I'd Rather Be Knitting

What good is a blog without pictures? Here are some things I’ve knit and some that are in progress…

This was my first project, a swatch scarf for my friend’s 18th birthday. The yarn is from a yarn shop I visited when I went to Germany. Completed in less then a week the swatches include some basketweave, garter stitch, seed stitch, and a very simple cable. Completed early September 2006

This was the second of a cable tote pattern somewhat of my own design for another friend’s 18th birthday. The cable pattern is from “Cables Untangled” by Melissa Leapman, intended for a throw rug. Let me tell you, lots of work just to be stepped on. The the solid blue yarn is elle rae, the handles I forget what type of yarn they were. Its hard to tell from the picture but the handles are actually cabled as well. Completed February 2006.

This is a sweater I’m working on for my mom. The yarn is Debbie Bliss cotton cashmere and its a Melissa Leapman pattern from the book “Hot Knits". Switching on and off between this sweater and a cotton cami for myself (will show pictures at a later date). Needs to be finished by August for the family vacation up to the beach in Massachusetts.