Misty
Has anyone seen the new Kim Hargreaves book? It’s bloody fantastic! I thought Nectar was gorgeous and then Breeze came along and blew me away. Now, there’s Misty which is even better than Breeze!
One thing I love about Misty is there aren’t as many peplum designs compared to the previous books. Peplums are pretty but [...]
Team Rubberhoars iz Ossim
February 17, 2010 by Lis
Filed under Knit, Ravelympics, Shawls
The Ravelympics is here! I took this opportunity to take a break from sweater knitting and pop my shawl cherry with Clapotis (I know, I know, everyone and their grandma have done it already). I’m still doing the increases and will have to speed up a little if I want to do something else before the [...]
Mondo Cable Cardi
January 31, 2010 by Lis
Filed under Cardigans, Finished Objects, Knit
And now for FO number 2 of 2010 and IntSweMoDo2010!
Pattern: Mondo Cable Cardi
Size: 34 (2″ positive ease)
Yarn: 4.5 x Lion Brand Cotton-Ease in Charcoal (152)
Needle: 3.25mm (collar), 3.75mm (ribbing), 4.0mm
Modifications: I knit the body from shoulder to hem for about 19.5″ instead of 21″.
Pattern is clear and well-written. The collar is genius. GENIUS. I did [...]
Buttercup
January 31, 2010 by Lis
Filed under Finished Objects, Knit, Tees
First FO of 2010 and first FO for IntSweMoDo2010!
Pattern: Buttercup
Size: XS
Yarn: 4.5 x Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy in Green Sage (021)
Needle: 3.5mm
Modifications: I’m short so I didn’t knit to 38cm for the body; I stopped at about 33cm.
This one isn’t really a modification but I didn’t cast on separately with new yarn for joining in the [...]
2010 Resolutions
1. Peasy 2. Liesl 3. Coraline 4. Margot 5. Estelle 6. Tea Leaves Cardigan 7. Featherweight Cardigan 8. Lightweight Pullover 9. Summer Petals Cardigan 10. Honeybee Cardigan 11. Myrtle Cardigan 12. Hope
New year, new beginning, new resolutions. This year, I’ve decided to join the IntSweMoDo 2010 challenge (formerly known as NaKniSweMoDo). The goal is to [...]
2009 Review
I doubt I can finish another project by the last day of the year, which is tomorrow, so I’m going to do my review now.
At the beginning of the year, I told myself I’ll try to complete at least one project a month, and I did i.e. I finished more than 12 projects. I only [...]