Wednesday, September 10, 2008

cute, tiny IGK

IGK: instant gratification knitting

i needed it badly.

the gifted purple sweater was made just in time for my cousin Lucy's 1st birthday. She looks smashing in purple.



This short sleeved wrap sweater has a fun picot edge around the neck that i just adore. it ties around the back too. Lulu is a fabulous model on her toy car.



just plain CUTE (the sweater's not bad either)



specs:
Pattern: Polly by Martin Storey (RYC book)
Yarn: RYC cashsoft DK
Needles: US 3,6
mods: none
verdict: loves it

I also made a quick clutch for my friend Coco (she's trading with me, i send her knitting, she sends me homemade jam)



i freaking love buttons




and a magnetic snap closure (pretty sweet invention, i do declare)



Specs:
pattern: my own (its a rectangle with a hem.)
yarn: mission cotton 1824 in rust
needles: US 6
verdict: loves it

IGK was completely necessary for me. I have some long term projects that have had to wait on the back burner because of my busy schedule. Getting a teaching credential is the most ridiculous process. with all the work i'm made to do (with out pay) and classes i have to take you'd think that teachers make a million dollars a year or something. Don't get me wrong, i love it so much. it's rewarding and fun, but it's also very hard and draining. finding time to knit can be a challenge. i'll definitely have to minimize my christmas knitting this year (or just make really tiny projects)

these two projects turned out great, and i'm very pleased with them! :)

10 Comments:

At 11:18 PM, Blogger pamela said...

Lucy and the sweater are both adorable. We missed you at knitting tonight. Come back soon!

 
At 11:29 PM, Blogger Cloudberry said...

She is adorable in it!
And the clutch is great :)

 
At 11:30 PM, Blogger Fiubździu said...

Lucy is gorgeous! Her new wrap as well :] Recently I was knitting some tiny projects. I just have to do something else besides "big" WIP's. It's really nice to see result of work so quick :]

 
At 10:44 AM, Blogger amanda said...

we all need some IGK once in a while. good luck with the teaching stuff and hope you find more time to knit!

 
At 12:37 PM, Blogger Kara said...

Love IGK, especially when it is so cute! The sweater is darling and so is Lucy.

 
At 10:57 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Such a cutie! So is the sweater!

 
At 7:07 PM, Blogger Jenny Girl said...

Lucy and sweater are so cute! Adorable.
All your hard work will be worth it in the end. The end will be here soon.
enjoy your weekend.

 
At 11:36 PM, Blogger www.knitdream.com said...

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At 10:10 AM, Blogger Suko said...

You are a talented knitter!

 
At 10:20 PM, Blogger Knittingknutty said...

She is a cutie pie.

 

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