As I mentioned about week ago, I’ve been working on the Weekend Wrap, a pattern designed by Julie Weisenberger of Coco Knits, and I’m happy to report that I finished it yesterday!
I truly love the simplicity of this pattern, as well as the “funky” yarn I used. This pattern is very easy to follow, super quick and a piece of cake to knit. I would make this one again and would say it’s perfect for knitters at all levels of knitting.
Yarn: Universal Yarn Bamboo Bloom Handpaints - 2 skeins in the colorway Nagano
Needles: Size US 17 circular needle in a 24″ length
Pattern Modifications: I added 1″ extra between the armholes to make sure that I had plenty of room and that it didn’t look too “stretched” across the back.
I was inspired by a fellow blogger, Janet of Pixel Knits, to knit a Low Tide Cardigan , a lovely by tincanknits, using my stash of fingering weight yarn in Springtree Road Muscadine Sock yarn, Antique Rose. I think I’m must be rather zaney to knit a cardigan in fingering weight yarn but I decided if Janet and all the other knitters out there could, so could I.
Antique Rose
Have you knitted a garment using fingering weight yarn? If so, what is your favorite pattern?
A very strange stranger it must be, who does not see charms in the immediate environs of Lyme, to make him wish to know it better. ” ~ Jane Austen, Persuasion
I just received my Spring 2013 issue of Spin Off and fell in love with the handspun scarf on the cover. The amazing thing, it is almost the same colors as my River’s Edge handspun in the color of Black Ice. I had planned to knit a handspun hat, but after seeing the Lyme Regis Scarf by Kirsti Johanson, I decided it was destiny and that I must knit this scarf!
On a last note, I was rummaging around my bin that holds all my prized vintage crochet and came across a lovely pineapple doily that I forgot about. It looks quite lovely on my lampshade and it just proves that you can use vintage crochet in a variety of ways.
Until next time, happy knitting, crocheting, spinning, and crafting!
It’s really cute! Good luck with your next project.
Thank you Michelle
Wow, I am impressed. That was a quick knit project, and it looks really well on you too. Congratulations on another job well done.
I just received my Spring Spin-Off too, and agree with you. That scarf is lovely, but unlike you, I have nothing like those colors in my homespun basket.
Ahhh… thank you Sandie. I love the new issue of Spinoff but so sorry you don’t have any colors in your basket
I love how funky that wrap is!
Thank you Lolly
Love it! Awesome!
Thank you Jenny
Love your blog and your projects! Keep on inspiring others.