First, a wildly-hued pair of fingerless mitts:
Susie's Reading Mitts by Janelle Masters
- Yarn: My handspun "Raisin Wannabe", 100% Shetland Wool (185 yards / 113 g per skein), 0.73 skeins
- Needle: US 3 (3.25 mm) double pointed needles
- Size: Smallest
Here's the yarn, before knitting (and the fiber it came from):
The mitts have a fun turned picot hem:
... and a little bit of garter stitch and lace for added interest:
The colors are definitely wild, but I love them in a simple accessory like this:
Happily for me, this was the kind of low-pressure photoshoot that Moana could get into:
Alas, this might have been pushing it a little...
Next, here's another handspun knitted item, that just happens to match Bug's eyes:
Percy Shawl by Sanne Kalkman
- Yarn: My handspun "Mermaid", Wool/Silk/Recycled Sari Silk/Angelina (727 yards / 74 g per skein), 0.91 skeins
- Needle: US 2.5 (3.0 mm) double pointed needles
- Size: 62 inches wide, 24 inches deep at center ( = 8 repeats of Chart A, 3 repeats of Chart B (starting with row 5 and ending with row 27, as the pattern directs), and 1 repeat of Chart C)
The yarn (and fiber):
I love how the different patterns come together in this shawl:
...Chart C
...Chart B
...Chart AAnd in silhouette:
...Chart A
...Chart B
...Chart CThe whole thing:
OK, Bug, show us the proof...
Now that's just not fair! Give us a peak... please?
Pretty please, with yarn on top?
Ahhh... That's better!
7 comments:
I was thinking, cute gloves! Very unique colors, and they certainly make good mitts. And then bam! You hit me with that gorgeous shawl and I literally gasped. Well done!
What a spectacular shawl! The mitts are supercute, too. Definitely love the bright colors in an accessory like that. Think how fun they'll be to pull out in the gloom of winter!
Those mitts are fabulous and will be wonderful in, say, February when you just want something cheery on your hands. I agree with sula about the shawl: breathtaking. Perfect pattern for your beautiful yarn.
Beautiful shawl, and I love the happy mitts! The patterns looks great in stripey handspun. I'm casting on for a handspun shawl myself today, and can't wait to use some of the yarn I made!
I love that shawl! So pretty! My goal is to someday spin as beautifully as you do. :-)
Gorgeous handspun yarns and you paired it with prefect projects! That shawl is just stunning!
I love the shawl (and the gorgeous model). I'm getting in the mood to knit lace, and that pattern is simply spectacular. I think it might be a bit beyond my patience level right now, though!
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