Shaking Off The Cobwebs: My Urban Aran Cardigan Revived

Hubby's Urban Aran Cardigan was suppose to be finished this fall. HA! If I turn it into an apron, it might make that deadline.

Now I'm projecting a conservative mid-winter finish. Hubby is patient.

It kinda got lost amid my square and potholder swaps. The summer heat didn't help. My knitting circle's Pinwheel Blanket KAL hasn't aided the effort either.

I do love knitting this sweater. The next time you see it, this back piece will be finished.

Happy Knitting!

On Your Mark, Get Set, Starting Jared Flood's Urban Aran Cardigan

I'm excited to finally begin knitting the Urban Aran Cardigan as done by Jared Flood of Brooklyn Tweed. This is the beginning of the back.

I'd been looking for a sweater to knit my hubby for a while and this one turned my knitting crank.

The pattern is from Patons and originally designed for a woman. Jared Flood turned this pullover into a zippered cardigan modifying the pattern to suit a man's physique.

While he talks about his modifications on his blog, they are not detailed in terms of exact changes in shaping and how to accomplish them. You are kinda on your own for that, although there is a Ravelry forum that offers some advice.

I decided to knit a woman's medium. My first modification is to add 2 inches to the length to accommodate hubby's longer torso. I'm adding 1 inch before I start the diagonal side cables. Then, I 'll add the next inch once they are complete. I didn't want to move these diagonal side cables too far down the torso of the cardigan, or they might loose their design effect.

I'm a bit worried about the width. I'm  hoping the cables will draw the knitting in and narrow it.

Wish me luck!

Happy Knitting!

No Easter Bonnet?: Wear A Crocheted Easter Jacket

This is my mom wearing her crocheted Easter jacket. Easter pastels of yellow, green, pink and blue make it perfect for the day!

My mom crocheted this in the shell stitch using Patons Canadiana.

Happy Easter!

Say Cheese!: My Felted Camera Case

My trusty camera was in need of a new case.

I had a scrap swatch of felted knitting hanging around in my stash which I had used to needle felt on. (View my efforts here.)  I cut a rectangle out of that swatch allowing for the width of my camera plus a 1/2 inch seam on each side. I made sure there was enough length to wrap the rectangle around the camera down the front and up the back with extra length for a generous flap.
 

I used the blanket stitch to seam the sides and trim the flap. I found this tutorial helpful to figure out the blanket stitch. If I ever really did...

One of my lovely vintage buttons closes the flap. I just cut a whole in the felted wool for the buttonhole.

Here's the back.

You don't have to knit and felt your own fabric like I did. Abuse an old wool sweater in your hottest washer water and use that for your fabric.

By the way, the strap of your camera will stick out from the side of the flap, so you can carry your camera using the strap while it's in your felted case. I couldn't show you that because I only have one camera!

Happy felting!

Sweater Accomplished!

My knitted capelet sweater is finally finished! I started it last fall and finally finished it to wear this fall. This was not my plan. Life tends to push some of my projects to the sidelines like this sweater. Time at the cottage allowed me to pull it out of my knitting tote and get to work.

Here it is without the sleeves, as the collar is being worked on circular needles.

After knitting this hooded aran sweater with lots of cables, I wanted a simple sweater to knit.

This pop over your head capelet sweater is knit in stocking stitch which satisfied my need for simplicity. Its knit in Briggs and Little wool which is not a premium yarn, but okay for this sweater as I intend to throw it on with jeans and a t-shirt. I really like the stand up collar and the three-quarter length sleeves.

My time at the cottage with no Internet access has slowed down the frequency of my blog posting, but at least my sweater is done! Happy knitting!