Ravelry Roundup: 5/2/11

May 02, 2011

Long Faroese Sweater by Hanne Magnussen

Stranded knitting- gets me every time (and bonus, it's free!).

Kitty Pants by Kristine Jorskogen

These just make me giggle a little- so cute I couldn't help but throw them in.

Milanese Lace Topper by Tante Ehm

Love the hat, love the photo even more.

Winterberry Shrug by Lisa Sisk

Just a pretty little thing.

Pauline Stole by Franklin Habit

Gorgeous, but no surprise coming from the Panopticon.

Lintel by Cecily Glowik MacDonald

Loved watching all the O-Wool beauties pop up this week. Was particularly drawn to the simplicity here in Lintel.

Milano by Agnes Kutas-Keresztes

Ahh... I love Milan, good enough!

I'm sad to admit that I did not get to view all the new patterns this week- crazy week, little time for knitting/browsing. May need to play catch up next week!

Easter Best

April 27, 2011

I have to apologize for the short silence last week- but as many of you guessed, my needles were clicking away all week. I fell behind on everything else in life- emails went unanswered, the treadmill went unused, but little Elise had a new sweater to wear on Easter.

And since I finished the sweater on Saturday evening I decided to take on the matching bonnet to make things interesting (what knitter doesn't love a challenge- deadline knitting is fun!). So, after we put Elise down for the evening I cast on. The bonnet was finished before she woke up in the morning.

Ready for cuteness overload?

And the deets:

Pattern: Lucille

Yarn: Stonehedge Fiber Mill Shepherd's Wool, fingering

Raveled: here

Thank you for all the wonderful suggestions on baby cardigans- I have a few more Ravelry favorites now. I've also cast on for Cascade (I couldn't resist) and will probably finish it later today or tomorrow :)

Ravelry Roundup- 4/25/11

April 25, 2011

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend. I'm back to kick off a fresh week with a new Ravelry Roundup. Through your comments I learned that there is another blog that recaps Ravelry finds. Falling Stitches posts a Ravelry- What's Hot list that is so much fun to see. Make sure you hop on over to see Ariane's list each week. See the similarites and the differences!

Vitamin D by Heidi Kirrmaier

This beauty just popped up last night. I can't decide whether I like the back or front more, so you get two pictures of it. I didn't want anyone to miss out on either view.

Mock Cable Slouchy Hat by Judith Mueller

I've told you before that I have a hard time resisting a good slouch- this hat fits the bill.

Seamless Blue by Felicia Semple

Although not available quite yet, the pattern description states that the free pattern will be posted at the beginning of May- not too much longer!

Deco by Kate Davies

I fell in love with this cardigan months ago when Kate first posted it on her blog. It's amazingly perfect, and if I knit a sweater for myself anytime in the near future, this will be the one.

Norwegian Ljus Socks by Nancy Bush

There's just something so right about little knit figures dancing on heels.

Parasol Shawlette by Derya Davenport

Wear it as a shawlette, wear it as a scarf. This pattern has a lot of versatility. I'm so happy I hound this because I used to follow Derya's blog and it was one of my favorites. Here I thought she stopped blogging, turns out my Google Reader was no longer picking up her posts. I have some catching up to do now!

Heartwarmer by Bley Hack

And just because every roundup must have it's share of baby cuteness- how about this number? Looks like it would be fun and quick, I love how different/old fashion it feels.

Any newbies that popped out to you this past week?

An Easter Sweater

April 19, 2011

I have a secret. A new obsession that seems to be taking over my internet perusing hours. But this new obsession is actually an old obsession rediscovered. That's right- I've been stalking Etsy once again.

These days I seem to be searching for something a little different though- vintage baby clothes. I snagged this beauty last week:

I just love the attention to detail-

Just look at those perfectly precious pleats!

This dress has a date with my daughter for Easter- I can't wait to try it on her. The problem is this. Although Easter happens to be super late this year, the weather in Michigan is looking a little bleak. It's true- waking up to snow this morning was enough to send me into mild depression (and I hear we have another day of it tomorrow?!?).

So, this short-sleeved beauty needs an equally special cardigan. The problem? Easter is, oh, five days away and I have yet to start. I have always had my eye on Lucille by Courtney Kelley but I am open to other suggestions.

I know I will make Lucille at some point, but I wanted to ask you what your favorite baby cardigans were. Elise could probably use a couple girly cardigans to throw over things in the coming months. So, let's have them- favorite baby cardigans. Leave it in the comments!

Ravelry Roundup - 4/18/11

April 18, 2011

So I've made a decision about the Ravelry Roundup. It will be a Monday post... mainly because I have such a hard time posting on Mondays! Since this is something I work on throughout the week, it kind of gives me a 'bloggy freebie' so to speak. Remember - you can find past roundups here (under my 'links' tab).

Vagabond Fingerless Mitts by Misa Erder

We all know that I love me some colorwork, these mitts fit the bill!

Ayano by Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark

This shawl proves that knitting doesn't go out of style- even in the summer months!

Ridge and Furrow Cowl by Sue Grandfield

One of the first projects I ever made was a navy blue hat with rainbow colors- I can't help but be in love with this cowl.

Gramps Cardigan and Slouch by Kate Oates

You remember when posted about the baby Gramps Cardigan? Well Kate has sized it up to adult size and paired it with a perfectly slouchy hat. I fell in love with the hat as soon as I saw it. I've got my pattern and yarn- will hopefully be casting on soon!

Perspective by Hanneke Sieben