Sunday, August 5, 2007

sweet vacation...

Hello again, I've been digging up both finished and ongoing knitting projects all day! If only I'd photographed all of my projects; this is definately a must-do from now on... The following pictures are from various times and are posted in no particular order.
This is a very comfy cardigan; one of my first. Knit with Icelandic mohair in vibrant, shiny colours.
Aaahhhh... One of my favorites and one I wear as often as possible.
This is from Debbie Stoller's Stitch 'N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook.
Knit in chunky wool (can't remember the brand) and
I added "thumb holes" with a tight whip stitch in contrasting white for extra comfort.
This is a great piece from a kit I purchased in Ancaster, Ontario. It's chunky wool in rich browns, creams, and greys. It sits on a chest at the top of my stairs and I smile every time I see it... then I usually frown when I think of how long it took to complete and of how much it cost...
Baaaahhhh...
This silly piece is the front and left sleeve of a sweater made of remnants. No pattern here but I used varying stitches, increases, and decreases and varying yarns: wool, cotton, soy and linen blends... I will most likely never finish this one; actually, I'm thinking of taking it apart and using the yarns for other smaller projects, but it was fun while it lasted!
from the same piece... water and sky.
And for my sweet, sweet husband: a super soft crew pullover in blue heather denim. It's a Rowan pattern but some of the details were left out; he likes his sweaters plain and simple.
"Elly" from RY Classic Babies Book Four
in lavender cotton.
...and some ribbon to detail the inside seams.
Currently, I'm working on a messenger-style laptop case for my friend

1 comment:

nicole said...

Wow Kel, how great to see you join the blog world! It was soooo nice to see you in Shediac, I wish we had had more time to hang out! You MUST come see us in Ottawa. Congratulations on the new blog. Love your projects, the skull sweater and the sheep blanket are my favorites, just lovely! Can't wait to see what's next!