London.crafts wiki - Differences between Version 14 and Version 13 of Juliet's Projects
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* Jumper for Pete (in black, of course). Top-down and in the round, using [http://www.woolworks.org/patterns/raglan.html this pattern guideline]. Now halfway down the first sleeve. It's quite heavy now - certainly not good for taking on public transport. The body felt quite slow going - I think if I did something top-down & in the round again, I'd want it to have some sort of pattern, not just plain stockinette. Somehow knitting feels quicker when you have some sort of feel of progress through rows, & the body was just roundandroundandround. The sleeves, where there's a decrease every inch or so (not to mention just having fewer stitches!) are going easier. |
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* Jumper for Ben (guess what? He wants black too. Bloody geeks). I've done a swatch with cotton chenille (the remnants of the stuff I made his scarf from). I think it looks rather nice; shall see what he reckons. |
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* Possibly (this is becoming more probable, in fact) a summer dress out of some thin charcoaly slub cotton I got cheap from Texere. Looks like 3.25mm needles work OK to give it some drape without being entirely transparent. I'm now messing around with cables & things to see if I can find something pretty to make it more interesting. |
* Probably a jumper or cardigan for myself out of some charcoaly slub cotton I got cheap from Texere. Although there's 800g of it, so I've started thinking about maybe making a summer dress out of it instead, especially as I've tried swatching it & it's *very* thin. I may be looking at 3mm or even 2mm needles to make it less than *entirely* seethrough. Marna's suggested doubling it up, so I may try that. * Jumper for Ben. |
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* Jumper for Pete (in black, of course). Now finished! And he even likes it. The body felt quite slow going - I think if I did something top-down & in the round again, I'd want it to have some sort of pattern, not just plain stockinette. Somehow knitting feels quicker when you have some sort of feel of progress through rows, & the body was just roundandroundandround. The sleeves, where there's a decrease every inch or so (not to mention just having fewer stitches!) went easier, and much quicker. * Top for myself, to [http://www.chicknits.com/boat.html this pattern], but in [[Shadow Rib]]. I learnt three-needle bindoff from this (for the shoulders), which is *ace* & much tidier than sewing shoulder seams. I wasn't intending to knit the edging to the armholes, but in the end decided it looked better. One of them I cast off slightly tight (a common failing of mine), so might do it again. I thought that the neck edging might need to be ripped back & reknit slightly larger, as well, but after wearing it it seems OK. I'll see how it is when it comes out of the wash. * Scarf for myself from the skein of lovely green/purple/red Colinette Fandango yarn Marna gave me. Garter stitch (the yarn is so fuzzy that anything more complicated is a waste of time) on 12mm needles. * Cardigan for jess for her birthday - bought thick white cotton yarn and dyed it grey (took a couple of goes to get a decent colour!). I heavily adapted a pattern I found online - I'll put the pattern up here soon. Learnt mattress stitch sewing this up. |
* [http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring03/PATTjanda.html Hooded jumper] from Knitty (I made mine in all black). Very fond of this - the first thing I'd knitted in years, & it fits & everything! |
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* Scarf for Ben for Christmas - black cotton chenille, with stripes of silver acrylic "mohair" & black eyelash knitted in with the chenille. Moss stitch (I like moss stitch). |
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* Scarf for Ben for Christmas - black cotton chenille, with stripes of silver acrylic "mohair" & black eyelash knitted in with the chenille. Moss stitch (I like moss stitch). * [http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring03/PATTjanda.html Hooded jumper] from Knitty (I made mine in all black). Very fond of this - the first thing I'd knitted in years, & it fits & everything! |
* Cardigan for jess for her birthday - bought thick white cotton yarn and dyed it grey (took a couple of goes to get a decent colour!). I heavily adapted a pattern I found online - I'll put the pattern up here soon. Learnt mattress stitch sewing this up. * Scarf for myself from the skein of lovely green/purple/red Colinette Fandango yarn Marna gave me. Garter stitch (the yarn is so fuzzy that anything more complicated is a waste of time) on 12mm needles. * Top for myself, to [http://www.chicknits.com/boat.html this pattern], but in [[Shadow Rib]]. I learnt three-needle bindoff from this (for the shoulders), which is *ace* & much tidier than sewing shoulder seams. I wasn't intending to knit the edging to the armholes, but in the end decided it looked better. One of them I cast off slightly tight (a common failing of mine), so might do it again. I thought that the neck edging might need to be ripped back & reknit slightly larger, as well, but after wearing it it seems OK. I'll see how it is when it comes out of the wash. |
Current projects
- Jumper for Pete (in black, of course). Top-down and in the round, using this pattern guideline. Now halfway down the first sleeve. It's quite heavy now - certainly not good for taking on public transport. The body felt quite slow going - I think if I did something top-down & in the round again, I'd want it to have some sort of pattern, not just plain stockinette. Somehow knitting feels quicker when you have some sort of feel of progress through rows, & the body was just roundandroundandround. The sleeves, where there's a decrease every inch or so (not to mention just having fewer stitches!) are going easier.
- Vest-top for myself, from the pink cotton tape I got from the Secret Santa. Constructed the pattern based on a vest-top I currently own, although I've had to rip it back once as I added a little too much ease in, & I want it fairly tight-fitting.
- When I went home for Christmas I inherited a half-knit cardigan that my mother started on some time ago. The pattern (with pic) is from a 1989 Womens' Weekly, so we assume it was around then that she last went anywhere near it. She suggested ripping it back & using the wool for something else, but as I don't wear wool myself (& wasn't desperately keen on the colour - light beige), I thought I'd make something for her. And since she likes the pattern & it's already started, I might as well finish it off. It is likely to take some time - it's in 4-ply, with 3.25mm needles, & a bobble pattern that's quite time-consuming.
Planned projects
- Scarf for jdc - he wants something red/purple, possibly with shiny bits. Which might well be a good use for some of the silvery fake-mohair I have. However, I'm thinking of using the Colinette Giotto in Florentina, which may be quite shiny enough already without. We'll see when I get hold of the yarn.
- Another vest-top - I've found a lace pattern that would look really nice in the blue cotton perle I've got. Unfortunately I've only got a picture of it, not actual instructions, so I'm trying to find instructions somewhere...
- Probably a jumper or cardigan for myself out of some charcoaly slub cotton I got cheap from Texere. Although there's 800g of it, so I've started thinking about maybe making a summer dress out of it instead, especially as I've tried swatching it & it's *very* thin. I may be looking at 3mm or even 2mm needles to make it less than *entirely* seethrough. Marna's suggested doubling it up, so I may try that.
- Jumper for Ben.
- Mum has offered to pay for yarn so I can make my sister a version of the hooded jumper I made myself.
- I really, really want to make this hooded jumper for myself. So much so that I have forked over *actual cash* for the pattern. I may even buy brand new yarn from a real shop, as well, rather than getting stuff off Ebay & in cheap offers from online shops. Cor.
Finished projects
- Hooded jumper from Knitty (I made mine in all black). Very fond of this - the first thing I'd knitted in years, & it fits & everything!
- Scarf for my Dad for Christmas - two shades of blue, in 2x2 rib.
- Scarf for Ben for Christmas - black cotton chenille, with stripes of silver acrylic "mohair" & black eyelash knitted in with the chenille. Moss stitch (I like moss stitch).
- Beaded necklaces for my mother (picture doesn't show it too well, sadly) & sister.
- Cardigan for jess for her birthday - bought thick white cotton yarn and dyed it grey (took a couple of goes to get a decent colour!). I heavily adapted a pattern I found online - I'll put the pattern up here soon. Learnt mattress stitch sewing this up.
- Scarf for myself from the skein of lovely green/purple/red Colinette Fandango yarn Marna gave me. Garter stitch (the yarn is so fuzzy that anything more complicated is a waste of time) on 12mm needles.
- Top for myself, to this pattern, but in Shadow Rib. I learnt three-needle bindoff from this (for the shoulders), which is *ace* & much tidier than sewing shoulder seams. I wasn't intending to knit the edging to the armholes, but in the end decided it looked better. One of them I cast off slightly tight (a common failing of mine), so might do it again. I thought that the neck edging might need to be ripped back & reknit slightly larger, as well, but after wearing it it seems OK. I'll see how it is when it comes out of the wash.
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