Skies of November

An FO post finally!


Here is the lovely cowl, pre blocking....



Post blocking by steam. Yes you can see where I changed colors here, but on it doesn't show.  I surely did not want to alternate skeins....a sweater yes, a cowl no!



Posing on a fence near our apartment. These black fences are all around here in horse country. I personally love them. Not good to keep a dog in, but love the look...



Close up of the stitch detail, looks so hard, but so easy to do.

I did all the pattern repeats and it is wide, but I like it fine.

Can you see my pal there, he was not impressed by the photo shoot.


Worn single looped, it is long....

Worn doubled so much better!

Silver Gin Fizz by Thea Coleman aka Baby Cocktails
The Plucky Knitter Traveler Aran in Skies of November, 2 skeins
US 9 circular
No mods as I was test knitting this. Love it! Soft and comfy and next up or should I say very soon, a hat in the same yarn!

Pumpkin Comfort

Ahhh....nothing says Fall to me more than Pumpkin.  Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin cupcakes/muffins/bread, pumpkiny colors and smells....sigh...it is my favorite!
So, when Carrie asked for test knitters I knew just the yarn I wanted to use.  Funny thing is, it was the exact yarn base she wanted me to use. GMTA or what ;)


Not the best picture here, but I wanted you to see just how scrunched up you can wear it.....



Or not!  It goes with my gray winter coat so well.  I'm so glad I got that color as I can use hats/cowls/shawls for pops of color.  My usual looking off to the side, almost covering my nose cowl photo.


Even better picture here.

My new backdrop of stones in my backyard :) I love my new photo areas.

As you can see it's a gradual sloping cowl.  Bigger for the lower neck/shoulder area and just right for under your neck.  You can also tell how the cables pull it in a bit. I'm sure you could block it more aggressively but I didn't want to.

Comfort Food Cowl by Irishgirlieknits
Plucky Knitter MCN Aran in Pumpkin Flame
US 8 needles

No mods, since it was a test knit I even did a swatch.  I was .5 sts over on the swatch, row gauge was fine, but I liked the fabric so I continued with the 8's. 

Love this yarn, it's so soft to knit with and so far wear.  Too bad I only have .75 oz of a skein left :(

She wore a.....

Blueberry Beret....the kind you find...oops, wait it's supposed to be Raspberry beret LOL!

Just look at those yummy cables!!

I test knit this pattern. The charts and instructions are very clear and it's a great one to practice cabling without a needle.


Just love the way the cables intertwine at the top.



As you can see, it does fit daughter pretty good. For me, it's shorter than I like. It's not the pattern's fault at all! I used very light worsted weight, almost DK. I truly think that's the difference. See pattern notes below.


Sigh...I really do love the top of this beret.



Arboretum by Jane Tanner
The Plucky Knitter MCN Lite in Heirloom Linen (looks like blueberries to me ;) .75 skein
US 4 & 6 circulars, knit Magic loop.

Mods: not on purpose though...gauge was supposed to be 22 sts x 30 rows for 4" knit flat. I knit the swatch in the round for the MCN Lite and got 26 sts x 32 rows...of course I admit I did knit this swatch after I finished the hat.

I had swatched another yarn and started using it, but didn't like how the cabled portion was coming out so I frogged it. I had gotten gauge for that yarn.

I then knit the hat in the MCN Lite figuring it was pretty close. As you can see by my gauge numbers, it was a bit off. The yarn is very lovely to use, but it does get a little halo to it.

I'll save it and start another one. Never know when I need to gift a hat. Plus, I have about 1.25 skeins left to knit either mitts or a cowl to go with it. Could be an early gift for someone!