I've been making these gloves (free pattern!) like nobodies business since November, and I'm still not done. These ones are for my sister, who probably has a sneaking suspicion they're for her since she says how much she likes the colour every time she see's them. Now they're finally blocked and buttoned she can have them... if I can give them up.
The other two pairs (gifted before I could get pictures since I was sewing on buttons Christmas eve!) I made in the suggested Cascade 220, which makes a much warmer and more substantial mitten. My sister is much more girly though, and Kid Classic makes a nice luxury mitten, with extra extra girly shell buttons to finish them off.
I also made my sister Kat by Kim Hargreaves because I wouldn't let her spend £12 on a hat from Accessorize that wasn't.even.wool. Honestly, I don't love this. I'm not sure its going to be my sisters fav either. Why is it so huge Kim! Why!
I have made myself something too. I've been really in need of a new scarf since I got myself a (very expensive but 100% wool 100% British) new coat. My favourite scarf is the Vanilla I made myself a few years ago that has been abused to the point its now about 7 meters long and an inch wide and goes round my neck three (hundred) times. I contemplated all manner of scarf patters before I realised it's okay to keep it simple. Its so easy to forget once you learn new knitting techniques that sometimes you can just make something easy if you want.
Old Vanilla hiding under expensive coat of wonder at Waddesdon Manor
New Vanilla on a tree at a quarry
I did make a few mods because I couldn't help myself, so cast on with waste yarn and grafted the ends together so I could use all of the wool since I only had two balls of this colour. I also threw a felted join in so nothing was wasted. I love it, maybe even more than the old one. It's made in Ribbon Twist by Rowan, which is really just Big Wool with some ribbon on it. I have LOADS of the stuff because it was less than £2 a ball a while ago on various websites and I have no idea what to do with the rest of it all, since I'm no longer a fan of super chunky garments.
I'll end this post with a few other pictures from the quarry because I like them.
3 comments:
Knitting is all pretty much Greek to me but these are all very pretty. And surely scarves are SUPPOSED to be at least 20 feet long?
Your gloves and hat are beautiful, gorgeous shades of blue too!
I know what you mean about simple projects, it easy to forget that knitting doesn't always have to be a challenge:) I love the yarn you have used on your scarf it looks lovely and warm:)
Those mitts are soooo pretty! :)
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