I have been knitting.
A lot.
Just not posting.
That pesky sun,
he hasn't been around much.
Winter decided to come to the Castle.
For about a week, maybe two.
That's enough for me and mine.
Just a taste of the white stuff.
Then a lovely chinook took it away.
The chinook's evil twin Mr. Nasty-Wind stayed.
He huffed and puffed and blew a bunch of shingles down.
Grr.
Having to find someone to repair shingles
takes away from knitting time, don't ya know?!
Here are my first two stashdowns for 2012.
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| A beautiful little shawl for Princess #2. Ruffles and stripes, oh yes please!! |
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| Confession time: This yarn was purchased with birthday money in (gulp) 2009. Yes, I'm blushing. |
The Details:
Pattern: Little House Shawl by Joanna Johnson
Yarn: Noro Sock Yarn
(which in my opinion, would make horrible, itchy socks,
but does make fabulous little shawls)
Verdict: I love how it turned out. The Noro yarns have very long color
repeats which lend themselves well to a pattern designed this way.
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| My knock-off Airquote Mittens. Mine did *not* cost $65 in materials. Kate Spade's did. |
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| Cute little quotes! Instead of intarsia, I using a little thing called duplicate knitting. Handy little skill that is! |
The Details:
Pattern: Classic Mittens
I charted and added quotes by duplicate stitching.
Yarn: Cascade 220 Wool in black and white
(No confession needed, I love to keep Cascade in my stash
always. It is such a versatile, workhorse of a yarn.
This yarn was leftover from some felted bags I made last year.)
Verdict: I made these for a dear friend from college,
and she loves them. Yay!! More importantly she is
using them!! Hope she wears them out at some point,
so I can make her more. It is joy to knit for
people who appreciate your work by putting it to use!!
1 comment:
I LOVE THEM!!!!! :D
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