KellysSewing.... when she is not running: February 2014

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Miette addiction

I am still working away at moi Miette. I am addicted. I can not sew. I think my sewing machines are jealous. I must finish. I have become quite adept at lifelines and frogging (unknitting) The body is finished for the most part, and now for the sleeves. Then will come the front button bands and then the collar.

Here is a try on, with the fronts pinned to a fake button band just for fitting. Sleeves at this point are just on a holding yarn, waiting to be picked up and knitted in the round on DPN's. I added two more rows of ribbing at the bottom, after this try on.

In the flat photo, you can see the lace work around collar, front edge and above bottom ribbing while it is laying flat. The sleeves are just being held on the golden yarn. They will be picked up and knit on double point needles. I am thinking of going with a sleeve length of just a couple inches below the elbow.

Stay Happy

Keep Sewing (Knitting)

and if you can't sew

Enjoy doing what you can do!

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Miette progress.....

My Miette is coming along..... I am pretty excited about it so far. There are mistakes, of course, but I think part of the challenge is learning how to either correct them or overcome them. I am hoping that my stitches will relax and the lifeline markings will go away with blocking. I am not making the front darts, I moved the decreases to the side, as was done in the Knit A long by Gail http://gksagenda.blogspot.com/p/miette-knitalong.html

I must say, this is much more exciting to knit than another dishcloth!

Stay Happy

Keep Sewing

and if you can't sew

Enjoy doing what you can do!

And for a little Grandma eye candy......

Friday, February 14, 2014

Miette..Moi??

This cute little cardigan knitting pattern is from Andi Sutterlund at Untangling Knots for FREE.

http://untangling-knots.com/patterns/miette/

I have been knitting a few years now, ever since a co-worker reignited my excitement and 'teaching' me how to knit again. I have only made scarves, hats and multitudes of washcloths to date. For Christmas I tried Fair Aisle knitting for the first time......

I found it challenging and so much fun, that I convinced myself I was ready to try a sweater!!

I found the Miette on Ravelry.com. I chose the same yarn as the pattern recommended. A beautiful Cascade 220 Heather in plum. It is 100% Peruvian wool.

Doesn't look like a sweater yet!!! and at the rate of about 3 rows per hour now, it may take a while before it does!! It is so exciting to be trying something new and challenging. I am following a knit a long from a few years ago...

http://gksagenda.blogspot.com/p/miette-knitalong.html

Wish me luck!!!

Stay Happy

Keep Sewing

and if you can't sew

Enjoy doing what you can do!

and for a little Grandma eye candy...

Saturday, February 1, 2014

New Look 6150 / Renfrew

New Look 6150 and Renfrew morph. I bought this beautiful navy, cream stripe knit on clearance at Joanne's. I have wanted a navy striped T shirt since last summer!! The cream part is quite thin and you can see through it. Now, what pattern to chose? I liked the boat neck view on New Look 6150, upper right top, but was unsure of the fit. Since I new that the Renfrew from Sewaholic fit me perfectly, I decided to use it to shape the front and back pieces.

I cut out the front and back of 6150 and then lay my Renfrew pattern on top of each of them and and traced and cut out, around the shoulders and side seams to mimic the Renfrew, but I used the neckline and lower hem of the New Look..

This knit is very light weight so it is very comfortable.

I left a slit on each side at bottom. Look at that stripe matching! I pinned each edge of the blue stripe when I sewed the side seams.

Since the cream stripes were too see through for my comfort, I lined the front and back with a light weight knit. This allowed me to not have to face the neckline, or even have a hem showing.