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this weekend i finished knitting 3 of my projects. leaving only 2 that haven't been completed. it feels so great to know that i can cast on soon for new stuff!! don't you love planning your next project? i think mine will be some gift items (with mother's day and friends with babies on the way i need to get busy).
so today i will share the first one. it is the nantasket basket. i used cascade 220 in a deep pink, brown and heathery light brown. it was fun to knit because i learned a few new things. this pattern uses a nifty ridge at the bottom where you pick up stitches several rows down, i-cord bind off and double i-cord for the handle. i also think this pattern is very well written. there are so many patterns out there that just leave too much to the imagination for my taste. this was not one of them. oh and it was pretty quick to knit too!
this was hard to take a picture of. my camera (a canon elph) tends to make things really red. so i did my best to correct it. isn't it cute? i knit it a bit taller than the specifications. i can see many of these in my future. :)
now i also finished knitting the entrelac stole (oh thank god!) and the 'grass' rug. you will have to wait on those pics though. although they are complete in the knitting sense, they still need details like fringe and flowers. the stole fringe will hopefully get done today. the grass rug is really quite cool. i will post exactly what i used to knit it so if you want to make one you can. i tried to find the pic on the rebecca magazine site of their version with no luck. mine doesn't resemble it much from what i remember. i debated using silk or fabric flowers on it, but i am think that knitted flowers will be best.
last week i also cast on for a market bag from the 2005 knitting pattern a day calendar. i had a lot of issues with the yarn overs not matching up (it was knit in the round). and the bottom was not round like i want. so do any of you know where i can find a pattern for a knit version of a bag like this?
with the lovely weather the past few days, i spent a lot of time at my parents knitting in their backyard. there is no where like that to hang out in my apartment complex. i don't mind going over there, then i get to play with the kitties!
so today i will share the first one. it is the nantasket basket. i used cascade 220 in a deep pink, brown and heathery light brown. it was fun to knit because i learned a few new things. this pattern uses a nifty ridge at the bottom where you pick up stitches several rows down, i-cord bind off and double i-cord for the handle. i also think this pattern is very well written. there are so many patterns out there that just leave too much to the imagination for my taste. this was not one of them. oh and it was pretty quick to knit too!
this was hard to take a picture of. my camera (a canon elph) tends to make things really red. so i did my best to correct it. isn't it cute? i knit it a bit taller than the specifications. i can see many of these in my future. :)
now i also finished knitting the entrelac stole (oh thank god!) and the 'grass' rug. you will have to wait on those pics though. although they are complete in the knitting sense, they still need details like fringe and flowers. the stole fringe will hopefully get done today. the grass rug is really quite cool. i will post exactly what i used to knit it so if you want to make one you can. i tried to find the pic on the rebecca magazine site of their version with no luck. mine doesn't resemble it much from what i remember. i debated using silk or fabric flowers on it, but i am think that knitted flowers will be best.
last week i also cast on for a market bag from the 2005 knitting pattern a day calendar. i had a lot of issues with the yarn overs not matching up (it was knit in the round). and the bottom was not round like i want. so do any of you know where i can find a pattern for a knit version of a bag like this?
with the lovely weather the past few days, i spent a lot of time at my parents knitting in their backyard. there is no where like that to hang out in my apartment complex. i don't mind going over there, then i get to play with the kitties!
7 Comments:
Glad you liked the pattern. I love the colors you chose.
Susan
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You may be interested in looking at this: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter03/PATTfrenchmarket.html -
there was a kal with this one and there's a page with many finished pictures - mine is knit but not felted. . . good luck!
Patternworks has a knit version in their spring 2005 catalog (item #800089) on pg. 42 made with Euroflax 4-ply Linen. You get the pattern for free if you order the Linen. Unfortunately, you can't view it online.
Take a look at the Alchemy Bamboo market bag...purlsoho.com has a pattern available, which I've been considering. Just look under the bag patterns on their site and you'll see it.
LOVE the bag!!! Though I have to admit I'm really looking forward to the pics of the rug and stole.
:)
thanks for the bag ideas. both the patternworks (although i would want to make the handles long) and the alchemy one are exactly what i was looking for. thanks!
Hi, There is also this bag from the Rowan Classic Holiday Book.
http://www.royalyarns.com/ptrn/RYC/RYC-BK03-2205/RYC-BK03-P20.html
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