It's been a few weeks, things have been busy and to be honest, I just lost my blogging interest for a while so as well as not posting I also haven't been reading any of my usual blogs, I'll catch up with all your happenings as soon as I can.
As we are fast aproaching the end of October, (how did that happen!) I thought I'd pop in and share a knitting finish from early September. It's a tee, so I won't be wearing it anytime soon as the weather has really turned this last week, but It'll keep.
This is the Prospect Tee by Tori Yu
I used Drops Safran, a 4ply yarn that I'd never used before and It was so nice to knit with. I was worried it might over stretch being a cotton yarn, and it did grow a bit, an inch or so, but not overly much so thats good to know for another time.
It was an interesting construction and one I hadn't done before but It came out so neat and I loved working it.
The back is worked first, you knit so far down and then you pick up stitches and work down the front. As with anything new I thought it looked complicated, but the instuctions were clear and I didn't have any problems.
I don't enjoy picking up stitches but I think i've made a pretty neat job on all the picked up stitches this time....even if i do say so myself, ha ha
11 comments:
Your Tee is lovely and though you won't get much use out of it now the weather has turned, it will be nice to have something new all ready and waiting when spring arrives. I've got 500g of Safran in my stash, I bought it to knit a baby blanket but I wasn't liking how it worked up in that particular pattern so it's good to know you've enjoyed knitting with it, I shall look for something else to make with it. Glad to hear your stitching mojo has returned. My cross stitch has been put to one side for now, I'd love to be putting a few stitches in it but there just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day at the moment.
I prefer to knit in 4ply, the thinner knit drapes much better. I do like your design, could you wear it like a tanktop through the cooler months.
Your knitted tee is lovely, your knitting is beautifully even, looks super!
Your knitting is always so beautiful and this shirt is gorgeous, Maggie! I really love the look of your North Pole Santa--I'm not familiar with this design; will have to look it up. I, too, have found my blogging mojo to be missing in action :( I seem to be down to once-a-month posting these days. Always nice to read what you've been up to! Enjoy this last week of October! ♥
You've done an incredibly neat job picking up those stitches. It's a lovely make. Xx
I do like Kathy Barrick patterns and that one is charming!
Your knitted Tee looks great.
I like your Christmas Stitching ...
Have a good week.
All the best Jan
Your stitches are picked up very neatly. I am with you on that, I don’t like it much either. For sock gussets, I now twist the loop into which I add a new stitch, that helps. Your t-shirt looks lovely, perfect for layering in spring, and just like that in summer.
Oh, how wonderful! The summer shirt looks gorgeous. I've also knitted with Drops Safran a few times and I really like it. Your knitting already looks fantastic; I like it very much and I'm excited to see how it turns out.
Have a lovely rest of October, Martina
You did a beautiful job of picking up those stitches. I really like the pattern of the summer Tee.
God bless.
Good to see a post from you, Maggie. Your tee looks lovely and I like the design. It looks like your going to busy over the Winter with a few more tees on the go.
I haven't done any cross stitching lately but seeing that you have picked up yours again, I'm going to look out something new to enjoy stitching. Glad you enjoyed the retreat day.
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