Winter/Spring Knitting.
Since Ravelry, I have found that I do not post as often as I used to in the group. So I found all my winter/spring FO's and brought them to LJ. Warning: Picture heavy.
The first FO I'd like to share is my husband-type person's hat.
Pattern: Honeycomb cable reversible hat by Dove Knits
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in black and gray
Needle: US 6
Notes: My husband is not a cable-type guy, so I only did the ribbed version. Alan loved the hat this winter, especially when the wind chill got well below zero. It even matched his coat!
Well, the hubby can't be the only one with a new hat! So I made myself a Spartan Thorpe. (PDF download on the page.)
Pattern: Thorpe by Kirsten Kapur
Yarn: Plymouth Yarn Encore Chunky in Forest Green and White
Needles: US 9Notes: The edges of this hat is crocheted, and I simply do not understand crochet. The edging alone took me an hour. This hat was very nice when the weather was cold, and it did not cause a ton of hat hair!
Top of the hat detail.
Pattern: New New Shale Cowl by Leila Raabe (Free Ravelry Download)
Yarn: Knitpicks Andean Treasure in Antique Rose.
Needles: US 7 and 8.
Notes: I was really hoping this cowl would be something I liked, but I found it to be too tight around my neck for my taste. I'm planning on giving this to my friend Suzanna, who I think will like it. The pattern was very easy to follow and well written, and if I did it again I would most likely cast-on more stitches.
Now onto socks!! I have definitely become a major sock knitter, and have started to dream about having socks in all different colors. It was all thanks to Shibui Sock Yarn, particularly the colorway named Spectrum. It made my inner 80's child stand up and cheer.
Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A
Needle: US 3, DPN's
Yarn: Shibui Sock, in colorway Spectrum
Notes: This pattern was very easy to read, easy to memorize, and everyone and their mom has made at least one pair. Great pattern. I did a slip-stitch heel instead of the stockinette because I like the slip-stitch heel more.
Pattern: Waving Lace Socks by Evelyn A. Clark from the book Favorite Socks.
Needle: US 2.
Yarn: Lucy Neatby Celestial Merino Dream Mottled Solids, in colorway Bottle
Notes: Unfortunately, these socks came out too tight for me. They should fit my mom, however! I'm seeing her at the end of the month, right before her birthday, so I'm going to give her one sock for her Mother's Day present, then give her the other sock for her birthday (the next day.) The yarn is nice to work with, and the sock came out feeling very thick. The color is not accurate in the picture, in real life the color is much darker.
Pattern: Tidepool Socks by Mary-Heather Cogar (Goes to a Pattern page, also on Ravelry as a free download.)
Yarn: Brownsheep Wildfoote Luxury Yarn
Needles: US 3, DPN's
Notes: First of all, LOVE this yarn for multiple reasons. It feels great, is easy to work with, and the price is nice too. $9 for 215 yards is good to me. The pattern is another well-written pattern, and it was my first picot edge. Had I realized that they were so easy, I would have started using them a long time ago! I have a very tiny bit of yarn left over, my first time making a pair of socks with one skein of yarn.
Pattern: My own.
Yarn: Sugar n' Cream in Light Blue
Needles: US 7
Notes: I have a client with severe Cerebral Palsy, and as a result has a difficult time opening and closing their hands. This client also has difficulties moving their arms, so the result is these therabells. I used cotton to avoid any possible animal-fiber allergy, and also for easy washing. I used jingle bells from a Christmas present ribbon.
Cross-posted to knitting
The first FO I'd like to share is my husband-type person's hat.
Pattern: Honeycomb cable reversible hat by Dove Knits
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in black and gray
Needle: US 6
Notes: My husband is not a cable-type guy, so I only did the ribbed version. Alan loved the hat this winter, especially when the wind chill got well below zero. It even matched his coat!
Well, the hubby can't be the only one with a new hat! So I made myself a Spartan Thorpe. (PDF download on the page.)
Pattern: Thorpe by Kirsten Kapur
Yarn: Plymouth Yarn Encore Chunky in Forest Green and White
Needles: US 9Notes: The edges of this hat is crocheted, and I simply do not understand crochet. The edging alone took me an hour. This hat was very nice when the weather was cold, and it did not cause a ton of hat hair!
Top of the hat detail.
Pattern: New New Shale Cowl by Leila Raabe (Free Ravelry Download)
Yarn: Knitpicks Andean Treasure in Antique Rose.
Needles: US 7 and 8.
Notes: I was really hoping this cowl would be something I liked, but I found it to be too tight around my neck for my taste. I'm planning on giving this to my friend Suzanna, who I think will like it. The pattern was very easy to follow and well written, and if I did it again I would most likely cast-on more stitches.
Now onto socks!! I have definitely become a major sock knitter, and have started to dream about having socks in all different colors. It was all thanks to Shibui Sock Yarn, particularly the colorway named Spectrum. It made my inner 80's child stand up and cheer.
Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A
Needle: US 3, DPN's
Yarn: Shibui Sock, in colorway Spectrum
Notes: This pattern was very easy to read, easy to memorize, and everyone and their mom has made at least one pair. Great pattern. I did a slip-stitch heel instead of the stockinette because I like the slip-stitch heel more.
Pattern: Waving Lace Socks by Evelyn A. Clark from the book Favorite Socks.
Needle: US 2.
Yarn: Lucy Neatby Celestial Merino Dream Mottled Solids, in colorway Bottle
Notes: Unfortunately, these socks came out too tight for me. They should fit my mom, however! I'm seeing her at the end of the month, right before her birthday, so I'm going to give her one sock for her Mother's Day present, then give her the other sock for her birthday (the next day.) The yarn is nice to work with, and the sock came out feeling very thick. The color is not accurate in the picture, in real life the color is much darker.
Pattern: Tidepool Socks by Mary-Heather Cogar (Goes to a Pattern page, also on Ravelry as a free download.)
Yarn: Brownsheep Wildfoote Luxury Yarn
Needles: US 3, DPN's
Notes: First of all, LOVE this yarn for multiple reasons. It feels great, is easy to work with, and the price is nice too. $9 for 215 yards is good to me. The pattern is another well-written pattern, and it was my first picot edge. Had I realized that they were so easy, I would have started using them a long time ago! I have a very tiny bit of yarn left over, my first time making a pair of socks with one skein of yarn.
Pattern: My own.
Yarn: Sugar n' Cream in Light Blue
Needles: US 7
Notes: I have a client with severe Cerebral Palsy, and as a result has a difficult time opening and closing their hands. This client also has difficulties moving their arms, so the result is these therabells. I used cotton to avoid any possible animal-fiber allergy, and also for easy washing. I used jingle bells from a Christmas present ribbon.
Cross-posted to knitting