American Wool Series

Thursday, June 12, 2014

WIPs!

I have knitting to share with you! My last few posts have been sewing heavy - the newer craft is the sexier craft - but I've been doing a lot of knitting, too!
This is Happy Street by Veera Valimaki. The pattern was gifted to me by my lovely friend, Sonia, last year when I was having a bit of a difficult time. I love this pattern. The yarns are: Colorful Yarn in Steel, Hazel Knits Entice in Queen of the Night, and Hazel Knits Piquant Lite in Lichen. All the yarns are slightly different in texture and weight but the garter stitch showcases each yarn wonderfully well.

This is Myrna, the sweater component of my OAL entry. If I were knitting this cropped the body of the sweater would be done and I'd be cruising along on the sleeves. I did try this on once I hit the specified length (over my dress, even) and just didn't feel comfortable with the length. I've decided to make it a high hip length so it'll be more versatile with the rest of my wardrobe. The yarn is good old Cascade 220 in color 2409 and I have more than enough of it to lengthen my cardi.

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  1. Oh wow, I love the colors for Happy Street...and that vivid green for Myrna!

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    1. Thanks! I'm finally embracing the bright end of the color spectrum after 30 years! Ha!

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  2. I'm so glad you resurrected Happy Street in my memory! I immediately tagged it when it was released, but it got lost in my monstrous queue. I have Heritage Silk stashed in black, grey, and red that I would use for this. :)

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    1. That would be lovely! I wanted something easy to knit at my various knit nights but nice and vibrant - it totally fits the bill.

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