Pattern:Baby Yoda Sweater by Cari LunaYarn: Sirdar Baby BambooNeedles: 5mmStart Date: August 26st 2008Finish Date: September 12st 2008Sirdar baby bamboo is now my favourite baby yarn. Its incredibly soft, great stitch defination and slides wonderfully along the needles, it comes in a variety of yummy colours that I can’t wait to knit with. Mum and Dad also brought me the Baby Bamboo Too pattern book back from their trip home… Read More »Yo Yo Yoda | Celtic Cast On
Pattern: Sikkim by Kirsten Kapur Yarn: Dalegarn Baby Ull Needles: 2.25mm and 3.25mm Start Date: October 6th 2008 Finish Date: October 22nd 2008 I love my new beret so much! It was a blast to knit, just when I got used to one pattern it would change into another. Not a dull moment to be had. This yarn was originally bought to knit Norweigan Stockings with but as I’ve had… Read More »Sikkim | Celtic Cast On
Wow!!! Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments on my hair. Its reassuring to know you all thought my decision was a good one. A few of you are worried i’m going to freeze this winter with no hair and while it did cross my mind that I wouldn’t have my hair to use as a scarf anymore I had a plan. *Picture taken before the chop!* Neckwarmers of course!! Pattern:Tudora… Read More »Tudora | Celtic Cast On
Hurrican Kyle is heading this way and should hit my neck of the woods some time this evening. It is currently rated as a Category 1 hurricane but is expected to be reduced to a tropical storm by the time it hits. Right now it seems to be the calm before the storm, quite warm out, only a few sprinkles of rain so I thought I’d take the opportunity, while the weather… Read More »Calm before the storm | Celtic Cast On
So now that my comments are fixed “That was awesome” I have a quick little knit I’d like to show you. Pattern:Stacked Eyelet Cowl Yarn: Koigu KPPPM Needles: U.S. 3 Start Date: Sept 9th 2008 Finish Date: Sept 10th 2008 I started this cowl as something simple to knit that I could take with me and not have to worry about patterns and messing up or so I thought. I… Read More »Stacked | Celtic Cast On
*Hoping comments are fixed now* Sometimes a knit comes along that turns out exactly the way you hoped it would, perfection in your minds eye. This is one of those knits! Pattern: Alpine Shrug from Rowan 42 Yarn: Patons Shetland Chunky Mustard Needles: U.S. 11 Started: Sept 7th 2008 Finished: Sept 11th 2008 This yarn had been in my mind now for several days wanting to be knit. It is… Read More »Perfection:Knitting | Celtic Cast On
Pattern: Cashmere Neckwarmer by Kim K. Start Date: September 1st 2008 Finish Date: September 1st 2008 Yarn: Queensland Kathmandu Aran in Brown Needles: US 11 This was a quick little knit I polished off while watching my newest obsession 24. I’m nearing the end of the first season and can’t wait to get stuck into the next 6. Queensland Kathmandu is such a yummy yarn, I had two balls left… Read More »Finished knit and a challenge | Celtic Cast On
Neopolitan Socks Pattern: My own picot edge, 60 sts socks with Eye of Partridge Heel Yarn: Trekking 126 Needles: U.S. size 2 DPNS Start Date: June 26th 2008 Finish Date: July 6th 2008 These were soooo close to being twins it wasn’t funny but as you can see from the two they ended up being a few rows short of that. I’m not crazy about so munch white being at… Read More »A pair! | Celtic Cast On