Look What We Made This Week

Look what we made this week!

Lily made this camera bag. It says "Lily's Camera." She knit it with Brown Sheep Bulky. The cute sheep button came from Jessica Knits.

Lucy made this pretty little sock out of green and pink Cascade Fixation. The other one is on its way soon!

Steve made this houndstooth pocketbook using Kiki's Kate pattern. This was my first attempt at Fair Isle. I learned from the pattern how to knit with multiple colors both one- and two-handed!

I need to work on my tension, as I knit even tighter with 2 colors (hard to believe that is possible, but the bottom with 1 yarn isn't supposed to flare out like that). I love Fair Isle so much, I may never knit with 1 color again! My next project is underway & I am working on the tension thing. By the way, Lite Lopi by Reynolds in Black & Light Fuchsia used here. My button also came from Jessica's.

Kiki made this pretty pink sweater using the Elizabeth Zimmermann method with a few modifications. It's from exactly 5 skeins of Cascade 220 wool in a rose heather.

Kiki added ribs on the side for a little shaping.

She also changed the neck to include this lovely ribbed design.


All of the above photos were taken Saturday at City Bakery, our favorite Saturday knitting spot (Yum!). They are in this old warehouse called the Bentley Projects in downtown Phoenix. They share the space with a book store and a gallery. The food is fabulous, the staff is attentive, and we usually go for breakfast, stay for lunch, and knit until they kick us out at 3 pm. That's every Saturday, people. Come knit with us (Exception: This coming Saturday, Aug. 20, we may be somewhere else with guests. Check out the bakery anyway). Outside, the building provided some inspiration for me. I took these industrial photos there.

I think I might have to knit something based on this last one.

Steve