hot pepper tree jacket

The minute I saw the Tree Jacket by Sarah & Rachel (Zephyr Style) I knew I had to make one for myself. I chose to use cascade venezia which is 70% merino wool and 30% silk.

spring baby

This quickie baby sweater for made for my friend's first baby who was born at the end of the month of April. The pattern was the 5 Hour Baby Sweater by Jennifer Cox, Beth Koskie and Beverly A. Qualheim.

new year, new luxe warmer

one of my favorite gifts to make is the Ullman-Clark luxe neck warmer. I made this one in malabrigo and I think it is perfect.

holiday cowl/mobius

this seed stitch mobius was made with misti alpaca--the sofest yarn ever!

wicked christmas

I finally finished the sweater after realizing that it was too short and I preferred the cabled ending and not seed stitch.

wicked progress

I casted on December 1st and for once I feel like I am making progress. So far this pattern is awesome.

evangaline

I just finished these elbow length fingerless gloves and they are lovely. I used malabrigo so they are so soft and will be great under a coat in the winter.

one-button jacket

I have finished the cozy jacket and I even have almost a full skein to make a hat from the same Sirdar collection.

sugar n spice

Here is Zoe's (belated) birthday sweater. This pattern from minnow knits is adorable, although I did not enjoy the seaming.

something blue

I finished making my mother's day sweater for my mom. I know the day has past, but technically I finished two weeks before mother's day...the package just made it out the door this weekend.

first sock

finally I have finished my first sock. I kept putting off finishing due to the dreaded kitchner stitch at the end but it wasn't that bad.

be sweet

I splurged this week and bought some be sweet yarn. The be sweet yarn is hand spun and dyed by women in South Africa. Who knew that South Africa produces 65% of the world mohair. For the baby hat I used be sweet slubby mohair for trim and then be sweet knobby mohair for the rest. After about four inches of knitting with the knobby mohair I pulled a ribbon through. I only used about half of each so I will make another this week.

polka dot messenger bag

I am still in denial that I can sew so I refuse to purchase a machine at this point. However, I made this messenger bag on Saturday afternoon. I still haven't decided if I will keep it for myself or give it as a gift...

more baby booties

More baby booties! I really do enjoy making Erika's Knight's pattern, however I need to work on the 3 needles bind off. I think I should flip the booties inside out before I do the bind off as the bottom seam is not very smooth.

how I love twinkle knits

How can anyone not love Twinkle designer Wenlan Chia and her new Weekend Knits book! The book has 20 fast knits that are perfect for the weekend. I am also a big fan of her Big City Knits book. What is great about her books is that her designs are not about fancy stitches but more about creating a modern shape using chunky yarn.