This is the back of the Shawnee Parkway self-designed cardigan sweater. The bottom band symbolizes birds, the middle section, maple leaves, and the top section, rain drops.
I folded the front part under for the picture. It needs to be blocked. I am currently knitting on one sleeve from the top down.
We are still at Spanish Cay on Sanibel Island Florida.
After everything has been pruned back and some blossoms removed, the plants are all ready for another growing season! The photos show all four racks.
These photos are of the back of the cardigan. It is being knitted in one piece. The top photo is taken with the flash and the bottom in natural light. Neither one shows the colors well. The upper row of maple leaves is knitted in different colors, green instead of dark teal, autumn red instead of raspberry, etc. You can see the creases from the work being gathered on the circular needles. There is still a long way to go!
I am so happy that Julie's Cherry Iris sweater was a perfect fit! She said, "Why worry? You measured me, didn't you?" Obviously, she does not knit!
I love knitting these Nordic style hats. Again, I used the Kathleen Taylor pattern with modifications. The hat is taller and the sprial near the bottom is twice as tall. We all like the larger spiral. This hat is for Bruce, With modification that he suggested, but on Christmas Eve, there may be trading going on! The hat is knitted of Red Heart Super Saver leftovers.
I make double knit slippers every year for our life-long friend Wayne, who lives in Delaware. I tucked these into his stocking with some other things and Bruce mailed them.
I just finished knitting a third Fair Isle hat to be given as a Christmas gift. Again, I am using Kathleen Taylor's free pattern, with modifications. This one is knitted in burgundy and aran Red Heart Super Saver yarn on circular needles. I have started on a fourth variation, another hat for my husband.
