Baoshi Shawl

This is a test knit for YuLian - Ravelry Free Pattern Testers group
Pattern: Baoshi Shawl (Ravelry)

YARN: Bruma (Pingouin) - Black (100)
NEEDLES: US 9 / 5.5mm (should have used US 10 / 6mm)


Started:   May 1, 2011
Finished: May, 21 2011

Laurel Beret

Another gorgeous pattern by Jared Flood: Laurel

YARN: Cascade 220 (received from jbarlow - Color Swap 9) - Dark plum (8885)
NEEDLES: US 7 / 4.5mm
               US 1.5 / 2.5mm (ribbing)

(Peta Maga modeling)

Started:   April 11, 2011

Finished: April 14, 2011

Notes:

• Cast on 120 sts with US 1.5/3mm circular needle.
• 2x2 ribbing for 9 rnds.
• Changed to US 7/4.5mm circular needles.

BOBBLE:
K4fb, turn, P4, turn, K2, K2tog, pass those two stitches one by one over the K2tog.


ADDING LENGTH:
If you want a longer hat repeat rnds 15 - 25 - 35.
(I did that but then decided to rip off and just followed the pattern.)
- make rnd 15, repeat rnd 15 and change marker placement as instructed.
- make rnd 25, repeat rnd 25 and change marker placement as instructed.
- make rnd 35, repeat rnd 35 and change marker placement as instructed.

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Waterhouse Mitts

This is a test knit for pmcblonde - Ravelry.

YARN: Keamor (Pingouin) - beige and white
NEEDLE: US 2 - 2.75 mm (circular)

I'm having the chance to use my lovely tiny winny HiyaHiya bamboo circular needle for the first time!
It's a US #2 / 2.75 mm needle, just 9" / 23 cm long.

Cotton cloths

I made these spa cloths for a Ravelry friend - Spring Swap (MOHS)

Chinese Waves Dishcloth
CO 49 sts.
Cast-on and bind-off with size 7 needle.
Pattern worked with size 8 needle. 

Bridal shower Lace Cloth

Cast-on and bind-off with size 7 needle.
Pattern worked with size 8 needle.

YARN: Barbante Esmeralda (São João) - 100% cotton yarn - 8/10

NEEDLES: US 7 - 4.5 mm and US 8 - 5.0 mm

Blades of Grass Fingerless Mitts

This was a test knit for katili (Katie Wagner) - Ravelry (always Ralvery!)
Pattern available: Blades of Grass

I just love these mitts!!! They are so neat and elegant.
My Ravelry project page.
The original pattern was fingerless but with Katie's concent I added a thumb gusset.

YARN:
NEEDLES:

Terra Shawl

This is a beautiful shawl designed by Jared Flood.
Pattern: Terra Shawl



NEEDLE: US 10 / 6 mm
YARN: Malabrigo Merino Worsted (Azul Profundo) - 210 yds

• This shawl is knitted topdown (starts at center back and works down to the bottom edge)
• When doing the Provisional Cast-On make sure a long tail is left for grafting the 12 stitches later on.
• GARTER RIDGE PATTERN should be repeated 10 times. (total of stitches = 224)
• After finishing Garter Ridge Pattern (or even before) go back to provisional cast-on and graft the stitches (using Kitchener Stitch), this way when you finish Chart B you’re done!!!
• The 3 knit stitches edge on each side will become the hypotenuse (top) of the triangle and is done throughout the whole pattern (Garter Ridge, Chart A and Chart B).
• The center stitch marker is the bottom tip of the shawl!

(click to enlarge)

• DIMENSIONS:
  Before blocking: 55” (140cm) (wingspan) x 27” (68.5cm)
  After blocking:
  
  
• Ãfffff.... I had to frog the grafting 2 times! To make it perfect I've decided to graft purlwise the first 3 stitches then graft knitwise the last 3.

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I wanted the shawl wider so I decided to add a 4th repeat to Chart A. So I had to “extend” Chart A and alter Chart B since I had already knit up to 3rd repeat of chart A and didn't want to frog all the work done.


But if you want a larger shawl a much easier way is to increase Chart A.
IF YOU WANT A LARGER SHAWL:

Increase Garter Ridge Pattern by multiples of 22 to be able to follow Chart A later on (11 sts = one pattern repeat, so you need to increase that on both sides/halves --> 11 sts on one half of the shawl, 11 sts on the other half).

According to pattern, when you finish the Garter Ridge Pattern you should have 224 sts; if you increase it x1 you’ll have 246 sts, and if you increase it x2 you’ll end up with 268 sts.

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Yarn: 

- Fisrt hank: knit up to Row 3 (9th repetition) of Garter Ridge Pattern.

- Second hank: started 2nd hank on 22nd row of Chart A.
- Third hank: started 3rd hank on 2nd pattern repeat of Chart B and knit up to 7th row of edge pattern.
- Fourth hank: just used a little bit to finish the last 3 and a half rows! (if you don’t increase the pattern 3 hanks will work just fine)

(Chart A - 4 repeats)

(unblocked)

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B-O OPTIONS:
- Elastic Bind-Off: k1, *k1, slip 2 sts back to left needle and k2tog tbl*.
- K2tog tbl, slip stitch back to left needle.
  (k2tog tbl = knit 2 together through the back loops).
- BO with a needle 2 sizes larger.

Que Sera cardigan

Today I started QUE SERA cardi. This is such a cute pattern! Looks vintage and I love that.
This is a free pattern: Ravelry, Knitty.

YARN: Isabella - Fashion Twist (Circulo)

NEEDLES: US 6 / 4 mm

• CO 213 sts (size 3X) because went down needle size from #8 to #6 - hope to get a medium size!

It seems like this project is going to take forever……. (don’t like such small needles)

Isabella - Fashion Twist (Circulo)

(50% cotton, 30% viscose, 20% linen) 

Spring!! Flowers!!!

It's Spring!
Flowers everywhere!!!!!

Bobble cushion

Made in 2008.

Knit Flower

This little flower is so cute! (and easy to make)
I made it as a brooch so I can pin it on anything I want - from a bag to a coat’s collar.
Tiny coconut button was used in the middle.

(This is my sweet "Peta Maga" modeling for me!)

(beloved "Cinza")

  

Best of all: it’s a free pattern - KNIT FLOWER by Sue W. Thompson.

Let's Go Shopping Market Bag

SAY NO TO PLASTIC BAGS!!!!!!

I'm trying this basic market bag pattern.
Free pattern on Ravelry.

 

YARNS: Bella (Pingouin) - Duna
            Pingouin 1000 - Cru


NEEDLES: #8/5 mm
               #6/4 mm

• The bottom will be knit with 2 strands of Bella + 1 strand of Pingouin 1000 for extra sturdiness (needle #5/ 8mm) .

SEPT. 7, 2010 - Made a M1 instead of YO to avoid holes.

 

 

SEPT. 9, 2010 - The mesh stitch is taking forever.....

This thing on my head is going to be a market bag!!!!

SEPT. 18, 2010 - Finished the body, just need to knit the handles.

Now you can say it's a bag!

(or is it a burka?!)

FO (finished object):

More Moebius Baskets

Made some more!