La Tricoteuse Bretonne

Smoking and Inspiration

What is this blurr in the landscape? A cloud, some fog, some smoke? Almost, because it is the Kid Silk Haze in the Smoke shade, which softening the picture I shot through it. By the way, I am happy that finally, since the first of this month/year, the public places are non-smoking in France . What a relief! It was so since last year in Belgium, and I had had a taste of it, it was so good. Now it will be the same in France. Not that I go so much out, anyway. So smoke is gone out of public places, but it has its place at mine. :-)

It is the front of the Labyrinth sweater from the number 30 magazine. I cast on a few days ago, and the back is done, the front almost finished.
I had to rip and reknit part of the back, because I hadn't seen a mistake, and even though it wasn't changing anything to the number of stitches, and in another yarn, or knit tighter, it wouldn't have shown, but here...it was obvious. So I had to rip a bit. It is okay, because it knits up so quickly I may finish it by the end of the week. Which would be good because I am leaving for holidays. And will be light and warm. which is a very good point if you backpack. Not a lot of weight, but a lot of efficiency.

For the moment, I have a new pet yarn, and this is inspiring me lately : Some gorgeous koigu yarn in soft shades of green and grays, and other colours...

It will fit perfectly with the new coat I just got as a christmas present. These hanks were supposed to become socks, but now, I'm thinking...scarf? Yes, I think it will be a scarf, it calls for a scarf. I'll knit a nice, narrow, jewel scarf with this yarn. This is what it tells me. Now I have to decide the pattern.

Happy New Year / Bonne Année 2008 !

First day of 2008, a quiet day, last one of some short holidays with the familly. These last weeks of the 2007 year were really busy with work, still some translating, and I tried to fit in as much knitting as possible. I did 5 pairs of socks during the Fall, and wanted to have one more pair of socks for the gifts, but couldn't make it.
Here is hot from the iron blocking (finished them today, let's say it's a late Christmas present), the last pair of my presents target for this Christmas, a Lang Jawoll:

I did them top-down, with a german heel. It is a good yarn which makes me think of Regia sock yarn. I didn't use the reinforcement yarn, I was too much in a hurry... The colors are really lovely.

Here the other socks I managed to take pictures of :

The Kaffee Fassett Landscape Fire Regia Toe Up Socks :

I did it following Wendy's generic Toe Up sock pattern, knitting as much ribbing at the top as I could without being too bored, so that they could be folded. They're lovely when worn.

The Socks That Rocks Monkey Socks :

Great, super soft yarn. I did 6 pattern repeats on the legs, and had enough for both socks, but just enough...I loved using almost all of it for these. They will be happily worn by my sister, who was the recipient of a pair which got lost in the mail.

But the best, the greatest joy and pride, I got it by managing to finish, just on time, and with just enough yarn :

The Hanne Falkenberg Jacket! Yes!! I finished it at 11 pm on the 24/12. It got wrapped and put under the tree just after. There were still some ends to weave in. I did them on the 25th, very happily putting the final touch to a project which was really a long-run one. Another picture, to have it look alike the presentation of the pattern, presentation of the pattern which made me decide for it :

Mum is happy, daughter is Even More Happy :-)

And now? Well, I think there will be more socks in the coming year, and I hope to be able to tackle some more difficult patterns. With patterned yarn it is not easy, and I still have a lot of them in the stash.
The first knitting orientated good resolution is to make myself some goals more regularly.

Happy knitting!