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 [...]
Yet Another One Row Handspun Scarf
November 27, 2009 by Lis
Filed under Finished Objects, Knit, Scarves
Oh Malabrigo or should I say Mmmmmmmalabrigo. Certainly soft as buttah but a bitch to wind. I had to keep pausing while winding because the yarn kept sticking to itself. Also, as the yarn is so soft, I’ve to wonder how well the scarf will hold up. I’ll be hesitant to use this for a [...]
Scrappy Lengthwise Scarf
November 22, 2009 by Lis
Filed under Finished Objects, Knit, Scarves
Wow. Looks like I haven’t posted in forever. I lost my knitting mojo for a while but I’m now slowly getting it back. I love knitting but living in a tropical country where I’ll never get to wear beautiful hand-knit wool sweaters gets a bit discouraging some time. Most of the time, I’ll just substitute [...]
Annette
August 31, 2009 by Lis
Filed under Cardigans, Finished Objects, Knit
This has been completed for a while but I only just got around to photographing it.
Pattern: Annette
Size: S (knit at smaller gauge to give about 32″ size)
Yarn: slightly less than 5 x Knit Picks Shine Sport in Orchid
Needle: 4.0mm
Modifications: Started with 4 rows of seed stitch instead of 2. Did the same for sleeves. I [...]
One Row Handspun Scarf
August 22, 2009 by Lis
Filed under Finished Objects, Knit, Scarves
I started this scarf for the charity knitting thread in Rubberneckers. The 4-stitch pattern’s perfect for mindless commute knitting. I can just put it down and pick it up again any time with no fear of losing my place in the pattern.
Pattern: One Row Handspun Scarf
Size: ~ 60″ x 6″
Yarn: 1 x Spotlight Basics 8 [...]