Wednesday, June 29, 2016

SUMMER LOVIN' TOP/PONCHO

It's all about Stripes!!!  The pattern is on RAVELRY


I’m totally into stripes at the moment.  They are so cheerful and I find them hard to resist. That being said I think this would look great as a solid top as well.  This top/poncho is knit in two pieces bottom up but sewn together so you wear it side to side.  It’s easy to knit and, has a wonderful drape and looks great on all body types.

SIZE: Small 32-34”, Medium 35-37”, and Large 38-40”, XL 41-44” Bust
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: 24.5 (27.5, 30.5, 33.5)” wide 49 (55, 61, 67)” round x 19 (20, 21, 22 ) long.

YARN: Skacel CoBaSi by HiKoo, 55% Cotton, 16% Bamboo, 21% Elastic Nylon, 8% Silk.  220 yds. 201m. 50g. 2 (2,3,3) hanks of color 051 Raffi (A).  2 (2 3,3) hanks of color 010 Deep Turquoise (B).  2,(2,3,3) hanks of102 Blarney (C). 2, (2,3,3). 007 Kiwi (D),

GAUGE: 23 st & 34 rows = 4”

TOOLS: US 7 needle, 4.5 mm, 24” or 32” circular needle (need circular needle to hold the large amount of stitches), yarn needle





Wednesday, June 22, 2016

SHAWL KNITTING

GREAT SUMMER PROJECTS  All of these shawl designs can be purchased on Ravelry, just click the link and you are on your way to a summer knitting project.


SPORTY SHAWL  Ravelry

SPRING FLING   Ravelry

AUTUM DELIGHT  RAVELRY

BREZZY  RAVELRY

       
 MELODY  RAVELRY




Tuesday, June 21, 2016

IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT CAN MAKE ME HAPPY

                          Look What I found in my Garden yesterday.  It files me with Delight!


Saturday, June 4, 2016

New Tee Shirt Design Swatch

Final Swatch for my New Tee Shirt / Boxy Top Design,  CoBaSi (Co-Cotton, Ba-bamboo, 
Si-silk) by HiKoo.  Love knitting with this yarn.  I was originally going assemble it bottom up but changed my mind and am assembling it side to side.



Thursday, June 2, 2016

Summer Knitting

 Summer is on the way here in Southern California and I was in the mood to design another Tee Top. This is a shape I have done before and it’s quite popular with the customers at The Little Knittery in Atwater Village, where I work. It’s an easy project yet the stripe stitch pattern gives it a little something special. It is Tech Edited and has a Schematic.!

SIZE: XS (S, M, L, XL)
TO FIT BUST: X Small 28-30” (Small, 32-34”; Medium, 36-38”; Large 40-42”; XL 44-46”
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: 16 (18, 20, 22, 24)” wide at bust, 19.5 (20, 20.5, 21, 21.5)” long

YARN: Berroco Modern Cotton; 60% Prima Cotton, 40% Modal Rayon. 209 yds, 191m, 3.5 oz, 100g. 3 (3, 3, 3, 4) balls of color 1601 Sandy Point (A), 1 ball of color 1603 Piper (B)

You can buy the pattern on  Ravelry