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Prince Pillow
Pattern: My own, but inspired by the SNBN Poster Boy. Took about 3 days to knit in my spare time and about an hour for finishing.
Yarns and neeedles: Caron Simply Soft in violet (1.5 skeins) and white (>.5 skein), US 4 straight needles.
Skills learned: Stranding, intarsia, and a bit of sewing
Construction: I attempted to block the knit fabric, but being acrylic it didn't do too well. I purchased a 14"x14" pillow form, used lining fabric to create a case for the form, and then used polar fleece as a backing. My soon-to-be-mother-in-law helped me with the actual sewing, and created a pocket in the back so that the pillow form can slip out. I intended to do a zipper, but that required more sewing skill.
Were I to do it again: I'm not sure I'd use intarsia for the broad band of white beneath the circle, as it has a slighly different tension than the rest of the work which was done with a stranding technique. Also, I'd make sure the lines were straight and loosen my floats in the stranded area. Since this was my first non-scarf, I'm quite happy with how it turned out and hope the recipient, a rabid Prince fan, will love it.
More pics:
The back, obviously, with stranding and intarsia zones visible. As a long-time cross-stitcher, I crave a tidy back.
Oatmeal Throw (up?)
Pattern: My own. A deep garter stitch border, with windows of stockinette. CO 92sts, K rows 1-15. 16: K7, P14, K7, P14, K8, P14, K7, P14, K7. 17 and all odd rows: Knit. Work rows 16-32 repeating row 16 for all even rows and knitting all odd rows. 33-41: Knit all rows. Repeat 16-41 to desired length.
Yarns and needles: Lion Brand Homespun in Rococo (3.75 skeins) and Red Heart cheapy cheap acrylic in Linen (2 skeins... the big ones). A strand of each held together and worked on size 17 aluminum needles. I crammed 92 stitches on the needle and ended up with a four foot wide piece.
Skills learned: Patience and perseverance. This took about 3 days of near-constant knitting. The many stitches on the needle and the double-thickness of the thread made it hard to go quickly.
This piece is for my mom. I mentioned to her that I'd taken up knitting about 2 months ago, and she immediately sounded a request for an afghan in solid colors. Bemused and horrified, as I am, by the multi-colored stash busting afghans, she wanted a nice clean one. I ended up really liking this, as the Rococo works up to look like oatmeal. Mmm.
Detail of the windows.
Famous Slip Stitch Dishcloths
Pattern: Textured Slip Stitch Dishcloth
Yarns and needles: Sugar 'n Cream in white, sage, yellow, and blue. I have a ton of this stuff waiting to meet its slip stitch destiny. Worked on US 5 straight needles.
"More?", you ask?:
I love the loop for hanging on this one. I always cast off with a crochet hook, and I just kept going to form a little tail and tucked it in while weaving in my ends.
Felted Needle Case
Pattern: Free from Patons.
Yarns and needles: Patons Classic Merino Wool in Red, on straight US 8s.
I adore felting, and was fascinated with the final fabric. I don't adore finishing this though, so my needles are still homeless.
Felted Houndstooth
Pattern: Copped from an old issue of Vogue Knitting.
Yarns and Needles: Lion Brand 100% wool in teal and cream.
I'm toying with a pattern to create a felted pocket book out of this fabric. We'll see how that goes.
And, finally...
Three Blind Mice!
Pattern: Catwarming from SNBN.
Yarns and needles: More Caron Simply Soft, and some stash yarns. Worked on straight US 3s.
The purple and white ones will go to the recipient of the Prince pillow, who named her lovely cat, Dorothy Parker, after a Prince song. The pink one is for my little Bob to tear up, and he set right to work:
He loves the smell of acrylic in the morning.
Pattern: My own, but inspired by the SNBN Poster Boy. Took about 3 days to knit in my spare time and about an hour for finishing.
Yarns and neeedles: Caron Simply Soft in violet (1.5 skeins) and white (>.5 skein), US 4 straight needles.
Skills learned: Stranding, intarsia, and a bit of sewing
Construction: I attempted to block the knit fabric, but being acrylic it didn't do too well. I purchased a 14"x14" pillow form, used lining fabric to create a case for the form, and then used polar fleece as a backing. My soon-to-be-mother-in-law helped me with the actual sewing, and created a pocket in the back so that the pillow form can slip out. I intended to do a zipper, but that required more sewing skill.
Were I to do it again: I'm not sure I'd use intarsia for the broad band of white beneath the circle, as it has a slighly different tension than the rest of the work which was done with a stranding technique. Also, I'd make sure the lines were straight and loosen my floats in the stranded area. Since this was my first non-scarf, I'm quite happy with how it turned out and hope the recipient, a rabid Prince fan, will love it.
More pics:
The back, obviously, with stranding and intarsia zones visible. As a long-time cross-stitcher, I crave a tidy back.
Oatmeal Throw (up?)
Pattern: My own. A deep garter stitch border, with windows of stockinette. CO 92sts, K rows 1-15. 16: K7, P14, K7, P14, K8, P14, K7, P14, K7. 17 and all odd rows: Knit. Work rows 16-32 repeating row 16 for all even rows and knitting all odd rows. 33-41: Knit all rows. Repeat 16-41 to desired length.
Yarns and needles: Lion Brand Homespun in Rococo (3.75 skeins) and Red Heart cheapy cheap acrylic in Linen (2 skeins... the big ones). A strand of each held together and worked on size 17 aluminum needles. I crammed 92 stitches on the needle and ended up with a four foot wide piece.
Skills learned: Patience and perseverance. This took about 3 days of near-constant knitting. The many stitches on the needle and the double-thickness of the thread made it hard to go quickly.
This piece is for my mom. I mentioned to her that I'd taken up knitting about 2 months ago, and she immediately sounded a request for an afghan in solid colors. Bemused and horrified, as I am, by the multi-colored stash busting afghans, she wanted a nice clean one. I ended up really liking this, as the Rococo works up to look like oatmeal. Mmm.
Detail of the windows.
Famous Slip Stitch Dishcloths
Pattern: Textured Slip Stitch Dishcloth
Yarns and needles: Sugar 'n Cream in white, sage, yellow, and blue. I have a ton of this stuff waiting to meet its slip stitch destiny. Worked on US 5 straight needles.
"More?", you ask?:
I love the loop for hanging on this one. I always cast off with a crochet hook, and I just kept going to form a little tail and tucked it in while weaving in my ends.
Felted Needle Case
Pattern: Free from Patons.
Yarns and needles: Patons Classic Merino Wool in Red, on straight US 8s.
I adore felting, and was fascinated with the final fabric. I don't adore finishing this though, so my needles are still homeless.
Felted Houndstooth
Pattern: Copped from an old issue of Vogue Knitting.
Yarns and Needles: Lion Brand 100% wool in teal and cream.
I'm toying with a pattern to create a felted pocket book out of this fabric. We'll see how that goes.
And, finally...
Three Blind Mice!
Pattern: Catwarming from SNBN.
Yarns and needles: More Caron Simply Soft, and some stash yarns. Worked on straight US 3s.
The purple and white ones will go to the recipient of the Prince pillow, who named her lovely cat, Dorothy Parker, after a Prince song. The pink one is for my little Bob to tear up, and he set right to work:
He loves the smell of acrylic in the morning.