finished modified February Lady Sweater

Neck (from a raveler)

using G hook

row 1:  single crochet in first 2 stitches then skip a stitch.  continue around neck.

row 2: chain 1 turn, sc around.

row 3: ch1 turn, and then a sc in the first sc, chain 3 and skipped 2 sc to do a sc in the next sc, continuing in this manner to the end. cut and pull through last loop.

row 4: at beginning of final row, attach the yarn again. sc in the first single crochet, then a sc, hdc, 2dc, hdc, sc in each ch 3 space.

 

Tapering sleeves to add long sleeves to project (from another raveler)

Decrease rows were at beginning of pattern repeat 6,11,16,20,23,26 to 35 stitches.

At the beginning of the decrease round

Row 1: K2Tog x3 then slip 1 stitch back to left needle and K2Tog. (Decreased from 7 stitches to 3 stitches). Continue in pattern to end of row 1.

Row 2:, K2Tog x2 then slip 1 stitch back to left needle and K2Tog. Slip the 1 remaining stitch back to the left needle and count it as the first stitch of the pattern.

 

 

BUTTONHOLE from a site online that I've lost reference to

Instructions:
Knit to the point where the buttonhole will be placed.

Slip the first stitch on the left needle as if knit.,Move the yarn to the front of the work

Slip the next stitch from the left needle to the right needle as if to knit. PSSO.Repeat until you have bound off the number of required stitches for the buttonhole.

Slip the last stitch from the right needle back to the left needle. Turn.

Bring the yarn to the front of the work.

At the edge where the buttonhole was begun, cast on the number of stitches you bound off plus one additional stitch.( knitted or cable work nicely- twisted is too loose). Turn

Slip the first stitch from the left needle to the right needle as if to knit. Pass the extra cast on stitch over the next stitch; then slip this stitch back to the left needle.

 

 

 

 

Feb lady sweater progress and what I should have done

we all make small errors - mine was not counting the marked stitches in my stitch count.  So I'll have an additiona 7 stitch repeat in the back of my sweater.

so for the Large with xl sleeves what I should have changed was:

for Large with xl sleeves.

1. Cast on 83
2. Row 4: k14 for first marker, k15 for last
3. Repeats of 5 and 6: repeat 28 times
4. button bands are 7 and eyelet increases total 29. (after eyelet increase total of 336 stitches.
5. On the separate the sleeves: k7, slip marker,k42 in lace pattern,slip 70 onto scrap yarn, cast on 7,k98,slip 70 onto scrap yarn, cast on 7, k42,slip marker, k7. (Total of 210 stitches)

February Lady Sweater- Large with xl sleeves

Name

Feb lady sweater in L with xl sleeves

Pattern

February Lady Sweater by pamela wynne

Size

Large

Needle

US 8 / 5.0 mm

Yarn

Knit Picks Wool of the Andes

sapphire heather

Purchased at

knit picks

Notes

March 18, 2009

my first February Lady sweater. I measure a 46 which is between the L and XL (go figure). My swatch did grow a bit after being washed and blocked so I’m going to make the Large.

For the neckline to be higher, I am going to do as others have cast on for the small and working increases to the large. I also would like the lace to start below my breasts. I think that I will make the sleeves long. That’s the plan.. Here goes.

March 20, 2009  I’m on the yoke and it’s going great. I did the math and I need xl sleeves. The Large called for 24 repeats on the yoke - 26 takes me to the proper number of stitches since I cast on the smaller neck. To get the sleeve width, I need to repeat the yoke 2 more times for a total of 28 then lose 2 stitches later from the body.

So details that I changed.

1. Cast on 83
2. Row 4: k14for the markers
3. Repeats of 5 and 6: repeat 28 times
4. On the button bands to make the math come out right instead of the 8 for L or 10 for xl, I’m using 9 to take out the 2 extra stitches on the body from the yoke repeats for the sleeves.
5. On the separate the sleeves: k9, slip marker,k42 in lace pattern,slip 70 onto scrap yarn, cast on 7,k98,slip 70 onto scrap yarn, cast on 7, k42,slip marker, k9. (Total of 214 stitches)

March 25, 2009

finished the yoke and ready to push on.  I'm going to move to scrap yarn and try the thing on... I'll know soon if I'm making a sweater or am just going to frog this puppy.

Nana's Drop Stitch Wave Scarf

 Name

drop stitch scarf for Nana

Pattern

Drop Stitch Scarf by Christine Vogel

Craft

Knitting

Made for

Nan Morrissey

Size

5'4''

Tags

• bonsai
• drop-stitch
• scarf

Needle and yarn

Needle

US 10 / 6.0 mm

Yarn

Berroco Bonsai

How much?

2 skeins = 154.0 yards (140.8m)

Colorway

karai desu 4108

Color family

Purple

Purchased at

Yarn Country

Notes

Used one pattern repeat of 16 stitches.

I sewed the worked in ends in place (my last Bonsai project kept coming “un-worked). When I joined the skeins I sewed the edges overcast for about an inch.

Another highland triangle shawl!

Project info

Name

swish dk highland triangle shawl

Pattern

Highland Triangle Shawl by Cheryl Oberle

Craft

Knitting

Made for

anahi castro de gamble

Size

n/a

Needle and yarn

Needle

US 10 / 6.0 mm

Yarn

Knit Picks Swish DK

Stash 

1599.0 yards in stash

How much?

11 skeins = 1353.0 yards (1237.2m)

Colorway

garnet heather

Purchased at

knit picks

Notes

Was so sorry to finish this. I still love the pattern even though this is my second one is so many months.  This pattern was my first knitted on edging and I loved it on both of the shawls I did. I always thought it would be boring but you get such immediate gratification as the lace trucks off your needles. So… what next?

Who else needs a shawl?

Simple drop stitch scarf

gauge 14 stitches to 4 inches 

needles US 10

(I'm using berroco bonsai about 2 skeins) or 154 yds in 100 g

(to foof it up you could include another yarn in first and last 8 rows)

• cast on 14 stitches, 
• rows 1-8:k14
• row 9: knit 1, ( yo*2, knit 1)*13
• row 10:knit 1, (drop yo's, knit 1)*13
• row 11-12: k14
• repeat rows 9-12 until almost long enough (height of wearer). 
• repeat rows 1-8
• bind off
• add fringe if desired

Monroe with the bear

My precious daughter in law Melissa has taken lots of pictures of Monroe with the little bears and I wanted to collect a few so that I could see all the lovies that these bears get from sweet Monroe. 

 I also found a picture of Monroe as a tiny baby wearing the EZ BSJ that I knitted for her.  Is she beautiful or what?

FInished Highland Triangle Shawl!

Loved this project.  It knit up in less than a month and is nice.  I made a few mistakes but they just give character.

I would do another one of these in a heartbeat but I don't need one and don't know who else in my family would actually wear a shawl.

I also frogged back the other shawl that I had knitted and was never happy with.    It will now be resting to become the socks that it was really destined to be.

 

Highland Triangle Shawl

I am also working on the Highland Triangle Shawl.  It is usually done in lace weight yarn but I wanted something really warm so I am using dusty rose worsted weight wool.  

This image is of someone else using the same pattern.  

I am almost through with it and I started it on December 29th, 2008.  It has flown!  I am on the border.  The center section is a total yawn and I am sure that I made lots of mistakes but the border is simple, clean and engaging.  Hope to finish it while it is still cold in Texas. 

Then I'll get back to my mitered square blanket done in Tahki cotton. Much easier to work on in the summer!

Mitered square blanket

Since last spring I have been working on the mitered square blanket from Mason Dixon knitting.  Here is a picture of how far along I am and then the way it is supposed to look.

I am making the square but it will look more like a knitted quilt ... I like the ordered elements.

I have made a lot of little square and sewed a lot of big (4 block squares) but there is a lot left to do.

I am having shoulder surgery again in February so whatever doesn't get done between now and then will have to wait 3-4 months.

Made 2 more bears for Monroe

Monroe is so attached to her "beddy bear" that she needs one for day care naps, one for night time and one for the washer.  Melissa was having to sneak the bear out Saturday morning and hope that it was dry (organic cotton) by bedtime.  She is working too hard for that kind of stress. 

This picture of Monroe features her Aunt Naomi (holding Monroe), Beddy Bear (in Monroe's arms) and Granddad holding his teddy from when he was Monroe's age.  Granddad likes to dress for special occasions like Christmas.