Moss stitch Infinity Scarf

I am hooked on moebis scarves/cowls. This version, for my daughter, is knit in moss stitch, from two yarns held together, Jo Sharp Rare Comfort Kid Mohair (Char), and Silk Road DK Tweed (Peppercorn).

I love the texture of these two yarns together, they make a beautifully soft and snuggly fabric. The lighter Peppercorn yarn shows more in the purl stitches, giving the scarf textural interest, even though the colours are subdued.
You can wear the scarf long or doubled.

I will be knitting more of these.

Cotton bolero version 2

You may remember that I tried to knit my niece a white cotton bolero for her Christmas present.

That one ended up far too large, and was gleefully claimed by my daughter.
Just after Christmas, the cousins visited each other at their Nana's place. My niece greatly admired the bolero, in complete ignorance that she was the original intended recipient. Obviously it was my duty to try again, this time for her birthday.
I made it two sizes smaller. I am pretty sure that it will fit this time. I have posted it off to Melbourne for the last of the warm weather.


It was even quicker the second time. I am waiting to see if the other nieces fancy it too.

Rib infinity scarf/cowl

The infinity scarf I made for my sister was very successful, so I thought I would try making up a different one, in rib.





For this scarf, I used exactly 2 balls of 50g (95m approx) 8ply wool. However, as I wanted to emphasise the infinity twist of the pattern, I used a complimentary shade of yarn for the last 5 rows of the pattern.



They yarns I used are Heirloom Heatherwood 8ply wool shade 586 and Jo Sharp Classic Double Knit Wool shade 008, Aubergine/ I really like the texture of both these yarns. I may need to knit a version in the opposite colour proportions.

Acerola

I have not posted any projects by Jennie lately. This is not because Jennie has stopped knitting, but because I have been a bad blogger. About a month ago, Jennie kindly took photographs of her daughter modelling the gorgeous toddler dress/top Acerola. This is a free pattern from by Tonya Wagner, published on the shizknit blog. Another customer made this little dress early last year for her grand-daughter, and the photo on my brag-wall inspired Jennie to make her version. I am a terrific enabler!



Jennie used Pima Clasico 100%cotton to make her version of Acerola. The colour is Dahlia.

Moss Stitch Infinity Scarf

Whilst I was in Europe, I saw the beginning of the winter clothes in the shops, and super elongated cowls, or joined up scarves appeared often.
When thinking of my sister's February birthday, I almost always think of winter knitting. An Infinity scarf seemed just the trick for this year.



I made the scarf 140cm long, and 25 cm wide, and knit it sideways on circular needles. This was very good for summer knitting, as I did not need to drape the scarf in progress over my lap.The yarn is Aslan Trends Guanaco, a warm and soft Alpaca/Merino blend.



My daughter is kindly modelling this during a very hot day. It looks to be a particularly winterish warm scarf to me.

Sante Fe Monkey socks

Whilst looking through my photos, I realized that I had never displayed my infamous Monkey socks on the blog. These were the very first socks I made from the luscious Sante Fe sock yarn, which is now one of our most popular yarns.



The pattern is a simple lace repeat, it is a deservedly popular free pattern, published in Knitty, 2006.



These socks have been on display in the shop all summer. My daughter modelled them for this photo shoot, and claims that they are her socks, as soon as the weather cools down. She has the same size feet as me, so I might have to fight her for them.

Cotton bolero - Sirdar

One of my Christmas present projects was a bolero for my 10 year old niece.

I started the lace bolero from the Sirdar cotton children's pattern book, in size 11, which is reportedly for a 76cm chest.
The bolero turned out beautifully.

I was really happy with it, until I measured it.
It was far too big for someone with a 76 cm chest. My gauge was spot on. I was a little annoyed, until my 13 year old daughter admired it. Instant extra Christmas present!



It is only a little too big for her. Her chest measurement is 81cm. I really like this pattern, but it runs large.
Next I will be making a size 8 for my niece!