Stealth Knitting
I haven't been able to post about my knitting this week because I was making this:
as a birthday gift for my friend Mama E:
It's Shedir from the special Fall 2004 Knitty issue. I had been wanting to try this pattern for a while - and who better to make it for than my friend Erin! Somewhere in the past few days, I have successfully lost the label for the yarn and so I can't remember what kind of yarn it is! But I can tell you that it is a cotton tweed. The hat was knit on US size 3 needles. And I made a few modifications. I twisted all of the knit stitches (knit through the back loop.) I really like how the twisted knit stitches make the cables pop. I didn't do all the pattern repeats - I think I did three instead of five. It just seemed like that hat would be way too big with all the repeats. (Gauge? What gauge??) I was having a really hard time with the "purl 2 together through the back loop" stitches, so I just gave up and purled two together. This turned out to be a really challenging knit for me. But it was definitely worth it! I'm happy with how it turned out, and Erin says she loves it!
I gave Erin her gift at her FABULOUS S&B Yarn Swap Birthday Party! I think it's safe to say that we all had a blast.
There were friends
Jolene, Amie, and Jen
Lolly
Erin and Eunny
There was yarn cake (made by Amie - so cute and so yummy!)
There was knitting
There was wine
No really! There was wine! I swear!
And there was some serious YARN SWAPPING!
Check out that pile!
I was thinking "oh this is great! I'll be able to thin out my stash a bit!" Then of course, I came home with this:
I brought 10 skeins and came home with 10 skeins. So much for thinning...
If you click on the picture, I labeled what everything is.
Many thanks to CAm for having this great party and inviting us all to her gorgeous house. Great food, great fun!
And one last time....
Happy Birthday Erin! XOXOXOXO
I haven't been able to post about my knitting this week because I was making this:
as a birthday gift for my friend Mama E:
It's Shedir from the special Fall 2004 Knitty issue. I had been wanting to try this pattern for a while - and who better to make it for than my friend Erin! Somewhere in the past few days, I have successfully lost the label for the yarn and so I can't remember what kind of yarn it is! But I can tell you that it is a cotton tweed. The hat was knit on US size 3 needles. And I made a few modifications. I twisted all of the knit stitches (knit through the back loop.) I really like how the twisted knit stitches make the cables pop. I didn't do all the pattern repeats - I think I did three instead of five. It just seemed like that hat would be way too big with all the repeats. (Gauge? What gauge??) I was having a really hard time with the "purl 2 together through the back loop" stitches, so I just gave up and purled two together. This turned out to be a really challenging knit for me. But it was definitely worth it! I'm happy with how it turned out, and Erin says she loves it!
I gave Erin her gift at her FABULOUS S&B Yarn Swap Birthday Party! I think it's safe to say that we all had a blast.
There were friends
Jolene, Amie, and Jen
Lolly
Erin and Eunny
There was yarn cake (made by Amie - so cute and so yummy!)
There was knitting
There was wine
No really! There was wine! I swear!
And there was some serious YARN SWAPPING!
Check out that pile!
I was thinking "oh this is great! I'll be able to thin out my stash a bit!" Then of course, I came home with this:
I brought 10 skeins and came home with 10 skeins. So much for thinning...
If you click on the picture, I labeled what everything is.
Many thanks to CAm for having this great party and inviting us all to her gorgeous house. Great food, great fun!
And one last time....
Happy Birthday Erin! XOXOXOXO
posted by Coleen at 12:51 AM
6 Comments:
that looks like a fun party! my knitting group has been talking about having a yarn swap...i think i may get cracking on planning that. :)
That yarn cake is awesome...great idea!
I love Shedir. I am looking forward to wearing my poison green one again this winter.
SUCH A CUTE HAT! Your shedir came out so much better than the (Lame) one I knit, pre-blogging days.
Looks like you had a great time!!!! Nice little haul you brought back!
it looks like you guys had loads of fun. love the yarn cakes and the hat. nice work.
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