A new raglan

 

Top down, again,but with the addition of a broad cable flanked by my favorite fake cable (which doesn't show up all that well in these pictures.  This is a dark purple yarn and also a bit nubbly, so stitch definition is there but not easily seen in photographs.

You can see the cables much better in this close-up.

 Here it is in more of the actual color, so rather dark.

The yarn is Rauma Finull Garn in color 4126, a heathered yarn over a grey base.  Sort of between a fingering and sport weight.  I used a size 4 needle for everything.  The neck and sleeve rib was done with a size 2 needle.

I'm not thrilled with the neckline; next raglan, I'll go with a shaped one; i.e. the back higher than the front.

It's warm and cozy, but probably not warm enough for Jan weather.  I do love this yarn, and will use it again and again.

My cute little green raglan

 

I finished her a few days ago, and washed and blocked her.  Isn't this a cute raglan?  Palette yarn from Knit Picks.  The green is spearmint and I don't remember what the pink and white are.  But all Palette.

Size 6 needle because I wanted a loose drape.  About 5 skeins of the green and a smidgen of the others.  Approx 38" around.

Because it's so loosely knitted, it feels like a gentle cloud on my body.  It's a perfect sweater for the chilly weather this time of year.  This is not a winter sweater.  Brrrr.

What am I working on:  a pair of socks for the Little Kid, plus a sweater for him, also.  No raglans, alas.  He doesn't like how the neckline feels in them. So all sweaters will be bottom up with sleeves worked top-down.  Pictures coming eventually.

Quilting?  What's that?

A new sweater

 Here you go:  a brand new sweater. 

The green sweater has a couple more days of knitting and then blocking.  It's cute.

Moving along

 I've decided that Sept is now the beginning of the year.  I have no idea why, but possibly because the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) is in Sept this year.  At any rate, the cooler temps feel like a beginning.  My goals this year are to make 12 pairs of socks (for me and for the little kid), at least 6 sweaters, again for me, TLK, and his mom.  Miss P is good with socks and sweaters, DD1 doesn't need any, and the Hubz will wear my socks for sleeping socks, but is not apt to wear a sweater of mine.

So, on the needles is sock #1.  Basketweave pattern, which is my go-to lazy pattern.  My usual 56 st sock, but the pattern is a multiple of 8, so can easily be made in larger sizes.Yarn by EarthAndEmpress.

Sweater.  Ah well.  Remember the raglan from the previous post?  Turns out that I accidentally used the wrong needle.  I was working on a #5, and just grabbed it.  My #5 and #6 needles are pretty similar in color.  It was, of course, too small.  Frogged it, changed my mind to making another top-down raglan, but with a different neckline.  And I'm making stripes.  I think it will be very cute.  Yes, this scrimmage of stitches on a 24" needle looks too small.  It's not.  I tried it on, and anyhow, I always smoosh lots of stitches on a 24" needle.

Yarn is Spearmint in KnitPicks Palette.  The pink and white are some leftovers.  Size 6 needle, and should measure approx 38" in circumference when done.  

Quilting:  TLK, aka the little kid, has been asking for another quilt.  He has his baby quilt, now used as a sitting mat on top of a bench, and his I Spy quilt, which is someplace or other. He's growing, and could use a larger quilt.   At any rate, a grand wants a quilt, a grand gets a quilt.  He likes brights and I started this new log cabin with turqs and peaches and such.  Very little very light colors, which is good, since he'll schlep it around all over the place and his mom doesn't want to spend her life washing it.  So, here are a few new blocks.

I'm also binding a quilt that I finished way back when.  I'll post pics when it's sewn and crinkled.

This is all keeping me happily busy. 

Very interesting article on a quilting response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.  Worth reading!

And here we go again.

 This is like deja vu:  I keep making it over and over again.  Yet another Vanilla Sweater.  This one is made from Rauma Finullgarn, which is very woolly and bouncy. Color is 466, and I did buy it at the Woolly Thistle.  Bought 6 skeins, but used 4.5.  Next time, I'll just buy 5 skeins.

Again, long sleeves and I dropped the neckline a tiny bit.  It's 40" around and roomy.  I'll use this yarn again, but make it at 38" in circumference and probably bottom up so that I can make a nicer neckline.  It comes in the most beautiful colors imaginable.

And, because I can't help it, here's a cute little rib on the next Vanilla Sweater, done bottom up.  Endless miles of stockinette, which, for some reason, appeals to me at the moment.  Usually it bores me to tears, but not now.  I might as well take advantage of this, and make as many raglans as I can. This is Palette in Spearment.  Soft and delicious!