Sunday, July 20, 2008

A Pinwheel for Valentine...


The other day, I made the big mistake of reading the news! To say that I felt worried would be an understatement. Instead of panicking, I grabbed some lovely yarn, and knit something that I knew would make me smile instantly: a sweater for my sweet Valentine, my droopy-eared chihuhua girl.

I had this ball and a half left of Artful Yarns Heavenly. It was bulky and stripy, in other words, a perfect match for a quick pinwheel sweater. I read the pattern on Elann, quickly cast on and absorbed myself in the peacefulness of the circular knitting...

I did not even have to make any alterations. I placed the leg holes at the appropriate place for Valentine, and stopped the knitting as soon as I judged the sweater was long enough. I seamed the sweater under the belly, and crocheted a row of slip stitches along the armholes!

It took only a few hours, and after that, I felt utterly relaxed and seeing Valentine proudly parading the sweater brought the inevitable smile to my face. After I covered her with kisses, I truly felt that the world had to be the most perfect place...

This Week's Colorways...


The SockPixie colorways are here. They are using the same impressionist technique as last week, but this time with a little added twist: each colorway comes with its own skein of contrast color so that you may knit the cuff, heel, and toe wit it, or stripe, or chevron, or knit my Bird of a Feather pattern!
The colorways have a fun spirit, there is even a Dalmation color!
Have fun with these new colorways...