bellevett

a february lady

this is the annual mama cardi event, we are talking about.  My Mom's birthday is today. 

 

as last years cardi was kind of a bust (darn the knit picks superwash yarn, you suck), i am extra happy with the february lady sweater. 

 

you can find the lady version of the famous elizabeth zimmerman's february baby sweater here:

click here!

find me on ravelry: bellevett, to see the details.

but one small detail, i used knit picks wool of the andes yarn.  about 8 balls.

really, elizabeth zimmerman is the goddess of the knitting.  I am totally obsessed obsessed obsessed with the lady.  I recently procured a copy of the opinionated knitter.

you really need to own this book.  really.

and these buttons came off of a vintage sweater that was rescued from the goodwill half off clearance section. 

i like to include a little info on the sweater and the wash instructions.  i also include a tiny little "soak", my wool wash of choice.

(the color is distorted in this pic for some reason.  see color above.)

my only problem is that i desperately want a february lady sweater for myself now.

 

 

finished object!

i have a finished object!  even thought I currently have 2 sweaters on the needles and numerous wool soakers cooking up, (not to mention christmas projects that are in my head), i managed to finish 2 projects. 

 

a brand spanking new infinity cowl.

 (this picture taken in the previous sewing/guest room, turned unfinished/barely started baby room which is now the host to the creepy dress form that stays beside a book case and about 7 different plants, that have no buisness growing in east tennesee. hello meyer lemon tree: i will get a lemon out of you yet.  and avacado tree: (pictured above)  you will be guacamole.)

 

 

I originally made this cowl last year, and absolutely love it.

 

 

made it with urban gypz yarn from asheville nc. 

i bought it at the black mountain yarn shop in Black Mountain, NC.

i love this yarn.  I am hearby admitting that i am obsessed with this yarn.... I wish i could take a  picture of every square inch of this yarn so you could see all of the most amazing colors that are spun into this delish merino wool! 

here are the specs:

yarn: urban gypz worsted

needles: size 10 circular, 16 inch

cast on: 80 stitches

used slanting open work stitch adapted from the lace and eyelet book by interweave press: p.22

row1: right side joining in the round, k1,*yo, k2tog, rep. from* to last stitch

row 2: knit

row 3: K2,*yo, k2tog, rep from *  to the end.

row 4: knit

repeat until desired thickness. bind off using jenns suprisingly stretchy bind off.

this method of binding off is the most important part of this project, because it needs to be stretchy or it will not lay correctly. i promise, it is worth it and oh. so.simple. 

block.  (i still have not blocked this bad boy, hey, i am lucky i even got it finished between the mountain of knitting i have found myself under.)

 

as it stands, my sewing machine has now reemerged from the stacks that had formed in the "new" sewing room/office/guest room/yarn storage.  it is begging to be used.  and i have a few patterns to try out this weekend. 

 

 

 

 

boring.

i made some of this the other day:

boring.

so i added this:

exciting!  and non boring.  I have been very into caramel lately.  homemade caramels, homemade turtles and homemade caramel apples have been popping up around these parts. 

 

 

and then i ate a large majority of it before i even mentioned outloud that i had made it.

 

use this recipe.  it is the best caramel popcorn recipe in the land.