tiennie knits

winter scarves

Even though it's now officially Spring, the weather around here is still stuck in winter so I have a couple of last-minute winter items to present.  I wish they were modeled shots but since it's been pouring here, I can't make my daughter model in the rain for me.  Indoor shots, using an old faux suede jacket of mine, will have to do!  This is the Lamar Scarf by Gale:

This reversible chunky braided scarf was so enjoyable to knit:

I knitted this on US #11 using Plymouth Yarn Baby Alpaca Grande Tweed that I stole from Matt's stash:

This was yarn that he picked out when we were in Boston last summer.  It was just sitting there unused, so it was begging to be stolen from him!:

This yarn is so squishy and warm.  3 skeins makes a great length for this scarf:

The next scarf is the Braided Neckpiece found in Loop-d-loop by Teva Durham:

I also picked up yarn in Boston.  In fact it's almost the same yarn that Matt picked.  I chose this yarn, with my friend Sholeen, specifically to knit this project.  Take a look at how beautiful Sholeen's version turned out:

I followed the pattern exactly and only ended up using 1 1/2 skeins of the 3 skeins of yarn that I purchased.  I love how chunky Sholeen's turned out so I'm kicking myself for not following her modifications:

I knitted these on  US #11 needles using Plymouth Yarn Baby Alpaca Grande.  So now I have to figure out what to make with the remaining yarn:

I think I need to do a little more blocking on the braided part so that it'll lay a bit flatter.  This yarn is so unbelievable soft though!:

In my last post I mentioned how much I like Shelfari (my member name is Tiennie) for keeping track of my books.  Well Jenny pointed out another site to me - Goodreads (my member name is Tiennie) that also keeps tracks of books.  It was easy to export my Shelfari list and import it into Goodreads so now I have 2 sites that I have been playing around on.  If you love reading, check them out!

february baby sweater

What more can I say about this sweater that thousands haven't already said?:

It is such a sweet little baby sweater to knit that I can see why grown-ups want a lovely version for themselves:

Attempting an Elizabeth Zimmermann project, makes me feel like a real Knitter.  Since she only gives "recipes", it always takes some calculations to figure out the pattern:

I knitted these on US #6 needles using Cascade 220 Superwash in white.  It's not the softest of yarns but it's superwash - because no parents of newborns want to deal with fussy handwash clothing.:

This is also a fantastic and fast project.  My neighbor recently had a little girl so I had an excuse to make this sweater.  My only modification was to add buttons to the yoke only, instead of down the entire sweater.:

I wish I had known how to knit when my kiddos were babies.  I guess I'll just have to wait for my siblings to have babies so I can have more reasons to make adorable baby knits.:

 

I only have one sweater in this post because I have been spending all my time on a new website that I have been loving - Shelfari!  It's like Ravelry but for book readers.  I signed up last summer for an account but promptly forgot about it until our book club leader had us join so we can post on the books we've read.  So I've rejoined and have been having fun remembering all the great books that I've read over the years.  If you have an account there, friend me so that we can enjoy our reads together!

family knits

Happy March everyone!  Can you believe it's March already?  We actually got more snowfall here, in the Seattle area, a few days ago which is unusual but fun for us skiers.  My sister, Brandi, who lives in Idaho, can get snow into April sometimes.  She emailed me a photo of a pair of mittens, that she found on the internet, and asked me if I could please knit them for her.  I think she believed that I could just recreate them for her.  Eek!:

Lucky for her, I knew there already was a pattern for them and I knew exactly what that lovely pattern was  - Bird In Hand by the wonderful Kate Gilbert.  They were enjoyable to work on and weren't too difficult for me.  These are all being modeled by my sweet girl.:

I knitted them using Cascade 220 Superwash in Red and White on US #2.5 Needles.  I don't think it's any secret how much I love this yarn and how versatile I think it is.  I usually use US#7 needles, but I have gone up to a US#9 and I would have never guessed that I could go down to a US #2.5 needles with this yarn.  How pretty are the palms of these mittens too?:

How fun is it to find little birdies on the thumb?:

So I'm happy to have knitted these and have popped them in the mail to Brandi.  I sure hope they fit her long, lean and beautiful hands!
 
Since I always like having an easy, no-brainer pattern on the needles, I decided to knit my brother, Vince, a Ribby Hat, that my daughter also modeled for me.:

These were knitted on US #7 needles, using Cascade 220 in brown, that I had leftover from Matt's Cobblestone sweater:

After modeling this hat for me, Hailey has requested that I knit her one too.  I don't mind the multiple knitting so you'll be seeing more of these easy peasy hats from me:

Here's another hat that I finished a few weeks ago.  Around Christmas time, my sister-in-law and Vince's wife, Janeiro, asked if I could knit her a grey hat with a big ol' pompom on it.  I didn't think it would be hard to knit the hat but I've never made a pompom before:

This is the Ribby Hat, (again!) using Cascade 220 in Silver knitted on US #7 needles.  This adult hat was modeled by my other sweet little girl (which is why the hat looks so large on her.):

I figured out how to make that big ol' pompom using the Clover pom pom makers and now it's been non-stop pompom making around here!  I would have taken pictures of them but my boys have been using them to tag each other.  They are so fun to make and are an awesome way to use up those scrap yarns:

My photos and projects can always be found on my Flickr photostream or on my Ravelry page.  Thanks for all the love on Matt's sweater from the last post everyone!