Celtic Cast On

LACEY TINA JEANNIE EMILY

We two finished cardigans this week!!

Jess knit her lovely Aidez is Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky in the colourway Wallaby.

I love how those cables really pop with the bulky yarn.,

She did a smashing job!

Christine aka Duncanch finished her Aidez as well.

Knit with Cascade Ecological Wool, colourway 8016.

The only mod she made was to make the sleeve and armhole circumference bigger so the sleeves weren’t so tight.

This is the first sweater in many years that she has knit and she is very pleased with the result as well she should be.

How great does she look in it!

Alaina aka Flyingmuse is busy working up the fronts of her cardigan using an undyed version of Cascade Eco #8015.

Dana is on Aidez number 2!!

She’s using different cables for this green version using Polar by Wolle Rodel.

I’m interested to see the end result.

Helene is working her version in chocolate truffle Country by Naturally Caron.

She’s choosing to knit it all in one piece.

Emily aka oohfancypants and lovely face behind the Whatcha Swatchin Podcast added some diagonal pockets to the fronts of her Aidez.

Very practical because what is a cardigan without pockets??

I’m going with pockets on mine as well but they will look a bit different to Emily’s.

Did you get any knitting done this week??

Time is a tickin!

Aidez – Progress and Prize Alert!!

Posted on October 22, 2012 by CelticCastOn

DANA and ALICE

LACEY TINA JEANNIE EMILY

How did you make out this week? Were you able to squeeze in any knitting time?

Here’s an update from some of our Aidez Knitters!

We have two more finished Aidez this week!

Dana finished her Aidez in a beautiful sunshine yellow in Soft Wool.

She did note that her yarn grew when blocked as well.

Looks like it will be perfect for Fall and Winter and especially nice for cuddling up in!

Megan aka Just Run Knit from Stockinette Zombies finished her Aidez.

She had a little trouble getting her knitting to behave like her swatch.

The cardigan ended up being too small for Megan but her daughter scored a new cardi out of the deal so all is well.

How cute is that mini Aidez??

Justyna aka Lete is on the home stretch with just the sleeves left to do.

She is knitting them up two at a time!

Mindy aka KeepinEmWarm is motoring right along on the back of her Aidez using Cascade Eco.

Christine aka Duncanch finished her back panel this week and is ready to cast on another piece!

I have another PRIZE ALERT for you this week!

The lovely Sarah from Fripperies and Bibelots who makes my most favourite stitch markers EVER, is kindly donating one set of Ringo’s to a lucky winner!

I love everything about these stitch markers!

They are completely snag free and come in adorable colour combo’s.

I use nothing but Ringo’s!

We are at the halfway mark of our KAL this week!

How is your Aidez coming?? Can you finish on time??

Don’t forget to link to your blog below so everyone can follow along!

Aidez – Sleeve 2

Posted on October 16, 2012 by CelticCastOn

Goodness these weeks are flying by fast!

We have two more people joining in the KAL this week

DANA and ALICE

LACEY TINA JEANNIE EMILY

You have all been busy knitting up your Aidez’s and we have THREE more finishers this week!

Before we get to their lovely shots I’ll show you the bit of progress I’ve made.

I’m almost to the decreases for the cap on my second sleeve. Once I get these few things I’m working on finished up I’ll have more time to devote to it. I can’t wait to get into the back panel.

I know you are all waiting to see some FO’s so lets get right to it!

Georgie’s Aidez that I showed a progress shot of last week is actually complete!

Georgie switched up the back panel on her Aidez using a pattern from a 1970′s Patons booklet.

I think she made an excellent choice! It makes the back look not so bulky as it does with the original pattern.

There very well may be some Aidez morphing in my future!

The only other adjustment Georgie made was to lengthen the sleeves a tad as she found them too short with her original Aidez.

Sara of LundenKnit’s also finished her pumpkin coloured version.

If this isn’t the perfect Autumn sweater I don’t know what is.

Sara notes that her Cascade Ecological Wool did grow about two inches when blocked so take note of that if you are extending the length on anything.

Sarah aka Hot Cheese also finished her Aidez!

Sarah used Rowan RYC Soft Tweed for her version with no mods.

She went up a size creating a lovely cozy cardigan that can cross over in the front. A perfect Fall/Winter piece for her wardrobe.

I really like the overlap and am hoping to have a similar amount of ease in the front mine too.

So three finished cardigan’s in one week!

Not bad ladies! I’ll be back next week with more WIP pics so make sure you get them up on Ravelry so I have lots to choose from!

How is your progress coming along??

Aidez – One down

Posted on October 1, 2012 by CelticCastOn

It’s been a week already!

We are now up to 32 participants I have linked them all below.

LACEY TINA JEANNIE EMILY

So how did you make out this week? Were you able to cast on? Did you make any progress?

As you know I started off with a sleeve and amongst everything else going on was able to finish it.

I ended up making the sleeve 2 inches longer than called for in the pattern. I have long arms and I prefer my sweaters to go past my wrists otherwise I end up hauling them down all day long so I’m hoping that little bit of extra length will be a perfect fit.

The yarn and needle combo really makes this cardigan flies off the needles, its so nice to knit something chunky every now and then.

I did see some great progress being made by other participants via blogs and Ravelry this week.

Sara from LundenKnits is cruising right along with her beautiful pumpkin version.

Photo Copyright LundenKnits

There aren’t many coloured versions on the go, most of us have chosen to go neutral but I do love seeing bursts of colour here and there. Doesn’t this just scream Autumn?

Heidi from Lilibeth’s Garden is choosing to knit the body in one piece and things seem to be coming together perfectly!

Tina of Peacfully Knitting is joining me in knitting the sleeves first.

She’s getting some beautiful stitch definition with the Plymouth Baby Alpaca Grande she is using.

If you have questions or comments about the pattern feel free to post them here and I’ll answer them as quickly as I can. Others are also welcome to chime in too.

Don’t forget to tag your projects on Rav as CCOAIDEZKAL that way everyone can see your progress. As always if you need help with tagging just ask!

Make sure you link your blog or rav page using linked simply below so we can all visit your progress. All you need to do it enter your name and url !

Aidez KAL – Gathering

Posted on September 17, 2012 by CelticCastOn

We are just one week away from the cast on date!

September 24th we will be casting on for this beautifully cabled and cozy cardigan.

Image source: Cirilia Rose

Aidez by Cirilia Rose

People have been asking about my yarn choice…. well here it is.

This is Cascade Eco in colour 8061, a light beige.

I wanted to be able to wear this cardigan with absolutely anything and not have to worry about clashing so I think beige will be a great choice.

I’m choosing to knit this in pieces and seam together although going seamless did cross my mind.

I know a lot of people cringe when they hear the word “SEAMING” but I’ve put together some great seaming tutorials to help you out. Its really is simple once you get a rhythm going so check out my videos!

We have quite a team of knitters ready to tackle this project together and we’d love to have you knit with us!

The Team *so far*