Lettuce Vanda

I mentioned this one last month. I really love this yarn and I'm looking forward to wearing it - when it's cold! This is a very warm sweater.



I thought I had added enough length to make them full length sleeves, but they're 3/4. Oh well. Considering I push my sleeves up all the time, I'll save myself a step.

The pattern is from Knitter's Magazine, Summer 2008. The yarn is Malabrigo Worsted in the colorway Lettuce.

New Project - Lettuce Vanda

It's been a while since I used Knitter's Magazine for anything other than "oo, pretty" moments. However, when my Eat.Sleep.Knit Malabrigo club shipment arrived last month, I went in search of a pattern I liked. (The one they sent would not complement my figure, if you know what I mean.)

I found a pattern in the Summer '08 issue called Vanda. The model was shown in what appeared to be a kettle dyed yarn, and I thought the Malabrigo would be prefect. I brought it with me to cast on while we were gone for our trip, but the sock took all the time. I finally cast on tonight, and I am loving it.

I am working on the sleeves first, both at once.



I had such a headache when I started this earlier tonight, but now it's almost gone. I became so engrossed in my progress, I forgot that my head hurt! Isn't knitting wonderful.

Going to bed now - nite!

I knit a jumper - for me!

Jumper - pullover - genser - whatever you want to call. I did one for me! And I did one earlier this year, but I didn't work on this one for, like, 5 years. This one was started and finished in one month!



This is the first time I have knit a neckdown sweater of any kind. I kind of liked it. I didn't try it on or anything, but it allowed me to gauge the amount of yarn I had left, and could make adjustments accordingly. The pattern is from Knitting Pure and Simple, #9726. The yarn is Classic Elite Classic Silk, #6919 Rose.

A simple knit, but very satisfying.

Raindrop Cardigan

The design is from the Rowan Plaid Collection book by Kim Hargreaves. The colorway is Lavender Mist. This was a fun and easy pattern. I liked the yarn very much, but it has been discontinued by Rowan.

This is the fourth sweater I have finished this year! However, this is the first one that I started from scratch - no previous efforts to start. I am very pleased with the results and will wear it when I go to my knitting group tomorrow night. Won't they be surprised. I cast on while at the meeting last week!

Malabrigo Cardi

I had a few skeins of Malabrigo and I wanted to make something special. Using Barbara Walker's first treasury, I found a nice pattern that I thought would make a nice detail for a cardigan. I cheated a little, looking at few other patterns for a guide to stitches and basic pattern details. The results you see above. When I have the opportunity, I will write a patten for it. It will take a little work to decipher my notes!

I used 2 1/2 skeins of Malabrigo worsted in the color Hollyhock.

A Hayfield Pullover

I found this when I was going through my stash, though at the time is was four pieces of knitting with no pattern.



It's a cute little sweater that I made many years ago - like, around 1991. With no pattern, it has languished in the craft room years these many years. I took it out, and fingured how hard could it be. I steam blocked it first and seamed it up. I tired to duplicate the ribbing, which has a twist, but I was unsuccessful. Still, it looks ok.

I realized that my knitting has changed quite a bit over the past few years. I used to twist my stitches when I knit, and now I can't figure out how I used to do it. I think this is the last of the old UFO's in the stash. The way I look at it, I've finished two sweaters so far this year!

Spanish Dancer Bamboo

There are times, such as this, I really wish I had a dress form.

Once upon a time I purchased Rowan Magazine #25. In it was a pattern called Bamboo, by Kim Hargreaves, that was knit in Cotton Chenille. I had some Cotton Chenille, but it was Sport weight. But I had a lot of it - one of my eBay purchases run amok. I found that if I doubled it, I got gauge. Eureka! I ripped it out three times and finally got serious late last month.

I was restarting the back on New Year's Eve. I worked on it through all the Wild Card games last weekend. Tonight I steam blocked and sewed it up. Tada!

It looks bulky and shapeless, but it fits. There is more fabric than I would like under my arms, but I also tried it on over a t-shirt. I still have nearly 1,400 yards left. Perhaps I will knit a shawl with the rest.