London.crafts wiki - Differences between Version 23 and Version 22 of Juliet's Projects
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* [[Juliet's Summer Dress | Summer dress]]. Going well - nearly at the point where I start knitting backwards & forwards so I can put a zip in at the back later. I think I'm going to have to pick up at the bottom & knit a hem in something heavier, as it's curling rather too much. * Another vest-top - I've found a picture of a lace pattern that would look really nice in the blue cotton perle I've got. And I have finally found a pattern for it! It's called "flame chevron" - [http://www.purlwise.com/2003/09/_i_was_planning.html picture here], [http://www.straw.com/cpy/cpy8817-4.html pattern instructions here] (although I shall not be using that T-shirt pattern, just the stitch pattern). Currently in the middle of swatching this. |
* [[Juliet's vest top|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. * Jumper for Ben, in black cotton chenille on 4.5mm, top-up seamless (pattern guideline from Jacqueline Fee's The Sweater Workshop book). Just finished the body to the underarms, now started on first sleeve. * [[Juliet's Summer Dress | Summer dress]]. |
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* Another vest-top - I've found a picture of a lace pattern that would look really nice in the blue cotton perle I've got. And I have finally found a pattern for it! It's called "flame chevron" - [http://www.purlwise.com/2003/09/_i_was_planning.html picture here], [http://www.straw.com/cpy/cpy8817-4.html pattern instructions here] (although I shall not be using that T-shirt pattern, just the stitch pattern). Hurrah. Want to swatch this next... |
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* [[Juliet's vest top|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. If I knitted it again I'd put *slightly* more increases in around the bust, & decrease slightly faster after the armhole castoff. It needs dyeing, as the pink wound up very very pink indeed once knitted up. I learnt to purl backwards doing the straps for this. * Jumper for Ben, in black cotton chenille on 4.5mm, top-up seamless (pattern guideline from Jacqueline Fee's The Sweater Workshop book). The sleeves, once it was washed, wound up a little too long, so I'm going to have to cut 2 inches or so out & graft them back together. * Jumper for Pete (in black, of course). Top-down and in the round, from [http://www.woolworks.org/patterns/raglan.html this pattern guideline ]. 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. |
* Jumper for Pete (in black, of course). Top-down and in the round, from [http://www.woolworks.org/patterns/raglan.html this pattern guideline ]. 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. |
Current projects
- 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.
- Jumper for Ben, in black cotton chenille on 4.5mm, top-up seamless (pattern guideline from Jacqueline Fee's The Sweater Workshop book). Just finished the body to the underarms, now started on first sleeve.
- Summer dress.
- 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 picture of a lace pattern that would look really nice in the blue cotton perle I've got. And I have finally found a pattern for it! It's called "flame chevron" - picture here, pattern instructions here (although I shall not be using that T-shirt pattern, just the stitch pattern). Hurrah. Want to swatch this next...
- 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.
- A bag for myself, possibly in basketweave stitch or something similar, from the cotton I have left over from jess' cardigan. Might knit something else in with it as well as decoration.
Finished projects
- Jumper for Pete (in black, of course). Top-down and in the round, from this pattern guideline . 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 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.
- Scarf for my Dad for Christmas - two shades of blue, in 2x2 rib.
- Beaded necklaces for my mother (picture doesn't show it too well, sadly) & sister.
- Socks for jess & Pete for Christmas.
- 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).
- 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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