This spring has been pretty cold and i’s hard to believe summer is a little over a month away when I am still wearing wool toques and scarves. But each day a new resilient flower seems to peek out of the ground or bloom from a branch which makes me believe the heat is coming and outdoor knitting is right around the corner.
I am proud to say that after 1 year I have actually finished the “Olympic” project I started at the opening ceremony; the Prairie Boots by CoCo Knits. These are the boots that I almost completed by the closing ceremony but I ended up knitting one boot inside-out and after tinking it I knit 2 left feet. Clearly I got frustrated and put it down for a year. Looks like I don’t have an updated photo- I’ll post one next time.
A perfect and adorable quick knit is Bitty Bump by Gina Bobomo. It is a top down sweater knit in a chunky slubby yarn ranging from sizes newborn – 4T. I used the colourful Asland Trends Los Andes. I used 2 skeins and 8mm needles.
I found Oink, a free pattern on Spud & Chloe’s blog. This pattern calls for Sweater, a worsted weight yarn but I knit it in a super chunky yarn Outer by S & C and went up to a 6mm needle. I knit 2.5” instead of the suggested 1.25” in the body section. This created a bigger flying pig! These pigs are about a 3 -4 hour project each.
My mother loves birds and often finds live cams of them. The latest one is of a little hummingbird and her baby. Today the baby looks as it is going to fly for the first time; I have to say it’s amazing to watch! For Mother’s Day I knew exactly what I was going to knit for my mummy, Sweet Robin Wrist-ees by Tiny Owl Knits. These gloves are so sweet with a robin on the right and her nest full of eggs on the left! They are knit with fingering yarn and I used an assortment of Spud & Chloe Fine, Debbie Bliss Rialto 4-ply, Koigu Painter’s Palette Premium Merino (KPPM), Schoppel Wolle Ambiente, And Sublime Yarns extra fine merino wool 4 ply. Although these are little delicate gloves they do take a lot of colours, hence all the yarns; I will be able to make a few pairs. One last tip- I used intarsia technique to prevent any pulling.
Last but not least, this week I finished Ella by Trudy Van Stralen. This knitted cape is a Louet pattern and I used the suggested yarn Louet Kidlin which is a stunning mix of Linen and Mohair. The ruffle is knit separately and I was dreading it when I read that I needed to make 3: 1 casting on 530 stitches, 2 casting on 595 stitches- WOW that is a lot but I have to say, these ruffles ending up being the most enjoyable part!
love it all!***