My Knitting Life

Lobster Pot Cashmere

"Drawn Butter"

Yum.  I splurged on a couple skeins this past week and went on a search for the perfect scarf pattern to match.  I've narrowed it down to three.

Liesel by Mary Joy

Toasty Twisty by Yvonne

Rainy Day Scarf by Beth

All were found at Knitting Pattern Central, a great resource for scarf  and other patterns.  Which one do you like?

(On another note, I have been spending the past several weeks on a test knitting project which has been immensly satisfying.  It has surprised me in many ways - how much I just enjoy the process of knitting, even knowing I won't keep the end product and can't blog about it, for example.  This is why my blog has been so quiet in the past few weeks.  I so appreciate those who still visit me, even though my posts are few and far between.  Makes it a lot less lonely around here!)

Have a great weekend! 

Update:  Thanks, Bridget, for letting me know...the totes can be ordered on-line through Smith & Hawkins e-catalog...

Found.  The perfect knitting bag.

It's a garden tote from Smith & Hawkin.  Why is it so perfect?

1. Flat Bottom - won't tip over
2. Long Handles for over-the-shoulder carry
3. A thousand pockets, big and small
4. Roomy enough for those large projects
5. Tough lined canvas that keeps out moisture
6. Sensibly priced at $29.00

They don't have them on-line, though, only in their stores.  On the tag, it lists "10 other great uses for the Ultimate Tool Bag" - Beach Bag, Puppy Carrier, Picnic Basket, etc. etc., but they forgot KNITTING BAG!

Silk Garden Square

36 Stitches on size 7 needle, Moss Stitch

I forgot about my pledge to make squares with my leftover bits until I came upon a little stack of squares in my stash.  So I gathered up the Silk Garden leftovers from my Mitred Mittens and had just enough for one square. 

Silk Garden looks so pretty with an all-over textured stitch like Moss Stitch.

Mitred Mittens  II

Pattern:  Elizabeth Zimmerman's Knitters Almanac

Yarn:  Noro Silk Garden, 2 skeins

Needles:  Size 6 DPNs, 4.5 stitches/inch

March 5-6, 2006

(Modifications ~ Garter cuff, kitchener Stitch the mitten top, k2tog in last round of thumb before fastening off, let stripes be random.)

Perfect knitting for busy times!

Mitred Mittens

Pattern:  Elizabeth Zimmerman's Knitters Almanac

Yarn:  Tahki Kerry - 50% wool, 50% alpaca, 2 balls

Needles:  Size 6 DPNs, 4.5 stitches/inch

February 26-28, 2006

(Modifications ~ Kitchener Stitch the mitten top, k2tog in last round of thumb before fastening off, and felt slightly to make denser.)

These were a pure joy to knit.  12 stitches on each of four needles, around and around.  I counted 25 increase rounds before I decreased for the top.  Cut and unravel 15 stitches for the afterthought thumb, which was 15 rounds to knit - all the numbers were so easy to remember that I made the second mitten from memory.  And I think that is just what Elizabeth Zimmerman would want - the knitter to be on her own.  So relaxing!