Tag: colorwork

Still Knitting!

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My hat is still coming along. I had a stroke of genius on how to fix the top. (Just move the decrease over one stitch, duh!) I’m not crazy about the second bird section where they are left facing. Can you see them? Let’s just say they are high up in the trees and flying in the sky so they are harder to see. The rest of the motifs after bird and tree rows are diamonds and crosses that make me think of snow.

I’m getting ready to go out of town for work. I feel like I should bring some knitting but I’m not sure what. Something small and mindless, but I never did start those socks.

What’s your favorite travel knitting project?

Sunny Scandinavian Topper – A Look Back

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Here’s an old hat. I found it in my youngest’s closet. It was my first stranded knitting project. I made it to match some mittens I purchased at a Scandinavian festival, 17 years ago.

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The gauge is obviously not a match, and neither is the pattern, for that matter. I don’t remember what pattern it is, but I do remember substituting colors to match my mittens. The yarn is Peace Fleece. I love how they continue to expand their mission. This hat is a toasty warm sunny topper for a cold winter’s day.

I don’t think my youngest will notice I’ve stolen it back from his closet.

I have been anticipating starting the stranded colorwork on my J&S Swatch.I love knitting two colors with both hands! I remember learning all the techniques I could in the early days. I’m an English knitter (thrower,) but I can also knit Continental (picker,) and even backwards! So stranded colorwork will be fun.

What’s your favorite knitting technique?

Are you a Thrower or a Picker?