I saw this on the internet and knew Lulu would love to have one of her own. She has requested a purple one next.
The pattern knits a rectangle and then stitches it together. I just knitted it in the round. Next time I’m going to stop a row or two earlier so I doesn’t come to such a point at the top, and add a bigger pom at the top.
I have been trying to find just the right thing to knit for my mom. When she mentioned the cute scarf in Living I was thrilled, but then had to find just the right yarn. I stumbled upon this merino wool fingerling weight from Hand Jive in the color “spring grass” in a sale basket at my favorite yarn shop. It is a mom shade for sure.
Here are some mittens and wrist warmers for a friend -
They are the first adult size mittens I have made. I used the Elizabeth Durand for kids but just bumped up the number of stitches.
The wrist warmers are a spiralling rib pattern in a wool soy blend.
I have been hoping for years that my dear friend would quit smoking. When I mentioned I was making wrist warmers he lit up and said “oh, smoker’s gloves I want some”.
I sent these to him last week and he announced he had just quit smoking. I decided they could be cookie eating mittens instead.
My cousin’s son was born last week. I am just finishing this hat for the new little bundle. It’s an Italian merino wool and so soft. I started with seed stitch, while the body is a simple 2 x 2 rib.
I started knitting just over a year ago. I had been desperate to learn for years. My attempts to teach myself always ended with knots and cursing. I finally took a class at a local yarn shop and a whole new world opened up to me from scarves I moved to shawls, then hats, then fingerless gloves, then mittens, now I have complete my first cardigan.
It’s made of worsted weight wool from Cascade in a brown heather. The pattern was a free download from the Lion Brand website, called flattering sweater. I love the giant cuffs that fold half up the forearm. I was also amazed at the difference blocking can make. It turned a crumply bunch of stitches into a cozy hug of sweater. Plus, wow, what a sense of accomplishment.
I started knitting a cardigan a couple of weeks ago. I’m close to completion, and have a hard time walking away from it. It will be the first sweater I have knit, so I can hardly wait to see how it comes together. In the meantime I can’t forget this personal triumph…
I can crochet Granny Squares. My sister in law was kind enough to teach me at Christmastime. The green one is the first one I made. I think it’s delightfully hideous for a first attempt. The blue one is a more recent attempt. It does have a mistake in it, but Lulu doesn’t mind. She has been using it for a hot pad in her cafe and also as a magic carpet for her polly pocket dolls.
