Knitting in 2014: February

The first FO of the month was Crown Tee, designed by Jenise Reid. This was my first time using the famous Wollmeise (Lace-Garn in Maus Jung).  I'm still undecided about whether this yarn is up to the hype.  It is certainly very nice and the stitch definition is great but there is a lot of hype about it. I found it to be quite splitty so I am rethinking my plans for the second skein I have.

Back to the FO. I received this pattern in a Christmas pattern swap. I've admired it for some time but will admit to being a little dubious when I got the pattern. The waist shaping is unusual and I fall midway between two sizes with no easy way to adapt the pattern due to the lace pattern on the yoke. Anyway, I needn't have worried. I ploughed ahead with the larger size and it worked out pretty well.

Next up was a quick little project that I did as part of the Ravellenic Games on Ravelry.  The pattern is called Frigid  and is a headband/ear warmer that was designed by Kristina Proctor.  This pattern is also available through Ravelry. I have absolutely no need for an ear warmer in Sydney but I thought it was cute and I still hope that one day we will go somewhere snowy!  I used some leftover Lambs Pride Bulky

After that quick project, I wanted to knit something big. When we were still in England, I bought enough Rowan Felted Tweed Aran (colourway pebble) to knit Kittiwake cardigan, designed by Amy Herzog and published at knitty.com). There were almost two weeks left in the Ravellenic Games, so it seemed like a challenge.  I managed to get all the knitting and seaming done by the end of the Winter Olympics but it took three more weeks for me to sew on the buttons.  I got the buttons from SkullButtonry on etsy. They were a bargain!