I can't believe it's been so long since my last post! I have had a few projects on the go so here are some photos of the completed ones =)
Array Cowl
Pattern: Array by Shibui Knits
Yarn: I used two yarns with different weights to keep the texture interesting. Main colour is Lion Brand Vanna's Choice in Linen and the contrast colour is Martha Stewart Crafts Merino in Poppy. Michaels had a giant yarn sale over the holidays...these yarns were cheap cheap!!
Mods: I cast on 260 stitches to compensate for the difference in gauge of my yarn and the pattern's yarn. No, I didn't do any calculations....I just cast on until I felt like I had enough stitches. I guess I really lucked out with the results!
Raveled here!
One thing I noticed while knitting this cowl is that using slip stitch techniques for colourwork makes the project take forever to complete! It literally felt like it took twice as long to knit this cowl compared to any other one and I almost gave up after the first 8 rounds. But I'm glad that I didn't!
Sister's Mitts
Pattern: Grammy's Mitts by Tanis Lavallee
Yarn: Just some scrap stash yarn that I'm trying to use up!
Mods: Followed the pattern as written. The directions were very loosely written but still simple enough that it made me wonder why I haven't tried to make mittens before!
Raveled here!
I have already started working on my second pair...photos will come soon =)
