KNITTING WITH JACKIE

Hi Knitters, In 2020, I knitted this coat for Elena when she was 3 years old and she is now 6 years old. There is nothing like knitting for my granddaughter.  Elena is so delightful, full of energy and loves everything that I knit for her.  The coat is a wonderful swing coat with a built-in scarf.  It is knitted in pieces and sewed together. This time, I decided to do something a little different.  Elena's favorite color is pink.  Although, that is a lovely color, I didn't want to knit a totally pink coat.  Therefore, the yarn that was chosen, which was approved by Elena, has shades of pink; but also grey.    I decided to modify the pattern just a little to have the button bands and the collar in a different color.  Instead of doubling the yarn as indicated be pattern, I added the gray yarn. In addition to finding the perfect gray and pink buttons, I decided to add a gray lining.  This is something that I haven't accomplished in years.  I made a pattern from the knitted pie

 Hi Knitters, I came across this shawl when it was advertised in the Vogue Knitting Live New York course selections. The designer, Alexandra Davidoff, was having a class on this shawl.  Although I was going to attend VKL in February, along with my knitting friends, I wasn't planning on taking classes; but, I really liked this shawl. Together with my friends, I decided to have a KAL at my local yarn shop featuring this shawl. After researching, the designer has a mystery knit along with this pattern in 2018.  As a result, there are a number of Youtube videos that provide the explanation that I was looking for.  Here are a few things: 1. To create dragon scales, you have to increase and decrease stitches on the right.  When increasing the pattern suggest the Double Cast On method.   The cast-on recommended for this pattern is extremely similar to the long-tail cast-on, except that instead of the two strands used being the working yarn and a long tail (as they would be for a regular l

 Hi Everyone, Well, I finally finished Elena's Christmas Sweater!!  Just a little late I know.   My local yarn shop had a sample and I thought that it was lovely.  I didn't think that I wouldn't have it finished - even though I didn't purchase the yarn and pattern until early December.  Since it was for a child, I just knew that I could get it completed. Unfortunately, I underestimated my timeline. This is the first time I purchased a pattern by Rachel Brockman.  Lunaberry is an extremely festival pullover with holly leaves and a traditional snowflake motif.  The well-written pattern is accommodated with lovely illustrations, just right for the holidays, and is available in 6 sizes.  The sweater is knitted on three different size needles.  I used Laines du Nord Dolly Max.  Thus yarn is a stretchy, extra fine wool, and 100% mulesing-free.  Although the yarn is soft to the touch, it can be difficult to work with.  It is several strains of twisted yarn; therefore, you must