FO: Merlot Jumper

Pattern: loosely based on Fair Isle Yoke Sweater from A Stitch in Time
Yarn: Wollmeise Lace Garn in Merlot, about 200 grams
Needles: 2 mm & 3 mm

I love, love, love this jumper! It fits like a dream and is the perfect warmth for a short sleeve sweater.
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?).
Getting it might be tricky, but I'm sure I'll manage to acquire more before I finish another 5 jumpers.

FO: Welcome to the Jungle

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.

Pattern: Aestlight Shawl by Gudrun Johnston
Yarn: Wollmeise 100% in WD Im Dunkle Wald
Needles: 3.5 mm

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.

FO: Pomatomus Socks

Photos by my little sister, who's quite the photographer already.

Pattern: Pomatomus by Cookie A.
Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Solid - Cranberry (2 skeins)
Needles: 2, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75 mm
Ravelry: Here!

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!

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 Yarnissima'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.

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!

Percy - Free Pattern

Remember I was swatching for a shawl? Well, it's all done now and without any further delays, I present you with Percy. A modular lace shawl made up from gorgeous Estonian stitch patterns (all adapted from Ptsilised Koekirjad). The version made for the pattern is fairly small, but with the included notes you can make it as large as you want.

The original version is knitted in Fyberspates Nef Lace (which everyone should use because it is gorgeous), but any lace or fingering weight yarn would work great.

Click the link below for a pretty 3-page PDF with instructions and charts.

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FO: Aeolian

Obligatory introductions are not my strongest point, so I'll go ahead and jump right to the knitting. I have a deep love for lace weight yarns and knitted lace, so I didn't think twice when I found enough money to sign up for the Fyberspates Lace Club. The first installment (from back in March already) was 100 grams of pure cashmere in purple. Imagine my delight when I opened the package! Although I would have been perfectly happy just looking at the skein and petting it, something had to be knit. I wanted a lace shawl that would be interesting enough and absolutely stunning. I succeeded.


Aeolian, from the latest Knitty, was just perfect. I had so much fun knitting it that I finished it in less than a week. I loved it to pieces, but decided to give it to my mother. She recently went in for her first round of chemo and needed something soft and luxurious. Luckily, the shawl took less than 50 grams. I will be casting on another one for ME soon!



Details:

• Pattern: Aeolian
• Yarn: Fyberspates 100% Mongolian cashmere, 50 grams