Pattern: Falling Water - PDF link (+Ravelry Link)
Yarn: Cascade 220 (440 yds)
Needle Size: 5mm
I made this for my Aunt for Christmas, it was a total last minute thing. I actually ran out a couple days before Christmas to buy the yarn and made it in almost one sitting. All I can say is I'm very thankful that I pushed myself to learn how to do cabling without a cable needle, without that knowledge I wouldn't have been able to get this done so quickly. I greatly suggest this tutorial by Grumperina, very well illustrated and informative. I caught on and was doing it without a problem very quickly.
I've never been good with cable needles, and after trying every single type and still feeling horrible about it I stumbled across said tutorial and it just clicked. I have a hard time doing fiddly things and I find that having to use a cable needle just makes things more difficult...especially with DPNs...that was my first encounter with cabling. Never again.
Pattern: Counterpane with Leaves (+Ravelry Link)
Yarn: Bernat Worsted (2511 yds)
Needle size: 5mm
Another Christmas gift, my parents desperately needed a new afghan and I desperately needed to make this pattern. It was awesome to knit up, easy to memorize and easy to find yourself by reading your knitting. I had knit up all the triangles and then left it until Christmas Eve to seam up. I figured after my sock yarn blanket I could seam anything in no time! I was so wrong.
Sure the first block was really easy, but once I tried attaching two blocks together it got a little complicated. I was making stupid mistakes, the whole thing wasn't lining up properly...it's still a little wonky to be honest but after sitting under this blanket for most of the day I was starting to get pissed off and just wanted to wrap it and get it over with. Each block ended up being 25"x25" so it's actually a pretty quick knit in worsted weight.
The lesson I learned? Before starting a project like this, make sure you give adequate time for dwindling patience.
Pattern: Hemlock Ring Blanket (+Ravelry Link)
Yarn: Cascade Ecological (956 yds)
Needle size: 6mm
I made this for a fellow BSGFPB member, Megan, well for her baby actually. I am so in love with this pattern and already have the yarn for one in green for me, but will go for the larger size for sure. Kind of a crappy photo but I had already put it in to be shipped and had to take it back out to take a photo before I sent it off. I'm a sucker for feather and fan.
Pattern: Deirdre (Ravelry Link)
Yarn: Araucania Ranco Solid (376)
Needle size: 4mm
I loooove this yarn, definitely one of my favourites. Why yes I did seriously screw up the pattern even though it's one of the simplest ones I've done lately. Thank you for noticing. This was a quick two day mindless knit, my favourite kind especially when wedged in between large projects.
Pattern: Eliina (Ravelry link only)
Yarn: Diamond Yarn Baby Alpaca Lace (655)
Needle size: 4mm
I also adore this yarn and it's one of my favourite laceweights. My favourite colour is green but for some reason I didn't have a green shawl until I made this one in June. I adore shawls, how could this be possible? Well, I have a very hideous one that I try not to speak of because it's been at the bottom of the frog pond for almost a year. It was just a poor judgment in yarn + pattern match up. Let's never speak of this again.
I also screwed up this pattern, the edging, I wasn't paying attention and just decided to call it quits rather than frog back and fix it. It works, I wear it all the time. It's light and squishy and I love it. I'll probably take another stab at the pattern but in the recommended light fingering and not such an airy yarn.
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