Sweaters Being Worn

Bruce and I wore our sweaters on a cool day during our recent five weeks on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Not a Fair Isle, Bev's Butterfly Bag

This is a bag that I knitted for my cousin and friend, Bev.  She likes to wear denim colors.   I designed it using a butterfly pattern in slip stitch from Barbara Walker's book, Mosaic Knitting.  I used left-over yarn.  The photos also show the inside lining and Bev modeling her new bag.

Other Projects Completed This Year, First Fair Isle

This is my first Fair Isle knitted sweater.  I knitted it for myself, using a section of the Fair Isle design suggested by Wendy Hanson on her web site.  I used a different colorway and different yarn and made a different type of sweater.  I used conventinal cardigan assembly.  I completed the sweater in April.

Other Projects This Year, Julie's Cat Sweater

I decided to add some photos of the other sweaters I knitted this year.  I designed this sweater to show silhouettes of our daughter's former and present cats.  I knitted it to her measurements from Caron Simply Soft yarn.  I completed it in early June.

Bruce's Sailiing Sweater Completed

I finished Bruce's Sweater about a week ago.  He is very pleased with the design and the fit!  The yarn is Caron Simply Soft.  The design and pattern are original.  The sweater feels very nice.  It is soft yarn.

Sittin' and Knittin' New Year

Here I am knitting a sleeve on Bruce's cardigan sweater.  The Maine Coon cat belonging to our daughter, Julie, Edina Monsoon, is watching every stitch!

Top-down Sleeves with Magic Loop, Bruce's Sweater

First picture:  Knitting the sleeve on Bruce's sweater using the magic loop technique.  Second pictures:  Blocking the back of Bruce's sweater using the home-made cardboard and old towels wooly board.