Yarn Thoughts

Fallen Leaves

 

If my dear sister wasn't in a mad rush to get work I would have had her model this super chunky cowl for you all.

Either way, it's nice no?

This is a little pattern I came up with and I really enjoyed making it.  I used Cascade Ecological Wool.  This wool was a gift from a dear friend who got me some yarn when he was working in Vermont.  He's friends with the family so I thought regifting the yarn to one of my sisters would be the perfect choice.  So here we are calling it Fallen Leaves because the cables remind of leaves twirling their way down to earth, but between her and I we refer to it as the "Richie".

Next two days I have to be in New York City for training.  Blog posts will be slim for sure, but I'm sure to see something interesting to write about.

Here are the specs for the cowl:

YARN: Cascade Ecologial Wool - beware, it's a tad scratchy, this should be worn with a coat.

NEEDLES: Size 11 circular 16''-20'' around. I used 16'' but it was crowded

ACCESSORIES: Cable Needle, marker

GAUGE- Approx 3 stitches to the inch

MEASUREMENTS: 36” inches around, 14” high.

Left 3 cable (L3c) – Take 3 stitches and place on a cable need, hold to the front of the work. Knit three stitches on the left handle needle and then knit the three stitches from the cable needle.

Right 3 cable (R3c) – Take 3 stitches and place on a cable needle, hold to the back of the work. Knit three stitches on the left handle needle and then knit the three stitches from the cable needle.

 cast on 120 stitches.

Place marker, and join. Please don't twist your cast on row because you don't want that.

Rows 1& 2: knit

Row 3: *L3c, knit 6, repeat from*

Rows 5-9: Knit

Row 10: *R3c, knit 6 repeat from*

Rows 11-16: Knit

 Repeat rows 3-16 until approx 11 inches (yarn blocks with length, not noticeable width)

End 2 rows after a cabled round so the edges won't curl.

 Stretchy bind off for cowls- Knit a stitch, Knit knit a second stitch, knit these two stitches from the right hand needle together, knit one, knit 2 stitches from the right hand together. Repeat until all stitches are bound off. Cut the yarn and weave it through the last stitch on the needle and draw it through.

My First Pattern - Vieira

Download Vieira

Hey, I finally remembered to bring the jumpdrive with my PDF on it up to the computer! 

Now this is my very first attempt at writing a pattern and I hope someone out there tries it.  That would be awesome.  I have a whackload of pattern ideas in my head I hope to untangle and unravel all the thoughts and get them developed into something a little more concrete. 

This pattern makes this scarf here:

I think I'm going to take some more pictures of it to show it's really nice drape and texture.  It's a great warm weather scarf as it is airy, but has a lot of heft to it.  The Sirdar Snuggly Bamboo is so smooth and has a beautiful luster.  And I love love love pink.  In all forms.  You could give me a pink pile of crap and I would at least smile at the pinkiness of it.  This affair with pink by the way, did not start until my mid twenties.  I was a blue-blue-blue girl through and through.  Then it just shifted.  And actually now I'm really feeling the love for purple which is new for me.  I kind of like changing my favorite colors.  Or having many of them at at any rate.  For me one the best parts of working with yarn is playing with color. 

It's wicked late and I have other tasks to get to.  Lots of Fourth of July shenanigans are in the works and I need my rest to get through my mile long to do list!