This hat is quick and easy (just like the boy modeling it). The hat is for my husband, but we decided that our mocha-skinned friend, Baracuda, should model it. This is the park where my work friends and I eat lunch every weekday. Funny story: my friend Marc is obsessed with the long grass at the edges of this park. I said that he talks about the grass too much, to which he countered with the deadly “you talk about knitting too much.” That is when he threatened to start a blog about the grass, which, as boring as that sounds, is now in existence at http://onethingalways.blogspot.com/
Pattern: Mine - I would share it with you, but can't find the darn thingYarn: Lion Brand Micro Spun
Needle: CO w/ size 7, K w/size 4 dpns
My 2nd job as a tax preparer for H&R Block didn't leave much time for knitting this year. But I made it through and somehow eeked this sweater and the above hat. The sweater pattern is my own- seamless, from the top down- culled from the Barbara Walker book. The yarn is Malabrigo, which has needed a few shaves so far with a Bic razor - but I believe won't need many in the future. I did some ribbing on the outside of the sleeve and on the sides of the body - I thought it was a nice tie-in for the ribbed shawl collar. I did 5 hook and eye closures. The only thing I would do differently is to add in some darts in the way that Grumperina did for the Picovoli Tee - that's my new favorite dart method.
Pattern: My own form the Barbara Walker Top Down parameters
Yarn: Malabrigo
Needle: Body uses size 7 Denise, all edgings use size 9 Denise (arms with dpns)
Yarn: Malabrigo
Needle: Body uses size 7 Denise, all edgings use size 9 Denise (arms with dpns)
Hi Jenya,
ReplyDeleteIt's Carolina (Carole) Buia, Candice's
friend. I LOOOVE the stuff you are knitting!! OMG, so cute. I think you should start marketing and selling your stuff. And in fact, I would love to--once we move into a house--order two quilts for my twin daughters.
Keep up the nice knits.
Big kiss, Carolina
Jenya told me about this sweater she was creating when I went to get my taxes down this past March so it is good to see the final product.
ReplyDeleteJenya: this sweater looks gorgeous and what a great job you have done. Your such an inspiration!