11.2.12

a recent project


For the last few weeks I've been working on a piece using my Brooklyn Tweed Shelter yarn that my mom gave me for Christmas. My thing these days has been working through an entire project before starting something new. At least that's what I've been forcing myself to do with knitting projects, otherwise I find I'll abandon a project and never return to it. This stickin' to it thing has been really good. I know that it's saved me money, because I've been limiting myself to buying yarn for the project at hand rather than the project that I dream about starting down the road. Besides, I find it fun to go get what you need and get started right away rather than waiting to finish something else up first. After making four cowls using the softest baby alpaca yarn this winter I wanted to try something a little more interesting and challenging...and thus picked the Romney Kerchief (why it's called that, I have no idea).

A quick five dollar download later, I was facing the prospect of learning a new method of casting on before I could get started. This was the perfect pattern, really. It challenged me to learn a few new things (grafting garter stitch, blocking, blah blah...) but was still relatively straightforward. I know this might be boring knitting talk for those of you who don't knit, but you might be interested in knowing that YouTube is a great source of knitting tutorial videos. I learned to everything I needed to know to make this piece from videos I found there.

Now I have two balls of Shelter left in a beautiful red colour called "Long Johns". I'm considering whether to tackle another of these kerchiefs or to try something new, perhaps this cable and lace cowl. Ultimately I dream of getting up the guts to tackle this beauty or perhaps this gorgeous sweater. Are you knitting anything these days?

12 comments:

  1. wow Sarah! That's no unintentionally-wavy knitted scarf (my personal specialty), it's beautiful! I checked Brooklyn Tweed, very cool, it would be fun to visit their wool mill.
    I think you should make a sweater next! Have you every attempted one before? Making garments seems like the ultimate skill to me. But since I do not yet have the knitting skillz, I'll just send you my measurements mmkay?

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    1. Haha, thanks, Jill! You know your knitted gift is on its way to you!

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  2. Congrats Sarah! It looks beautiful.

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    1. Thanks, Jacqui! Too bad I had a knitting induced injury when we were supposed to go to the gym! This thing is the culprit.

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  3. ohh thats so pretty! good job :)
    I'm defiantly bad for starting a project, and then starting another one before any of them are finished!

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    1. Thanks, Katie! I'm trying to be really strict with myself about this because otherwise I spend too much money on unfinished projects (cuz I always have to have projects on the go!). Once I finish my final two skeins of Shelter yarn I'm going to try sewing through my fabric stash.

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  4. you are very talented, my friend! that looks great, and i'm sure it's so warm and comfortable on a cold day.

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    1. Haha, thanks, Danielle. I've been living in it since I finished it yesterday.

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  5. Lovely scarf! I've yet to handle a BT skein of yarn. I try to be a monogamous knitter but I always have at least 2 going and knit one or the other depending on my mood.

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    1. It's beautiful yarn! And they have it ALL on Bainbridge Island. More excuses for a road trip!

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