Multicolored Infinity scarf, holding 2 strands of many different colors of worsted together. Casted on 120 stitches in the round with a size 13 needle and just did garter stitch round and round.
I gave it to my friend Lola — That’s her modeling above!
So, I have given myself a goal to knit 10 scarves similar to this one in the next month, build up an inventory, then try to etsy it up. Wish me luck!
Look! I’m weaving! My bf got me a Kromski Rigid Heddle Harp loom for Christmas. I absolutely love it. It wasn’t too bad figuring out the whole dressing thing — the New Voyager website has all sorts of videos to explain the process.
I kind of feel a bit loony with this whole weaving thing. Like, knitting… knitting is popular. Trendy, some would say. But not so many people have jumped onto weaving… or maybe they have, they are just chillin on farms in the middle of Montana and don’t have access to internet. I have to move furniture around to work with this loom, and when I finally set down with a glass of wine, watching the Bachelor and weaving away, I think if anyone came in right now (save my bf, he knows the deal) they would sure have a quizzical look.
Anyways, since I’ve got the loom, all I can think of is plaid plaid plaid. I’ve been leaning in to strangers’ plaid coats on the metro to check the color schemes. Seriously. So, this is my first plaid scarf. Kind of think it looks like a dish rag around my neck? Oh well. I need to play around more with different colors, this one was made with stuff I just had lying around.
p.s. Snomageddon 2010 has hit my neighborhood:
Some goals for 2010…
Projects:
- Dolman sweater knit from wrist to wrist (a la the Anthropologie one I die for, but could never justify purchasing) - I’m thinking Ultra Alpaca
- 2 socks at a time on one circular (this was pushed from last year’s goals)
- Bulky throw blanket (also pushed from last year)
- Hat that I will wear everywhere (something like Felicity or Ripley)
- Clapotis scarf
Skills:
- Master my weaving skills (more to come on that subject)
- Knit AND purl using continental method. Ack! This one is a long time coming… I can do it, it just feels so awkward, and I lazily always switch back to throwing. I just need to make a ton of dish towels or something to feel comfortable with it, and get my tension consistent.
Something I really want to do this year is submit a knitting design pattern to a publication. I’ve had such a amazing response to my pattern for the Gwen Slouch beret, and I would love to get something out to an even larger audience.
In general, I need to be less lazy about picture taking of my projects, and keep my Ravelry project page up to date. It seems that the more I document things, the more inspired I get, so I need to document EVerything.
Happy New Year, and here’s to another year of knitting, purling, weaving, and blogging!
Picture of me in snow wearing my Noro Striped Scarf courtesy of Lola at theshutterette.com <– an AH-mazing photo blog.
A year ago, I listed some knitting resolutions for 2009. Let’s see how I did…
Projects I’d like to complete in 2009:
Techniques I’d like to learn:
Up next… Knitting resolutions for 2010.
Another 2009 goal complete! I finished the Indigo Playmate, from Wendy Bernard’s Custom Knits. It was my first top-down sweater, and I loved it! Being able to try it on as I went was a huge plus. Obviously, I customized it a bit — made it longer, added stripes on the arm, and changed the collar to a 2″ rib with 8 buttons.
I knitted the size XS, but on size 8’s instead of 7’s, so it ended up more in the S measurements. The yarn is Knit Picks City Tweed Heavy Worsted. Love this yarn! So soft and cozy. And, it has a bit of a fuzz to it, which makes it super warm.
I added a couple stripes to the right arm for a little something different. The stripe yarns I just had lying around, one being my sweater that I unraveled and dyed with raspberry koolaid, so that’s a bit of a conversation starter… in certain circles, I suppose.
Button holes I did by binding off two stitches one row, then casting on two stitches on the next row. Super easy. They are a bit loose, but they do the job.
Oh, just hanging out by a dead tree on a warm November day…
I was just sitting here thinking about how much I love Classic Elite Yarns Lush (yes, I sit and think about yarn). So, I googled “angora” to see where part of this wonderful yarn comes from, and this is what I found:
I’m dying!! It looks like a cat in a costume.
Ever since I saw this on the Anthropologie website:
… the thought of designing and knitting a dolman style sweater has taken over my mind!!
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
Exhibit C:
Seems like it would be so cozy, and also a great layering piece. A bonus: Really easy to knit, in one piece from wrist to wrist.
What do we think — Classic or too trendy?
I’m excited and flattered to report that my Gwen Slouchy Beret pattern has been translated into French by Jonathan Ayers, who is a knitting instructor at Effiloché in Montreal, Quebec! The response to this pattern in general has really inspired me, and I’m happy that it will now be available to French speaking folk.
If you notice any issues with this French version, just let me know, and I can pass the word on to Jonathan.
Here it is:
Beret Framboise
(”Raspberry Beret” — inspired by Prince)
model par Lauren Nell Roy (Gwen Slouchy Beret, http://laurennell.com/knit/)
adapté et traduit par Jonathan Ayers
Timi Quipa 100% Baby Alpaga
2 echeveaux de 50 g
Aiguilles circulaire 4.0mm x 40 cm
jeu d’aiguilles à doulbe pointe, 4.0 mm
Abbreviations
Aug I. — augmentation intercallaire: prendre le brin intercallaire entre deux mailles sur l’aiguille gauche, et tricote dans le brin arrière pour effectuer une aumentation simple
2 end. ens. — tricoter 2 mailles ensemble à l’endroit, comme une seule maille
surj. s. — surjet simple: glisser une maille à l’endoit, tricoter une maille à l’endroit, rabbatre la maille glissée sur la maille tricotée
3 end. ens. — tricoter 3 mailles ensemble à l’endoit, comme une seule maille
Monter 120 m. Joindre pour travailler en rond. Place un anneau marqueur au début du tour.
Tricoter en côtes 1×1 pour 4 cm (ou jusqu’à la longeur desirée).
Rang d’augmentation: *2 m. end., Aug. I., rép. de * tout autour (180 m.)
Tricoter 1 tour à l’end.
Dentelle de vignes (multiple de 9 m.)
1: *1 m. end, jété, 2 m. end., surj. s., 2 end. ens., 2 m. end., jété, rép de *
2: tricoter toutes les mailles à l’end.
3: *jété, 2 m. end., surj. s., 2 end. ens., 2 m. end., jété, 1 m. end., rép de *
4: tricoter toutes les mailles à l’end.
Tricoter en répétant les 4 tours du motif de vignes pour 10-15 cm, selon votre goût.
En terminant avec le tour 4 du motif, commencer à diminuer pour le dessus du beret ainsi:
(Changer au jeu d’aiguilles quand necessaire.)
1: *1 m. end., jété, surj. s., surj. s., 2 end. ens., 2 m. end., jété, rép. de * (160 m.)
2: tricoter toutes les mailles à l’end.
3: *jété, 1 m. end., surj. s., 2 end. ens., 2 end. ens., jété, 1 m. end., rép. de * (140 m.)
4: tricoter toutes les mailles à l’end.
5: *1 m. end., jété, surj. s., surj. s., 2 end. ens., jété, rép de * (120 m.)
6: tricoter toutes les mailles à l’end.
7: *jété, surj. s., 3 end. ens., jété, 1 m. end., rép de * (100 m.)
8: tricoter toutes les mailles à l’end.
9: *1 m. end., jété, surj. s., 2 end. ens., rép de * (80 m.)
10: tricoter toutes les mailles à l’end.
11: *surj. s., 2 end. ens., jété, rép de * (60 m.)
12: tricoter toutes les mailles à l’end.
13: *2 end. ens., 1 m. end., rép de * jusqu’à les 2 dernières m., 2 end. ens. (39 m.)
14: *2 end. ens., rép de * (20 m.)
15: *2 end. ens., rép de * (10 m.)
Couper le fil et passer-le dans les mailles restantes pour fermer l’ouvrage.
So, I knitted this multidirectional diagonal scarf for my cousin, but finished it at the last minute and never snapped any photos. Basically, it looks exactly like this (stole this pic from kimbellina on Ravelry) minus the fringe:
So, until I get some real pics sent to me from Toronto, this will have to do as proof I have been knitting. Can I just say that I am obsessed with this scarf!?! I wanted to keep it for myself. I am seriously considering just knitting everything in Noro Silk Garden from now on, but that might take a bite out of the budget. bah!
The diagonal lace scarf from the last post has been put on hold, because I decided it looked like it was for an old lady instead of an 18 year old girl. So, instead I gave it unfinished to my 28 year old friend that would like it, and called it a day. I will finish it eventually, but have realized that kid silk mohair stuff isn’t really my bag.
On the needles now, I am finally knitting something from Custom Knits — the Indigo Playboy Cardigan. I’m knitting it in KnitPicks heavy worsted city tweed, and am planning to add some colored stripes to the sleeves — maybe like red, yellow, purple… or whatever I have lying around. Waiting on more yarn right now for that though, so I also started on my Ravens hat for the upcoming football season. Woo! (who am I?) Pics to come soon of that. Hats are so quick to knit — I seriously need to make more of them!
Just wanted to post some pics of something I’ve been working on.
It’s the Diagonal Lace Scarf by Helena Frank, in Rowan Kid Silk Haze. Very simple to memorize, and is a great pattern, although my bf told me it looks like it’s going to fall apart…. hmm, I don’t think he understands lace.
My plan is to do a crochet border in a different color, although that is dependent on time. Has to be finished in a month!
