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Knitting revisited - Textured Shawl

This week I looked through my shawl projects.  I thoguth I might choose a Hazel Carter pattern, as I've knitted and enjoyed several of her patterns, but turns out only one is on ravelry or the blog!  So which to choose now then?  Currently I prefer (when I eventually get around to knitting more) plainer shawls, possibly with subtle colour stripes, rather than full on lace shawls, though I have done my fair share over the years.  

I've chosen Textured Shawl, which is more of a recipe than an out and out pattern. A imple pattern, easy enough to have as carry along knitting, and although it's not as fancy as a lace ashawl I enjoyed the knitting and the wearing and the look of this simple shawl.

Coincidentally I started this on October 22nd 2010!  The yarn is Old Maiden Aunt, Alpaca/Silk sport-dk weight.  A pleasure to knit with and it goes so well with this pattern, in this shade, Midnight.  

Ravelry link here, blog post here. 

Felted clogs, felted

Chris has felted his new clogs!  We were a bit wroried about them shrinking - they looked HUGE next to his old ones, as you can see

They had a few rounds int he washing machine, hot water, lots of soap, a few tennis balls and a towl for agitation, and, success!

He's very pleased..

Santenay Mitts

Pattern: Santenay Mitts

Start/finish: 16-18th October (but I had a day off work and knitted all day!)

Yarn: Yarn Yard's SSS3

There are beads, just not showing up well in the photos)

Mods:

1) The pattern has you thread on beads for the edging, but tehn you use a crcochet hook to add beads. yes, it means the beads sit firmly at the base of the stitch, but it's a lot slower (espcecially as I've lost my two smallest hooks!) and the beads sit more snuggly against the st st background. So I went back and restarted, threaded all of the beads on before beinning. The beads were a bit more obvious when they were slipped at th front. 

2) when you knit the thumb, instead of CO using backwards loop for the sts in between thumb and forefinger, the pattern has you CO the 3sts provsionally.  I did this with eth first mitt, and thought it a bit fiddly (though have to admit it is neater!), sof hr the second one I just did a backwards loop CO.  

3) added four more rows of fribbing at the top, and a few on the thumb.

Love the edging, It looks great, and is easy to do! 

Knitting revisited - Grey Cables Cardigan

I never think about what I'm going to blog about. I sign in, then go to ravelry and my projects, and start typing in a keyword to see what comes up.  This week I typed 'cables' and this was one of the things which popped up, Grey Cables cardigan.

Knitted in October 2009, using Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran.  

Now for the confession.  I can't remember knitting this at all!  According to ravelry, it was fun to knit!  I also can't locate it.  I certainly haven't worn it to death, I remember theose garments!  I shall have to have a hunt. I'm wondering if it's at the boat...

ravelry link here, blog link here.  

Babette blanket progress

It's been several weeks since I posted progress photos.  

Progress from three Saturdays ago

1x8 round, 16x6 rounds. SUPERB progress for one day!

Two Saturdays ago - no progress at all, didn't fancy doing any crochet.

One Saturday ago, a little progress.  

4x4 round squares and 2x2round squares. Excuse the photo, took it this morning with the curtains still closed!

The rest of the time was taken up with starting to sew together the squares.  Very little progress made at all. Due to having to DARN IN ENDS. What on earth possessed me to not darn in ends as I went??  I now have the really tedious task of darning as I join, as well as crocheting 93 2 and 4 round squares.  Looks like I'm in for a bit of teeth gritting if I want to finish this! 

Knitting revisited - Urban Troubadour

This week it's Urban Troubadour, a kit from Renaissance Dyers.  I've knitted the matching gauntlets, a hat and a pair of mitts too. love this yarn for stranded knitting.

Jill and I knitted this together, we both bought the same design at the same timee (unintentionally, though there might have been a discussion of the company which made us boht go and look a the website!).  We also both used circulars which were a bit small in length, so that the knitting was scrunched up.  Lucky me, I managed to join it in a round without twisting,  Poor Jill though had a moebius strip!  She cut and darned it together!

Did I mention that I like this wool? I'm sorely tempted to treat mysefl for Christmas.  There's something about a kit...

Ravelry link here, blog post here.

 

Lacy Baktus

A quick and easy pattern, this is the second Lacy Baktus I've knitted.  It's kntted sideways,  increasing until you've reached the middle point, whatever that is (with me it's half the ball of yarn!) and then you start decreasing.

The yarn is Yarn Yard's SSS8, a lovely wool/bamboo mix.  I thought this blend was best suited to something which can be worn around my neck rather than mitts or a hat (and my feet are probably too large for 50g).  

I went a little past the halfway point before starting the decreeases, so one point is a little shorter and stubbier than the other, but that's ok, you really can't tell at all.  It made me knit faster, so that I didn't run out of yarn!

As usual, we took photos on a windy day

 

 

Felted clogs and dad's ribbed hat

A few FOs.

Dad's hat, knitted last month.  It's Cascade 220 (and he chose this colour!).  Modelled by MrC, who has a much larger head than my dad.  He asked for this hat, in this colour, as the last one fits him very well. 

The second FO is a pair of Felted Clogs for MrC.

His last ones were worn out at the heel.

Felted Clogs is a great stashbuster and a quick knit.  I used leftover Cascade220 and a bit of Classic Elite Tapestry which has been in my stash for years.  I did a bit of juggling to try to get them to match,,,

Anyhow, here they are, unfelted, looking HUGE.  I jsut hope they felt dowN!

I'm seriously considering whipping up another two pairs as Christmas gifts.  Of course, I'd given them unfelted and look at their faces!  Non knitters... 

Knitting revisited - Autumn Leaves Cardigan

This week it's Autumn Leaves.  I chose this project because I am mightily cross with my current Kauni project, Kraka (by the same designer).  It's going in the Naughty Corner for a week, I'll need to restart it (tension woes). 

Autumn Leaves uses the magic of Kauni to create the colour changes. It's knitted in the round, and then steeked.  

It looks more complicated than it is,  It's just stranded two colour knitting following a chart,  MUCH easier than the eighties Rowan intarsia patterns with a million colours!

I notice that I have no photos of this being worn!  That'll have to be rectified when I get out the winter woollies!

Ravelry here, blog post here. 

September knitting and October knitting goals

How did I do?

September

Blog:

1) Mr C's socks.  Done!

Carry on with:

2) Babette  Carrying on!  

Start and finish:

3) A hat.  Done!  Dad's ribbed hat. 

4) A pair of socks,  Done! 

Start:

5) Something .... in double knitting. Change of plan.  I've started some more Felted Clogs.  Mr C's are worn through, have been for months. I was hoping to hold off untill Decebmer but he has no heels!

6) A garment.  Done!  It's Kraka.  A sleeveless vest, with body knitted sideways and then the yoke picked up and knitted upwards.  I don't even think I've blogged it yet!

7) Lacy Baktus.  Done!  And finished. 

So, ALL OF MY GOALS MET!!  GET THE FLAGS OUT!

Now for October.  I really need to do some more accessories and Christmas/birthday knitting. 

Blog:

1) Lacy Baktus

2) Ribbed hat

Finish:

3) Kraka  

4) Felted Clogs

Continue:

5) Babette.  I'd love to finish this but the actual finishing might take me a while!

Start and finish:

6) A WW KAL - it's the October KAL and the pattern is Beelore. . 

7) A cowl, another KAL from the ravelry Cowl group, New Bittersweet Cowl

8) A baby cardigan for toddler(!) P,

9) Socks for Christmas. These'll be plain, and dark grey.

10) Some mitts, I think, though I may change my mind...

A few extra this month.  Do-able?

Let's see...