Winter Knitting, Old and New
My fabulous sister (I'll add "in law" for clarity's sake, but I do count her as a real sister for what it's worth) requested a chocolate brown hat. I picked up some Classic Elite Waterlily at spin night this week and viola!
It will be hard to give this one away.
Project Specs:
Pattern: 3 A.M. Cable Hat by SmarieK
Needles: #7 DPNs
Yarn: Classic Elite Waterlily, color 1978.
Notes: A great little pattern, and I love love love this yarn - knits up beautifully, almost looks velvety, is soft and squishy and perfect for a hat. I also now really want a sweater made out of this. Just yum.
Also, this came off the needles more than a year ago, and is finally seeing some use. This is a great all around sweater, and the yarn (Valley Yarns Amherst) despite being a super-soft merino is holding up really well. Hooray for babies in handknits.
It will be hard to give this one away.
Project Specs:
Pattern: 3 A.M. Cable Hat by SmarieK
Needles: #7 DPNs
Yarn: Classic Elite Waterlily, color 1978.
Notes: A great little pattern, and I love love love this yarn - knits up beautifully, almost looks velvety, is soft and squishy and perfect for a hat. I also now really want a sweater made out of this. Just yum.
Also, this came off the needles more than a year ago, and is finally seeing some use. This is a great all around sweater, and the yarn (Valley Yarns Amherst) despite being a super-soft merino is holding up really well. Hooray for babies in handknits.
posted by Pumpkinmama at Sunday, November 11, 2007
21 Comments:
Congrats on the hat. I love the color. The cable pattern is a nice touch. She is a very lucky sister.
I love the green sweater. It is darling!
Lovely knits! Looks like a great basic hat pattern.
Thanks for the amhert update, too. It's always helpful to hear how well yarns hold up.
What a yummy hat! I promptly followed the link and downloaded the pattern.
I love that hat! And the sweater is adorable. Look at those chubby little hands.
I love Pumpkin Baby's sweater! And your SIL is very lucky. Hope she appreciates handknits@
That is adorable!
Great hat! A lot of people have been posting about the softness of Classic Elite's Waterlily. Will have to try it out.
The only thing cuter than that sweater is the model. Oh boy, uterus cramps!
Beautiful all around!
both projects are simply lovely. I have one of those sis-in-laws, too , and she is one of my favorite people to knit for.
Hat, sweater, baby ... all very nice work :)
Two really nice projects! The hat looks scrumptious!
Squooshy cables are my favorite. I'll have to knit this up before it gets too much colder.
I love that yarn so much. I'm thinking of a sweater in it too.
What a beautiful sweater for such a beautiful little girl!
That looks perfect for unisex wear.
Pumpkingirl models that well. Lovely lace detail in front.
I love Waterlily. I am curious about its wearability, so you can share . . .?
And the pea pod. Ooooh the pea pod.
That hat is pretty much exactly what I've been wanting for myself. Hmmmm.
i can't resist saying AWWW! for the baby . . wow has she grown. what a cutie and what a beautiful sweater.
Oh your wee-one is soooooooooo cute!!! The sweater is GORGEOUS!
I love the hat too, actually, that hat looks like a good gift for my hubby, can it be a unisex hat do you think? If I used a *insert deep,manly voice here* a manly color?
Anyways, I always love reading your blog, it is such a pleasure :) Thanks for sharing.
The sweater looks great on Dizzle, she's such a cutie. That'd be a good hat for handspun, too, eh?
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