Tag: handmade
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in progress: stria cardigan.
This is the Stria Cardigan by Andrea Mowry nearing the finish line. A very satisfying knit with plenty of ends to weave in (!), it’s been nothing but a pleasure and a stretch to my color comfort zone. But, I’m in love. I couldn’t get the yarn originally intended for this pattern because some of…
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f.o. : my favorite cardigan.
This is the My Favorite Cardigan by Ozetta: Hailey Smedley and I’m totally in love. It’s perfectly lofty and oversized and it feels like you are being hugged tightly every time you wear it. It’s probably, to date, my most worn handknit, and I just completed it this winter. Dream knit, for sure. It also…
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f.o. : ardenwald.
I knit this Ardenwald Hat by Jared Flood in Brooklyn Tweed Arbor back this winter for my colleague. I was really pleased with this knit; plenty of interest but easy to memorize the cable pattern and the stitch definition in this fiber is gorgeous. It’s so soft, but keeps nice shape, and looks great on…
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wip: sunburst afghan.
I’ve been working all spring and summer on the Sunburst Afghan. I bought the kit from Circle of Stitches in Salem, MA as part of a fundraiser they were doing for Unity Farms Sanctuary. This afghan has been on my list for awhile and the yarn purchase had an added benefit of supporting a cause…
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f.o. : weekender sweater.
Andrea Mowry’s Weekender sweater had been on my list to knit for awhile, and I finally got around to it this winter/spring at the start of the pandemic. Everything about this sweater was a joy to knit up–I loved the construction details and it was mindless enough for my distracted mind with just the right…
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f.o.: carrowkeel sweater.
I love this sweater. This is one of the first non-baby sweaters that I have made which has a ton of seaming; I was really nervous about my patience with creating clean, invisible seams, as well as my ability to make sure it fit well at the shoulders without puckering. And I have to say……
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f.o.: doc’s vday socks.
Every year, I make doc socks for Valentines. I’m not big on the holiday–I prefer gifting everyone I love small hand makes (cookies, cards, socks, hats); it’s not about romance for me, it’s about giving and being sweet on everyone you care about. That’s how it always was in my family; my mum cooked a…
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f.o.: skiff hat.
I did finish this Skiff Hat a long while back, but realized I never wore it or even photographed it because it was just a bit too big for my petite head. Enter my partner, the doc, who has a large head. The perfect fit. I loved this pattern. Knit up using two skeins of…
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f.o.: column sweater.
I just love Column by Hiromi Nagasawa. It’s a brilliant design with interesting construction. I knit this up holding two similar colors of Woolfolk–FAR in soft taupe and SNO in 00 + 28. This is a simple knit and because of the yarn held double, it knits up fast. I definitely plan to make another…
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f.o.: rainier pullover.
I really love the Rainier pullover pattern by Kate Gagnon Osborn and this was my first time knitting with the Kelbourne Woolens Scout yarn. I will say this particular project started out, and finished, so beautifully. I loved the fit and knew it was the perfect Christmas gift to my mum this year; it felt…
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w.i.p. : snoqualmie cardigan, continued.
This cardigan has been a slow slog for me. Not because I don’t love it so far, but because if I want to do some mindless knitting, this isn’t the project I grab for–again, not because it isn’t enjoyable, and not even because the cables are difficult to memorize (they aren’t), but because I do…
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f.o.: bouquet sweater.
This sweater took me six months to finish. While I put it down for quite awhile, it still was so slow going with the color work, especially because its designed with the floats on the outside so getting your tension right is key. I’m really pleased with the final result. I had a happy accident,…
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