Another Capelet

Capelet

Worked in stockinette stitch with mixed fibers, 15 inches long, size 9 cable needle.

It's formula knitting: cast on and knit 7 inches, decrease and knit 4 inches, decrease again and knit 4 inches then bind off.  Once you get the formula you can use any gauge. 

I really enjoy this simple shape for creating individual textiles.

If you want to see more everyday photos of what I am doing, I post frequently on Instagram @journalofathousandlives

 

Red capelet in linen silk and mohair

Capelet, size US 3 cable needle - 24 in., linen, mohair and silk cast on 310 stitches

The linen is a rather stiff yarn so it does interesting things to the silk and mohair, which is rather soft and fluffy.  I alternated rows with each yarn knitted for one row.

Weeks later... the fine gauge makes for slow going.

Months later...

Off the needles and ready for finishing!

If you want to see more everyday photos of what I am doing I post frequently on Instagram @journalofathousandlives

 

Reds! Sunset and hot tropics - the continuing story

 I will finish this within the next few weeks - it won't go back into a "work in progress" bag or bin.

It is the first work I'll complete in my new studio space. I've relocated to Greenfield, in western Massachusetts and hope to concentrate solely on my textiles and paper arts.

This small set of notes is what I used to develop the pattern. It is written on the back of the yarn label.

My working point of view - it's a glorious riot of color.

For an earlier post on this shawl: https://thatknittingblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/reds-sunset-and-hot-tropics.html

Back to knitting: purple capelet

Capelet, mostly stockinette stitch, about 10 purple yarns, knitted in the round on 24 and 42 in. cable needles, size US 8

I made a series of these  capelets over the fall and this is one of my favorites!

There were some light purples, but the dark ones took over in the end.

The length goes to the elbow.

 

Old Prism bubble: completion at last!

Triangle Shawl, size 6 cable needle, 32 in. mixed fibers, rib stitch.

This is how it developed over the final days:

And done!  It is about 75 in across the top and about 24 in at the longest point.

I had to sqeeze it  together to fit it on the table so I decided to stretch it out to its full glory  for display on the triangle loom.

 

Previous posts about this shawl:

 https://thatknittingblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/old-prism-bubble-encore.html

https://thatknittingblog.blogspot.com/2017/02/old-prism-bubble.html

Green and aqua

Analogous colors [on the color wheel]

 

Old Prism bubble: encore

Triangle Shawl, size 6 cable needle, 32 in. mixed fibers, rib stitch.

There's a long list of lovely yarns in this work.  I indicate each yarn with a letter.  I change yarns each row. Then I list out the pattern of rows.  So with colors A B C D E F G the pattern row order might go something like:

A

B

C

A

F

A

D

I'm putting the "bubble" yarn about every ten rows.

Cray cray but nice.

I'm taking it up again after a year or so in the work in progress bin. For the previous post about this shawl see https://thatknittingblog.blogspot.com/2017/02/old-prism-bubble.html

Minky binkie - work in progress

Mixed fibers blanket

Begun in 2019

approximately 60 x 80 inches when completed; mixed fibers

The combination of black, brown and gray give this blanket a look that is like mink fur, thus the name. A wool chenille-like yarn in black and brown forms the most bulky stripes.  Various bulky textures add  interest and add dynamic color changes. It could be used anyplace you might otherwise use a fur throw.

It's Pink!

This extra-fun capelet was knitting on a 10.75 cable needle 37 inches long.  It is all rib stitch.

It is composed of eight yarns in a variety of pink, and light purple colors with a little orange mixed in for good measure.

It includes silk, wool, linen, nylon, rayon and mohair.

I knitted it over a period of about four weeks this summer.

 

In the Studio News: the "whites" afghan continues!

 

Yes, this work begun 12 years ago is still in progress, but now there is real progress. It's about 40 or so inches and I'm looking for about 72 inches in length to finish. 

Here are two previous posts about this work:

https://thatknittingblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/whites-afghan-is-still-growing.html

http://www.thatknittingblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/in-studio-white-afghan.html

 

Reds! Sunset and hot tropics

My current knitting work in progress.

Knitted masterwork: the amazing technicolor dream shawl.

 The amazing technicolor dream shawl is complete!!!!  I began this huge shawl in 2008 and stuck with it through thick and thin. I consider it my first knitted masterwork.

Shawl, mixed fibers - wool, mohair, nylon, silk; woven stitch, size 4 wood cable needle, 24 inches.

 

12 years! The challenge, beyond persistence, has been to keep the characteristics of the fabric the same over all those years.  With the basic formula of color sequence being to use a black yarn every third or fourth row, the challenge was to keep the color sequences as random as possible and to keep from beginning to favor warm or cool colors. The process had to involve looking back at the fabric each time I began kntting in  order to check the colors and keep them at a sufficient level of consistency so that the fabric stayed the same and didn't change into something else.  I loved the whole thing!

All told, it has dozens of yarns, beads and sequins. I also had to be vigilant regarding the beads and sequins. I watched carefully as I used the beaded and sequined yarn to make sure that they were distributed evenly through the fabric and not clustered.

Previous entries:

Included in summary entry for 2012

http://thatknittingblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/catching-up-fall-of-knitting.html

December 2011

http://thatknittingblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/shawl-mixed-fibers-wool-mohair-nylon.html

March 2009

http://thatknittingblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/in-studio-lightweight-linen-stitch.html

September 2008

http://thatknittingblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/in-studio-woven.html