If I’m sitting, I’m knitting….
Even when it’s way too hot to even consider wearing something so snuggly 😉
Tag: poncho
A Spring Poncho
… in cotton and linen.
Ooh, I love how this knitted up.
I wanted to try something other than wool. I’m a bit of a yarn snob and only really like using natural fibres, but since Mother’s Day and my mum’s birthday fall in the same week this year, and my troublesome Mum is allergic to wool (aaaaaaagghh!!) I thought I’d better have a play with something else.
So I bought myself some Drops Bomull-Lin – a 47% / 53% blend of linen and cotton. It calls for 5.5mm needles, but I wanted something rather more drapey, so I used 6mm circulars. And drapey it jolly well is.
Humble beginnings:
(and do forgive my stitch markers – in spite of having half a million of the pesky things, I invariably end up using knotted scraps of waste yarn)
Hiding away:
I’m totally addicted to House just now. On Season 2. It’s the perfect knitting companion 🙂
Beginning the border:
I chose a ridged eyelet lace for this one.
See? It progresses:
Et voila! C’est fini…
If you fancy having a crack at it yourself, you can find the modestly priced pattern over here.
This is not, however, for my mum. I have something else in store for her, so no surprises spoiled, you’ll be enormously relieved to hear 😉
Chunky FTW! (a free pattern)
I have made (it’s official) the chunkiest hat in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD.
I wanted to make a hat for my Beloved. He feels the cold a bit more than he used to, and of all the hats I have made, none is quite right.
I have a micro-stash of the chunkiest wool on the planet. Well…. it’s not. But it’s very chunky and it’s in my possession, and frankly, anything that needs knitting up on 15mm needles is pretty goshdarned chunky in my humble.
I’ve uploaded quite a few patterns for sale recently, so I thought I’d give the readers of my blog this piece of squishiness as a token of my appreciation.
Here’s what you need.
(Click the name at the top for a printable download)
2 x 100g balls Drops Polaris
15mm circular needles
A tapestry needle for weaving in ends
A large pompom maker (it’s so much less fiddly than all that faffing around with cardboard doughnuts!)
Method:
(This makes an adult-sized hat, which fits my 15 year old son rather too well. I may have to hide it).
Cast on 36 stitches and place marker for the beginning of the round.
Knit 1 Purl 1 rib for 14 rows. This gives a really chunky squishy turn-up around the base of your hat.
Knit 5 rows.
Make your decreases as follows:
[Knit 5, K2tog] around. (36 remaining)
[Knit 4, K2tog] around. (30)
[Knit 3, K2tog] around. (24)
[Knit 2, K2tog] around. (18)
[Knit1, K2tog] around. (12)
K2tog around. (6)
K2tog around. (3)
Cut the tail long enough to thread through the last 3 stitches, pull tight and weave in.
Make a large pompom, leaving the ends long enough to thread through the top of the hat and tie in a tight double knot underneath, inside the top of the hat.
Weave in all ends.
Ta-dah!
Enjoy keeping warm <3
In the meantime, if you’re looking for other patterns, you can now find these ones both in my Etsy shop and on the loveknitting.com website:
PS I have always wanted a really chunky hat. Apparently, this one is a bit ‘too girly’ for my beloved. Imagine my chagrin… 😉
Back in Business!
Just a quickie 🙂
I have, at last, begun restocking my little shop. If you fancy a look, pop on over here.
These are available at the time of posting:
A capelet. Or a ponchette?
Whatever you want to call it, I made it! I am disproportionately thrilled with this one because it came out of my head.
A learning experience with (to me at least) glaring imperfections, I know just how to get it right now and, after wearing it for merely a day – I only take it off at night at the moment! 😉 – I have two commissions already, so plenty of opportunity to perfect it.
I especially love the trim: a yarn called ‘Duchessa’ by Laines du Nord, which I knitted around the top and crocheted around the bottom.
When I’ve perfected the pattern, I’ll write it up, but for now, here it is in the making:
