OhSewCrafty Blog

Pattern: Indigo Ripples, IK Spring 07, 29.75″ waist Yarn: Elann Den-M-Nit (cotton), dark indigo, 8.9 balls Gauge: 21 st/31 rows over 4 inches before blocking on US 4 Time to knit: Just under 2 weeks, August 2008 Just in time for the end of summer, here is my last “warm…

I have some winter projects planned for stash, but I couldn’t resist just a bit of stash enhancement for fall… and I had the rest of my gift cert from WEBS to use!  First up is Valley Yarns Colrain (wool/tencel) to use for Eastlake.I also got some Valley Yarns Sheffield…

Pattern: Yosemite, Spring 08 Knitty Yarn: Knitpicks Comfy (75 cotton/25 acrylic) in Honeydew, 8.5 skeins Gauge: 8 spi in cable rib (unstretched), on US 6 Size: 26″ bust, for 8″ negative ease Time to knit: 3 weeks in July 08     I love so many elements of this design… the cables, the shawl…

Okay, so my corset isn’t silk, it’s cotton/viscose.  I am too cheap to knit with 100% silk, at least for something I’ll be wearing in the DC summer (read: hot, sticky, disgusting).  Seems like I do a lot of preknitting math when I knit top down.  I did my swatch,…

Pattern: Drawstring Chemise, Interweave Knits Spring 08 Yarn: Reynolds Saucy (100% cotton) in Jungle Teal, 5 balls Gauge: 6 spi on US size 3, size 2 for the edging  Size: 33″ for approx. 1″ negative ease Time to knit: Just shy of 2 weeks in June/July 08 I love this…

Yosemite is getting too big to carry around easily (just split the body around the armholes) and again I’m reminded of why I don’t necessarily like knitting garments in the round.  Maybe it’s just my sewing background, but I like seams!  Seams provide stability, and limit stretching.  Each piece is…

Pattern: Wallis, Interweave Knits, Summer 2008 Yarn: Elann Luna (cotton viscose), 7.5 balls, gauge 5.25 spi on US 5 Size: 35ish  (see below for sizing mods) Time to knit: About 3 weeks in June 2008 First off, sorry for the photobooth pics; didn’t have time for the camera before work…