happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling
Remember that mountain of yarn? Now, it looks like this:
My fabric stash grew a little bit too. I started with part of the cupboard for my stuff, but now it’s filled to the brim with my knitting and sewing.
Now that I’m finally finished untangling and winding I could start knitting again. Since there’s obviously lots and lots of yarn I thought a blanket would be fun.
I know, it doesn’t look like much yet. But it has to start somewhere…
I finally finished my poncho. It’s really simple, just two rectangles sewn together, but I do like it.
I made these egg warmers for Easter as a gift to my parents and in-laws. Actually, I made four of them but the last two were finished in the car so I don’t have pictures of them.
I tried to write out the pattern for those of you who want to try making them for themselves. Let me know if you have any questions.
I used fuzzy yellow and orange yarn I had in my stash and 4mm needles (US size 6)
Cast on 25 stitches in yellow.
Rows 1-8: seed stitch (knit 1, purl 1, etc.)
Row 9: knit across
Row 10: purl across
Row 11: k 2, k2tog, k 4, k2tog, k 5, ssk, k 4, ssk, k 2
Row 12: p 21
Row 13: k 2, k2tog, k 3, k2tog, k 3, ssk, k3, ssk, k 2
Row 14: p 17
Row 15: k 1, k2tog, k 2, k2tog, k 3, ssk, k 2, ssk, k1
Row 16: p 13 Cut off the yarn, leave about 30 centimeters (12 inches). thread the end through the stitches you have left and pull to close. Use the rest of the cut off end to sew the backseam.
For the wings (also yellow):
cast on 3 stitches
Row 1: k 3
Row 2: p 3
Row 3: make one stitch extra by knitting in the front and the back of the same stitch, k across
Row 4: p 4
Row 5: make one stitch extra by knitting in the front and the back of the same stitch, k across
Row 6: p 5
Row 7: make one stitch extra by knitting in the front and the back of the same stitch, k across
Row 8: cast off six stitches (purl)
The other wing is the opposite.
Making a stitch while purling was a bit tricky but it looked alright.
Cast on 3 stitches
Row 1: p 3
Row 2: k 3
Row 3: make one stitch extra by purling in the front and the back of the same stitch, p across
Row 4: k 4
Row 5: make one stitch extra by purling in the front and the back of the same stitch, p across
Row 6: k 5
Row 7: make one stitch extra by purling in the front and the back of the same stitch, p across
Row 8: cast off six stitches (knit)
Sew the wings on, the straight side should be facing front.
Beak (in orange):
Cast on 5
Row 1: k 5
Row 2: k2tog, k1, ssk
Row 3: k2tog, k1
Row 4: k2 tog
Pull thread through last stitch
Weave in the ends.
The beak will not be a perfect triangle, I corrected this by using the ends to fill it out a bit. Sew the beak on.
Use black (or any other color) yarn for the eyes. I just made a cross stitch and knotted the ends on the inside.
Cut five orange threads about 15 centimeters (6 inches). Pull them through two top stitches (I used a crochet hook, but you could also pull them with a needle one by one. Make a knot in the ten ends close to the top and trim to desired length.
Amidst all the kitchen building I needed a bit of simple knitting. This will be a poncho, but it’s really just two rectangular pieces of knitting. I can do that 😉
A bit hard to see, but there is a little rabit in there.
After the cardigan, I needed a smaller and quicker project so I made a beret from thick yarn. The beret is my first project on four needles. I have to admit I had some trouble with that at first. Somehow I ended up with all stitches on two needles halfway the project. That doesn’t work too great. But I managed to get back on track again and I’m kind of proud of myself.
I had quite a lot of that yarn left to make a matching scarf.
Pattern from an old Hema book. There wasn’t enough of the green yarn and I couldn’t find it anywhere (it’s from a cheap textile store), so I finished it in white. I actually like how it turned out.
I know it’s not really a lot (compared to some people) but I am proud of my little stash. It’s enough to keep me busy for a while.
I loved that poinsettia pattern so much that I knit two more. And I added a few stripes to join them. I was going to back it up and make it into a little runner for the table, but I ran out of time. Maybe next year…
NOT A STATION 