Have I got a bumper load of Finished Objects for you this week! I’ve been a knitting machine, during the few hours I’ve been actually awake and today I managed to photograph a lot of recent finished garments too. Picture heavy post sorry!
I made this garment specifically to wear at Wonderwool. I like it well enough, even though it’s not something I would normally wear. I seem to remember having a couple of problems with the pattern, there were places it wasn’t quite clear enough in my mind. Not a huge problem as I managed to finish it.
I left off the Hood for yarn reasons. I actually bought a few new skeins of the yarn (Cascade 220) because I was worried I’d run out. I dipped into one of the extra skeins for a few rows only so it wasn’t really an issue. Even though this is wool, I see myself getting more use out of this in the summer months as a throw over a t-shirt garment rather than a deep winter one. It was however very good at keeping me warm at Wonderwool – though I still wore it over my hoodie.
After just over a year of waiting (yes seriously!) Durrow is finally done for the OH.
I encountered a few problems on the neckline (which still needs to be blocked here by the way- everything else has already been washed once) which would have been easily remedied by reading the project notes on Ravelry. By the time I got to the neck the majority of the fixes would have involved several hours of ripping and reknitting. Instead I went down a needle size and decreased a heck of a lot of stitches. It gives a passable result.
I think my favourite part of this is the cable design. I would probably make this again, but I would use the cable pattern on the sleeves of a garment where the construction was better. He doesn’t seem to mind too much though; even though he’s wearing his “long suffering knitter boyfriend” face.
Gemuitlich Gemutlich everywhere!
I am in love with this pattern! I did raise an eyebrow at the cost. £5 is a lot for a pattern I think, but in this case it is really worth it. I know I will be using this for years to come. It’s a sweater pattern, with the option to have it button all the way down the side (Schlutti) partway down the neck (Gemutlich) and even to make a sleeping bag style thing (Leibkosung). The first 2 come in sizes from 6 months to 8 years which is also brilliant. I know I need to make at least 2 more of these in the next few weeks, but that should not be hard. These flew off the needles, 1 day each. The next may take a bit more time because of work; but I should be able to get one done a week at least.
Not a vast ton to say with this one. I wanted to try a new technique and my parents love getting round dishcloths. Match made in heaven.
Must say disappointed with this one. When will I ever learn that colourwork at a big gauge doesn’t work very well unless it’s knitted tightly. This one really could have got away with being on a needle size smaller and it wouldn’t have mattered. Shame really, but it will go in the pile anyway. Someone may like it more than me and have a bigger baby to fit it in!
That leaves me without a YOP project! For now I’m taking my time thinking about which one I want to do next. Next week I’ll post the list again because I’ve noticed some errors and duplication in there I want to sort out.
Hopefully see you again on Wednesday with a new WIP cast on!
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