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FO Friday – Ukrainian Roses Hat

Jun 14th, 2013
by SandAndSkyCreations.
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I had planned on doing a WIP Wednesday post on this hat but I enjoyed knitting it so much that it was finished by Tuesday night.    Talk about red-hot-needles on Tuesday huh?  lol

The pattern for this hat was adapted from Natalia Moreva’s Ukrainian Roses mitten pattern.   It was one of those patterns that I just knew I HAD to knit as soon as I saw it.

I cast on with 3.5mm needles and DK weight merino and merino/samoyed blend yarns and worked 1″ of corrugated ribbing and then started the colorwork.  The Ukrainian Roses chart for the back of the hand, repeats 4 time per round to make the hat.

This was an incredibly fun pattern to knit from.  I loved watching as the rose gradually appeared as I knit.  I am looking forward to eventually knitting the mittens as well.

Happy Friday All!

FO Friday – Owls Hat

May 10th, 2013
by SandAndSkyCreations.
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I really love quick and fun projects like hats and when some stranded colorwork in the form of owls in thrown in, they are extra fun!

My owls hat was knit on 4.5mm needles in worsted weight yarn.  The white is a Samoyed/Merino blend and the rose color is some lovely heathery Merino, both from Belfast Mini Mills.  I used the owl chart from Little Owls Blanket Charts as the basis of my hat and improvised the top.  I’m quite happy with how it turned out and definitely want to knit more!

I am also planning on sharing the pattern for the hat in a future blog post so stay tuned!

Happy Fiber Friday all!

WIP Wednesday – Its A Hoot!

May 8th, 2013
by SandAndSkyCreations.
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I was browsing through Ravelry recently and came across Little Owls Blanket Charts by huizeStinesen and fell in love.  The owls are just so cute!    I would love to knit the blanket eventually but knew that I definitely wanted to knit the little owls into a fun, instant gratification project now.  So I started planning for a hat.  Using my trusty 4.5mm needles and some worsted weight yarn, I whipped up a little owls hat in no time flat.  This baby is my second and I’m hooked!

So what are you working on at the moment?  I’d love to hear all about it!

FO Friday – Barndom

Jan 18th, 2013
by SandAndSkyCreations.
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I excited to finally be able to share some pictures of my Barndom shawl with you all.  It is a fun combination of garter stitch goodness, colorwork, and cabling and I highly recommend this pattern to anyone looking for a fun and striking shawl.

I did run into a couple of bumps along the way (late night knitting and keeping track of rows aren’t really friends at this house) and I ran out of blue yarn (I could have SWORN that I had another ball around here somewhere!) but all in all I’m really pleased with the results.  And the shawl is so squishy and cozy.  I love snuggling up in soft woolly things!

Have you been working on any big projects?  Have you finished something that you are particularly proud of?  I’d love to hear all about it!

WIP Wednesday – Queen Of Hearts Gloves

Dec 5th, 2012
by SandAndSkyCreations.
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Today’s work-in-progress post is extra special.  I’ve been working hard on creating a companion fingerless glove pattern to go along with my Queen Of Hearts hat and I’m giving you all a sneak peek.

I actually broke down and bought some yarn for the project … crazy huh?  I think I’ve only bought 7 balls of yarn this year as I’ve been using up my handspun almost as fast as I spin it.  Anyway, I’m using two different shades of Paton’s Kroy Sock to give this new pattern a good test run and it seems to be working out quite well.  The first glove is finished now and the second one well underway.  I’m hoping to have this pattern available for download sometime in January.   Be sure to stay tuned for more spoiler photos!

What are you working on today?  Are you deep in the throes of holiday knitting or are you just knitting for the sheer pleasure of it?  I’d love to hear all about it!

Printemps (Taller Version)

Apr 7th, 2012
by SandAndSkyCreations.
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As I mentioned in my post on April 4th, I’ve been hard at work creating a fun new spring hat pattern.  The hat pattern is written for two different lengths and since the 4th’s post featured pictures of the shorter version, I though that I would share a couple of picture of the taller version.

In the taller version of the pattern, the leaves on the crown are much more prominent.  It makes me day dream of birch trees in all their splendor and glory.

Be sure to leave a comment on this April 4th’s post to enter the giveaway to win an advance copy of the pattern.

Until then, happy knitting, spinning and crafting!

Printemps Sneak Peek And A Giveaway

Apr 4th, 2012
by SandAndSkyCreations.
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Spring has sprung but the weather here is still cool so I’ve been working on a new hat pattern to keep the spring chill at bay.

Printemps features a traditional stranded colorwork rabbit pattern (one of the surest signs of spring around here) mixed with a budding foliage crown.   It is worked in two colors of your favorite fingering weight yarn on 3 mm needles and the pattern includes two length options.

The pattern has just finished being test knit and is being prettied up for release on April 16th.  So to celebrate Spring and a fresh new hat pattern, I will be giving away a copy of Printemps to one lucky blog commenter 3 DAYS EARLY.  Yay!

The winner will be the very first person to check out the finished pattern!

To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment on this post on your absolute favorite way to ring in spring.  The winner will be drawn using random.org on April 13th.

Happy knitting everyone and happy Spring!

Chick-a-dee-dee-dee

Mar 9th, 2012
by SandAndSkyCreations.
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I love finding fun new stranded knitting projects …  especially when they feature wildlife motifs.

During a Ravelry search just a few days ago, I came across Susan Anderson-Freed’s delightful book “Colorwork Creations:  Knit Woodland Inspired Hats, Mittens, And Gloves”   and fell immediately in love with the Chickadee Ski Hat.  And what is cuter than a Chickadee?

I bought the kindle version of the book and I can honestly tell you, trying to decide upon which project to start first was a real challenge … I want to knit them ALL!  But the Chickadee just had to be first.

Project details:

  • Hat is knit in fingering weight yarn.  I chose Belfast Mini Mills Specialty Sock in a lovely heathered brown and an off white.
  • 2.75 mm needles
  • I cast on enough stitches for 4 repeats of the chickadee chart and mixed and matched the other motifs from other hats in the book.  The crown is from the Cardinal Hat.

The next time I knit this hat, because I will definitely be knitting it again, I think that I’ll start with the little flower chart and reverse the colors, knit the chickadee chart, work another flower chart to match the first and then knit the crown from the Cardinal hat.

Can’t wait to try out some more of these patterns. I’ll be sure to post lots of pictures as I knit my way through this book.

Selbu Modern

Feb 17th, 2012
by SandAndSkyCreations.
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This hat was quite surprisingly a very quick knit!  I started knitting it yesterday evening and finished it this morning.   Yay for really fun knits!

 
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My Selbu Modern was knit in Belfast Mini Mills Specialty Sock Yarn on 2.75mm needles.  I wanted my hat to have more of a watchcap shape rather than the slouchie fit the pattern calls for so my mods were as follows:

  • Cast on 120 sts and worked the ribbing as directed
  • In preparation for the colorwork, I increased 24 sts evenly across 1 round
  • Worked 6 pattern repeats per round
  • Started knitting at chart row 11

I enjoyed knitting this hat so much that I can’t wait to knit another!

What are your favorite quick knit projects? I’d love to hear!