Norwegian Knits-Along: Weeks 14 and 15
Knitalong news! Yes, there *is* still a knitalong going on here. And the KAL gallery has been updated. So, without further ado...
Sweaters & Vests
◊ Jill has entered her colorwork project into the Knitting Olympics (a double entry here and there) so she'll try to have an FO in 16 days.
Socks & Stockings
◊ Kerry of One Eye on the Knitting and another on the Subtitles (heh!) is knitting the ubiquitous Norwegian stocking. Welcome, Kerry!
◊ Meow Girl is hard at work on her stockings in a great blue and brown. She's concerned about the thinness of the yarn in places, but I think it's a matter of needle size, MG!
Mittens
◊ Katie has finished her mittens! They're the Frostrosen pattern and they fit her (and her mom, and her grandma) perfectly. Go take a look!
Hats & Headbands
◊ Susan's halfway through her hat pattern. She had to frog a bit but, he he, that's what makes colorwork exciting!
◊ Kim is still working on her Sweetheart hat; will she finish before Valentine's Day???
◊ Caitlyn's finished her Traditional hat! Yay! Props to Caitlyn for frogging back *half* the hat to fix the pattern, too.
◊ Phoebe's finished her Traditional too! Props to Phoebe too, go read about her frogging! Three times!
◊ Eva's entered her Traditional hat into the Olympics. Another FO in 16 days!
◊ Your host has finished her third and final hat:
Pattern: Bea Ellis Knitwear Ufserud hat
Yarn: Hat: Dale of Norway Heilo in #9335 Olive and #0020 Natural. Lining: Garnstudio Muskat in #53 Green.
Needles: US4 16" circular and dpns, US2 dpns; bamboo
Gratuitous float photo. Eek, I messed up on one spot, but I'm not going to tell you where!
The hat fits. I brought it out climbing this past weekend, but it was *hot*, even by California winter standards. Grr. Where's the rain?
Reading about: Company branding. (This site has a bunch of good articles if you're interested.) I'm in the middle of 3 re/branding projects, so this was particularly relevant to me. Kodak, Intel, and AT&T have recently rebranded themselves. Kodak's is a soft launch, meaning the rebranding is introduced in phases. Sprint recently rebranded itself and became not only a telecom company, but a sports entertainment one as well. Climbing products company La Sportiva also "rebranded" themselves; it may be a phased rollout. (I'm kind of divided on their new identity.) I just received a shoe order from them and while the tissue had the new logo, the box was the same.
I totally liked the old La Sportiva logo better. But I guess it doesn't make that much of a difference...
The hat looks great, although I can see how it might be a little warm for California.
Love your Ufserud!
Love the hat on you. Great to see your eyes. "Here's looking at you!" :)
What do you know, Crazy Daisy rebranded herself, too! And you thought a few months ago she was going through a "phased rollout." ha!
Or maybe in Crazy Daisy's case it was a "fazed drop out?" ;)
That hat is so freaking amazing!
Looks great, but so much better on you! Nice to see a glimpse of you. :)
Ufserund is my favorite of all three that you knit. I LOVE it! That green is just yummy. Question about the Bea Ellis kits - did you have trouble picking out your colors? I would find things I liked on the color card, but those numbers didn't match up with the order form, so I ended up not ordering anything. And we can't have that.
Yay, another gorgeous hat!!! It's beautiful, MJ. And the picture of you wearing it is great. =)
Your hat is gorgeous. And you have beautiful eyes. :-)
I LOVE the hat! Those are some impeccable floats. And you look so great in it!
i love it! looks really good, and i love that color! okay secretly moaning to myself that i haven't even STARTED for this Kal *slap wrist*
I love that hat! I'm doing a Bea Ellis hat as well, and I'm absolutely sure that my floats don't look as great as yours do. I can see that more practice is in order. :)
Oh! You did such a fabulous job on this hat. I think of the three you've knit, this one is my favorite!