I have not blogged here in quite a while, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been knitting! Summer seems to be a good time for small projects. Socks, for example.
This is “Cables and Corrugations” by Cat Bordhi. She is a genius in the engineering of her sock patterns! The fit of this sock is amazing and I am looking forward to completing more pairs of her socks.
A while back I started a little knit dress for my daughter with some vintage-y yarn that I got from a friend. This is “Soli”, a free pattern on Ravelry, and the yarn is “Roulette” by Columbia Minerva. It’s a cotton/rayon blend. The dress is a little big for her but she should be able to wear it within the next year.
Rainbow Pig
Just a little pig I made for my son! He wanted a pig and wanted a rainbow pig. So, a rainbow pig it was. This was also a free Ravelry pattern.
A few things on tap: a lace sweater (Decimal from Knitty) made from a sport weight cotton/modal blend (Shine sport from Knitpicks). A hexagon afghan crocheted from the mountain of acrylic I have laying around. Moderne Baby Blanket from the first Mason Dixon book. More socks! (No surprise there, right?) Stay tuned!
The wool hoodie is done! Of course I finished it just in time for the 80 degree weather. I am so very pleased at how this came out. I did add extra cable repeats in the body because I don’t like short sweaters, and I had to make the sleeves longer, well, because I have long arms. It blocked up beautifully. If you are considering knitting this sweater, please do the biased hem. I cannot imagine how it would have turned out with ribbing. I think it makes the hem lay very flat and nice. I will let the photos speak for themselves.
My friend Autum at Smith Family Stories had a baby in December and his dedication was this Sunday. I bought him a little outfit but because his mom is a knitter, I had to make something and needed a quick project. She has red, white and blue socks, so now baby Daniel has a burp cloth to match! Pattern: Baby Genius Burp Cloth by Mason-Dixon Knitting.
Other knitting progress has been light as I have been busy with other things (gasp!). However I did complete the cable charts on my Rogue sweater. Once I finish the sleeves, it’s blocking/sewing and then I will get some good pictures.
I think many knitters and quilters like to garden as well. (Scrapbookers too!) I have been doing more gardening than knitting lately, and don’t really have much to show for my work. I did get the hood finished on my Rogue sweater and I am currently working on the sleeves. I’m making a little blanket for my daughter as well which is all garter stitch and because of that will probably take 1,000,000 years.
So, do knitters garden? Comments please!
I finally got to taking some pictures of a few things I’ve been working on lately. The first is my latest obsession – a Cat Bordhi pattern. This is called “Cables and Corrugations” and while it got off to a bumpy start, I am so very pleased at how it looks and fits. I love purple but I am finding that it is difficult to get true color pictures indoors. It is a lot less blue in person. I just cast on for the second sock this afternoon. It is in the “New Pathways” book. I was becoming bored with the usual sock construction and thought one of her patterns would be a good challenge. Now I think I want to knit everything in the book!
The arch construction fits very well:
There is a wonderful braided cable up the back of the leg:
I also completed one Shur’tagal sock from a previous entry:
And, to prove that I knit other things than socks, here is a picture of a kitchen towel I made recently:
All it needs is a button! This is a Mason Dixon pattern and it’s free, it can be found here.
Earlier in the month I tested this pattern, and gave the results to Nancy at Running Chick, because she rocks! She has been so very supportive in my running efforts. (More news on that to follow in my regular blog, This Finngarian Mama.)
I just haven’t been in much of a picture taking mood. I have recently made a couple of knitted kitchen towels, and I finished one Shur’tagal sock. I also picked up Cat Bordhi’s book “New Pathways for Sock Knitters” which I am really enjoying. I am making a pair of cabled socks from that book with some Knitpicks sock yarn. I promise to have some photos up soon!
I have been working on a sweater since Fall, and after a break from it, I’ve picked it up again. The name of the pattern is called Rogue and I’m using Cascade 220 Heathers which is 100% wool. It’s a pullover with a hood, was supposed to have a front pocket but I decided to make it without it. It’s got some neat Celtic cables on it and I am happy to say that after getting this far, I can finally interpret the cable chart most of the time without looking at the key. It’s like I just all of a sudden “got it” the other day.
Please note that for some reason these pictures always look washed out. The yarn is much darker than it looks in the picture. Also it was hard to get a good picture of the last few rows I did. I am finding out that hoods are quite large and this one is taking a very long time to make.
I just had a moment where the spelling of my title looked all wrong. Don’t you hate it when that happens?
I am loving working on my Shur’tagal socks. It’s a fun pattern! I’ve done two repeats on the first sock so far and here is a quick pic!
I’ve been on quite the sock kick lately and finally finished the pair I posted about two posts ago. The pattern is called Primavera and it’s a free download for Ravelry users. I like it because it’s lacy but there are no holes. It was easy because the only fussy round came every 6th round. And this yarn was a pleasure to work with! These are so soft and squishy and comfy.
And, a close up:
I have started another pair of socks with some Pagewood Farms “Denali” in colorway “vineyard blues”. The pattern is called “Shur’tagal” and is another freebie on Ravelry. I haven’t knitted enough yet for pictures but I do love the colors and the pattern is good so far too! I have been wanting to make something out of this but was resisting having too many pairs of socks going at once. Now that I had nothing on the needles, of course they couldn’t stay empty for long! I will have some pictures of my Shur’tagal socks once I get far enough along.
My SILK Garden, that is! The Silk Garden socks are done. Much to my dismay, I realized I would need to knit from both the inside and the outside of the ball to get all the lovely green and blue that are my favorite parts. So, I did, and I was able to blend them together so that you can’t see at all where one stops and the next starts. Good me! 
I was going to blog when I finished the first sock but our whole house was sick with a stomach bug, so I couldn’t update.
And, a shot without the shoes!
They are quite comfortable and I am curious about how soft they will get when I wash them.
I am 3 rounds and a toe from completing the Cherry Tree Hill socks I’ve been knitting forever… very soon I will have another pair of handknit socks! Next on tap: Pagewood Farms Denali. It’s shades of blues and lavenders and I can’t wait to get started!
