April 13, 2005

Brown Beauty

Pattern: Phildar Automne 2002-2003
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease Sportweight, color: mushroom
Needles: size 6 Denise interchangeables

The Brown Beauty in its natural habitat.

I love this sweater. Love the shaping, love the sleeves, and love the color. Yay. Still deciding on the button, but I can always change that.

More photos:

Trying to do the Fluffa "Look,Ma,no hands!" pose.
And also trying to show off my bell sleeves.

And just in case you still weren't sure what it looked like:

Where I try to pose like the Phildar model.
Where I show you the back of the sweater.

This sweater was so fun to make, a fairly quick knit, and I think I'll wear it LOTS. Hooray!

Posted by carrie at 02:47 PM

April 12, 2005

Honeymoon Cami #2

Pattern: Honeymoon Cami, by Mind of Winter Julia, for Knitty.com
Yarn: Dale of Norway Svale, four skeins
Needles: size 6 circs? I think

Pretty, summery honeymoon cami.
And here's what happens when we try to take a pic in the mirror.

So, for me, this tank was all about yarn choice. I made the first one with a fairly heavy cotton yarn, and it just wasn't right for the project. It didn't drape well and it sort of sat on me like a suit of armor. This yarn (Dale of Norway Svale) is a silk blend and soft and swirly and yummy and drapey and clingy and PERFECT. Yay. I will wear the CRAP out of this tank top this summer.

Posted by carrie at 02:50 PM

April 11, 2005

Blue Socks

Pattern: My own
Yarn: Paton's Kroy
Needles: Size 3 circs

Easy and comfy. I heart socks.

Posted by carrie at 06:38 PM

April 10, 2005

Stripey Sea Socks

Pattern: my own standard sock pattern
Yarn: Paton's Kroy, various odds and ends
Needles: size 3 circs

and also, the beach pics:

Stripey goodness, in beachy colors!
Here it is off my foot so you can really see the stripes.

hooray.

Posted by carrie at 06:44 PM

March 20, 2005

Carolyn's Neck Warmer

Yarn: Lion Brand Kool Wool
Pattern: knit.1
Needles: Denise Interchangables, size 6,8,10

A neckwarmer for a cold-necked friend.

Posted by carrie at 08:07 PM

March 01, 2005

JoAnna's Neckwarmer

Yarn: Lion Brand Kool Wool
Needles: Denise Circs, 6,8,10
Pattern: Ribbed Collar from Vogue Knitting knit.1, the first magazine

Here's Joanna modeling her new collar:

So fashionable. SO New York.**

I knitted up a quick gift for JoAnna since she will be battling the COLD in New York very soon !!
It looked perfect with her camel colored coat. This neck warmer is so fast and easy to knit, and has a pretty crochet edge. Here's another view of it: clicky click! I'm definitely making a few more of these because I like them, but also because I have oodles of Lion Brand Kool Wool in bizarre colors that I can use... (purchased for a dollar a skein from the clearance bin at Hancock Fabrics).

Posted by carrie at 03:39 PM

February 21, 2005

Jacob's Super Secret and Super Late Sweater

That Jacob, he's so hot right now.

Jacob, being the good model that he is, gave me lots of poses to choose from:

Yarn: Winter Cotton from Elann.com
Needles: Denise Circs, Size 7 and 8
Pattern: Phildar Ribbed Sweater Pattern

The Thinking Pose.
The Back Shot.
The Jacob-is-laughing-because-he's-doing-all-these-cheesy-poses shot.

This was supposed to be a Christmas present, and ended up being a Valentine's present. Woot.

Posted by carrie at 03:33 PM

January 24, 2005

Mom's Birthday Poncho

Yarn: Bernat Denim Soft
Needles: Size 13? circs
Pattern: The Harlot Poncho

Cute Poncho Mom.

these Yarn Harlot ponchos sure make good presents. And they're so easy to knit.

Posted by carrie at 03:47 PM