Category Archives: FO

FO Friday: The 9 month sweater

Wow my butt looks so tiny in this picture. Still in shock of my new body.
Pattern: Wheat-Ear Cable Yoke by Pam Allen from Interweave Knits Summer 2007 project page
Yarn: Cascade Yarns Venezia Worsted in Olive (818 yards – 3.75 skeins)
Needles: US 5 (3.75mm) Inox Express Circular, US 6 (4.0mm) Crystal Palace Circular, US [...]

FO Friday: Something a bit different

If you click through to the photos, I’ve added a bit more facts into them
I’m super happy to be sharing with ya’ll a journey I took this summer to gain back me. One where I was willing to face the camera again. Its funny I design clothing for a living and I [...]

FO Weekend?: My Bark to your Fall

Pattern:  Favorite Cardigan by Wendy Bernard in Custom Knits Raveled Here
Yarn:  Madelinetosh Tosh Worsted – 5 skeins of colorway Bark
Needles:  Knitpicks Harmony Interchangeables US 7 (4.5mm)

Mods:   I was one of the first people to cast on this sweater but probably the slowest to blog about it.  I didn’t really make many mods except my [...]

FO Friday: Snow When?

Pattern: Snow White by Ysolda Teague Raveled Here
Yarn:Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted – just under 5 skeins of Indigo
Needles: US 9 Knitpicks Harmony Interchangeables

Mods: Other than my usual modification to add Horizonal Bust Darts, I didn’t do any intentional modifications.  The only unintentional modification that I did and actually like how it turned out was [...]

FO Friday – Clearing out the 2008 Knits – small ones

Wednesday was a sad day.  I didn’t have anything on the needles to show you, so instead I let you continue to look at Patience.  Monday is the last completed dress and then I get to share with you the future of this project.

Pattern: Lillehammer by Jacquelynn Vance-Kuss [...]

FO Friday – The Squiggles are Released into the wild

WIP Wednesday was missed because I was driving through the PNW snowstorm of 2008 to and from Seattle.

Pattern: Squiggle Hat by Chris Church Raveled Here
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Meino Worsted partial skein of Marine and Applewood
Needles: Knitpicks Harmony Interchangeables US 8 (5.0mm) & US 9 (5.5mm)
Mods: The pattern is one size which is pretty stretchy but [...]

FO Friday – Delayed Sexiness

Pattern: Chocolate Creme Square-Neck Top by Joan McGowan-Michael from Knitting Lingerie Style Raveled Here
Yarn: Knit Picks Comfy  – 3 Skeins in Pomegranate & Nashua Handknits Cilantro – 1 skein in white
Needles:  US 6 (4.0mm) & 7 (4.5mm) Knitpicks Harmony Interchangeable Needles
Mods: I moved the waist up higher and added one more bust increase before the [...]

FO Friday – Meet Baby Rose

Dude this cheeck is so smooshy like my sweater.
Pattern: Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman Raveled Here
Yarn: Dream In Color Smooshy in Chinatown Apple edged with Flamingo Pie
Needles: Susan Bates Circular  US 6 (4.0mm)
Mods: I did the I-cord edging which is recommend in The Opinionated Knitter
Things I Love: That my niece looks so cute and [...]

FO Friday – A long time coming

These socks have been done and gifted in a swap many many months ago. Eep.
Pattern: Jeweled Steps by Cat Bordhi from New Pathways for Sock knitters Book 1 Raveled Here
Yarn: Crystal Palace Yarns Panda Wool Print Colorway: Red Cinnamon – 2 skeins
Needles: US 0 (2.0mm) Crystal Palace Bamboo circulars

Mods: I reduced the gauge [...]

FO Friday – Pre-Christmas gifting

There’s a bit of an FO backlog here at the PoF headquarters.  I had saved up FOs to post for ya’ll while I was on vacation in Hawaii and then I totally ran out of time and then disappeared for October.  So please bear with me while I catch ya’ll up.  First let me distract [...]