Miss Sophie's Hands

I cast on for these gloves while I was recovering from the flu. While I was sick, I didn't have any energy to knit at all. And certainly not enough brainpower to compose my own patterns. So I decided I would try another pair of Julia Mueller's fabulous gloves. These are Miss Sophie's Hands, and I knit them on 2.0 mm needles with Wollmeise Sockenwolle (100% superwash) in Sabrine.
I knit the small size, although with my gauge they turned out more of a medium/large size which was what I was hoping for.
The gloves have been gifted to my mother in law, who was amazing and watched the kids so I could get some rest while I was ill. The colour is perfect for her. :-)

Liljekonvalj Poncho

The Liljekonvalj Poncho is a lightweight lace poncho with floral motifs.
It's knit using 2 skeins of Bamboo-Cotton from Yarntopia Treasures (420 yds per 4 oz skein). The yarn is very sturdy and holds up very well for every day use.

The size of the pattern is adjustable. As shown, the diameter is 123 cm (48") but the size can be both decreased and increased as desired.

The pattern is charted and available in .pdf format for $8.00 CDN.

Sweater Extravaganza

This is turning into a season of sweaters for me. First up was the Lakeshore Cardigan.
This cardigan is knit in Fleece Artist Seawool - it used 2 skeins (actually about 1.5 skeins) for the size shown (9 year old). The cardigan is about 2/3 length, and has a lace edging along the bottom and on the sleeve cuffs. It has a smaller lace edging along the front and the collar. The Seawool has lovely shades of blue and turquoise that blend nicely together in the cardigan.
The pattern is my own.

It was completed in the beginning of October, and has already gotten a lot of use.



Next up is a raglan sweater for my 4 year old. This one is knit in Wollmeise Sockenwolle 100% superwash in a marvellous green colour (Grashüpfer). It used about 600 m (700 yds) of wool, which is a little more than one skein.
Note the "cool" pose of the model - he insisted on it himself. Hands in pockets, or no picture at all. :-)


And obviously TWO sweaters is nowhere near enough if you have three kids. So the third sweater is already on the needles. This one is also knit in Wollmeise, in a bright blue (Kornblume) and green (Grashüpfer).
The sweater is improvised and knit in the round. I haven't quite decided if this will be a raglan sweater or some other construction around the shoulders. We'll see when we get there. I did really like the minimal seaming required for the Grashüpfer sweater above (just a few stitches by the armholes), but of course there are lots of other options available.

Silvester KAL

As the nights get longer and darker, the need for bright colours becomes greater.

The Silvester is a lacy rectangular scarf/stole.

Silvester will be published as part of a KAL starting Dec 7, 2009.

My Silvester is knit in rust coloured Tencel 5/2 from Yarntopia Treasures.

Unfortunately the 5/2 Tencel has been discontinued, but the 8/2 Tencel or 5/2 Egyptian Cotton would both be good alternatives.

Other yarn suggestions include:
Wollmeise 100% Sockenwolle or Lace-Garn
Sanguine Gryphon Sappho
most lace or fingering weight yarns

Colour recommendations: solid or semi-solid colours

The length adjustable in the pattern. Depending on your gauge and the yarn you choose, the width will vary. With my yarn and 4.5 mm needles, the width of the stole is 45 cm.

The yarn consumption will also vary, depending on your gauge and the length you choose to make your Silvester. 500-600 yds is a reasonable guess though.

This pattern is available in downloadable pdf format for $8.00 CDN.

Mystic Embers Stole

There is nothing more mesmerizing than the glowing embers in a burning fire. They capture your imagination like nothing else, and as you enjoy the dancing flames, the warmth envelops you like a cozy shawl.

Mystic Embers is a rectangular stole draws its inspiration from the burning embers in the cozy fires we enjoy during the fall season. My shawl is knit on 4.5 mm needles, using 3 oz (one skein) of Sappho I laceweight yarn from the Sanguine Gryphon (850 yds per 3 ox skein) in the Honey Nor Bee colourway. As always, yarn substitutions are encouraged.
The blocked dimensions are approx. 73 cm x 198 cm (29"x 77.5").

This pattern is available in downloadable .pdf format for $8.00 CDN.

Fall Gloves

I have just finished my very first pair of gloves. The pattern is Bobbie by Julia Mueller.
Knitting gloves is very much like knitting socks - except that I enjoy the result a lot more, since I can admire the gloves up close. Besides, it's certainly cold enough in Ottawa that I have a long season during which to use them.
This is the first pattern in which I've knit an applied i-cord. While I can't say that I loved the process, the result is amazing. I particularly like the i-cords attached to the cuffs. They make such a difference in the look of the gloves. They look more "finished" once the i-cords were on.

My gauge was slightly different from the pattern, so I had to switch down to 2.0 mm needles with my Wollmeise 100% yarn. The colour is Gazpacho and includes green, bright red and burgundy.

Stained Glass Lace Scarf

I got the idea for the Stained Glass Lace Scarf when I visited the St. Pierre (St. Peter) Cathedral in Geneva earlier this year. Some of the stained glass windows there were simply breathtaking and I was struck by how this particular one would make a nice lace pattern.

The scarf is knit on 4.5 mm needles using Eidos (100% superwash merino, 400 yds/4 oz) from the Sanguine Gryphon. While the length of the scarf is adjustable, one skein will give you a scarf that is approx. 40 cm x 200 cm.

The pattern is available as a .pdf download for $8.00 CDN