Blog entries tagged Sweater

Summer of Basics: Planning and Progress

Shelley — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 02:50:42 +0100

Since we’re now almost half way through August I thought I’d better post about my Summer of Basics plans and progress. Summer of Basics is a lovely idea thought up by Karen Templer of Fringe Supply Co. earlier this year where you spend the three summer months (June, July and August) making three basic items for your wardrobe. Any kind of making counts - knitting, sewing, crochet, cobbling,...

Stripes in the snow

Shelley — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 03:05:21 +0100

I’m wearing...

A Little Progress

Shelley — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:16:47 +0100

I'm making progress on my apricot sweater. I don't often get to do much knitting all at once but it's amazing how a little bit here and a little bit there adds up. Getting the body of the sweater done feels so good. It's a little snug around my shoulders right now but will stretch a bit when I block it and I don't want it to send up looking sloppy. I'm working on the button ...

She Wore It!

Shelley — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 22:21:26 +0100

Pattern: Basic Pullover from Knits Men Want by Brice Weinstein
Yarn: Quince and Co. Osprey in Kumlien's Gull
Size: 44"
Yardage: 7.5 Skeins (approx. 1166m)
Needles: 5.0 mm bamboo circulars

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It's finished! It fits! I still love this yarn!

I don't think I ever expected to be so excited about a plain, grey sw...

A Quick Progress Report

Shelley — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:48:58 +0100

I just don't seem to have the drive to write long blog posts this week so this is a super quick update for my two major projects right now:

Number 1: The Crepe Dress

I got the sash cut out and sewn together on Sunday and attached the bodice to the skirt. I have a dress (and it fits too!) lacking only a hem and a proper photoshoot in order to be considered comp...

Rob's Sweater and Some Random Linkage

Shelley — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:25:37 +0100

I've been meaning to post about Rob's sweater since last weekend but every time I pulled it out to take a picture I thought "I'll just knit a few rows" and the next things I'd know the light was gone and it was time to be thinking about going to bed. Today I did a little better. I pullout of the sweeter and knew I didn't have enough time to get distracted and work on it so I can present you with a picture of the sweater as it exists at the moment.

Ta Da!!

I've started Rob's new sweater. The yarn arrived last week and I dug out my needles. It turns out the only 5 mm circular I have is 16" long so I'm starting with the sleeves and have ordered a longer needle for doing the front and back. I'm working at 4 stitches per inch (8 stitches per 5 cm) and the resulting fabric has a nice, dense, hard wearing feel to it. I imagine this being a...

Look!

Shelley — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:15:41 +0100

I knit a stingray!

If I fold it up properly it looks a bit more like a baby jacket.

Still a little wonky. I'm going to wash it (and get all the shrinking out of it) before I do the sewing up and put the buttons on but I cou...

Rob's Cobblestone

Shelley — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:33:28 +0100

Pattern: Cobblestone Pullover by Jared Flood, Interweave Knits, Fall 2007
Yarn: Cascade 220 Heathers in Whiskey (8013)
Size: 43 1/2"
Yardage: 6 skeins
Needles: 4.5 mm bamboo

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I've loved this pattern and wanted to knit it since it first came out two years ago. At the time I was already working on a sweater for Rob so this automatically we...

Scarred

Shelley — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:54:04 +0100

I'm getting so close to being done Rob's sweater. It's very exciting. I got it out to work on last night after Abby went to bed. I thought I would start into the second set of short-rows; maybe even finish them and do a decrease round or two; while I was at it I might even just finish the neck and cast off; I'd probably put off kitchenering the underarms and weaving in ends ...

My Day

Shelley — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:01:45 +0100

I was in my studio this morning and just loved the way the sun looked on my blue walls. I probably should have tidied this shelf before I took a picture of it but I don't think it would have had quite the same feel if I had (and the sun would have moved anyway). I kind of like the clutter that collects here: there are bits and pieces from past and current projects (especially on the pin...

Whiskey

Shelley — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:37:31 +0100

I got some fun mail on Friday. A box arrived from Lettuce Knit in Toronto full of beautiful yarn. It's Cascade 220 Heather in Whiskey (8013) and it is going to become a Cobblestone sweater for Rob. It is unbelievably soft (softer than the solids even) and a beautiful changeable grey-brown colour that should show off nicely in the texture of a garter stitch. I've been wanting to make...

Zara

Shelley — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:30:53 +0100

Pattern: Zara from The Bigger Picture by Rowan
Yarn: Rowan Big Wool
Size: 34 inch
Yardage: 5 skeins
Needles: 8 mm and 12 mm wooden straights

This yarn is so cozy. The big needles can be a bit cumbersome but the yarn is so fat and squashy it totally makes up for it. This pattern was easy to follow and quick to do. The seaming up takes a bit of time but I think ...

Finished!

Shelley — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:35:31 +0100

I finished my sweater (just) in time for Sunday's cake and tea but didn't get any pictures. It feels lovely to wear and fits very nicely. I'll get some pictures this week to post here and on Ravelry.

How Quickly Do You Think I Can Knit?

Shelley — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:03:08 +0100

I'm making Zara from The Bigger Picture by Rowan. I've had everything to make this sweater since last summer. This project uses the same yarn (different colour) and needles as Rob's sweater , which was finished just in time for his birthday. I thought it would be fun if my sweater was finished in time for my birthday too.

I could have started it in November after I&#...

The Middle R

Shelley — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:46:44 +0100

Reusing seems to be the easiest of the "Three R's" but the least advocated. When was the last time the City suggested you donate your old clothes or make new pyjamas out of an old sheet or save your yoghurt containers? Fortunately thrifting is pretty popular anyway. I was over at my sister's on Friday and she sent me home with a few things that she no longer wea...

Robs Sweater Finished

Shelley — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:00:00 +0100

Pattern: "Fergus" from The Bigger Picture by RowanSize: men's mediumYarn: Rowan Big Wool in colour #43 ForestYardage: approximately 8.5 balls, pattern calls for 9Needles: 12.00 mm wood straits
I finished Rob's sweater yesterday. It is so wonderfully soft and squashy and comfortable looking. This was my first major seaming effort and it took a little long...

Blocking

Shelley — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:28:02 +0100

The first two pieces of Rob’s sweater, the front and back, are blocking on the table as I write. Once they are dry - probably tomorrow - I will sew together one of the shoulder seams and pick up stitches around the neckline to knit the collar. I’ll block the sleeves at the same time so they should be dry, and ready for seaming, by the time I&rsquo...

Halfway there...

Shelley — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:47:53 +0100

Rob’s sweater now has a front, a back and the cuff of one sleeve. I am still enjoying the fat yarn and large needles. My hands start to get a bit tired after about ten rows but those rows work out to seven or eight centimetres of sweater so it’s still going pretty quickly. Especially on the weekends when I have more crafting time. ...