Happy New Year

I wish everyone a Happy New Year!

I hope you will come back in 2014.

And i will try to remember for 2014 that i do not like knitting super chunky yarn.

The only good side it has, is that it's finished quickly. Otherwise it feels like i am knitting holding fence posts.

Oh and never to buy Ben Nevis Aran again. It's dreadful yarn. I still don't know what to do with those 1200g i have lying around.

On an positive note there will be most likely more jumpers, socks and lace knitting for next year.

And i try (but i can't promise) not to buy more yarn before i used up most of it *coughs* 

 

Colour Works Aran Jumper

I promised my fiancé a jumper for Christmas.

Well, he got it a few days delayed but he loves it.

Patons Colour Works Aran Shade 92

 

The pattern is from the FAM (Fatto a Mano 200) Casual 

by Lang Yarns

Page 39

www.langyarns.com

In the case you wish to knit the same jumper using the same yarn i used 500g are sufficient for size XL

Babouska Tunic

A tunic made from Sirdar Babouska yarn.

Pattern # 9478

Personally i wasn't very keen on this yarn.

It looks nice and feels nice but it was a bit of a bugger to knit.

Long Aran Coat

This was once a cardigan, then it became an unfinished project, then it turned into a hooded jacket but it finally transformed itself into a gorgeous long coat.

It's partially Aran yarn I bought from Aldi last year and partially Sirdar Bonus Aran yarn. Depending on the light you can see they are different yarns but hey i only wear it at home to snuggle up in front of the TV

The pattern i used is Hayfield Bonus Aran  #9468

Madame Tricot - Artist

Madame Tricot is a Swiss Knitting Artist.

She knits in 3d and mostly of it is food related.

Quite fascinating really.

Madame Tricot

Hayfield Bonus Aran Cardigan

Made another cardigan for my better half. Green for a change.

He wanted pockets and he got some.

I used Hayfield Bonus Aran

and

Pattern #9466

Rowan Kidsilk Scarf

I managed to find some Rowan Kidsilk Creation yarn for a bargain.

I made this one using the crochet version. I think i prefer it compared to the knitted version.

I have some more colours of the same yarn.

Purple (this will be mine)

Grey, whitish, red and black i think.

It's very fluffy and soft.

Super Chucky Jacket

I was a bit lazy updating.

I have finished this Sleeveless Jacket last month.

I was using:

Sirdar Squiggle Super Chunky

and

Sirdar Pattern #9357

Easy and quickly made. I am sure the pattern will suite many other super chunky yarns.

Rowan Romance Cable Beret

I found some Rowan Romance yarn (discontinued as far as i know) no clue yet what to actually do with it.

After i found this Cable Beret pattern i knew what i bought the yarn for.

100g is enough for 1 hat.

I had to tweak the pattern a bit because this yarn is a little thicker than the one used in the pattern.

Still i think they came out pretty nice.

Cable Beret

Chunky Tunic & Hat

Finished this one pretty quickly as you can imagine.

Sirdar Connemara Chunky is a very nice a swift to knit yarn.

The pattern is No 9452

And with the spare yarn i knitted a hat.

This pattern is available here:

Cable Beret

Fred Perry Knitting Patterns

Always wanted a Fred Perry piece?

Now you can knit it yourself.

Inspired by traditional home spun knits from the 1950's, Fred Perry has released some of their Autumn/Winter collection as free knitting patterns!

Fred Perry British Knitting Patterns

Free Halloween Pattern

I found some fun pattern for Halloween

by

Drops Design

Halloween

Nordic Jumper

Just finished a Nordic Jumper for my fiancé.

Made from Stylecraft Aran yarn.

Probably so far my favourite Aran weight yarn. Knits very fast and smooth.

The pattern for the jumper is free available from here.

Skra_0051195.pdf

Lady Feather Jacket Grey

A lovely cardigan i just finished last night made from a pattern by Drops Design

I can only recommend their pattern. Very precise and easy to follow.

I used grey YarnArt Jeans.

Purple Stripes Jumper

This jumper i finished 2 weeks ago is based on Jean a Rowan Studio pattern but adjusted as i only used 2 colours and the yarn had different tension.

I also made it longer.

The purple yarn is an acrylic/wool mix, the lilac with lurex is acrylic yarn i found cheap from Aldi.

Love it and i think it will be worn a lot.

Muse Cardigan in Lime

Muse pattern by Martin Storey (Rowan)

Knitted in YarnArt Jeans a very soft cotton mix yarn

Finished this a while ago. I only just got round to take pictures.

Simply Cotton Lace Jumper

A cotton lace jumper ideal

Made from 

Performance Simply Cotton

a 100% Cotton yarn made in Bulgaria.

It's a very beautiful good quality yarn. I can only recommend this brand.

I found an online store for this brand

performance-yarnshop