Recently in Finished Items 2010 Category

Just a fun quickie for a friend. A little "Thank you" for coming over and teaching me bread making. Now I at least feel like I'm not completely guesstimating about kneading.

Only a camera phone shot here (I had just finished this up while lake-side knitting, woo). The ever popular Beer Sweater. As you must keep your beer nice and insulated and no one wants cold wet hands of course.

Yes, there were mods- even on something like this I can't seem to help it. I used a DK weight yarn instead of the recommended sport weight and thus ended up adjusting the pattern to about 75%.
I worked the sleeves as double-knit tubes (at only 12 sts this was much easier).
Also I always use my alternating knit/purl long tail cast-on method whenever starting in rib.

Whipped up this little confection for my friend. I love hair accessories- instant gratification. I may just have to make one for me!



Of course even this simple pattern I couldn't leave well enough alone.

I made the bow a little smaller, casting on only 11 sts and working until it measured 5" for main section. The loop was therefore only 2.5" long. I also CO the bow alternating in pattern with my Purl Long Tail Cast-On to match the bind-off in-pattern better.

For the Loop, to avoid sewing, I used a provisional cast-on and the three-needle bind-off to join the ends together.

Also I made two bands instead of three since it seemed sufficient for this size.

Pattern: Moss Stitch Bow Headband by Stefanie Fail of A Common Thread
Needles: US 7 / 4.5 mm
Yarn: Stitch Nation by Debbie Stoller Full o' Sheep, color: Aquamarina

I haven't been getting much time to knit lately (or blog consequently!) but I manged to finish this little sweater and get it sent off before my niece grows too much more!



When we visited recently I got to bring my booties and matching bonnet I made to go with the sweater, despite the sweater not being quite finished in time. Somehow I forgot to take a photo of the bonnet. It was the Feather & Fan Bonnet by Larissa Brown. It used the same yarn as the booties (Red Heart- Heart & Sole), with the base part where the ribbon goes through in the same yarn as the sweater, to tie them together.

The sweater is the Offset Wraplan by Sara Morris (raverly link). When we visited I had it nearly completed but then found my niece is quite the little grower, in the 90 percentile for length! Of course one of the great things about knitting is customizing, so I ripped back the sleeves and body edgings and worked them for the length of the next size up. The yarn is Knit Picks Shine Sport, which is really a nice soft cotton-blend.