Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Cable Sweater Flat


Cable Sweater Flat, originally uploaded by J MoRo.

A shot of the arm.. it has this really lovely cable running all the way up to to where it joins to the shoulder

JRos Cable Sweater for 2007


Front Panel, originally uploaded by J MoRo.

The first of the two sweaters that were requested from the 'Men in Knits' book. The yarn we found was too light of a weight to make gauge. So I wound up purchasing twice the amount so I could double the yarn.

Knitting was fun, but it was my first try with cables. So I made some mistakes. I can easily tell the back from the front. In this picture you can tell where I made the mistakes.

JRo loves it, and tells everyone that I made it for him. But he also sweats bullets when he wears it.. its a very toasty sweater.

Monday, January 28, 2008

Lillian's Knee Socks


Well my sister in law loved her Neopolatan socks so much, that I decided to knit her a pair of knee socks for her birthday, in January. Her birthday came, and went, and I hadn't even started on the second sock. I'm figuring that they will keep until next christmas, if I don't claim them for my own.

Here are the photo's of the finished socks.




And a few detail shots of the texture and the rich dark colors

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Cashmere Cotton Bunny Tails Hat


Cashmere Cotton Bunny Hat, originally uploaded by J MoRo.

My freinds Paul and Mark were blessed with a little bundle of LOOOOVE this holiday season.

To celebrate at her baby shower, I knit up this adorable little hat by Susan B. Anderson from her book Adorable Little Knits.

It was a really fast knit, but I was in a bit of a hurry, and made one ear longer than the other. My theory is that asymmetry is nature's way.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Julian's 2008 Sweater

On a 2006 trip to Nova Scotia, we were a-visiting with my old Uni. roommate and her partner. Turns out J's partner worked with a local carpenter, who's wife owned a yarn shop in the area. Gaspearea Valley Yarns. MMMM yummy.. We went on a visit to a wonderful little shop in an old nova scotian barn.

Jro picked out this great book called 'Men in Knits'. And specifically requested two sweaters in the book instantly. I've already knit one of them, in 2007. And now I just started on the second one.
We bought 20 balls of Alfa Green bulky weight yarn at 'Mary's Yarns' in Unionville in 2006. Its very light and fluffy, which will make a very light and soft sweater. Quite possibly I might finish this project with several balls left.


The pattern is fun and easy to learn. But I find the size of the needles a little bit hard to deal with. It's gonna be a quick knit. I've already knit up about 5 inches with one ball in the back panel. JRo is pretty excited to be seeing the sweater in progress.