June 04, 2009
Birthday!
Thank you for the birthday wishes! My birthday was on Sunday, and I'd hoped to post earlier, but the post is not co-operating.
David and Emily gave me some yarn for my birthday.
Isn't it beautiful? (And pink - who'd have guessed?!?)
It's going to be Eunny's Venezia. I've been playing with colours, and it's taken me weeks to finally decide on exactly which colours to use, but there's one more to come, which is why I was waiting for the post. Infortunately, it still has not arrived. The main colour I'm going to use for the trim is discontinued and I had to order it from somewhere else. It's a dark pink, and hopefully will work with the colours I've selected!
I'm not going to cast on immediately, because I've been promising Emily a cabled hoodie for about two years, and she's starting to get whiny about it. It's not like I haven't knit her anything in a while!
She's got a new hat, after all.
She's very shy about being in front of a camera as you can see! (Not!!)
Specs:
Pattern: Selbu Modern by Kate Gagnon. (Free pattern available here)
Needles: 2mm and 2.75mm Knitpicks circs
Yarn: One skein of Claudia Hand Painted Yarns Fingering in Peony and one skein of ShibuiKnits Sock in Grace, both purchased from eat.sleep.knit
Mods: None!
Em's happy with it, and I like it now that it's finished, but if I were to knit it again, I think I'd go for more contrast between the two colours. The pink in the "Grace" was a little too close to the "Peony". But it's a great pattern, and went reasonably quickly, especially once I was computerless. (Still computerless, btw. Two weeks now, and counting!)
So Emily's been doing quite well in the knitwear department lately. Someone else might feel left out, though.
He hasn't had anything new in a while!
Posted by Donna at June 4, 2009 10:12 PMComments
Happy Belated Birthday
And Yarn as a present a truly thoughtful gift!@
Posted by: jp at June 5, 2009 12:23 AMHappy belated birthday! Your birthday present looks lovely!
Posted by: sprite at June 5, 2009 12:52 AMHappy Birthday to YOU!!!! Love the hat! Yep, she's a pretty ham though! I DO think someone does look a little neglected in this post....LOL!!! You better get busy!;O)
Posted by: Dawn at June 5, 2009 08:00 AMI'm with Em - I think the hat's great. The closeness of colours results in a lovely subtlety. And of course, happy belated birthday.
Posted by: LynS at June 5, 2009 08:24 AMHeh, I knew Autumn Rose wouldn't be your last colourwork jumper!! Looking forward to seeing Venezia! Excellent gift!
I am planning a Selbu Modern too - so many great examples around!
Posted by: Rose Red at June 5, 2009 09:17 AMLove the hat. I went out and bought some Koigu to match with some stash yarn to make two of them. David looks like he needs a hat.
Love the birthday yarn. The sweater is going to be great.
Posted by: Suzanne at June 5, 2009 10:17 AMLove the beret and all the photos of Em!! Happy belated birthday by the way!! :) Love the yarns you got!!! Seems like you really love doing colourwork!!!
Posted by: Michelle at June 5, 2009 12:22 PMHappy birthday! Gorgeous Yarn, lovely hat. Looks like David needs one himself!
Posted by: Shelley at June 5, 2009 12:46 PMEm look just like you. Love her mug shots. Girl. taking on the Venezia is quite an undertaking. I love how you always take it to the next step.
The look on David's face is so calm. I guess it would need to be living with all females, oh is Twinkie is a girl, correct.
Posted by: KSee at June 6, 2009 09:46 AMEm mugging for the camera is a hoot. Love the cap. Now your going to take on Venezia. I find it amazing how well you take to all these projects. Love the look on David's face. It would look like he is the calm in a household of females! lol
Posted by: KSee at June 6, 2009 09:49 AMwhoever chose that birthday yarn for you really has impeccable taste. the hat is gorgeous too, lovely on the lovely em, and makes himself look like a french art dude or something :)
Posted by: kms at June 6, 2009 12:21 PMBelated birthday wishes Donna!
Posted by: Mira at June 6, 2009 11:50 PMHappy Belated Birthday!
Very nice present - gorgeous colors, and will make a lovely Venezia..
The hat turned out so well - looks great on her - and on David!
Posted by: Jeanne at June 7, 2009 12:05 AMHappy Belated Birthday Donna! Beautiful hat. I agree that the giving of yarn is always a great gift.
Posted by: Wanda at June 7, 2009 11:22 AMGorgeous yarn Donna. I cant wait to see some progress on that one. The hat is beautiful, suits David very well too. He must be born to wear berets, perhaps a frenchman he should have been. Glad you had a wonderful birthday!!
Posted by: sue at June 7, 2009 05:48 PMMmm! I think David might look better in some other style/colour!!
Seriously, that hat is very cute - well done!
And don't knit a hoodie till she wears the other things you knitted for her!! Like the pink jumper of 2008...
Posted by: Lynne at June 9, 2009 06:59 PMI reckon David looks very arty in his beret!! It is gorgeous but I agree about the contrast. Nice birthday wool too!!
Posted by: 2paw at June 13, 2009 01:31 AM
Woo, lovely birthday yarn haul there!
I just love that last photo of David in the very girly tam. Truly the mark of a Man Who's Not Afraid Of Anything!
Posted by: CraftyGryphon at June 5, 2009 12:08 AM