knit.


Scarf I knit for my mom's Christmas gift
yarn: Louisa Harding Kimono Angora yarn, double stranded
pattern: Cider Moon http://cidermoon.com/cm0113.html


Here are some fingerless mitts I worked up one afternoon during break. It's one of my first designs. Simple and functional.


I worked on the body of this bag/basket/container on my way down to Oklahoma last weekend to see my brothers and dad.
yarn: Fleece Artist aran for body, Naturewool Chunky for bottom and handles
pattern: French Market Bag from Knitty http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter03/PATTfrenchmarket.html


Here is the finished felted product


Here's another felted basket I did about a month ago. I made it bigger than recommended so it's a little more floppy, but I like it.
yarn: Naturewool Chunky
pattern: http://home.comcast.net/~polpetta by Lucia Tedesco


yarn: Rowan Cashsoft DK
pattern: Cinchy Hat from Knitscene Magazine Fall '07


I changed the fair isle design on the body of the hat, but the rest of the hat is as written. I really like the Garter stitched ear flaps. I like to pull my hats all the way down on my head and this one looked like there was extra room at the top to be kind of floppy, but I think it would have looked better had I subtracted a few rows from the pattern on the hat body.
yarn: Tahki Donegal Tweed of course
pattern: Intwerveave Knits website http://www.interweaveknits.com/freepatterns/pdf/win_05/Cover_Ears.pdf




I started working on a huge patchwork blanket using Rowan Yorkshire tweed and Scottish tweed. I get a big square out of each skein. I'm about 1/3 done. Hopefully, I can get it finished this month. Each square has a different knit/purl stitch pattern. I'll try to reuse each pattern for just two squares in the quilt. You can't really see the detail in the picture though.


I also have an afghan on the needles, but it's not a priority right now. It has the perfect colors to match my beloved plaid couch. Classic Elite Desert yarn. I love it!


I've made a lot of progress on my Noah sweater by Sarah Hatton. One more sleeve to go and then all the sewing.


I DID NOT knit this amazing sweater. My mom gave it to me for Christmas after finding it in a resale store. It's originally from J. Crew. It's my favorite. I loved it so much that I looked up sweaters on eBay and found one from J. Crew like this one. Similar colors, but it has more of a larger patchwork horizontal look to it. I can't wait to get that in the mail so I can have two brilliantly colorful sweaters!

Recent projects

I created this blog to serve as a knitting journal for myself and also to show friends and family my creations as I am pursuing my BFA in Dance at college.

This past Thanksgiving break I experimented with felting for the first time and was very pleased with the results! I used Universal Yarn inc. Deluxe Worsted LP 100% wool.

Here are a few bowls/containers with two strands knit together of color 09




This is a larger felted bowl in another color using only one strand.



I made this hat a couple months ago using the "Fake Isle" pattern from magknits.com I used Noro Kureyon and black Lamb's Pride worsted wool. The self-striping Noro makes the pattern look a little more complicated than it really was.



Here is another hat using the hat pattern from Rowan Magazine #40. I used two worsted weight yarns stranded together (a kettle-dyed orange wool and Classic Elite Skye Tweed in green) The pattern has a nice cable design at the front and earflaps that are attached after the construction of the hat.



WIth my long break last week I was able to knit up a scarf in addition to my felted bowls. I used an old pattern written in German. Fortunately, I was able to read the diagram indicating the knit and purl stitches. The pattern consisted of garter stitch, seed stitch, basket stitch, a diagonal sequence, a checked ribbing, and horizontal ribbing.
I knit it up using Nashua Creative Focus Worsted 75% wool 25% Alpaca (one of my favorite yarns among several others) I had a tough time deciding between colors, but ended up selecting Taupe Heather for this winter scarf.



I'll post some more of my recent projects along with new ones soon. I have my hands full at the moment working on finishing a pair of wristwarmers and gloves along with...

a fair isle hat using another one of my favorites, Tahki Donegal Tweed Homespun wool paired with Lamb's Pride wool and a few rows of Nashua Creative Focus.



I am also in the process of making a sweater using the "Noah" pattern from last spring's Rowan magazine.



A wool afhan, felted basket, and a few other accessories for gifts are also in the works currently.