Sep 17
Here are some sneak peeks from my 1st ebook, which will be out October 1st! I cannot wait to share all the designs and finally the patterns with the world.
But before that, I am off to VK Live in LA. I will be taking some fantastic classes, seeing some friends and helping out at the Hamilton Yarns booth. Come by and see some of my bluegirl knits designs knit up in
Heaven's Hand Wool Classic.
Author: bluegirl - Date: 17 Sep 2011 18:54 - Tags: bluegirl knits designs,events
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Sep 07
I have a new published design
out with Classic Elite for fall and here it is!
Winter Rose
Pattern:
Classic Elite Yarns, #9152 Snow Angels, Winter Rose
Yarn: Classic Elite Yarns
Fresco, 1 sk each #5349 Blue Teal #5353 Strawberry
Needles: US 2.5 & 3 (3.00 mm & 3.25 mm)
Here is some more detail of the colorwork. I had so much fun making this hat. M
calls it the tooth! Thank you mancake.
Finally, I have something to share that is finished. This is one of my projects
that was languishing, but I did not show because it was ready to be blocked. I
am in love with this and I think it will cross over nicely to the fall season
as well, with a nice long sleeve shirt underneath. I love the blend of the
alpaca and the linen in this yarn. It was one of those yarns that just
surprised me when I started knitting with it. It is really great in the hand.
Pattern: Classic Elite Yarns,
#9111 Farmer's Market,
Sideways Lace Vest by
Julia Trice
Yarn: Classic Elite Yarns Soft
Linen, 4 sks #2225 Smokey Rose
Needles: US 3 & 4 (3.25 mm & 3.5 mm)
More snippets to follow soon from the ebook. I am getting so excited for the
October 1st debut!
Author: bluegirl - Date: 07 Sep 2011 13:40 - Tags: published designs,recreational knitting
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Aug 22
A couple of posts ago, I signed off with this:
Collecting- A visit with something that I have started collecting and plan on
continuing to collect.
Well, here it is.
I have started collecting all my little snippets from every item that I knit. I use a lovely plastic bag as a storage container, which I know will soon out grow my collection. Prior to collecting all these little snippets, I would find them everywhere in my house, until I put them in the garbage or they were sucked up by the vacuum. Well, no more.
Now, these little lovelies go right into the bag.
It is fun to look at them all together or to look at them as individuals and to remember what they turned into. And it is fun to show you this.
In the same post as noted above I also declared:
Ebook Snippets- Sneak peaks of one kind or another from my upcoming
Malabrigo Freelance Project Ebook, which will be debuting in October!
So, here are some "snippet" sneak peaks! More will follow. But I thought this little display of snippets might be fun to look at.
I am so excited to share my new designs with everyone, but this will have to suffice for now!
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Jul 22
There are many times that I start a new project and think to myself, "I just can't wait to wear this!" or "I just can't wait to give this to mancake to wear." and then the oddest thing happens. All the momentum I first felt at casting on, fizzles and is lost. The item and its accompanying project bag go into deep storage for weeks, months or even years.
Here is an assortment of what is languishing on my knitting needles right now and begging to be back in my hands.
A Pullover for Mancake
Pattern: Knitting Nature, by Norah Gaughan
Yarn: Cascade 220 Tweed, 10 Sks Merlot
Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm)
This one has been on the needles since March of 2010! Sorry M. Mancake picked this design out after I tried convincing him that he wanted a bulky cabled sweater, so he is now waiting patiently. He could be waiting for a while!
A Cardigan for Me
Pattern: Colorstyle, designed by Robin Melanson
Yarn: Blue Sky Alpacas Sport Weight- Lots of colors and some discontinued
Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm) & US 5 (3.75 mm)
What's that in the center? A steek section? I can't wait to cut into this baby after taking my steeking class from Chris Bylsma at TNNA. I have had to do some ripping on this guy, because following the chart at night is a little challenging for me. I get excited about this one and then I make some giant, stupid mistake and then it goes back into quarantine. Oh yeah, I started this one in January of 2010.
Fingerless Mitts for Me
Pattern:
Fingerless Mitts Addition to Susanna Hannson's Bohus Cuffs, by me
Yarn: Classic Elite Yarns Fresco, 1 sk #5367 Blue Turquoise
Needles: US 0 & US 1
Last Fall (2010),
purlaway had a workshop featuring
Susanna Hannson and her amazing Bohus Stickning creations. We got to knit the little cuff above from a kit that Susanna supplied us with and I decided to design a little fingerless mitt addition to her cuff. As you can see, I am still trying to finish the second one!
A Hoodie for Me
Pattern: Knitscene Magazine, Correa Hoodie designed by Amy Polcyn
Yarn: Classic Elite Yarns Kumara, 10 sks #5755
Needles: US 9 (5.5 mm)
I really am not sure exactly when I started this, but it was sometime last winter.
Kumara is an amazing yarn and I love, love, love this hoodie and I am up to the hood already, so why did this just come to a complete stop? Well, I would have to say work. Designing takes up a lot of time and often the recreational knitting is abandoned for well, work.
And finally!
A Coat for Me
Pattern: The Big Easy by Debbie Bliss, Cabled A-line Coat
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Luxury Tweed Chunky, 12 sks light blue teal
Needles: US 10 (6.0 mm) & US 10 1/2 (6.5 mm)
This yarn may look familiar from
here. I finally decided what it needed to be and I need a bunch more sks. Luckily, the different dyelots made no difference, because I bought the original batch back in 2009! I actually have picked this back up recently and cannot wait to wear this little beauty this fall. I adore this
yarn and everything about it. There may be pictures of this coat up here in the next month if I have my way about it.
I had another project languishing, but it is done and ready for wear, except that it needs one little button sewn on that I bought yesterday, so pictures to follow soon!
Perhaps this confession of my languishing knitting will inspire me to finish some of these projects. Let's hope so.
What's languishing on your needles?
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Jul 08
I have a dress that I just love and I wanted something to keep me a little warm when wearing it.
The Dress
Skunk Funk
I love this dress because it has zippers all over it
and you can customize it to fit you just the way you want. I also just think it
is cool.
I searched high and low for something that I thought would look good with this
unique dress and once I saw the newest color of Classic Elite's Sprout yarn, I
knew I wanted to knit my Green Point Wrap in #4332 Vivid Fuchsia from the Classic Elite book, #9141 Seaside.
My Vivid Fushia Point
I love the way it turned out
in this color and as soon as it was done, I realized that I had a bunch of
items in my closet to wear with it. Bonus!
Coming soon to the blahg:
Languishing- A visit with all the knits on the needles that are languishing.
Collecting- A visit with something that I have started collecting and plan on
continuing to collect.
Ebook Snippets- Sneak peaks of one kind or another from my upcoming Malabrigo Freelance Project Ebook, which will be debuting in October!
Author: bluegirl - Date: 08 Jul 2011 10:59 - Tags: published designs,recreational knitting
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