You know what? I got a little tired with all my knitting projects - they are either a little too time consuming and thus take forever, or require a bit too much concentration. The best antidote for this is to knit something easy, fast and from a wonderful yarn. And that's just what I did. The short scarf pictured in this post was super easy and fast to make. The Ruffled & Ruched Scarf pattern can be purchased either via Ravelry or from KnitPurl. The yarn I used here is Malabrigo Merino Worsted - one of my favourites. This yarn is as wonderful and comforting as a warm, yummy chicken soup is for a person with a cold. It's not the cheapest yarn (although not terribly expensive), hence people often use 1-3 skeins for a project. Still, since this yarn is single-ply and thus pills easily, it's not very suitable for bigger projects which will require lots of wear/friction (e.g. sweaters, blankets). However, I can comfortably say that hats and scarves made with this yarn are heavenly soft, toasty warm and not at all scratchy (unless you're super extra sensitive). I have to add that the colours of Malabrigo yarns are simply amazing. I have yet to find a photograph that properly captures the depth and nuances of their shades. OK, enough of this 'ode to Malabrigo'. Today, it's back to my other knitting projects. Thank you for visiting my blog. When it comes to responding to your comments, I shall continue to do that in the Comments section - I find it more organized that way. Have a wonderful day/evening.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
A break from other projects/Przerwa na szalik
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Flower Cardigan/Sweterek z kwiatkami
Tak to juz jest, ze jak sie jakas robotke dlubie, i dlubie, i dlubie, to sie ja w koncu wydlubie, czyli skonczy. Tak to bylo z tym sweterkiem, bo owego dlubania bylo CO NIEMIARA. Najpierw te ciagle zmiany kolorow wloczki. Potem wyszywanie sporej ilosci kwiatkow, i niesamowitej ilosci supelkow podluznych (scieg torsadowy/bullion stitch po angielsku). A na "deser" oczywiscie byla walka z tymi wszystkimi koncowkami bawelnianej wloczki. To tak jak we snie, w ktorym biegniesz i biegniesz a jednoczesnie stoisz w miejscu. Obled. Tak w zasadzie sam projekt nie byl trudny - nic skomplikowanego, nic egzotycznego, tylko niemilosiernie zmudny. No, ale juz po wszyskim. Dziecince sie podoba. Sweterek jest na wyrost, wiec ujrzy swiatlo dzienne wiecej niz kilka razy. Dodatkowe zdjecia sweterka zamieszczam ponizej. Sam projekt jest z ksiazki "The Bumper Book of Knitting". Wloczka to bawelna Sonata, zakupiona w Elann. No, i to narazie tyle. Inne robotki sie robia, ale malpy tez sa wymagajace, bo albo trzeba zmian kolorow, albo sporej koncentracji zeby sie nie pogubic. Dziekuje Wam za odwiedziny i zawsze mile komentarze. Zycze Wam nie tylko dobrego dnia, ale przede wszystkim dobrego zdrowia, zwaszcza, ze wchodzimy w sezon grypowy.
This sweater took forever to finish. FOR-EVER. Sometimes it felt like no matter how much I worked on it, it did not progress at all. First, it was the numerous colour changes for the stripes. Then I had to embroider 'gazillion' flowers and bullion stitch motifs. And for the grand finale, there were oodles of those nasty yarn ends to weave in and knot (yes, I knot certain yarns). Tedious - that's an understatement. But, it's all behind me now. My DD likes the cardi, which I made a bit big for her so that it will see the light of day more than five times before she grows out of it. The pattern is called Little Princess Cardigan by Melody Griffiths and can be found in The Bumper Book of Knitting (out of print). The yarn is Sonata from Elann. So, that's that for now. Other projects are definitely on the burner but they're also a bit demanding in terms of either colour changes or having to concentrate on the pattern (or risk loosing one's place and making mistakes). Thank you for visiting my blog and for the sweet comments. Wishing you a wonderful day and lots of good health, especially that we're entering the flu season.
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