Monday, May 31, 2010

Current WIP + FOs


I've been knitting consistently in my free time.... albeit very slowly. I'm currently working on the "Heather Hoodie Vest" from the 2009 fall issue Knitscene. It's my first "major" project using cables (the other cable project being Fetching gloves). I'm using Cascade Ecological Wool and it's coming along alright, although I do find the occasional strand of black or cream hair sticking out. I've finished the back... did 6 sets of cables and 4 rows to get 23 inches (2 inches longer than called for in the small size). Sorry I don't have an updated pic, will post one later. I'm loving the knitted fabric very much. I made a couple of mistakes with the cables but it's not noticeable unless you examine closely. I had gone too far on before I realized the mistakes. Oh well....

Some of my FOs since my last post:
I made 2 pairs of socks gifted to my niece and nephew. The pink/purple one is made using Opal cotton yarn and the gray one is Panda Cotton yarn. They were both super easy to make since it's just plain stockinette stitch and ribbing.




















































My latest FO I think is sooo cute: Meet Corkie the Korknisse!


Made from yarn scraps and a wine cork with a TOO BIG pompom on the hat. :P


Also made some dishcloths but will post the pics for those later.