On the Needles Friday - July 25, 2014

I finished my Old Man and the Sea cardigan last Sunday.  I really enjoyed knitting the cardigan and I love the yarn - Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo.

 

 

Since there is a few day until August 1 when I can start my Camp Loopy Project #3 I decided to revisit my Dark and Stormy Cardigan.  When I stopped working on it last March I was half done with the front band.  The band is now completed and just the sleeves to go.

 

I just love the detail on the back.

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

 

Mary

Old Man and the Sea - Done!

I finished my Camp Loopy 2nd Project on Sunday.  Great pattern and it knitted up really fast especially for me.

 

 

I was getting a little worried nearing the end that I was going to run out of yarn.  With 12 rows to go I had 10 grams left of yarn and 2 rows were taking close to 2 grams.  I remembered that I still had the swatch I knitted to check my gauge -  grabbed that and it weighed 10 grams.  Frogged the swatch, added to the sweater and finished with 8 grams left of yarn.

 

 

Now waiting for August 1 for Project #3 to begin.

 

Mary

On the Needles Friday - July 18, 2014

I'm making good progress on my Old Man and the Sea cardigan, only 34 rows left before the bind off.  I used the magic loop method to knit the sleeves which went pretty fast.  The sleeves are an

after-thought type added into the body of the cardigan which made it a little tight to knit around but after about 8 rows it became allot easier.  Best thing about adding the sleeves this way is that there is only a small area under the arm to stitch.

 

I also have in the works a pair of socks for mindless knitting.  I started these on our last camping weekend and just knit on them every now and then.  The yarn is Heart & Sole by Red Heart in Faded Jeans colorway.

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

Mary

On the Needles Friday - July 11,2014

It's been awhile but I'm back.  Gone for no particular reason just taking a break.

During my break I managed to knit a few dishcloths, wove a set of towels and finished a couple of quilts.

 

I am currently working on my Camp Loopy Project #2 - Old Man and the Sea cardigan.  Loving the pattern and it's knitting up rather quickly for me.  I am using Malabrigo Arroyo sport weight yarn in the Azules color.  This morning I finished the pattern repeats and now onto 3 inches of garter stitches to finish the body.

 

My Camp Loopy Project #1 was a plain vanilla sock using String Theory Continuum Self-Striping yarn.  These are probably the longest socks I have ever knitted.  The leg portion measures 11 inches but I needed to keep knitting to met the 400 yard requirement.  In the picture the cuff is folded which it still seems too long so I may frog down to a more suitable length for me or maybe not.

 

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

Mary