Posted in Finished 2007 on January 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Pattern: Feather and Fan comfort shawl
Yarn: Evilla Artyarn and Rauma Finull (the leftovers from my Pinwheel Circle jacket)
Needles: Circulars3.5 mm for the artyarn and 4 mm for the Rauma.
Initially I wanted to knit the Icelandic shawl from Folk shawls, to justify all the money I spend on knitting books, but after a closer look I [...]
Posted in Finished 2007 on January 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Pattern: Unknown Norwegian gloves
Yarn: Dale of Norway Heilo
Needles: 3 mm metal dpns
Rarely have I been looking so much forward to a new year. 2007 was a beautiful and painful year, full of good and bad surprises, losses, gains and all these things you can never prepare for. I ended 2007 not knowing what on earth [...]
Posted in Finished 2007 on December 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Pattern: Fetching from Knitty
Yarn: Dale of Norway Tiur, unknown colour, but it is a gorgeous shiny charcoal grey.
Needles: I’m pretty sure I used needles. 3 mm maybe?
Modifications: Did six cable repeats instead of three for longer cuffs.
I actually made two similar pairs of these. Or, I made one, and a second, and discovered that they [...]
Posted in Finished 2007 on October 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Pattern: Noro striped scarf
Yarn: Noro (duh..) Silk Garden colour 47, 4 balls
Needles: 4.5 mm circular bamboo
Oh..Noro… the stuff of dreams, the gorgeous silk mixed with the soft wool and the amazing colours that make it so hard to resist….but what to knit from something that special and expensive that will actually be wearable? Without risking [...]
Posted in Finished 2007 on October 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Pattern: Jaywalkers by Grumperina
Yarn: Lana Grossa Meilenweit Colortweed no 1004
Needles: 2 mm Clover bamboo dpns
Modifications: Knit over 68 stitches (pattern is written for 76 or 84) to fit a size 37 foot.
These socks have been kept off the blog until now cause they were knit for a friends birthday. That is also why the toe ends [...]
Posted in Finished 2007 on September 23, 2007 | No Comments »
So, even if it has been quiet around here due to the two weeks physical absence because of work followed by the two weeks mental absence described in the last post, there has been knitting going on. And nothing says hello and welcome back to the world more than smiling babies in handknits!
Pattern: Feather and [...]
Posted in Finished 2007 on August 14, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Pattern: 2.5 cm (1 inch) cuff, then my standard sock foot with flap heel and grafted toe. You can also check out these if you want a pattern.
Yarn: Lana Grossa Meilenweit Colortweed leftovers
Needles: Clover 2 mm bamboo dpns
To me, autumn has always been the season for new beginnings. It is also my favourite time of [...]
Posted in Finished 2007 on August 11, 2007 | 3 Comments »
First of all, thank you for the overwhelming response for my Pinwheel Sweater, both in the comments here and at Craftster. To those of you thinking about making your own I just want to say: Go for it! I’ve bought a brown granddad’s shirt perfect for wearing underneath mine, but I’m still searching for the [...]
Posted in Finished 2007 on August 9, 2007 | 21 Comments »
Pattern: Pinwheel Sweater from Elann
Yarn: Body: Evilla Artyarn colour A3, approx. 300 g, from Mauds Garn. Edging and sleeves: Rauma Finull colour 484 brown (3 balls) and 425 red (1 ball).
Needles: 3.5 mm for “body”, 3 mm for edging and 4 mm for sleeves
I started this project last fall because I was bored, and [...]
Posted in Finished 2007 on August 3, 2007 | 4 Comments »
(Is it grey or gray? Native English speakers, enlighten the rest of us, please!)
Pattern: Cast on 90 st. Knit. Back and forth in garter stitch. Count your stitches now and then. Knit. Cast off when you’re out of yarn.
Yarn: Puddel from Drops/Garnstudio , colour 7, 13 balls (650 g). My Mom bought it for me [...]
