Glamour & Knits: December 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

I wish you all

a creative

Happy New Year

filled with colours & yarn!

It's been a while since I knitted a sweater for myself.

I really want this design from Rowan!

But if I will do it as long I leave unsaid.

The design is Malin and it's knitted in Rowan Felted Tweed Aran.

The shade I've chosen is Heather 724.

The knitting of gauge swatches is done! I tend to knit a little tight so to get the right gauge I need to use one size larger needles.

Love the pattern!

I really like wristlets also known as pulse warmers.

Decorated with beads they can turn into pieces of jewelry.

The simple shape and the beads give an impression of tasteful flair.

A friend will give these to her daughter who really

likes to dress in black, white and grey.

I think she will like this gift.

The winter issue of Knitscene is out!
It's an american knitting magazine that turns to the new generation young and innovative knitters.

Knitting and other needlecraft are very trendy now.

To make and create something with your own hands and in your own pace is discovered by more and more young women and men as well.

I find this really awesome!

There are so many techniques to try.

To shape a garment with short-rows gives new possibilites. The technique is used to form the tapered stripes

in the shawles and also to create the asymetrical

brim of the chic hat.

To knit a garment from the top down using circular and double-pointed needles creates a seamless sweater.

This cardigan is so stylish and versatile as a cardigan almost always is!

Buy your copy from the Interweave store.

Wristlets are so fun to make and so good to have!

They keep you warm and they are decorative.

With their simple shape the embellishment can be varied in many ways.

I like elegant balance when it comes to colors. Often the colors of the yarn and the beads are tone on tone.

The yarn is alpaca 4-ply/fingering and the beads

are from Gütermann.