KNITTING WITH JACKIE

Hiya!  In "About Me" you would have read my journey with knitting.  What you might not know is that in 1995, I began exploring the idea of opening a yarn store.  As a result, I felt that I needed to gain more knitting experience.  Therefore, I joined the Knitting Guild of America and starting meeting regularly at a local chapter  in Haverford.   In February 1995, I successfully completed Level I of the Master Knitting Program. After starting and stopping, redoing swatches and sock, in June 2014, I completed Level II.   I was going to stop there.  I was not going on to Level III.  The Knitting  Guild of America was holding a conference in San Diego on July 22-25, 2015.  My husband and I decided to make a short vacation out of it and I would attend Master's Day.  After all, I wanted to get an understanding as to what the certification was being used for from those who have graduated. Upon arriving home, I ordered Level III.  Why stop now, right??  Although I have

Hiya!! Well, I am on a roll.  Here is the 4th sweater for my granddaughter.  I found this pattern instead - it was "free"  on Raverly. I purchased this fingering yarn, The Yarns of Rhichard Devrieze - Thede,  sometime ago intending to knit a pullover.  As you can see, the striping looks great.  The pattern produces a twisted stitch which will provide considerable stretchiness to the sweater. The wrong side of the fabric looks great as well.  See  below. To make the side enclosure stand out, I found these wonderful button at my local yarn store, Four Purls , in White Haven, Florida.  I could not make up my mind as to which buttons so I am pairing the two sets The end project looks great  I just added two buttons.  Still have the hat to finished.

Hiya, As I mentioned in my previous blog, I am knitting for Elena.  Request for sweaters was made by my daughter; therefore, I went on a hunt for simple patterns. I found Baby Picchu, free pattern on Ravelry ( https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-picchu ).  Cute isn't it. I decided to use yarn from my stash to create something new and exciting. I have a complete skein of Madelin Tash - Demin which is lovely to work with.  I decided to pair this up with left over skeins of white, green, black and fuchsia. I started with the sleeves.  I added color to the sleeves in simple stripes.  I varied the width of the strips for effect. I then moved on to the back and two fronts.  The pattern called for knitting each of these sections separately.  Each section begins with the Tosh and proceeds with white.  Again, I deviate from  the pattern:  I knitted the bands for the back and fronts after joining at the shoulder.   I wanted all 5-colors to appear so that it will tie in

Hiya!! Well, with my little granddaughter growing so quickly.  My daughter has requested more sweaters.  Therefore, I better get a moving. I started another sweater set from Karen Ashton-Mills ( www.angelknits.co.uk ) called Blessings. This pattern is just as unique, just like others from her catalogue.  There are multiple designs for the bottom half of the coat. I have selected to knit the "third" version.  This pattern starts with knitting the sleeves which are quick and easy.  These I got done in a few hours. Well, I have almost completed this new sweater for Elena.  I just have to complete sewing it together and add the front bands.  This has taken my approximately 15 hours to knit.  I am excited that I am able to get a project completed so fast.. I just need to sew the buttons, block it a little and package it up and sending it along with the another that I have started.😀.