kris knits (and sews, and crochets, …)

I made Cabled Wide Brim Hat for my aunt.  The yarn is Panache 40% baby alpaca / 20% cashmere / 20% silk / 20% extrafine merino in Dusk (23748) from KnitPicks.  The needles were size 10.5.

I made Duo for my cousin’s baby.  The yarn is TLC Cara Mia 50% acyrlic / 19% nylon / 18% rayon / 13% angora in Demin (2801), Cranberry (2376), and Winter White (2001) that I got at AC Moore.  The buttons are 7/8″ from JHB International, style 92086.  I used size 7 needles.  The sweater is size 2T.

 

Once he actually tried the sweater on I removed the buttons.  They were too close together for comfort and actually completely unnecessary, which is a shame since I love those buttons.

I made Chemo Hat [pdf] for my aunt.  The yarn is Shine 60% Pima Cotton / 40% Modal in Violet (23611) that I got from KnitPicks.  It was knit on size 3 needles.  This was my first time doing short row shaping.

I made Cozy for my mother.  The yarn is Reynolds Mandalay 100% Silk in Stones (0039) that I got from Herrshners.  It was knit on a 24″ size 8 circular needle.  Without blocking, the shawl is 70″ long.

   

I made Haiku out of Carons Simply Soft 100% acrylic in Buttercup (9743) on size 8 needles. The sweater is sized for a 1-2 year old.

I finished the Floppy Brim Hat for my aunt. It is meant to match the Breast Cancer Ribbon Scarf and uses the same yarn: Rowan Yarns Classic Cashsoft Aran 57% extra fine merino / 33% microfibre / 10% cashmere in Burst (005) that I got at Rosie’s.  I used size 7 needles for this as well.  I blocked the hat using a balloon for shaping.

My aunt has recently been going though some things from breast cancer so I decided to make her something.  I was looking around at patterns and couldn’t find anything I really liked until I came across Lisa Lloyd’s Pink Ribbons Socks [pdf].  I decided to turn the pattern into a scarf instead though, having the ribbons go down the middle of the scarf with seed stitch on both sides.  I made the scarf in two pieces so that the ribbons would be oriented the right way during wear.  The yarn is Rowan Yarns Classic Cashsoft Aran 57% extra fine merino / 33% microfibre / 10% cashmere in Burst (005) that I got at Rosie’s.  I used size 7 needles.  The finished length of the scarf after blocking is 68 inches.  This was my first time for making cables, working from a chart, and blocking.