Shawnee Parkway Cardigan Update

The first set of maple leaf designs is starting to take shape.  Knitting with five colors across and back is a little challenging.  I am using the miniature plastic bags to help control the dangling yarn ready for the next pass.  The next design will be maple leaves facing the other direction in different shades.  Needles are size 5, yarn is Caron  Simply Soft.

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Shawnee Parkway Cardigan

The lower band and ribbing are on the needles.  The design, as planned, has this border of slip stitch combined with Fair Isle knitting on the rows where the colors change.  I am using this combined technique to make the sweater lighter in weight.  The bird border was modified from a border in Barbara Walker's Mosaic Knitting.  I removed the "cartoon" look for the head of the bird.  The next section of the sweater will have fall leaves in the colors shown in the yarn bin (hopefully, if it works out!).

Jackson Elk Fair Isle Cardigan completed

The Jackson Elk Fair Isle cardigan is finally completed.  The body was knitted in one piece up to the armholes, then split and knitted in four parts.  The bottom part was designed using the Hillswick chart from Ann Feitelson's book.  The elk were adapted from the chart given on the Jess-Tromp web site.

 

Cherry Iris Inverse Stripe Pullover Sweater

Today, I completed the iris sweater for our daughter, Julie.  It is an adult sweater, designed to be loose-fitting for summer.  The yarn is Caron Simply Soft in Iris and Red.  I call my original sweater design the Cherry Iris Inverse Stripe Pullover, because I started the red stripes on the back side of the knitting to give the dots and dashes look.  The texture was achieved by using a 16 row pattern of knit and purl rows.  The sweater was knitted in pieces and assembled using three needle bind off and sewing.

Knitted mouse for Handsome, a kitty friend

I knitted this catnip mouse for my daughter's kitty friend.  Julie's cat, Edina, does not like my knitted mice.

 

Jackson Elk Cardigan

We have been traveling, helping our daughter purchase a home in New Jersey, so it has been a while since my last update.  Here is a photo of the progress on the red cardigan.  It is knitted in one piece, this is a view of the back.  My husband told me I was in error calling this design reindeer, when they are obviously ELK!  I had to change the name!

Progress on Red Cardigan

Here are a couple of photos showing progress on the red cardigan I am knitting with seven colors of Caron Simply Soft.  One sleeve is completed.  There is a photo of the armhole short row shaping.  The other sleeve is nearly finished.  I have not started the body of the sweater, yet.  This pattern is from Anne's Fietelson's book design, Hillswick, with the colors changed, the yarn and gauge changed and the sweater pattern changed.  Right now, I am planning to put a band of reindeer across the top of the body.  The swatch looks good with the rest of the design, but I will see how it develops as I knit the body.