Monthly Archives: November 2016

Herringbone

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I have started knitting a cowl in herringbone stitch.  It’s a free pattern from Purl Soho called “Big Herringbone Cowl“.

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I am knitting with Malabrigo which is such fun.  It’s such a soft wool, and the colors are always so rich and beautiful.

Herringbone is such a neat stitch, but it feels like one step forward two steps back with each stitch.  It’s not quite that extreme, but each stitch is knit together and then half of the stitch is placed back on the left needle.  This is what creates that great herringbone stitch, but it is hard to get into a smooth knitting rhythm (at least for me!).

It’s going to be such a nice soft warm cowl though!  I can’t wait to see how it turns out.

Azel Pullover and Davey

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I just finished knitting the Azel Pullover.   I have had my eye on knitting this pattern for awhile.  I have seen pictures of it posted on pinterest and facebook, and it looked like such a fun pattern.

I used the same kind of yarn that I just used to make the Christmas stockings:  Plymouth Encore Mega.  It is such a squishy soft bulky yarn.  The pullover is knitted all in one piece with the exception of the neck.  I picked up stitches and knit it after I finished the body of the rest of it.

I made this pattern at the request of a good friend.  It’s for her daughter, and I can’t wait to see it on her.  In the meantime, my sweet Davey kindly agreed to model it for me.  This is not his favorite thing to do in the world, but he was agreeable to it yesterday!

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The pullover still needs six buttons (3 on the bottom on each side), and then it will be finished.

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I love the pullover, but I also love that Davey was willing to model it for me, and that he has his cute little pajamas on.  I won’t be able to get away with this much longer!

Anelmaiset revisited

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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about some really fun socks that I made.   They were from the pattern Anelmaiset.

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My cousin had asked if I could make them for her, and I am glad she did, because I had a lot of fun making them and I learned some new things.

She received them the other day, and she was so nice to model them and take some pictures!  They are so darn cute on her that I had to write about them again!

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She lives in Oklahoma so I am hoping that it will soon be chilly enough for her to enjoy them there.

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Her pictures are inspiring me to want to make some more for myself!

Pottery Barn Inspired Christmas Stockings

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I just finished knitting four Christmas stockings.  The pattern is from picket fence knits. I knitted the stockings with Plymouth Encore Mega which is a great squishy bulky yarn.  The pattern was well-written and easy to follow, and it was also interesting enough that I didn’t get bored making four of them.  It’s not often (unheard of really) that I knit four of anything.  I haven’t had a whole lot of time to knit though, and I was always happy to sit down and work on these stockings.

The stockings still need a wooden button attached, and I am worried that my i-cord loop might be a little long and stretchy.  We shall see.  I can always remove those and re-knit them a little shorter.

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I highly recommend this pattern for a beautiful Christmas stocking!