first fo of 2008
first finished object of 2008:
pattern:anais by norah gaughan
yarn: berroco comfort dk , less than 4 balls in dusk
needles: us3 addi turbos
size knit: 38", but knitting it on the smaller than recommended needles worked out perfectly for my 36" bust
the story: this is my second anais. my first now lives with my friend who wears it all the time and is not allergic to alpaca. after telling my alpaca allergy story in the lovely forums of ravelry, norah contacted me. she offered to send me some yet to be released, alpaca -free yarn to knit another.
the comfort dk is super soft and has great stitch definition, but the biggest bonus is that i can actually wear this to work, get it dirty, and MACHINE WASH it. never happens.
i'm so happy to have a finished knit that i love to start off the new year. now i can focus my attention on the half finished knits that taunt me from the coffee table.
my norwegian snail mittens from the knitter's book of yarn
the girlfriend's 35th birthday socks. just plain stockinette socks in the new noro kureyon sock yarn. i finished the first and am halfway through the second. her birthday was 9 days ago, but she knows me well, and she hasn't been holding her breath or anything. :)
i'm also knitting ysolda's garter mitts. they're a quick little project and just perfect for this handspun i've had in my stash.
i'm itching to start a new sweater. i just purchased knitknit
have a great week!
Comments
Gorgeous projects, all of them. Especially Anais. Machine washable?! That's just too much to ask for! It looks fantastic!
Posted by: Stef | January 13, 2008 09:19 PM
Anais looks great on you! I'm glad reknitting it worked out, it's such a cute pattern. And I love the Kureyon sock. I've got a skein of that colourway in my stash. I got KnitKnit for Christmas and have been eyeing Bridie too.
Posted by: Elin | January 13, 2008 09:28 PM
You received yarn from Norah herself? I just finished reading the KnitKnit biography on her. Fabulous. I love the Anaias! I so have to purchase her book. You are a total knitting machine. I have no FOs to show for yet :-P.
Posted by: Christine | January 13, 2008 09:34 PM
how nice of norah to send you yarn! i've had my eye on the comfort yarn. i think that it would be perfect for some baby knits. anais looks great! i'm glad you have one that you can wear :)
and wow, that kureyon sock yarn is great! i saw some at the store the other day but didn't buy it. i wasn't sure about the colors.. but now, hmmmmm, maybe i should get some from somewhere!
Posted by: gleek | January 13, 2008 09:46 PM
Every single one of your projects is beautiful! That was super cool of Norah - she does seem very active on Ravelry.
Posted by: jillian | January 13, 2008 09:58 PM
I love the anais! I liked your first one too, but it's much nicer for you now that you can wear it, I'm sure. I've been planning on knitting it for a while, and while I love Ultra Alpaca (and the light version), being able to machine wash has a great appeal.
Also, I think it's so awesome Norah is on Ravelry. She commented on one of my projects (of her patterns) and I swear, I felt like I'd just met a knitting rockstar.
Posted by: Lia | January 13, 2008 10:04 PM
those squirrel mitts are TO DIE FOR. I love the color combo, too!
We have the comfort in the store, and I like it a lot, too. Yours makes me want to knit that sweater all over again!
Posted by: k | January 13, 2008 10:19 PM
I love your anais! How cool that Norah sent you the yarn. I am so, so jealous. :)
Posted by: amanda | January 13, 2008 10:23 PM
Very cool! I'm glad there's been a happy ending for your Anais saga. I like how you're rockin' the look with the cute beret, too.
Posted by: Elizabeth | January 14, 2008 11:02 AM
I love your Anais! I've swatched for mine, but that's about it. I've also swatched with some Noro sock yarn... Maybe I'll just stare at your pretty pictures and hope that eventually I'll make whole garments! :)
Posted by: Veronique | January 14, 2008 03:39 PM
Hooray for a wearable Anais? How cool must that yarn be?!
Posted by: Amy | January 14, 2008 04:09 PM
Your Anais looks great--and even better for the added bonus of being washable and wearable! You've got some great stuff on the needles--you're inspiring me to get moving on all my projects.
Birdie is such a wonderful pattern--thanks for linking to it. I might have to find Knitknit just for that.
Posted by: femiknitter | January 15, 2008 08:25 AM
a) you are so stinking cute b) I'm glad you got to reknit anais because it's a great design for you and c) how cool is norah gaughan to send you new anti-alpaca yarn?? What a good ending to this story!
Posted by: Karma | January 15, 2008 05:27 PM
I love the Snail mittens! The colors are wonderful. And Anais is simply amazing. I added it to my queue! Thanks for the beautiful photos and ideas!
Posted by: Jen Sirois | January 19, 2008 05:56 PM
So purty! I love how the grey makes Anais look just a little bit utilitarian- but the prettiness at the neck pulls it back. Gorgeous.
Also- oooooh snail mittens!!!
Posted by: Kirsty (Practical Polly) | January 20, 2008 08:12 AM
Awesome projects, I sooo need some of those snail mittens!
Posted by: Kala | January 22, 2008 08:55 PM
Ok, those snail mittens are killing me--red & turquoise are the new killer combo.
And regarding my blog post, you're not crazy!;)
Posted by: Heather | January 23, 2008 09:44 PM