Juliet Finished

I finished my Juliet. I think the bottom came out a bit too big (I'm cinching it in for the pic), but it's still a great pattern. More details on my blog.

Juliet Progress and SKC

It doesn't seem like there's been a lot of communication on here lately. At any rate - I've started on Juliet with the Sexy Knitters Club KAL. They're doing both Juliet and the Tree Jacket. Progress pics on my blog. Hope to see you on the SKC site.

New Pattern: Juliet

Well it has been a little quiet over here and I am not sure who knows about the new pattern that just came out!

Juliet

Check it out! :o)

Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know there is a new pattern posted by the Zephyr Style ladies over at http://www.zephyrstyle.com/catalog/item.cfm/2367447/3974520. Called the Tree Jacket, it's a colder-weather design featuring a super-simple lace pattern and less-fitted styling than some of the other patterns. I just bought it this morning and am thinking of maybe using this Brooks Farm Riata from my stash:



What do you think?

Hi everyone,
My name is Robin and I just joined this KAL. I love the Zephyr Style patterns - they're like candy - quick, easy and mindless!! On top of those characteristics, they also usually have a great fit.

I have made Green Gable, Wicked, and Rusted Root previously and I just finished Tube Top-orini.



I have the patterns for Glee, Miss Marigold and may make duplicates of the others I've already made. I look forward to seeing what everyone else is working on!

Robin

Ms Marigold

I have started Ms Marigold but put it on hold for while as I wanted to knit Isabella which I more of a summer top. I really like this but fear I may have to frog back some of it as there is a slight flaw in the fabric and it is right in centre of the front. I am using Debbie Bliss Baby Cashermerino in cream for the body and an dusky pink for the ribbing, neck and ruffles.

Wicked

Thanks for letting me join, I'm Sittenknitten in western Colorado. I have Wicked on the needles in Mission Falls 1824 Cotton. It's knitting up very nicely, and I really like the nubby texture from the yarn. It does, however, make my fingers a little sore after awhile, probably something about the way I hold the yarn and needles. There's another Wicked in my future in Cascade 220 for the cooler months, but for now, the cotton is cool and comfy to wear and I'm ready to coast on through the body and "get 'er done!"

I have the pattern for Green Gables here, still deciding on which yarn to use.

Thanks for the inspiration here, KAL's really help keep me from having too many projects going at once.

Best Cast-Off?

I am basically finished with my Rusted Root, and was casting off the bottom today....but afterwards realized that I don't think my cast-off is stretchy enough. I haven't tried it on (I finished knitting in the middle of a staff meeting, so it didn't seem appropriate to do a fashion show then and there!), but I'm afraid it's not going to stretch enough to go on....

Suggestions for the best cast-off for this? I'm up for learning something new if I need to!

a gleeful Hi!

I'm excited to join this KAL! It's great to see everyone's work, there are a few Zephyr sweaters that I'd like to make. Right now I'm working on my first Zephyr pattern - Glee.

I love the simple, top-down pattern (with few seams!) of this sweater. I'm knitting it in the smallest size, and I've decided to make a few simple changes to the pattern: adding some shape to the waist and making 3/4 length sleeves.

As for yarn - I'm using an alpaca silk blend, which is producing a soft, light sweater that will be perfect for summer!

Here's a shot of my work in progress...

Root Finished!

Finished last night and it's bootiful.

Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cotton Angora
Needles: 4mm and 3.75mm Denise Interchangeables

I think I'll give this one to my sis and make another, slightly shorter version for myself.

This one is a little long in the body and a little tight in the arms. I need a looser cast-off as well!

Rusted Root beginning

Rusted Root beginning
Originally uploaded by lligett.

Sorry for the not-so-great picture (it's a little weird to just see half your head!), but this is my Rusted Root so far. :-) I'm really enjoying this so far, and it's looking pretty good--although I'm a bit afraid to jinx it!

I did size medium sleeves on a size small body, and it seems to be turning out right, despite my nerves about that. I figure it should fly along pretty quickly now that the sleeves are out of the way....we'll see. I think it's very possible I will only knit tops in the round from now on....I'm really looking forward to being able to wear it as soon as I'm done, and not waiting to sew it up!

I'm in!

So, my cotton fleece finally arrived and I am casting on tonight. After much debating, I decided to start with Rusted Root. Green Gable is high on my list, and I now have a bunch of cotton fleece, so I may do that down the line, too!

Really, I probably should do GG, because the yarn that came today is Moss Green:


There is enough of it to do 2 tops, I think, so maybe I'll do both in green. I'd have to make 1 for someone else, though, because I probably shouldn't make myself 2 handknit tops in the exact same colour! :-) Supposedly I have a few skeins of Cotton Fleece in Columbine, a lovely looking blue, coming to me, but since they've been travelling here for about 3 weeks now, I'm not sure they're gonna make it. We shall see...I have asked the seller to track them for me, but haven't heard back.

Soon I will have progress piccies to share...

Rusted Root OTN's

Here is my Rusted Root so far.

One down, another cast on

I finished Wicked this morning.

Please ignore the slightly drunken look. I hadn't been drinking, I was squinting in the sun!! Honest.. *looks shifty*

Here is Wicked all laid out:







My sis tried it on as well and has decided that I will knit her one now too. This isn't as demanding as it sounds, as she's made me a couple of tops as well!!! :)

Info:

Made from Rowan Calmer in Cream. I used just under 4 50g balls to make this, so I'm really impressed with the yardage.

I fudged the stitches here and there as I realised that my gauge was way off. So I started with the 32"-35" size and then found that I needed to increase the sleev shaping to fit my chubby upper arms. So I moved to the next size up. A bit of swapping between the two sizes, in terms of length and sts decreased. It all seemed to work!!! :)

I'm a pattern follower normally, so to have to think for myself and make this work was a bit daunting. :-D

Another Wicked

I just started this Wicked on Saturday. The first few decreases looked awful and I frogged back to the ribbing on Sunday and investigated a few different types of double increase. However, a useful book I've borrowed form my mum showed the increase as written looking lovely, so I tried again, paying more attention to the increases, and now I love the way it's working. This is going really quickly so far, quick enough for me not to mind the endless stocking stitch too much. The progress picture was taken on Monday morning, and I am now just at the point where the arms split off.

Rusted Root Finished

I have finished my Rusted Root. I am very happy with the outcome. I did 15 lace pattern repeats for the body and am happy with the length. I have more details on my blog as well. I've already purchased Glee but have a few other patterns to finish first. Still, the Zephyr Style patterns are my favorites for sure.

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Piccies of Wicked Progress

Piccies as promised:


In Rowan Calmer on 5mm Denises...

I'm loving this so far.... :)

More Rusted Root Progress

Here's another update of my progress on Rusted Root. I'm at the 12th lace detail pattern and will probably do a total of 14 judging other FOs of women that are on the taller side. More details on my blog. It is getting down to the wire for my Vegas trip, so I'll need to speed things up. lol

Wicked!

That's me in a nutshell, me thinks! :D

I have started Wicked in Rowan Calmer... Started late last night, hence the lack of piccies..

I shall work on it some more tonight and then put up piccies...

So far the pattern is really lovely and the yarn is oh so scrummy.. my new favourite. For now anyway!! :)

My second green gable

I decided to go for another green gable with my pink brown sheep cotton fleece. This time I knit the ribbed borders. I actually finished it on Saturday, but due to my parents being here, I've only just gotten round to blocking it!!! Now, what to knit next ...... ?