Loved making this shawl. I added 1000+ cube beads. It took me exactly two weeks from start to finish. Yarn is Madelinetosh Sock.
"Poppies"
Beautiful red petals of spring bursting open to expose their lovey purple sunshine!
Here they are busy making Raspberries!
I finally finished Inishmore and I am pleased with the results. Alice Starmore is an incredible designer and it was a joy to knit. The charts were easy to memorize which it was great to not rely on the charts constantly. There are 7 charts total including the ribbing design. I used Cascade 220 heathers in color # 9326 with a size 5 & 6 us needle. I knit the entire sweater from the front side using backward knitting on the wrong sides.It is size 48 and it is for my son, Todd.
New Pattern Release: "Apple A Day Fingerless Mitts"
"Seven bobbles grace the cuff of these lovely, stylish mitts.
Early spring displays of
beautiful ballerinas with pink tutus
dance in the countryside orchards!
As the air cools in the fall
red bobbles grace the branches!
Model: Amber Bartlett
Photo: Elizabeth Bartlett
This is one of my new designs that just came out in the latest book from 6th& Spring books. It is in the new "60 More Quick Baby Knits" using Cascade 220 Superwash Sport. I really need to do some more baby and children's designs. I love creating this and it was a joy to knit.
I fell in love with this yarn the minute I saw it. It called my name to design something that could keep me warm and cuddly but would have some stitch definition.
Steeking means to cut in norwegian. I love this technique for Fair Isle. Here is my example of steeking using the Mossbank design from a Jamieson Shetland Knitting book. I love this technique for knitting vests and sweater in the round (tube). You cut between the 5th and 6th steek sts after completing the project to open the tube and then usually pick up stitches to add a border. This is especially useful in fair isle, to avoid having to purl stitches while carrying your yarn. The white thread I inserted along the edge stitches to mark my steeks for the photo. I prefer ten stitches for my steeks. Don't be afraid to cut your knitting!
I have finished the back and front and will start the sleeves next. Inishmore designed by Alice Starmore has been in my queue for a number of years. It is a beautiful sweater and I wanted to knit it from a yarn that did it justice, but was affordable. I ended up choosing Cascade 220 (nine skeins for the medium size) in a light denim blue to show off the cables. My gauge was right on using the pattern size 5 & 6 US needles. I knew when I started Inishmore that it would be a long term WIP (work in progress). Organization needed to be important for success. I made working copies of the numerous charts, cut and pasted them in order on the inside of an index file. The back of the index file was a perfect place to keep needed notes. As you can see my file got lots of use. I wanted to preserve them, so I used clear plastic tape over the entire file. The the reusable colored tape marks my place on the charts. I used a piece of tape on each chart, moving the tape every two rows and taping right above the next two rows. I knitted the wrong side rows using the backward knitting technique, because I want the front of the work always facing toward me.
Elwood and Miles in the Jan 2012 snow fall. They look like little sea otters.
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