woensdag 31 oktober 2012

knitting again ...

The last day of  October  already
and although actually we are not into Halloween over here

I thought this lady is suited for this day
*

I'm knitting again !
But first I frogged a try-out with the lovely coloured

Rowan kidsilk haze stripe and some Drops alpaca,
the two didn't work well together.
I bought some new light blue Drops kidsilk to go with the Rowan.

Then I picked up the mitered vest,
that was kind of hibernating for a long time,
and started knitting ...
At least, that's what I wanted
but I had to do some serious reading
before I remembered again
how to do the pattern

I think it must be old age:
because I didn't know with how many stitches to start with,
what to do with the first and the last stitch on the row ...
and I had done already quite a bit ! 
And I have done a vest just like that before !!!

But luckily the magazine was still there  ;-)

( yes, from  looooong ago )


I remember people asking when I was wearing the blue vest
( that I did before ... but gave away to a friend ) 
if I sewed all the little parts together ?
NO
you don't have to
and this clever way to do it, was all in the magazine !

( Nowadays you can also find similar patterns
for mitered knitting on "Ravelry" )

HA ... and the fun part is
that you never have more than 25 stitches on your needle
(or 49 stitches when I make the bigger squares) 

The back and side pieces are finished so I could start on the front
*

Our two housemates

enjoyed a lot of autumn sunshine !
*

The last fun thing for today was brought by the post

a huge bag "mit Liebe verpackt" with wool I ordered in Germany

( I'll probably take part in a Christmas fair in the village
so there has to be done some serious felting ! )



Ohhh, we had a very clear sky last night
so there was still the beautiful moon


5 opmerkingen:

  1. hi Els, your little Halloween person is cheery. I like your mitred squares vest idea, and don't worry about not remembering the details from before, that happens to me even if i put it down for a week! cheerio, k.

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  2. i remember when you posted that pattern and i still love it and am tempted to try it but i'm into knitting a lace shawl and must finish that first. i like that there are only 25 stitches on the needle at once...that's my kind of knitting.

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  3. Wat een mooie breisels zeg! Nog nooit gezien maar het geeft een super leuk effect (knap hoor...!)
    Enne... zulke post wil ik ook wel ontvangen; wat een heerlijk pakket. Waar heb je dat besteld?
    Ben benieuwd naar de eindresultaten!
    Groetjes van Mirjam.

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  4. ooooh, I love the look of that mitered knitting. Intimidating tho, as I am a beginner, but...oh, that is PRETTY!

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  5. oh my, the patchwork knitting is amazing!!! You are so clever.

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