Holly Chayes » knitting design

Jan

2013

FO: Ghosts & Mirrors

11 Jan 2013

I’m always working on some project or another, which means I often have FOs and new designs to share. You can see all my FOs … here … and all my designs … here.

Pattern: Ghosts & Mirrors-My own (the pattern will be available soon-ish)
Yarn: Bittersweet Woolery’s lace weight. 80% merino, 20% silk. Colorway “ghost violet”
Yardage: one 875 yard (800 meter) skein
Fiber Source: Rhinebeck 2011
Needles: 3.25 mm (US 3s) 36″ circulars

If you’d like more FO Friday posts, visit Tami’s blog.

Jan

2013

1st Shawl of 2013

what's in the works, WIP Wednesdays

09 Jan 2013

This week I’m working on a new shawl design (the 1st one of 2013) using Unplanned Peacock Studio’s yarn.

I’m using the 100% superwash merino, in “slate” and “robin’s egg,” and it is beautiful. The yarn is soft, and the colors play beautifully off of each other. I’m using stockinette and lace mesh, combined with a simple ombre stripe sequence to really show off the yarn (and keep the knitting simple.)

I did bind off the red shawl on New Years, and I’m hoping to block it soon. Maybe it’ll be my FO this Friday? But that might be pushing it.

If you’d like more WIP Wednesday posts, visit Tami’s blog.

Jan

2013

Asymmetrical Bluebells

Pattern Releases

08 Jan 2013

Asymmetrical Bluebells is now available for purchase as a download, for $6.00 either on Ravelry, or directly through the blog … buy now

Worked all in one piece, Asymmetrical Bluebells is a long shallow triangular shawl, with a simple sawtooth edging all along one edge, and a smattering of stylized flower motifs scattered across a garter stitch background.

The long triangular shape makes it perfect for draping across the shoulders as a shawl, or wrapping around the neck as a scarf. This shawl begins by casting on 3 stitches at one end, and is then worked side to side, with one increase every 6th row along one edge.

Originally knit & shown in handspun, Malabrigo sock (2 skeins) makes a wonderful substitute.

Yarn: 750 yards (668 meters), light fingering weight
Shown in: handspun; 1 skein, 750 yards (668 meters)/skein, colorway ‘citrus’ Yarn Substitution: Malabrigo Sock; 2 skeins, 440 yards (402 meters)/skein

Needles: US size 5 (3.75 mm) 40 inch (100 cm) circular, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions: tapestry needle, 3 stitch markers (I found it useful to have 2 stitch markers be one color/style, and the 3rd stitch marker be a different color/style)