August 03, 2011
Two finished projects!
A super quick post, to bring you all up to date-ish. I've been busy, finishing. I've had so many projects on the go that it's made me feel quite frazzled. I like the calm of project monogamy.
But I had Fancy on the needles for myself, and that was a little complex for carry around knitting. So I started Smoulder for Em. Then we went to Victoria for our holiday, and Fancy was too complex for holiday knitting and Smoulder was too close to complete to take along, so I started Edie. For the shop, I was working on Floyd.
Then it all came together, and all were finished in the same week! First off was Smoulder, for Em.
Specs:
Pattern: Smoulder by Kim Hargreaves from her "Whisper" book.
Yarn: Garnstudio DROPS Kid-silk, 4 skeins. A swap gift from BlueADT!
Needles: 3.75mm, 4mm, 6mm and 7mm.
Mods: None
Overall: I'm happy with it, but not ecstatic. Em is ecstatic though, so it's all good. The sleeves are really narrow. In the book they're really long, which Em liked. But when she puts it on, because the sleeves are so narrow, they draw right up.
It knit up really quickly - you hold the yarn double and use one small and one large needle. I used my Knitpro Harmony interchangables, one size on each end, and it worked a treat! (Yay for interchangeables!)
Would I knit it again? Maybe. It's a great piece, and knits up quickly, but I'd either knit a size larger than I think,. or add length. I used up almost all four balls, so I'd need an extra ball to lengthen any part of it. And I crocheted around the neck - only a row of double crochet, but still! Crochet! Me!!
The other finished project was Floyd for the shop. Cute, cute, cute!
Specs:
Pattern: Floyd from Rowan Miniature Classics by Martin Storey
Yarn: Rowan Handknit Cotton 3 balls.
Needles: 3.25mm and 3.75mm Addi turbos
Mods: None
Overall: Cute! I love this book - it's the one that also has the "Blossom" bolero that I finished recently. It's full of supercute baby knits! Quick and easy to knit, too.
I don't have pictures yet of the other finished knits - I'll save them for next time. Blog fodder!
Posted by Donna at August 3, 2011 07:21 PMComments
oh so much cute! floyd is gorgeous, and so happy em likes smoulder, it looks great on her. yay for finished projects!
Posted by: drk at August 4, 2011 10:22 AMEmma looks gorgeous in Smoulder ! That baby cardi is great too. I don't like too many wips & prefer to have 1-2 projects at a time.
Posted by: Ann at August 4, 2011 11:11 AMThat sweater is sooo pretty!!!! Is kidsilk ok to wear next to skin? I've never ever knitted with this yarn before :)
Posted by: Michelle Lee at August 11, 2011 11:29 AMOh Em looks lovely, I really like that pattern it's a great layering piece. Floyd is super cute I really like the pocket detail.
There is something to be said about 1 project knitting - it works if you stick to it...lol
Oh, I'd better move Floyd up my list! It is super cute and I have that yarn and that book!
The smoulder really suits Em too! Yay for successful knits!
Posted by: RoseRed at August 3, 2011 09:02 PM