Not my craft

I love this sweater. I may love it better than anything I've knit for myself. I picked it up at St. Mark's Rummage sale for $1. I love the trees, I love the soft and lightweight wool. I don't especially love the color, but you can't have everything. Thanks for knitting me my new sweater, fellow crafter. It's wonderful.

viking knot hat

Well, I haven't been making much this week. (Except for trying to finish a knit Imke shirt for Willa which is giving me a lot of trouble. Stupid sewing machine) So here are some past projects to keep you entertained. THis hat comes from the Viking Patterns for Knitting book. I modified it a bit but I've made quite a few of them in different colors for others. The cable knotwork design is quite fascinating but it does knit up very quickly. This particular piece I made during the Oscars a long long time ago. Way back in the 90's I think. Anyway, I'm still wearing it every winter, even though it's always been a bit big. I felted it a tiny bit a couple of years ago to size it down a little.

child butterfly sweater

This is from a pattern that I got off of Knitty.com when Willa was little. The pattern doesn't seem to be there anymore, which is a pity because it is really one of the most successful things I've made. This version is on it's second child and second set of buttons. It has seen some very hard wear, mud, paint, scissors and blood, and still it looks good. I love the rolled waistband --I've stolen that trick for other projects since. The pattern looks nice and lacy and still keeps the wearer nice a snug. I used Cascade 220 wool. I made a larger version in blue (also cascade 220).

baby viking knot hat

Here is the baby version of the viking cable hat. I made an interesting top for it and added a tassel. As Willa outgrew it I added some earflaps and a tie to keep it on her head. I appear to have put it on the doll backwards. Oops.

Sadly felted duck sweater

This was Primrose's favorite sweater. Unfortunately, it went through the washer and dryer before I noticed and it got felted. I'm making her a new one (thanks Wendi for the white yarn). This time around I think that I'll make all of the stitches correctly and I won't have the pockets positioned asymmetrically. If you look closely you can see that half the stitches have a twist in them. This is due to my persisting in twisting either my knit or purl stitches, I forget which. Anyway, I stopped doing it and I like the look much better.

A sweater doomed to never be worn.

I finished the sweater but I know that I will never wear it. It makes me look HUGE. So I'm going to unravel it and remake it into another sweater. Probably one for Wilhelmina. We'll have to see. I have other things to get to first and it is getting warmer. Not the best time for knitting in wool.