Coool stuff going down at Stitches Midwest 2013!
The judging has HAPPENED — and we have a teaser video:
The challenge #3 garments were on display at the Skacel booth — thanks to Pam for snapping them and sharing them!
Also thrilling — my design for Challenge #2 was pulled for the fashion show! (photo from Knitting Universe)
More socks for my mom! This is pair 3 of 5 that I’ve promised her.
Project: Olive Medallion Lace Socks
Pattern: Medallion Lace Socks
Designer: Andrea Fox
Available: FREE on Ravelry!
Yarn: Claudia Hand-Painted Yarns Fingering in “Moss”
This was a great little pattern! Love the eye-of-patridge heel.
I’ve been waiting and waiting for the solid colors of Liberty Wool Light to come out … lucky me, here they are!
I bought yarn for two different double-knitting projects: Fractal Cowl by Emily Peters, and Open for Business by Alasdair Post-Quinn. The Fractal Cowl is knit in the round, with a straight-up double-knitting pattern. I’m doing this one first to learn more about double-knitting, before I tackle the “Open/Closed” sign (which has a different pattern on the front and back).
Here’s my yarn for the Fractal:
Hmmm, well this was fun!
Project: Mecha Hope
Pattern: Hester’s Hope Shawl
Designer: Jennifer Mauser
Available: in What (Else) Would Madame deFarge Knit? — $16.95 for 28 awesome patterns, plus interesting essays too!
Yarn: Malabrigo Mecha in “875 Arapey”
This was a fun, quick knit — big needles, big yarn, and fairly straight-forward pattern. I do really love the “Madame deFarge” series of pattern books.
Introducing my latest pattern: Flock!
Pattern: Flock
Designer: Rachel Henry (that’s me!)
Available: $6 on Ravelry — discounted to $3 until August 31st, 2013!
Yarn: Dream in Color Wisp in 712 Brilliant (2 skeins, sample used about 770 yards)
Design/Skills Needed:
Flock is a crescent-shaped shawl worked from the bottom edge up. The main lace pattern features nupps. The curved stockinette body is achieved with short rows (no wraps, just decreases). The top edge is finished with an echo of the main lace pattern that transitions to purls to help fight curling.
Flock is fully charted, except for setup and finishing rows. Complete written translations for all charts are also provided.
Special thanks go out to Dream in Color, which provided yarn support for this design, and also gave me a skein of Wisp to give away! I’m hosting a KAL for Flock in the Remily Knits forum, and I’ll be giving the Wisp away to a KAL-er who uses any DIC yarn for their Flock (and finishes by the end date).
Introducing my latest pattern: the Trinette Hat and Mitten set!
(Photos from Classic Elite!)
Pattern: Trinette Hat and Trinette Mittens
Designer: Rachel Henry (that’s me!)
Available: $6 on Ravelry, or as part of the booklet #9245 “Belle” (from Classic Elite Yarns)
Yarn: CEY Liberty Wool; MC: 7815 “Bright Olive”; CC 7865 “Violet Glen”
Design/Skills Needed:
This vibrant hat use a variety of different techniques to create playful color changes and textures.
Introducing my latest pattern: Astrid!
(Photos from Classic Elite!)
Pattern: Astrid
Designer: Rachel Henry (that’s me!)
Available: $6 on Ravelry, or as part of the booklet #9236 “New Mode” (from Classic Elite Yarns)
Yarn: CEY Alpaca Sox; 4-7 balls (depending on size); sample knit in 1869 “Amethyst”
Design/Skills Needed:
Frothy lace at the hem, throat and cuffs make this cozy pullover dramatic and feminine. This pullover is worked primarily in the round. The lacy portions are worked single-stranded; the stockinette portions are worked double-stranded. This makes for a suprisingly quick knit!
I’m done with the knitting (and finishing) for my project for Challenge #3 of the Fiber Factor. We had the photo shoot on Friday just before sundown — my friend’s daughter modeled for me, and my other friend took the pictures. I knew we were getting great shots while on site, but the actual proofs were even better! I’m looking forward to the time when I can share.
Still on the to-do list for this challenge:
So, I cast on two new projects this week!
First-off is a new(ish) design project — it’s destined to be a Classic Elite Web-letter pattern, sometime this fall. I’m using scrumptious squishy-soft Chalet to make a cable-edged squared-off vest — a layering piece for fall and early winter. I swatched for this design some time ago, but now is the time to get the thing done. So far, so good!
Second, I started yet-another-cowl. This time, I’m using glorious Llyr in the new-ish colorway “Aphrodite” (drool at it, I command thee):
I’m making a Song of the Sea with it — perfect combination of yarn and pattern, IMHO.
I finished a cowl!
Project: Malachite Lorelei
Pattern: Lorelei
Designer: Sivia Harding
Available: $6 as a single pattern, or $26 for the 7-pattern collection
Yarn: The Fibre Company Road to China Light in “Malachite”
Beads: 6/0 Czech round seed beads; dark bronze with some kind of opaque rainbow finish
Another great cowl from Sivia Harding! I am very glad that I bought the whole collection :). This one starts as a mobius, and transitions to a round cowl (much like another of her designs, Harmonia’s Rings, but on a smaller scale). I took the opportunity to work with Road to China Light for the first time … um, wow. Now this is a yarn I’ve been petting and visiting at the shop for quite some time — it is so, so, so soft, with gorgeous undulating tonal hues. But the alpaca/silk/camel/cashmere combo means that it is wicked warm and felts if you look at it funny.
Just as an example, I wound both skeins into cakes at the same time. The 2nd cake rolled around in my project bag for about a month while I worked through the first cake. The strands of yarn on the outside of the 2nd cake were felted to each other, just from this mild agitation. This isn’t a yarn I could use for a garment — it would surely condense into rigid felt at the mere thought of sweaty armpits. But for a cowl — it is delightful! Perfect!
Hey everyone!! My design Hillcrest is available for purchase through Ravelry!
I will be hosting an informal JAL for Hillcrest in the Remily Knits forum — come by anytime!
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