tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52289163337438319172024-03-05T08:18:18.701-08:00A Bit of KnitSannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-78739834865645616972010-07-03T07:21:00.000-07:002010-07-03T07:26:33.232-07:00FO: Merlot Jumper<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWAp4gXBSoiD3FRpSucplaXUqdBIrjYmuUFdwrzzF5axub5qOS5I4CZiXSFeWWm1Ohu8e7qFiLopUxIQ1YcUyWkk198tbgC3WqrQqJrzNtAKTtFHvnqB_JLUfsJZp-2Lab4G_tgMP3YA0/s1600/DSC01505.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWAp4gXBSoiD3FRpSucplaXUqdBIrjYmuUFdwrzzF5axub5qOS5I4CZiXSFeWWm1Ohu8e7qFiLopUxIQ1YcUyWkk198tbgC3WqrQqJrzNtAKTtFHvnqB_JLUfsJZp-2Lab4G_tgMP3YA0/s320/DSC01505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489685306991606898" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pattern:</span> loosely based on Fair Isle Yoke Sweater from A Stitch in Time<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn:</span> Wollmeise Lace Garn in Merlot, about 200 grams<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Needles: </span>2 mm & 3 mm<br /><br />I love, love, love this jumper! It fits like a dream and is the perfect warmth for a short sleeve sweater.<br />More than I love the FO, I love this yarn. It's definitely my favourite yarn ever. The colours, yardage, drape... everything is wonderful. (Just think, of what other yarn can you get a jumper out of ONE skein?).<br />Getting it might be tricky, but I'm sure I'll manage to acquire more before I finish another 5 jumpers.<br /><br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-31244732373545720652010-06-24T11:42:00.000-07:002010-06-24T12:04:07.087-07:00a Stitch in Time<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ49RRx4rGGHwMmso9bAQme8PNJ_Kz_wD1wlGXcaiFqib1C-xuWbFsDcA59JJ8P4qAdeVb3BjncAnEPmOiTWb2pDyF3MFkXZ-EawNJbux3Xm1KeRzMgY2-Jn1Gz1hyphenhyphenLimuiDV-Hac6hpWH/s1600/stitchintime.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ49RRx4rGGHwMmso9bAQme8PNJ_Kz_wD1wlGXcaiFqib1C-xuWbFsDcA59JJ8P4qAdeVb3BjncAnEPmOiTWb2pDyF3MFkXZ-EawNJbux3Xm1KeRzMgY2-Jn1Gz1hyphenhyphenLimuiDV-Hac6hpWH/s320/stitchintime.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486413445252505986" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I was going to show you one more of my finished jumpers - based on a pattern from this book - but I got a little carried away. Tomorrow's another day, now it's time to watch the football.</span><br /><br />For my birthday - half a year ago already - I got <a href="http://www.knitonthenet.com/stitchintime/"><span style="font-style: italic;">a Stitch in Time</span></a>, a book full of rewritten vintage patterns. There is an enormous amount of gorgeous patterns in this book, but the "modernised" adaptations leave a lot to be desired. I've knit one jumper out of this book so far, and I've been very glad that the original patterns are included as well, because the rewritten versions have the odd mistake and are sometimes sized a bit strangely.<br /><br />In fact, I think the word "rewritten" might be a bit too much to say, because the book simply copies the original instructions with some of the math changed for another yarn or a bigger gauge. Before I had seen this book from the inside, I had expected the patterns to be rewritten according to the current standards - even though I sometimes find those too elaborate - and more importantly, I was dreadfully disappointed that the allover lace pullovers did not have any charted instructions for the pattern repeats. This does not mean that it is a bad book, it is simply not what I had expected based on the description.<br /><br />The pattern writing is actually not even my main issue, because I am proficient enough to work from the minimal instructions that are common in vintage pattern. More disappointing is that the sizing on the patterns seemed really off sometimes. The modern photographs all show the garments with a huge amount of positive ease, whereas the original photos show much tighter garments. The models are thin and gorgeous, but one specifically seems to drown in much of the clothes. She can't be much more than a 34" bust (about my size, probably even thinner), but she is consistently wearing the size made to fit a 38-39" bust.<br /><br />Overall, I'd definitely recommend this book, but only if you are comfortable using vintage patterns, because the adapted versions are still by no means as elaborate as patterns released nowadays. Further, I'd encourage everyone to look at the photos of the older versions before deciding which size to knit, because you wouldn't want to end up drowning in your jumper.</span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-44001854509901568162010-06-23T06:18:00.000-07:002010-06-23T06:27:55.642-07:00FO: Stripes<span style="font-size:85%;">Oh my, I can't believe more than two months have already passed. This whole thesis-writing-thing really cuts into my knitting/blogging time.<br /><br />It has been a while since I've managed to convince my housemate to take pictures of all my knitwear, so I have a backlog of 4 jumpers and some other stuff to blog about. I could spam you with them all at once, but because I won't have much time to knit and photograph for another week or two, I'll spread them out. (For the truly curious, all pictures are already on my Ravelry page)<br /><br />First up is the one that has been waiting for photographs for the longest. I already finished this in February.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-3JPnvK3qxf6Rm_hTeRNvyKf2toj3Hbx377UP3VueIi7VqML51-eL5N8lWcR6zLv9SagxAJUkuGWF7_-0l5U7r7XyL1hBXWUjQPKOFQPFwXq_q79osuEEMYkS1xITYby_G6nmm18QgYf/s1600/DSC01501.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-3JPnvK3qxf6Rm_hTeRNvyKf2toj3Hbx377UP3VueIi7VqML51-eL5N8lWcR6zLv9SagxAJUkuGWF7_-0l5U7r7XyL1hBXWUjQPKOFQPFwXq_q79osuEEMYkS1xITYby_G6nmm18QgYf/s320/DSC01501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485958909930451154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn:</span> Malabrigo Sock (ca. 1,6 skeins of Lettuce, 0,8 skeins of Eggplant and 0,8 skeins of Natural)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Needles:</span> 3mm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pattern:</span> None - or if there's enough interest maybe eventually my own.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ravelry: </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/aBitofKnit/malabrigo-stripes-intswemodo1"><span>here</span></a><br /><br />I absolutely adore this jumper, it is nice and warm but not too hot. I knit it in the round from the bottom up with seamless set-in sleeves and a steek for the neckline. It was dreadfully scary to steek a yarn like Malabrigo, because it is quite slippery, but I handstitched a couple of layers around the edges. So far, it has survived a few trips through the washing machine with no signs of loosening up.<br /><br />I really want to make another one with only two colours - perhaps a way to use up two of my single skeins of Wollmeise?<br /><br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-85695964247832685612010-04-13T04:48:00.000-07:002010-04-13T04:51:48.322-07:00Almost finished!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4517150121/" title="Merlot Jumper by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2308/4517150121_ee5d099b91.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I've been working on my Merlot jumper almost exclusively for the past week, so I don't have many new things to show. However, I do have an almost-finished picture for this one. I have hardly any work left to do on it. I need to sew up the underarms, weave in my ends and find the perfect buttons for the shoulder. I'm quite happy with the shoulder seam. I thought it'd be a terrible pain to sew them, with the lace pattern, but it turned out really well.<br /><br />It should be ready to wear by the end of this week, but probably sooner. Finishing this is so much more fun that writing an 10-page paper, after all.<br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-33006527587806504412010-04-02T05:23:00.000-07:002010-04-02T05:28:10.767-07:00Too Posh to be true<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4484100096/" title="Posh Eva 4ply by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2800/4484100096_e36be927da.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />It's finally spring around here! It is sunny and warm, and I found some bright, sunny yarn waiting in my mailbox this morning. There's nothing like a Pink Posh Parcel to brighten a morning! The second installment of the Posh Cashmere Club is Eva 4ply in the colourway Tulip Time. As often in a club, it's not a colour that I would have picked myself, but it is absolutely gorgeous. It will take me a while to find a project worthy of this one.<br /><br /><br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-3446452975893365452010-04-01T10:09:00.001-07:002010-04-01T10:15:15.155-07:00Bandwagon socks<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4481473623/" title="Skew by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4481473623_0bd49f6d90.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pattern</span>: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/skew">Skew</a> by Lana Holden (Ravelry link, because Knitty is down at the moment).<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn</span>: Regia Color 4ply<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Needles</span>: 2.25 mm<br /><br />This pattern is amazing. It seems to be working especially well with this self-striping yarn. If all goes well they will be finished before Queen's day, because of the red-white-blue-orange.</span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-38044190684198235802010-03-21T08:36:00.000-07:002010-03-21T08:41:10.733-07:00In which I have lost my mind...<span style="font-size:85%;">... or probably will in the near future.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4451070340/" title="Lace Jumper WIP by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4451070340_b00d7e6cfc.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">This is the start of a jumper. In laceweight, mainly in stockinette. It's going to be my own design, although it is heavily inspired by the silhouette of 1940s jumpers. The body will be in stockinette with a simple lace pattern on the yoke. With a gauge of 28sts/10cm it could also be made in a light fingering weight - maybe something like Malabrigo sock?<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Pattern:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> None yet.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Yarn:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Wollmeise Lacegarn in Merlot<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Needles:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> 2mm for ribbing, 3mm for stockinette.<br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-10382637791966264962010-03-20T06:14:00.000-07:002010-03-20T06:45:52.186-07:00FO: Welcome to the Jungle<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4440725812/" title="Aestlight 4 by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2801/4440725812_981b71c0d0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm usually not a big fan of heavily variegated yarns, but when I found this one in my latest Wollmeise grab bag, I decided to give it a shot. At first I was planning to make simple stockinette socks out of it, but with the needles & stitch count I wanted to use, it pooled like hell. All the black ended up on one side of the sock, while all the green stayed on the other. After a few days in the naughty corner, the yarn came to its senses and decided it wanted to be a simple, smooshy garter stitch shawl.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4439949013/" title="Aestlight 2 by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4439949013_e676046c29_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pattern:</span> <a href="http://shetlandtrader.blogspot.com/2009/06/aestlight-available-for-purchase.html">Aestlight Shawl</a> by Gudrun Johnston<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn: </span>Wollmeise 100% in WD Im Dunkle Wald<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Needles</span>: 3.5 mm<br /><br />The final verdict is that I absolutely love it! The knitting was fun - although the border got a bit tedious towards the end - and it is big, warm and squishy. I will definitely make another one in a supersoft red or gray.<br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-77020272901950520862010-03-18T15:26:00.000-07:002010-03-18T15:29:45.438-07:00Sneak Preview<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4444321510_791623b1b0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4444321510_791623b1b0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm working on a sock pattern. It will be toe-up in 3 sizes (54, 63, 72 stitches around) and hopefully available early April. The pictures are taken, most of the math is done and I'm planning to finish the pattern this weekend so I can offer it for test knitting early next week.</span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-26190244902902396992010-03-17T05:16:00.000-07:002010-03-17T05:45:33.410-07:00FO: 1940s Jumper<span style="font-size:85%;">After a rather long trip to Paris, my camera has finally found its way back to me. This means proper photos of proper FOs!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca" title="1940s Jumper by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2789/4440735682_10ec8b6461.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pattern</span>: 1940s Jumper from A Stitch in Time<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn</span>: Wollmeise 100% in Sabrina - 2 skeins<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Needle</span>: 2.5 & 3.5 mm<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4439955217/" title="1940s Jumper 2 by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4439955217_221d6f7c60_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>I adore this jumper! It fits like a dream and the colour is so lively. The only downside is that the neck was a bit tight, but that was easily fixed with a frogloop closure. <br /><br />I might make more jumpers according to this pattern, but I'd pick up more stitches for the neck and maybe add some patterning to the yoke.<br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-7201551360036383782010-02-20T08:55:00.000-08:002010-02-20T09:13:51.654-08:00FO: Maaike's Booties<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4371301098/" title="Maaike's Booties by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2722/4371301098_37eaaa5618_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Pattern</span>: <a href="http://fleeglesblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/sartjees-fleeglized-bootie.html">Saartje's Booties</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn: </span>Wollmeise 80/20 Twin<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Needles</span>: 2,5 mm, magic loop<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Time</span>: 2,5 hours<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Just a quick present for a friend of my boyfriend, who just had a baby. Once again, apologies for the picture quality. My camera seems to still be enjoying Paris. These are the most adorable things I've ever seen. It will definitely be a repeated gift.<br /><br /><br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-46934940792957329202010-02-17T09:47:00.000-08:002010-02-17T09:52:20.161-08:00Ravelympics: progress report<span style="font-size:85%;">Only 5 days into the Olympics - which I have hardly been watching because I'm not much of a sports fan - I'm already seaming my Tempest. The knitting went remarkably fast. All the stockinette made for perfect TV knitting.<br /><br />Please excuse the horrible iPhone picture. In all my generosity I let a friend borrow my camera for her trip to Paris.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4365856250/" title="Olympic Tempest by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4365856250_5882f18c1f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">One side down, one to go!</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pattern:</span> Tempest by Ann Weaver<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn: </span>Wollmeise Sockenwolle 80/20 (Fuchsia & WD Lavendel, one skein each)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Needles: </span>3,5mm</span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-13526785719774069232010-02-15T03:09:00.000-08:002010-02-15T03:15:53.118-08:00Swap presents<span style="font-size:85%;">Two months of emptiness already. I should be ashamed...<br />Anyway, I've participated in two amazing swaps recently and couldn't resist showing off the goodies I received. Not much to say about them, just that I'm really happy with everything and feel thoroughly spoiled. I hope my swap partners enjoyed their presents as much!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">First up: LSG Valentine swap.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5228916333743831917&postID=1352678571977406923" com="" photos="" n06="" 4305653341="" title="DSC01056 by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/4305653341_af44401a99.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Next: Posh Yarn's Valentine swap.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4356165454/" title="Posh VD Swap Unwrapped by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4356165454_8471798148.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Everything edible has been long gone by now, but enough remains to enjoy! Thank you all.</span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-40497010951102798622009-12-19T05:33:00.000-08:002009-12-19T05:53:12.939-08:00FO: Pomatomus Socks<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4196694005/" title="pomatomus1 by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/4196694005_b58f5549ce.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photos by my little sister, who's quite the photographer already.<br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Pattern:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter05/PATTpomatomus.html">Pomatomus</a> by Cookie A.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Yarn:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Solid - Cranberry (2 skeins)<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Needles:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> 2, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75 mm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ravelry</span>: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/aBitofKnit/pomatomus">Here!</a><br /><br />I love these socks! They are pretty, warm and look great with my favourite boots. I bought the yarn almost a year ago, when I was struck by the urge to make kneehigh Pomatomuses (Pomatomi?). After I got it, it seemed to pretty to be turned into socks and I swatched for shawls and gloves but nothing worked. It disappeared into my stash, only to eventually be dug up again. This time the desire for kneehighs was too strong, and the yarn finally found its purpose. It's great to work with, and the variations in colour are so subtle. I'd love to have enough of this for a sweater!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4196694077/" title="pomatomus2 by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2690/4196694077_fd166ff1ac_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I made quite a few changes to the pattern to be able to make the most of this gorgeous yarn. In fact, the only thing that comes from the pattern is the stitch pattern. I knit mine from the bottom up, with a gusset and heel inspired by <a href="http://www.yarnissima.com/">Yarnissima</a>'s way of constructing them. Because I have fairly slim legs, I didn't have to increase for my calves. Instead I simply went up a needle size after a few repeats.<br /><br />I used Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off, which is totally true to its name! It's ridiculously simple - although I did get confused occasionaly with which direction I needed to do my yarnover in - and indeed suprisingly stretchy. I will be using this for all my stretchy edgings for now on!</span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-17480311318155107782009-12-07T06:33:00.001-08:002009-12-07T06:39:43.677-08:00Pomatomus - Part 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4166439078/" title="Pomatomus by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2686/4166439078_dac9958fd1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">A few days ago I was suddenly struck by the desire to knit socks - knee high socks, no less. I found two skeins of Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock that I bought with the intention to turn them into a pair of Pomatomus socks. Behold the first half of the pair.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pattern:</span> <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter05/PATTpomatomus.html">Pomatomus</a> by Cookie A.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarn:</span> Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Solid, colour Cranberry<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Needles:</span>2/2,25/2,5/2,75 mm<br /><br />To be honest, the only thing in which I stayed true to the pattern is the stitch pattern. I knit mine toe up, so I could continue until my first skein ran out. When the second one is finished too, I'll recruit someone to take proper FO pictures, because taking pictures of your own feet is a bitch.</span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-78057894150996275942009-11-17T03:22:00.000-08:002009-11-17T03:39:09.504-08:00FO: Featherweight<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4111351669/" title="Featherweight1 by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2616/4111351669_9ecafed878.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Pattern:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <a href="http://knitbot.com/2009/04/13/featherweight-cardigan-now-available/">Featherweight Cardigan</a> by Hannah Fettig<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Yarn:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> 80 gr. of Zephyr wool/silk in Sable<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Needles:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> 3mm<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/4112120250/" title="Featherweight 2 by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/4112120250_3c37f36098_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It's finished, dry and I'm wearing it right now. Although I'm not completely convinced by the colour (a rusty, coppery brown), I absolutely love everything else about it. It's soft, light, drapy and warm and I never want to take it off!<br /><br />Apart from knitting the sleeves flat, I made another minor modification: I knit the edges in seed stitch so they wouldn't curl. I was a bit afraid that the grafted edges would show, but after blocking I can only tell if I look at it from less than 5 cm.<br /><br />I'm glad this one is finally out of the way, because now I can finally justify starting on one of the other three (or was it four?) sweaters I have the yarn for!<br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-65803010622178108872009-11-16T15:06:00.000-08:002009-11-16T15:18:09.522-08:00Battle of the Sleeves<span style="font-size:85%;">Tonight I finally finished my Featherweight Cardigan. I've had the body finished since the summer, but somehow the sleeves wouldn't come along. I started off on magic loop, my favourite way of working small things in the round. Unfortunately it's not so much a favourite with tiny yarn on bigger needles. There was horrible laddering and it was altogether to fiddly. Knitting the sleeves flat on circulars was no better.<br /><br />Next up were the DPNs. Again, not so much of a problem if the needles aren't a little big for the yarn. I got about a centimeter further than with the circular and gave up, this time for a month or two. As a last resort I got a tiny (30 cm) circular needle. This was even more fiddly and annoying than either of the other options. The cardigan went back into time-out and by this time I was afraid it would never come out again, until I found a way to get them done.<br /><br />I was going to knit the sleeves flat, bottom up. Then, I'd graft them to the live stitches at the shoulder and seam them closed. It might be the most inefficient way to knit the sleeves on a top down raglan, but it was the only way it'd get done. And I was right, from the moment I cast on the first sleeve, it took less than a week to have the whole thing seamed and ready to go.<br /><br />It's around midnight now, so the pictures will have to wait until daylight.</span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-86855768038921927212009-10-08T05:23:00.000-07:002009-10-08T05:32:23.782-07:00Sneak Preview<span style="font-size:85%;">Just a short update to let you all know that I (finally) have a new pattern in the works! Luckily the student presentations were uninteresting and general enough that I could write up the draft during class. I knitted the first version of this over a year ago, but never bothered to write up the pattern or make notes. Luckily, I've managed to reverse engineer the stitch pattern and the decreases. I still need to make a new, final version for photographing because this one already looks old and worn.<br /><br />Hopefully I'll get it finished and tested soon, because I think it'd make a lovely gift or selfish winter accessory.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/3992938682/" title="Sneak Preview by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/3992938682_813f9e73ef.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Don't you just love the buttons?</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-81398632000213942802009-10-06T12:07:00.000-07:002009-10-06T12:10:56.859-07:00Books, Books, BooksOh my, it's been over a month already.<br />Unfortunately the daunting pile of books I need to read for my courses (<span style="font-style: italic;">American Literature before 1900 </span>and <span style="font-style: italic;">Kaleidoscope of Western Literature</span> - You get the idea) has left me with way too little time to knit & design. I have three finished things that need photographing, writing up and testing, but I'm afraid it won't be done just jet.<br /><br />These classes finish in the first week of November, and I hope next quarter will be beter.Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-76920889324710149602009-09-02T12:13:00.000-07:002009-09-02T12:19:32.264-07:00100 x Percy<span style="font-size:85%;">See that, there on the right? 100 people on Ravelry have made or are making Percy! I had never expected it to be such a succes. After the KAL at the Beginning Lace Knitters group on Ravelry, a lovely group of <a href="http://wollewelt.foren-city.de/">German knitters</a> have started a Percy KAL too. I am definitely planning to release more patterns in the (near) future. There's one coming up to facilitate people like me, who love sock yarn but aren't that much into knitting socks. I'm not showing it just yet, but it won't be long.</span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-72448763017774270472009-08-27T04:47:00.001-07:002009-08-27T04:58:21.966-07:00Because I can<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/3861185085/" title="Doily by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/3861185085_5dcceb0383.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />It has taken me a long time to get the hang of crochet. I just couldn't get the yarn through more than one loop on my hook, which prevented me to to anything more than a double crochet. Now I have finally found out what I was doing wrong, it's easy as anything. What I was doing wrong? I wrapped the yarn around my hook in the opposite direction. Being a continental knitter, I simply grabbed the yarn with my hook as I would when knitting, whereas I should have wrapped it the other way.<br /><br />Now this simple problem has been solved, I'm addicted. I just want to crochet everything, which is kind of unfortunate because I like the look of finished knitwear better most of the time. As a compromise (and as a way to use up some of the cotton thread I inherited from my grandmother) I decided to crochet <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tischdeckchen-tulpe">this doily</a> (Ravelry link). I'm thrilled that it is charted, because written instructions confuse the hell out of me. It's so much easier to keep track of what you're supposed to do through a drawing than through lines and lines of written abbreviations.<br /><br />I have no idea what I shall do with the finished thing, because my BF has forbidden that it shall serve as decoration. Personally, I don't see the problem, but I'll probably find someone whose interior is more forgiving of doilies. For now, I'm just enjoying making it.<br /><br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-68593859204017218462009-08-22T04:50:00.000-07:002009-08-22T05:13:49.066-07:00A Day of Knitting<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Yesterday:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00</span> - On my way to an exhibition in Limburg to knit socks. I usually don't really knit socks... but today I was planning to make an exception. During the two hour train ride I worked on a super secret shawl and listened to a few episodes of <a href="http://www.themoth.org/podcast">The Moth podcast</a>. There truly are few things better than sitting in the train, knitting while listening to all these wonderful stories.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:30</span> - Knitting socks in Roermond.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/3844544949/" title="roermond by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3431/3844544949_44e133847f_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A table full of sock yarn and a few wonderful knitters made for a lovely afternoon. The only downside of knitting here was that all my illusions of being a fast knitter were shattered when sitting next to <a href="http://www.speedknitter.nl/engels/index.html">Miriam</a>, the world's fastest knitter. I started a pair of toe up socks in a funky self-striping yarn, but wasn't too happy with it. I ripped it out, and restarted the socks in an improvised stranded pattern with black to downplay the yellow and orange of the other yarn. I got to about half-way through the foot, but am still not satisfied. I'm afraid try number two will find its way to the frog pond quite soon...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">17:00</span> - On the train again, to Amsterdam. About the same as the trip to Limburg, apart from the fact that I actually managed to read a few chapters of Jane Eyre.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">19:30 </span>- Famous knitters at the <a href="http://www.treehouse.abc.nl/">ABC Treehouse</a>! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2629/3844544861_113ff2a126_m.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2629/3844544861_113ff2a126_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Nancy Bush (on the picture) and Beth Brown-Reinsel were in Holland and were kind enough to drop by the Treehouse, tell us about their passion for traditional knitting techniques and sign books. It was so interesting to hear how they managed to make their passion their job and I hope that one day people will get excited to hear me talk about knitting ;)<br />It's such a pity I was too broke to buy books, because especially Nancy Bush has written a few that are high on my wishlist...<br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-58116318724296251792009-08-16T05:45:00.000-07:002009-08-16T05:51:07.094-07:00Late Summer Resolution<span style="font-size:85%;">I have decided that I am going to try to become a published designer. The aim is to have at least one design accepted somewhere before the end of this year. Unfortunately this means that I can't show the things I have been working on recently. One mystery project is now finished. All I need to do is write up the pattern and take proper photos.<br /><br />Taking the photos is surely the most difficult part of all this. I desperately want pictures that are interesting, flattering (if I'm on them), pretty AND show the knits well. Does anyone know of any good tutorials for this?<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/3825525625/" title="fanscarf by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3455/3825525625_acb5322d25.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Hey, at least it's a picture...</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Apart from all the math and attempts at original knitting, I have picked up some crochet. It's the <a href="http://crochetroo.blogspot.com/2006/05/fan-bookmark.html">fan bookmark</a>, modified to a scarf. I'm using the 1,5 skeins of Cascade 220 I had left from my Owl sweater and a 6mm hook. I'm not sure if I like the result so far, but I sure enjoy working on it.<br /><br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-8816766618177669852009-08-04T02:27:00.000-07:002009-08-11T00:59:19.159-07:00Wollmeise<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3580/3783955221_752b27a0e5_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 132px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3580/3783955221_752b27a0e5_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A few days ago my doorbell rang and Hassan the Mailman had something for me. I have finally managed to get my hands on some Wollmeise and was about to see for myself what all the fuss was about. The package itself was already so pretty that I hardly wanted to open it. I'm glad I did, because the contents were even better than I'd imagined. Beforehand I was a bit sceptical about this whole Wollmeise-thing, and I expected to be a bit disappointed.<br /><br />Rosenrot (the red one) is by far my favourite. The picture doesn't show it very well, but the shades range from deep dark bordeaux to a bright, almost orangey red. I think this will sit in my stash for a while until I find (or design) the perfect pattern to go with it. Hortensie is really pretty as well. From the pictures on the website I expected it to be more purpleish, but in fact it's an intense shade of ultramarine blue. This one is already claimed. My boyfriend desperately wants the <a href="http://www.twosheep.com/helix/">DNA scarf</a> and I am more than happy to oblige. It's not every day that one can knit something geeky and be appreciated for it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/3783955193/" title="wollmeise2 by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3783955193_999b53a070.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228916333743831917.post-50758114504603785892009-08-03T03:08:00.000-07:002009-08-03T03:23:51.006-07:00Summer cleaning<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/3784764834/" title="craftcabinet2 by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3784764834_df3c955692_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Normally, my house is a messy, messy place. A million projects, pencils, skeins of yarn and random needles and hooks are spread out all over the place. A few days ago, after my paper was finally handed in, I decided to organise my craft supplies. It was quite a daunting task to untangle all the half-frogged projects I had stuffed in a drawer, never to be seen again.<br /><br />The final result is more than worth it though, because I now have one lovely cabinet full of my yarn, paint, sewing supplies and other crafty stuff. In fact, it didn't even seem as all that much after it was all put together nicely. I did find things that I didn't even remember having, such as 15 empty sketchbooks, a caligraphy set, proper oil paints and a few sets of colouring pencils. It promises to be a long, crafty summer.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13369706@N06/3783955139/" title="craftcabinet by sjanne_87, on Flickr"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3783955139_d6abd0c8e2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Behold the craft cabinet in all its glory.</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /></span>Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13966878400893122415noreply@blogger.com0