i'm always catching up
between 2 jobs i've been working 6 days a week lately and that hasn't left much time for knitting. it has however, left plenty of time for casting on for a bazillion projects. unfortunately, the lack of after-work daylight makes it hard to document it all. here are a few:
green tea leaves
it's always a bummer to send away a sweater you like and never see it again. so, after i designed tea leaves, i immediately cast on for my very own in madtosh worsted in malachite. although i'm dying to wear it, i'm just not really ready to knit it all over again. it's been hanging out at the bottom of my bag for 2 months getting jabbed with pens and turning into a tangled mess. the 2 balls of yarn i was alternately are now on disaster i am not ready to tackle.
when the newest twist collective issue came out, i bought the pattern for cecily's mystere right away. i was just looking for a reason the use the ridiculously soft valley yarns amherst, and this was it. this is going to be a great everyday sweater.
i also participated in a little knit-a-long for the book knitted toy tales at webs. they book is filled with adorable toys to knit like a frog prince, matroyshka dolls, and an owl. i knit one of the three little pigs, but of course forgot to take picture after finishing. here's a little in progress shot and a crappy cell phone pic that i snapped before the store opened one day. the pattern do call for a lot of seams, but i knit most of the pig in the round with magic loop instead. it's pretty easy to avoid the seams.
i've also cast on for a ton of other knits. many are gifts and will be revealed soon.
i'll leave you with a quick peek at my soon to be released hat pattern. i used a stitch pattern that resembles acorns. this is the bulky version that uses 1 skein of peruvia quick. i'm currently finishing up the pattern for the worsted weight version that's knit with 1 skein of berroco vintage. the pattern will contain patterns for both weights. it should be ready within the next 2 weeks.
happy holidays, friends.





Comments
That pig is going to be too cute. I love the nose!
And I know what it's like to be working too much to knit properly. Being a grownup is such a drag, eh? No worries though. it all looks gorgeous!
Posted by: RainyDaisy | December 14, 2009 11:59 PM
oooh, i'm so excited about that new hat pattern! i'll have to grab one up as soon as it's available, and knit it up for the OHH project!
Posted by: robyn | December 15, 2009 10:08 AM
I love the Tea Leaves cardigan pattern and am seriously considering it for use with some handspun yarn I am working up right now!
Posted by: Lisa | December 15, 2009 11:26 AM
That pig is so cute. Love your other projects too.
Posted by: riotyarn | December 18, 2009 08:52 AM
That pig is so cute. Love your other projects too.
Posted by: riotyarn | December 18, 2009 08:53 AM
Hello, friend! Now don't be denigrating that iPhone camera now, ya hear? Heh heh--that pig looks mighty cute to me. My Tea Leaves is about 5 inches below the arm holes and I cannot wait to start working on it again after all of this test/holiday knitting. Also, thank you for designing the acorns hat especially for me. I'm an acorn-motif lover!
Posted by: Heather | December 19, 2009 09:29 AM
Happy holidays to you too! I love every knit item in this post :)
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Posted by: Kenneth Gogi | January 8, 2010 03:43 AM
I don't know how I missed this before-Christmas post! I love that little pig. SO CUTE! The green sweater is beautiful but I can see why you'd need a break from knitting it so soon after making another one. It looks like a lot of work!
I'm checking out your new book. The sweater on the cover is gorgeous! It might be a bit out of my league, though. I'm a novice!
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Posted by: Suunto T6c review | January 19, 2010 04:01 AM
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I am just a beginner knitter so I am so impressed, your pig has character and style!
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