finished stripey sweater

I finished my oversized stripey sweater, yay! The Berocco Vintage Chunky was great to work with and is machine washable, too. The sweater is huge and cozy and knit up very quickly. I knew there was a reason not to mourn the end of the summer: sweaters!

flamingo mitts

Made these cute hand mitts for a friend of mine who used to have hair this color and who also happens to have a penchant for flamingos. She is very dear and going through a tough time, so I wanted to make her something snuggly and soft. This yarn, Blue Sky Brushed Suri, is wonderfully fluffy and I really enjoyed working with it. The pattern (quick and easy - loved it) came from Nina, a lovely little knitting shop here in Chicago.

stripey sweater

I have been liking a lot of the patterns in Vogue Knitting recently, especially this cool oversized stripey sweater. The pattern calls for Bergere de France yarn, which seems to be very difficult to find in the states. So why do they keep doing this in an American magazine? The last sweater I made from Vogue also called for the same yarn. Frustrating. So, rather than try to track down this elusive stuff, I opted to order some lovely Berroco Vintage Chunky from Webs. I think I did a pretty good job of matching the colors, at least I am very happy with how they appear in real life. I just received it in the mail, and it is very soft as well as machine washable. I am excited to knit with it for the first time, we'll see how it goes!