This is turning into a season of sweaters for me. First up was the Lakeshore Cardigan.
This cardigan is knit in Fleece Artist Seawool – it used 2 skeins (actually about 1.5 skeins) for the size shown (9 year old). The cardigan is about 2/3 length, and has a lace edging along the bottom and on the sleeve cuffs. It has a smaller lace edging along the front and the collar. The Seawool has lovely shades of blue and turquoise that blend nicely together in the cardigan.
The pattern is my own.
It was completed in the beginning of October, and has already gotten a lot of use.
Next up is a raglan sweater for my 4 year old. This one is knit in Wollmeise Sockenwolle 100% superwash in a marvellous green colour (Grashüpfer). It used about 600 m (700 yds) of wool, which is a little more than one skein.
Note the “cool” pose of the model – he insisted on it himself. Hands in pockets, or no picture at all. 
And obviously TWO sweaters is nowhere near enough if you have three kids. So the third sweater is already on the needles. This one is also knit in Wollmeise, in a bright blue (Kornblume) and green (Grashüpfer).
The sweater is improvised and knit in the round. I haven’t quite decided if this will be a raglan sweater or some other construction around the shoulders. We’ll see when we get there. I did really like the minimal seaming required for the Grashüpfer sweater above (just a few stitches by the armholes), but of course there are lots of other options available.
As the nights get longer and darker, the need for bright colours becomes greater.
The Silvester is a lacy rectangular scarf/stole.
Silvester will be published as part of a KAL starting Dec 7, 2009.
My Silvester is knit in rust coloured Tencel 5/2 from Yarntopia Treasures.
Unfortunately the 5/2 Tencel has been discontinued, but the 8/2 Tencel or 5/2 Egyptian Cotton would both be good alternatives.
Other yarn suggestions include:
Wollmeise 100% Sockenwolle or Lace-Garn
Sanguine Gryphon Sappho
most lace or fingering weight yarns
Colour recommendations: solid or semi-solid colours
The length adjustable in the pattern. Depending on your gauge and the yarn you choose, the width will vary. With my yarn and 4.5 mm needles, the width of the stole is 45 cm.
The yarn consumption will also vary, depending on your gauge and the length you choose to make your Silvester. 500-600 yds is a reasonable guess though.
This pattern is available in downloadable pdf format for $8.00 CDN.
There is nothing more mesmerizing than the glowing embers in a burning fire. They capture your imagination like nothing else, and as you enjoy the dancing flames, the warmth envelops you like a cozy shawl.
Mystic Embers is a rectangular stole draws its inspiration from the burning embers in the cozy fires we enjoy during the fall season. My shawl is knit on 4.5 mm needles, using 3 oz (one skein) of Sappho I laceweight yarn from the Sanguine Gryphon (850 yds per 3 ox skein) in the Honey Nor Bee colourway. As always, yarn substitutions are encouraged.
The blocked dimensions are approx. 73 cm x 198 cm (29″x 77.5″).
This pattern is available in downloadable .pdf format for $8.00 CDN.
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