My how time flies! I've picked up my needlework again. Here's what I've been up to since last fall:
I finished the Farrow Rib Cardigan:
It's from Interweave Knits, and it was a nice pattern to work up. My cardigan is 100% alpaca--a female named Jewel, with whom I'm personally acquainted. :o) For Christmas, I made Chris's dad this Meg Swansen vest:
It was hard to know exactly the size to make, so after completing it and Bruce trying it on, I had to steek and reknit the facings.
It's from Interweave Knits, and it was a nice pattern to work up. My cardigan is 100% alpaca--a female named Jewel, with whom I'm personally acquainted. :o) For Christmas, I made Chris's dad this Meg Swansen vest:
It was hard to know exactly the size to make, so after completing it and Bruce trying it on, I had to steek and reknit the facings.
For Chris's mom, I made Pearls of Wisdom by Brenda Patipa.
This is unblocked. I forgot to take a photo of the piece after blocking, but it turned out beautifully, and Anne-Marie loved it.
For Helena, I made these mittens by Jared Flood in Vogue Knitting:
It's a great pattern and lots of fun to knit.
I made a pair of mitts for Judy. This photo shows us both wearing our mitts, which are made from the same pattern with the same yarn, but with the color work reversed.
Some Canadian friends invited us to watch President Obama's inauguration from the Canadian embassy, so to thank them, I knitted Denis a scarf and Louise a pair of cashmere mitts:
For Cindy for her birthday, I made her a pair of bed socks:
I also made a couple scarves and a hat, and I finished my spring cardigan (finally), but I still need to take photos of the latter.
And I just finished this scarf for Mary for her birthday:
To needlework!
Pat's Huswife, which will be a way to store and carry needlework tools:
The photo on the left is a photo of a photo of the finished product. The photo on the right is my work in progress. The outline on the right is where the scissors will be kept, and it is done in hardanger.
This is Venetian Delight:
Again, a photo of the what the project will be and a photo of my progress. This is canvaswork designed by Jean Hilton and Ro Pace. I took this class from them at a national seminar for the American Needlepoint Guild.
I've started on a group correspondence course with the Embroiderers' Guild of America. It's a drawn thread piece called Angelina. This is a photo of the project since mine at this stage just looks like a piece of white linen with barely visible basting lines:
And lastly, I've started on a piece of counted work on 40-count silk gauze. The needle is placed for scale.
