Intricate and Icelandic

I love this pattern by Becky Colvin.






I love knitting but do procastinate over the finishing! But once I get started I really enjoy it.





Trance is wearing "Lynx" and Gemini is wearing "Hare".

Intricate and Icelandic

My two Unoas have new sweaters.
I used a Becky Colvin pattern sized for Lark and Wren - "Intricate and Icelandic" - kept the same stitches, made length to fit unoa, added a fairisle border to the body and sleeves. Knit Pick Palette Peruvian wool.

















I LOVE these sweaters, they look so real!

New jumper!

Finished the fair-isle jumper.
Based on a Dollswest free pattern #20.
I made the sleeves longer and changed the neckline.

Two Dollswest knits for Unoa

Trance is wearing "Durango" sweater and Jemini is wearing the "starfish" cardi - both patterns by Dollswest.











Durano is knitted with the softest Malabrigo laceweight in Bobby Blue. Though the pattern is very effective I didn't enjoy knitting it and struggled with the changing knit and purl texture.



The cable cardigan that I call "starfish" is in Regia Hand Dye Effect sock yarn and Jamieson and Smith Shetland laceweight.

Stripes and cables

These two jumpers are my most favourite doll jumpers that I've ever knitted. (DWD pattern). I was inspired by a Patricia Roberts sweater that combined stripes and cables and so adapted the pattern.

Happy New Year!

Trance wearing the the starfish wishes everyone a Happy New Year.




I do like this cardigan! It also suits Balalaika.



I made another one last summer for Jo.

And here it is on her doll. Thank you Jo!

Modelling...

Treacle models a sweater made for a friend. Dollswest free pattern #8



Polly also models a sweater for the same friend - checking for size.



Sweaters flat for reference.

Luc models a sweater made for another friend. My own pattern.

6 girls

all wearing knits....



1) Dimity in a Tonner grey hooded cardigan. I love this style.
2) Phoebe wearing a cardigan I made based on a Teva Durham design in Knitty.
3) Polly in the Dollswest textured cardigan from this month.
4) Leo wearing an adapted version of a turtleneck sweater pattern (Dollswest).
5) Trance in a simple top down raglan made from sock yarn.
6) Jemini wears a Madame A. Alex sweater.

Jemini's jumper.

I bought this jumper from Gill a few weeks ago. I had to sew the poppers on though!!!
It's so soft and very Jemini.

New knits for unoas

Trance is wearing a ruffle edge tunic based on my SD sized cardi/belly flasher! I made it longer and added an edging to the bottom. I haven't decided about front fastening yet.

Jemini is wearing a hooded vest - (which I finished knitting in May and have only just made-up!). I think this will look great in the winter over a long sleeved t.shirt or Sally's bodysuits.
I based this on a Rowan pattern from yonks ago.

Relaxing

Jemini is wearing the little blue and brown bolero. The front opening is held together with a Scotty dog pin.

Progress from week 1

The hooded dress slowly coming together. I did rip quite a bit back, wasn't happy with the "flare".

Here is the yellow cotton crop cardigan made up and I see the sleeves are too long for Unoa.

Sweater for a Soom guy, I think, in Atlantic and Midnight Light Tweed.

Noro Sekku again, again!

Opal and Trance wearing my cropped Noro Sekku cardigans.
I used the same pattern for both but added a hood to one of them. I really like this style, it's so versatile.
But I think I would make the sleeves narrower, not so narrow as not to be able to fit over a t.shirt, but not so flared at the bottom.

Snow Pixie!

Trance is wearing a new hoody. It's the same style as the cardi I made for Opal but I added a hood. Knitted in Noro Sekku lace-weight yarn, shade #2.

Take three girls

Trance, Jemini and Valentine - all wearing my knits!
Trance - the ribbed cardi I made for Dimity plus socks.
Jemini - the top down raglan for the knit-along.
Valentine - that green Scotty Maloney basic cardigan.

Valentine and Phoebe

wearing cardis I've just finished making.

Noro Sekku Shade #4

noro6200, originally uploaded by pacific_rin.

So, from the ball of Noro Sekku Lace Weight, I made this lot out of it.
A hat (mixed with Shetland wool) for Trance, a dress for Twinkle, a crop cardigan for Opal and a coat for Nessa.












Trance is holding the remains in her hand.