My Stonecrop! Slowly making progress, although the knitting goes rather quickly when I actually find time to work on her. It's a lovely intuitive pattern and I've loved every stitch...even the ones I've had to redo...hehe! Mistakes are so easy to see and quick to fix if you don't get too far away from them before you notice (note to self...sneak a gander more often...mistakes do happen!!).
I'm making the longer version and my yarn is Brooklyn Tweed Loft in 'Hayloft'. I was so unsure about this yarn when I wound it as it came apart pretty easily more than once, but the knitting, oh the knitting. It has not broken once and I do love its rustic feel and tweediness. I will use it again and try to be more gentle when caking it next time.
My project can be found here on Ravelry and I'll start getting some notes up soon. My to-do list has gotten out of control these days and knitting 'chores' keep ending up on the bottom rung.
And now a bit of business. There are eight of us knitting Stonecrop. So far we've only heard from Will, Kelli and myself. Here's a list of all knitalongers (is that a word...well now it is!) with their Ravelry handles if you'd like to find each other on our favorite knitting site:
Me (Melissa) - twoknitwit
Kelli - oneknitwit
Will - WillyG
Andrea - aksaxton
Sue - purl3
Olivia - thishandmadelife
Gemma - gemma
Jenny - jenniferaguilar
If I've forgotten anyone, please speak up and I'll add you to the list! Don't forget, when I sent you the invite it gave you all blogging privileges...please drop in and say hi when you get a chance and share your progress and materials and photos...don't forget the photos!
Guess that's it for now. Hope everyone is enjoying this Jared Flood pattern as much as I am. And yes, Kelli, I know you've already finished and thank you for waiting to post for a bit so the newbies don't get frightened and decide not to play anymore : )
Happy Sunday, all!
Melissa
This is beautiful! Toasted golden wheat is what comes to mind. I really love this pattern, glad we chose it.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see it~
I'm envious of your pastel...I might have to make another. This is a soothing stitch for me...love the flow of it.
DeleteLooks lovely and so rich.. looks like a fun knit. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Trudy. It's a fun pattern ;)
DeleteI'm still at it! I might be the slowest knitter on the planet. I too love the Brooklyn Tweed LOFT yarn, the color I'm using is Faded Quilt. I love this pattern, love the yarn. I wish I had more time to knit. I'm sticking with it though! I still haven't mastered being able to guest blog, but I do know how to put pics on ravelry. I'll post one right now on how far I am. I'm still on the 2nd repeat of the center panel.
ReplyDeleteMelissa, thanks for initiating this knit along. I think the hayloft color is beautiful.
If you'd rather not post I'd be more than happy to swipe your Rav photos and throw them up on the blog on your behalf! It would only take a minute...let me know :)
DeleteI'm glad you're still with us!! I'm loving the Loft as well.
By all means! Post away! And thank you!
ReplyDeleteAhahahaha! I wondered why the finished Stonecrop hadn't shown up! Kelli, you're so fast!
ReplyDeleteMel, what an inspiring photo! I think you're a bit optimistic to say it's easy to see the mistakes. The garter stitch has made this bit of lace more challenging for me than some other lace projects. Maybe it's just the way I knit. I can appreciate your comment to watch your knitting more!
It's addictive and I had the time. Don't forget to put a stitch marker on each side of the center stitch, that really helped me. And yes read your knitting ~
ReplyDeleteWhat's Jeff up too ?give him a hug from me.
Thanks for the tip! I will add those in!
DeleteThanks for the tip! I will add those in!
Deletepretty pretty! my stonecrop from last year is what I wore to my daughter's wedding :) Loved it and it was WARM!!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing Kelli's finished projects. It inspires me to get going. When she posted her Ludlow last year, it totally convinced me to switch to that pattern! Finally casting on my Stonecrop today. Will post progress soon. Thanks for all the tips so far.
ReplyDeleteCurious as to what it will look like finished and blocked. I popped over to finished Stonecrop projects on RAV and now I know. It's going to look great. Love the color.
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