Finished items for May and things underway

Hey - that rhymed!

May was a productive month! I started and finished Diamond Delight shawl. The yarn is Kauni EQ that I purchased at NH Sheep and Wool Festival – such a fun day! I used about 500 yards for this shawl.

I also started and finished a pair of plain vanilla socks using a yarn from Twisted Fiber Arts – it’s the Ravelry colorway and it’s a base called Shiny – half merino and half Tencel- the yarn really is shiny! I used about 400 yards for these socks.

I finished March Mosaic Socks – the design’s by Wendy Johnson. It’s the March offering from the Loopy Ewe’s sock of the month club this year. The yarn is Fiesta Yarns Baby Boom. I used about 400 yards for this project also.

Since I’ve finished all my sweaters that were OTN, I started two new ones! I started the Tulip Cardigan a couple of weeks ago and it’s slow going because it’s using fingering weight yarn with 3.0 mm needles. I’m using Wollmeise 100% Pinie for the base. Everyday I try to do a few rows.

I also started Myrtle Cardigan by Snowden Becker. It’s so much fun – it’s all lace work. I’m making this in Wollmeise 100%- colorway is Lila Ludmilla

I’m also well underway with a pair of socks by Adrienne Fong called Dewdrops. The first sock is done – like all her patterns, they seem to just fly off the needles. The yarn is Pagewood Farm – St. Elias – in the watermelon colorway which I believe was dyed for theknitter.com’s sock of the month club. I continue loving this club – I do the every other month luxury club. I likely will use around 400 yards for this project.

I also started a pair of Vesper wee skein socks – they’re kind of intriguing. The wee skein kits have 4 skeins of her self-striping yarn that you can knit together anyway you choose. Very fun! I'll post pictures of these and the two sweaters later on.

Edited on Wednesday, June 2 to include WIP pictures!

April FOs

Hi everyone - I had a busy month, getting a bunch of things finished that I started earlier in the year.

First up is my Seneca sweater which I'm absolutely thrilled with! I started this in mid-February and finished it on April 4. The designer is Jared Flood and the yarn is Madelinetosh Vintage - the colorway is Tart. I used 1233 yards (thank heavens for friends with scraps!).



I started my son's sweater on January 9 - it's a rugby sweater from Knitpicks and a sad tale indeed. I first made him a sweater last year from KP worsted weight and it now fits the cat! Here he is looking sad that the sweater shrank, wearing his new sweater:


And modeling the new sweater:


I used 1400 yards of Plymouth Encore DK for this sweater. It was a fast, fun knit. ETA: I forgot to take an in progress picture so I realize this one doesn't count - but wanted to show you my "ugh" - so, so sad...

And finally - tah dah! I finished my Frog Pond Socks, designed by our own Adrienne Fong. Loved this pattern! I used about 350 yards of Madelinetosh Sock in colorway Fathom. I started these socks March 16. They would have gone faster but I had to knit a seekrit sample sock in between. Hopefully I can post photos of that soon!

Another WIP

Oh I love love love this pattern! It's Adrienne's offering for last month's sock of the month club offering from theknitter.com Her pattern, my yarn which is Madelinetosh sock in color fathom - doesn't it just glow? I'll use approximately 400 yards. Here's an in progress picture and a close-up of the first sock.

March- stuff in progress, stuff that's finished

I need to be more organized about posting! I have one FO - my St. Paddy's day socks. Here are before and after pictures of them. I used about 350 yards. The pattern is my top down plain vanilla sock and the yarn I used is Knitterly Things' Vesper sock yarn in colorway Shamrockin'. What a fun colorway to work with!

and finished:


I started sweaters too (I clearly am not a monogamous knitter). This is the beginnings of Jared Flood's Seneca sweater. I'm using Madtosh Vintage yarn in colorway tart and will use about 1200 yards. I'm actually on the yoke now of this sweater and am loving the way it's knitting up.


I love this pattern!

I'm taking an advanced sweater class at my LYS that I started in mid-February. This is what I have so far. The yarn is Cascade 220 - I'll use about 1200 yards of this as well.


I have a couple more projects OTN that I need to photograph.

FOs

I finished two pairs of socks in the last couple of weeks. I seem to be doing an All Adrienne Fong KAL - it's very enjoyable!

I finished my Moonchild socks on February 2, 2010 - just in time for Ground Hog day. I used Sanguine Gryphon's Skinny Bugga! yarn, colorway is Blue Metalmark. I used about 400 yards for this project. I think the yarn makes the pattern pop!


I also finished my Valentine's Day socks yesterday - just in the nick of time! The yarn is Knitterly Thing's Vesper Sock Yarn, the colorway is Sweetheart (so appropriate). The pattern is Adrienne's Margaritaville, which I believe is my favorite sock pattern ever. It's fabulous for self-striping yarn, isn't it? I used about 350 yards for this project.


Thanks, Adrienne, for such great patterns!

Moonchild socks

I love, love, love this pattern! The pattern is Moonchild by our own Adrienne Fong. The yarn is Sanguine Gryphon's Skinny Bugga! in colorway Blue Metalmark. Isn't the yarn perfect for the pattern? I'll use approximately 390 yards in this project. Sock #1 is done, Sock #2 is in progress. I started this project January 21, 2010.

Here are a couple of in progress pictures:

Sock progress picture

Hi everyone - I hope I'm doing this correctly! I started this sock for my older son on January 2. It's my plain vanilla toe-up (heh - aren't you impressed, Miss A?) with short-row heels. The two yarns are: GothSocks in colorway Business Time (striping) and Wollmeise Schwarz for the toes, heels and ribbing. My son loves them! I used approximately 400 yards for this project.



Here are a couple of pictures of the finished product: