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Friday FO – 1st of 2021

Posted on by Laura Kate

Today I finished this capelet, designed by Barbara Benson.

It was a breeze to knit up. I enjoyed working a combination of mosaic and lace stitches. My colors are deep green and bold rust. I’m glad that I was finally able to use the Knit Picks Gloss yarn that I purchased nearly ten years ago. It had been in a shrug, which didn’t look good on me and felt scratchy on my neck. Since this capelet stands away from the neck, scratchiness isn’t a problem.

On the blocking mats

Sorry about the shadow on the photograph above.

Now that I have it on, I have to admit it is not the most useful article of clothing that I ever knit. But it’s fine for sedentary activities when reaching your arms up is not required. And it’s not as warm as a shawl. (Yeah, the back of my neck is exposed.)

I can’t help but like it, because it’s pretty and graceful.

This pattern is available on Ravelry. I rate it a five for quality of design and clarity of instructions.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/isochronal-arc

P.S. I couldn’t leave this post without including a picture of me in my new Isochronal Capelet!

The color combination turned out just fine.
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Carrying On

Posted on by Laura Kate

While it was a struggle to pull my eyes away from yesterday’s news feed, I got a surprising amount of work done. We even managed to take down and store the Christmas tree.

My new approach to watercolor painting adopted on Jan 1st has me excited about the potential. This time I chose to apply a quinacridone red wash. After it dried, I added a miniature landscape of snow-covered mountains at dawn.

This took me very little time to complete and I enjoyed every brush stroke.

Moving on to sewing, I got another block design worked up on the Animal Friends project. Here is a little pet condo in bright colors and fun geometric shapes.

That brings my completed block count on the project to twelve. I’m half-way there!

And finally, I found a use for some old yarn from a knitted item that I frogged almost ten years ago. It is a KnitPicks yarn called Gloss – a very soft blend of wool and silk in a dark green color. I bought three balls of a complimentary color to make this charming capelet.

https://ravel.me/isochronal-arc

The combination of slip stitch and lace kept me alert and engaged as the fabric appeared.

I will post this as a finished object tomorrow.

And in conclusion, my dear crafty friends, let’s all follow EZ advice.

Now, let us all take a deep breath, and forge on into the future; knitting at the ready.

“The Opinionated Knitter” by Elizabeth
Zimmerman

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Here I go again: Cast on Monday

Posted on by Laura Kate

I am in need of easy knitting – especially for evening TV watching. Here is my latest cast-on.

The multi-color yarn was purchased at the Madison Northside Farmer’s Market. It is made from Tunis wool, spun and hand-dyed by the lady who raises the sheep. The light green is a Cloud-born fingering weight. (Former Craftsy yarn line.)

I chose a pattern called Rose Window

Screen Shot

This pattern is available for free on Ravelry.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rose-window-2

This looks like a fun, quick and easy knit. Maybe sooner or later the weather will cool down enough to justify the wearing of a wool hat.

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First Friday, Finished Object

Posted on by Laura Kate

If my feet look relaxed in the photo, it’s because these socks were a delight to knit.

The long sections of leg and foot never got boring. How could they, with the ever-changing panorama of colors unfolding. The yarn was excellent – no splitting, no knots. This is one of the yarns I purchased at North Wind shop in Spooner, WI.

It was the ball on the left, Berroco Sox – a nice blend of wool and nylon.

I chose to knit a 3 by 1 rib pattern again. This time I continued with the rib after I finished the heel shaping. It circles the foot, which makes the socks hug it nicely. For the shaping, I used Hermione’s Everyday Sock pattern, available on Ravelry.

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Finished Object Friday

Posted on by Laura Kate

The weather outside is cool today, so cool that I had to turn on the heater. Fortunately, the cardigan I started in September is finished! Here is a close-up, as it lies drying on the blocking mat.

The pattern I used is called Finial Cardigan.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/finial-cardigan-ep60

The yarn is Plymouth Encore worsted weight in color 686.

As you see in the photo, I made the sleeves longer. They come to slightly above my wrists – long enough to keep my arms warm but short enough to stay out of the way when I am making objects or washing dishes. You also see the little lace motif added throughout the body and sleeves. I believe it’s called Snowflake, and can be found in 750 Stitches, The Ultimate Knit Stitch Bible. Other adjustments include picking up 2 extra stitches on either side of the armhole openings, so that there would not be holes in the fabric.

After it’s dry, I’ll sew on the buttons and ask hubby to photograph me in it, so you can see how it fits.

I’m really happy to finish before the week-end. Now I can cast on something new with the yarn I bought at the Farmer’s Market in Madison, WI. More about this on Monday.