Showing posts with label Pagona. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pagona. Show all posts

Friday, April 26, 2013

My Life in Stitches: I'm a Westknits Girl

Recently I had the very great pleasure of meeting one of my favorite knitwear designers, Stephen West.  He was doing a book signing at one of my LYS and I decided to go and meet him. I enjoyed my visit very much and bought one of his books, Westknits Book 3.

I was even a total fangirl and decided to wear one of his patterns but promptly realized that I had more than one to choose from. I decided on Daybreak and headed out. When I arrived at the store, Stephen had examples of all his patterns on display and that's when it hit me: I have made a lot of his patterns.

I have made five of his patterns, one of them twice, and am currently working on my sixth (and I have the pattern for Rockefeller). Here they all are:

Boneyard

Daybreak #1
Daybreak #2

Garter Ridge Cowl
Spectra
Pagona
Gyllis











I didn't realize that I'd made so many. I am definitely a WestKnit girl!

Friday, September 7, 2012

My Life in Stitches: Bible Study Knitting


I knit in church but only in Bible study. I know that may seem disrespectful, but it actually helps me to keep my mind from wandering (although I suspect it’s a little distracting to the people sitting around me).

When I first started knitting in Bible study, I thought it was the greatest thing ever. But now, I’m not so sure. Not that the knitting is bad. That’s fine. It’s picking projects that is stressing me out. I have a rule (one among many) about my Bible study projects. They have to be:
  • Chartless unless I can memorize the chart
  • Small. I won’t work on a sweater in Bible study
  • Mindless

Not bad rules, except I’m having a hard time finding projects that fit my criteria. I know hats and fingerless gloves are perfect for Bible study knitting, but there are only so many of them I can make. I working on a felted bag right now, but I have no idea what my next project is going to be.

So knitting friends, help me out. Got any pattern suggestions for me?

A few projects I've worked on in Bible study:

Pagona

Easy Fingerless Mitts

Spectra
A Gray Loop
Wingspan
Monkey Socks