September 01, 2011
Big One
I'm so far behind on my finished projects that I'm giving up and posting them all here right now. I save them sometimes for blog fodder, but then I don't blog, and the cycle gets bigger and bigger. Time to end it! (The cycle, that is)
First up, Edie.
Oh my, I love this knit!
Specs:
Pattern: Edie by Kim Hargreaves from Precious
Yarn: Rowan Kid Classic in Smoke, 8 balls from Calico & Ivy
Needles: 3.5 and 4mm Addi Turbos
Mods: None. Kim Hargreaves and Kid Classic, what's not to love? Love the styling, love the smooshiness, love the comfort. I have worn this many times since I finished it a month ago. It's warm, it's attractive, love it. And it was quick! I took this as my car knitting when we went to Victoria in July. We were gone a week, and when I got home I had done the back and the front and was halfway up the sleeves. Quick!
Pics thanks to Knitabulous
Next up, a dreadful picture of a gift knit.
I finished it late at night, and it was given away the next day, so the only pic I have is this awful dark one.
Baby knit for a friend of David's.
Specs:
Pattern: From an old Patons book that seems to be now discontinued.
Yarn: Bendigo 4ply, picked up at the mill whilst we were in Victoria.
Needles: 2.25 & 2.75mm
Mods: I changed the sleeves - the pattern had short sleeves and I wanted long, otherwise pretty much as written.
And finally, a cute one.
Sarah (the lovely Calico & Ivy Balmain manager) found this free pattern on the Rowan website, and asked me to knit one as a store sample. So cute!
It knitted up nice and quick, just a little cuddle toy for a baby.
The day I finished it, I went to the Rowan site to look up the pattern, and it's gone.
So we now have a store sample and no pattern to offer people.
Specs:
Pattern: Mouse Comfort by Janice Anderson from the Rowan website
Yarn: Rowan Pure Wool DK in Cypress, Tudor Rose and Flour
Needles: 2.75mm and 3.25mm
Mods: None. The pattern also has a Flying Fox option, equally cute, but sadly also equally removed from the Rowan website.
And so now we are up to date. Lets see if I can keep it that way!
Posted by Donna at September 1, 2011 11:35 AMComments
I just love Kid Classic! Such a great yarn to knit and wear isn't it, you can't go wrong!
And both those baby knits are very cute. Shame about the Rowan pattern being unavailable. I wonder if you or Sarah could write to them and explain the situation and ask if they can send you hard copy patterns?
Posted by: RoseRed at September 1, 2011 06:58 PMLove the sweater, looks great on you.
Posted by: Suzanne at September 2, 2011 10:08 AMoh edie! that looks fantastic! such a great shape and colour for you. gorgeous. and the other two, so cute! how annoying about the patterns though, that mouse would have been really popular.
Posted by: drk at September 4, 2011 03:42 PMI love Edie!! And it looks fabulous on you.Great color too.
Posted by: Rusty M. at September 5, 2011 10:40 AMI love your jumper, it looks really snuggly.
The little "store sample" looks adorable too. Great colour choices.
Posted by: Leeanne at September 5, 2011 10:45 AMLovely projects. Your jumper looks great on you. I am also knitting a jumper for my daughter but I don't think I can finish it in time, maybe next winter.
Posted by: Ann at September 5, 2011 11:21 AMcheers for such a wonderful blog. Where else could someone get that kind of info written in such a perfect way? I have a presentation that I am presently working on, and I have been on the look out for such information.
Posted by: Veronica at September 26, 2011 08:17 AM
Love Edie! Suits you very much! And the little mousie, so cute. Pity it isn't on the website anymore.
Posted by: Melissa at September 1, 2011 02:00 PM