Twin Fair Isle Sampler Vests

At last! The short version: Started a small child’s vest. The child outgrew the vest before I could finish it. Then I realized I did have another child coming up who would fit it…. but this child had a twin sibling…. Reasonable people have stopped following this story… We pick up half-way through the second

iPhone Mitts: The Worsted

The iPhone Mitts are proving to be such simple, useful hand warmth delivery systems, that I succumbed to pressure to do the math and provide here proof of a worsted-weight version that knits up in a quarter of the time of the fingering-weight wonders…. and here they are: So instructions: Download the iPhone Mitts pattern,

The Shoddy Little Sweater

Some projects just find their own time. I began this sweater on June 30, 2007. Flickr keeps track of these things for me. So 18 months in the making, and another month or so for the photo shoot. It began with the yarn. I saw hanks of Colinette Parisienne in Soft Sienna at Lizzie Ann’s

Three socks.

Two months since my last post? Really? Ach. Actually, I’m noting today a vast number of dropped balls, and regretting every one. A good time to bury my head in some knitting…. There HAS been some knitting… I’ve taken some snaps, so I will catch up, I will. It seems to be this photography thing

Pinkie News

Hi there folks. Thought I’d better mention that Pinkie Blankie is now available for download from Ravelry, where you can cue it up and see, at this count, around 20 or so of them being worked up in lots of gauges and ways by fellow Ravelers. Pinkie Blankie on Ravelry The dear ones at Lime

Yes, you’re right, I’ve been lagging

Not in my knitting, mind you. I’ve been knitting. Not in a finishing mode much lately. However, I’m destined for a knitting sleepover with buddies at the end of the week, and have finishing on my mind for a couple of projects there. Depends on the ratio of silliness:knitting. We’ll see. Meantime, though, babies have

Cherry Leaf Shawl to Auction

Ah! It’s done, it’s beautiful, if I may say so, and it’s headed off to auction. Could not have finished this without the generous support of Ravelry friends in GB and CT who sourced the last two skeins of yarn. This took four skeins of Jitterbug. It’s mostly the Cherry Leaf Shawl from Victorian Lace

Noro Cardigan FO

Here was the idea…. And here it is all finished and keeping me warm: And here I am pretending I don’t know my photo is being taken.. Things I learned in designing this sweater: *My shoulders are not as wide as I imagine them to be. I’ll use my actual shoulder measurements next time, not

Noro Cardigan Blocking

Noro Cardigan Blocking And it is done! Actually, it’s been all done but for the buttonhole finishing and end-weaving, and just sitting there in its bag for, oh, a couple of weeks now… It should be dry in the morning. And tomorrow? Temps should reach the upper 80s…. But I’m headed to Maine for a

Plain Gray Finished

Plain Gray Finished Originally uploaded by juju&jack Finished! Some time ago, actually. But it was a painful finish, and I haven’t been ready to talk about it… Okay some details… You may not remember my last post about this project, when I was thinking the arms were too tight, and I planned to rip the

Widdershins FO

Widdershins I love my Tofutsie Widdershins. I knit these to fit, and kept thinking, “My, what enormous socks!” And thought I got my gauge wrong, and thought I’d miscalculated, and thought they would only fit a platypus. Then I tried them on. And they fit like, not a glove, but a well-fitting sock. Funny. The

Zimmerman Schmimmerman– it’s 90 degrees outside — take OFF the sweater!!!!

Zimmerman Schmimmerman– it’s 90 degrees outside — take OFF the sweater!!!! The twins are already fitting into their BSJs. Amazing. They’ll have outgrown them in another week. More amazing. The hats may keep growing, though. They are stretchy enough to fit for a while yet, methinks!

‘nother zeebee

‘nother zeebee Oh this is a fun and squisy hat, making the most of garter stitch in soft, soft Merino with a high twist. I like it. It’s warm. It covers my ears. I can see how this could become my main hat. A little more than one skein of Tahki Baby on size 15

Julian gets a zeebee

Bigger photo at flickr Baby twin Julian models one of the zeebees for Daddy Dave. They like this hat for the newborn (in Koigu), because of its softness, and because it’s so stretchy/springy, it doesn’t squish baby’s ears. Used measurements of 12 inches circumference and 4.4 inches for the length of the beanie with my

BSJs and Zeebees

BSJs and Zeebees Originally uploaded by juju&jack Done. I had exactly enough yarn left in the two accent colors to make little bitty Zeebees — http://www.schmeebot.com/nid/283.htm. More on Zeebees in a future post. What a fun project. Will redo in bigger sizes for bigger babies in some lovely handspun I’ve snagged recently! So this is

Happy Anniversary

Mountain Colors Bearfoot Size 1 needles No pattern, knit to fit. I drew and fussed with the stitch pattern until I got something I liked in this yarn. It’s so simple, it’s probably in one of the stitch dictionaries, or a million sock patterns, but I haven’t run into it yet. Essentially pointed stockinette blocks,

Peacock Socks

DSC04013 Originally uploaded by juju&jack For Carrie’s birthday. Koigu KPPPM, sigh, on Size 1’s, and the Embossed Leaves pattern from Interweave. I switched out the heel to fit Carrie’s narrow heel and short instep, but otherwise, the same sock. I knit these so fast, so in love with the yarn, and how it worked with

Ohhhh Koigu

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Oh Koigu

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Monkey socks

Monkey socks Originally uploaded by juju&jack Oh my. Monkey socks from Knitty.com are my first attempt at lace socks. Dang. They’re fun, easy, smart. I love these socks. Also my first time working with Interlacements Tiny Toes yarn, which has a really nice hand and twist and bounce like my beloved Koigu. The color changes