Well, I finished. The Ravelympics are done. Ten knitting projects are complete. And I still had seven hours to spare by the time I was done.
My first two projects were done in a flash, being small items. The next three, took a couple days, but were done in the first weekend of the Olympics. Then I slowed. Sore fingers will do that to you.
So, here are the last five.
I’ve done another pair of the Slip Stitch Longies like I did in this post. I am just in love with these, so will post a pattern soon for anyone else keen to knit them up.
These are knit using The Wool Company Utiku Multi coloured in the Sunset shade. I love how the pooling is still slightly visible, yet totally broken up by the slip stitches. Here are a couple more pics, closeup.
A friend of mine is just starting chemotherapy, so I’ve knit up a hat to keep his warm in the coming Northerm Hemisphere winter. It’s the Ribbed Beanie from Wooly Wornhead, knit in Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Chunky. Nice and simple, yet very stylish. Modeled by the lovely DH.
This is the last bag for the Ravelympics Bag And Tote Backstroke. It’s the Watercolour Bag, knit in Utiku for the edging and bottom, and Noro Kureyon for the body of the bag. I wussed out and just used leather for the straps, instead of knitting a 10 foot icord.
So, I was finally on the home stretch. I saved the socks until the end, because they were going to take longer than the longies. Nothing like prcrastinating. I had a lovely Regia sock wool for KM7, but could I find the wool? Nope. So I knit up some Opal Lollipop, which KM7 seems equally pleased with.
And the finale, would of course HAVE to be longies. Knit using The Wool Company Utiku Possum Merino, I knit these up for a little wee man, set to arrive in the world in September/October. I wanted them to be able to go with everything, and what goes with everything better than jeans.
So, as I cross the finish line, fingers in plasters, Ben Gay rubbed into joints, toothpicks holding eyes open, I did what any avid knitter would do. Cast on.
Wow!!!
Love the jeans!
those jeans are gorgeous! (and love that the socks are “going to take the longies”
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i’d love to know the pattern for the slip stitch longies. also love the bag, you’re my knitting guru
HA! No matter how many times I proof read, I ALWAYS miss something.
Those jeans are SO cool!!! I want a pair for myself
That Sunset looks rockin’. As for the jeans…too, too cool!!
Those Jeans longies are very cool. I like the Opal lollipop, I got Cam a pair of handknitted socks yesterday from our local craft shop, and they were knitted in that wool.
Nice (not particulary manly, but they will do).
Hi, I haven’t been a member of TNN for very long and have just noticed your blog, wow you do some really amazing work. I love the longies, the girly ones are so so cute and the jeans are super cute as well. I can’t wait to be able to knit longies myself, I just wish my wool order would hurry up and get here
Wow. Wow. Woooow!
completely awesome stuff hun
WOW. You are out of this world!
The jeans totally rock.
I just did that hat almost exactly identical, yours looks very cool. I hope your friend is going ok.
Hey vanJ!!!
Here I am having just spent the last half hour drooling through your blog as I sit in Poland!!! I did a slip stitch pattern recently on socks, but the slips went wonky – they ended up spiralling around the sock instead of being in a staight line like yours. You’re gonna have to publish the pattern so I can see where I went wrong. Also, did yours make quite a tight weave or not? (Mine did – read: once the socks are on they will never come off)
Anyway, I think I am going to have to change my resolve to stay away form the potter when we get back home – maybe I can allow myself to read blogs of people I know and seeing as you made ER’s hemp-n-BKT nappies, that counts. BTW, those nappies have come all the way round the world now!
You are one creative chick!