Doggie Sweater

I thought Henry would like this sweater. I'm trying to adapt it to be a pug, so we'll see. This is a dorky picture, but the sweater's cute.

H is for Henry

Jocie's been asking me for an H sweater for Henry, and I'm finally working on it! I'm using cotton yarn on 6s, and I have the front, back, and one sleeve left to knit. Cotton isn't my favorite to knit with because is has no give, but it's turning into a great finished product, really sturdy, which is great for kids.

This was my first experience with intarsia (some people call it "picture knitting") and it was really fun. There are a ton of ends to sew in, though!

The only problem is that the pattern is pretty big. I think this one will fit Henry for quite a while.

Quinn's Booties

I know!!!! Are these the cutest? Quinn is my friend Grace's new baby. He was born a few weeks early, so he's a little guy who needs little boots. I knit these from a Debbie Bliss pattern, with 1s and sock yarn.

Cockers: Before and After

Here are my babies, Addie (buff) and Poppy (parti). The before is Poppy, who's three, and the after is Addie, who's 13.

I've had Addie since she was six weeks old, and she's the dog of all dogs. She's super cranky and mean and playful and loving, all at the same time. She sleeps with me every night. She's totally deaf now, but still fairly spry. I love her, crotchetyness and all.

I got Poppy a year ago from Addie's groomer, Cherie. Poppy was a show dog, but she has an overbite or something, so she wasn't winning. I can't tell what's wrong her her bite, but the show dogs have to be PERFECT, and I guess she isn't. I don't care, though. She sweet and cute and loves to be a lap dog. The standard personality for a cocker spaniel is "merry," which is exactly what Poppy is.

Cabled Vest: Finished!

It's done, and I love it! The cable was really complicated for me, it's the most intricate I've done. After awhile, though, I got the rhythm down and I wasn't so tied to the pattern. This is Rowan Calmer, and it's a dream to knit with.

Summer Tweed Vest

I love a vest, and this one is swingy and cute, if I do say so myself. It's a Sublime pattern--they have several booklets out with cute, pretty classic patterns. I got the yarn at the Tricoter sale, it's Rowan Summer Tweed, I think. It's cotton, I know that. Anyway, here it is.

Stripey Sweater

This sweater is made out of Brilla, a cotton blend.

The Story

I got a bunch of balls of Brilla on sale, all different colors, and started knitting a broad striped scarf/stole thing. It turned into a long rectangle, so I folded it and seamed it into a poncho. The poncho weighed about 15 pounds, and it stretched every time I wore it, and the colors were too bright. Not good.

So, I pulled it out and ended up with about 20 balls of Brilla, back to where I started. I still loved the colors, so I decided to so a sweater. I combed through my knitting books and finally found a sweater pattern that would work. My friend Molly helped me with the color scheme, and I ended up with this sweater. It's still bright, but I like it and I get lots of compliments on it.


I still have about seven balls of a variety of colors of Brilla. . .

Trio Sweater

This was one of the first sweaters I knitted. It's out of Tahki Trio, which is a yarn that changes textures and colors as it self-stripes. It's the same yarn I used for the white sweater (see a few posts below). The picture doesn't show the color all that well, it's much brighter in person.

I wear this sweater a lot, and it holds good memories for me; it's the first custom pattern I got from Tricoter, and it fit perfectly when it was done! It's a little big now, but I still love it.