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Finally found my finishing mojo and now my Livingstone Cardigan is done! And found some yummy toggle buttons.

• Dr. Livingstone
• Pattern: Livingstone Cardigan (Ravelry) by Amy Miller from Interweave Knits, Winter 2011
• Yarn: 765 yards (700 m) of Novita Huopanen Lampola in colorway “Liinu” (026)
• Needles: 6.5 and 7.0 mm

Mods

• Worked all pieces seamlessly, joined the sleeves to body for the raglan decreases.
• Added a sort of waist-shaping by working on smaller needles for about 5 cm / 2 in around the waist.
• Picked up stitches for the front bands rather than sewing it on later. Added an extra (7th) wrapped stitch in the collar. Worked the front bands for 4 in (10 cm).

Feeling really great about this cardi but if I was to make it again, I would probably make the body a bit longer.

I couldn’t resist the Livingstone Cardigan (Ravelry) that was in the latest Interweave Knits. Cast-on on January 6, I’ve now completed the body, sleeves, collar and front bands with only the button loops left to go. That’s just two weeks for a (nearly) finished cardigan! Project on Ravelry.

As promised, (slightly) better photos of my NaKniSweMo 2011 sweater.

• Pattern: Easy cables - pullover and hat - MR7-6 (Ravelry) by Kaja Marie Lereng Kvernbakken from Du Store Alpakka (the pattern is in Norwegian)
• Yarn: 892 yards (815 m) of Novita Isoveli in colorway #034 (grayish green)
• Needles: 6.5 mm
• Mods: Worked the sleeves and body in circular knitting, added waist shaping.

Love the cowl neck collar!

knittingfuckyeah:

(free pattern)

Queued! Spinster is on Ravelry, too.

(Source: knitbug.com)

New Knitty is out! Lots of great patterns, like Norah Gaughan’s Vale…

Mary Keenan’s Sleepless…

Candace Joggerst’s Sky Isle. Love this issue! Lots of stuff I’d like to knit.

(via Patterns Index: Knitty Winter 2011)

I made it! My NaKniSweMo sweater is done. More details and better photos later… Phew!

Love these photos from the new Interweave Knits!

Leif Slipover by Adrienne Larsen (Ravelry)

Livingstone Cardigan by Amy Miller (Ravelry)

First photos of my NaKniSweMo 2011 project. This is a pattern from Du Store Alpakka for a cabled sweater with a cowl collar in bulky-weight yarn. The pattern is in Norwegian (seriously!) but Google does a pretty good job in translating it to English.

Once the sweater is finished, it should look like this:

Can’t wait!

(via Ravelry: Boreal Cowl pattern by Milja Uimonen)

For reals this time: the cabled DROPS cardigan pattern has finally been translated to English. And it’s on Ravelry, too. Is it too hot to start knitting winter garments?

(via Knitted DROPS jacket with rounded front pieces and cables in ”Alaska”. Size: S to XXXL. ~ DROPS Design)

iffygeneia:

Doctor Who 3x13 Doomsday

Proof of my knitting addiction:

I can’t watch this scene without obsessing about these awesome fingerless mittens she has. To the point where I lose track of everything else that is happening there.

I so want to knit these someday. ♥

There’s a free pattern for Rose’s wrist warmers.

want. pattern. now.

This cabled cardigan was a long, slow project. I started it in Summer 2007 with the overly optimistic (it turns out) idea of getting to wear it in the fall.

I was working on the project on and off — mostly off — all through the fall and winter. It got cast aside every time I found something more interesting, like socks. When Sockdown: Ravelry started to wind down for a breather, I picked up the cardigan again. With one and a half sleeves to go it was a pretty quick finish.

• Pattern: MacPalmikkoneule (ravelry)
• Yarn: 12 skeins (600g/1776 yd/1624 m) of Novita Wool in colorway #192 (dark teal)
• Needles: 3.5 and 4.0 mm circular
• Mods: Added waist + shoulder shaping and 3-needle bind of for shoulders; folder rib hem; zipper; top-down set-in seamless sleeves with Barbara Walker-esque short-row shaping

I’d neglected to wash my gauge swatch so of course the cardigan grew when I wet-blocked it (hello, superwash). This wasn’t actually a bad thing because it was too snug before blocking. The fit is great now but the fabric is a bit too loose and drapey. And the sleeves are already starting to pill. But I’ve been wearing this a lot. :)

The weather’s finally getting warmer so it’s time to get out from under a pile of clothes and show some handknit socks. And I’ve got the shoes to go with!

• Pattern: Elegant Ribbed Stockings (Raverly) by Ann Budd (in Favorite Socks)
• Yarn: 384 yard (136 g) of Novita Nalle Colori (75% superwash wool/25% polyamide) in colorway #833 (olive tones/camouflage)
• Needles: 3.0 mm circular for foot, heel and ankle; 3.5 mm for leg and ribbing; 4.0 mm for upper leg (calf shaping)
• Mods: toe-up

The calf shaping is done by going up in needle size (twice!) so these are super easy to knit. I will say, though, that I’m not hugely fond of the resulting fabric. The 4.0 mm needles were a bit too large and the fabric looks loose. (But the socks fit quite nicely, no complaint there.)

And I finally got around getting buttons for Hannah.