Thursday, February 19, 2015

Sweater Weather or 3 things to make on a cold evening....


Snow days and knitting projects are a perfect combination! This has a been the perfect winter to hunker down where it is warm and dry, and to make serious headway on a variety of projects.






The KNIT. Sweater above is a sweater I designed and knit for the incomparable VOGUE Knitting Live Show which was held in NYC in January, and will be in Pasadena, Ca. soon. It is a simple knit and a snuggly sweater.  The pattern is available for FREE on the Vogue Knitting website. This is the link- KNIT.SWEATER.  Let me know if you make one- I love pictures.  I have already seen some wonderfully creative variations, including one on Ravelry by Peg Starbuck.


And, if the idea of a knitting a big winter sweater seems daunting, then I have another great option for the timid or time challenged!
 I was also asked to design mini sweaters for a garland to raise awareness for SAVE THE CHILDREN.  December 2014 was designated as "Make the World Better with a Sweater" month, and December 12th was "Sweater" day.  The pattern for these addicting little sweaters is also free on the VK website! I have been amazed by the cute sweaters I have seen on Ravelry pages.  I have a feeling that there will be a number of homes decorated with knit garlands next year!



Finally, if you are not motivated to make a big sweater, or  even many little sweaters,  a phone sweater may be your perfect option! This pattern is also part of the Save the Children Campaign, and once again, the pattern is free.
 I was very happy to have been asked to be part of something so exciting.  I have been so busy recently with so many projects, that I have been unable to post as regularly as I would like.  In fact, when I looked at the designs I planned to write about, I came across these patterns and decided to post these instead. 
These cold winter nights are made for relaxing projects, and hopefully someone will enjoy making one of these!

13 comments:

  1. Love these! I am going to find the garland right now!

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    1. Thank you Wendy! I actually made some cute color blocked ones, and am planning my own garland for next year. They were fun to make.

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    2. Hi P! We are at Fika Cafe at 600 Lexington Ave., near E 52nd St. on Tuesday morning at 10. Louise will be there, Fred, and Teacups and I am off to check on Ema! Can't wait to see you! Model one of your amazing designs! Will be so fun to put faces to names! You all know me, but I only know what Louise looks like! ;-)

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    3. oh and email is sydforry at Hotmail.com

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  2. Thank you, thank you! I've got a few free hours in the next few days, and I think that phone sweater would be a great way to use up some stash yarns. And I'm going to knit up at least one of those sweaters, for sure!

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    1. Thank you for visiting, Materfamilias! I love small instant gratification projects, especially projects that don't require too much yarn. Thank you for letting me know about the broken link. I went back in and fixed it.
      If you do make anything, let me know. I love pictures!

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  3. Thought you might like to know that, for me at least, the link to the sweater doesn't work, although it can be reached via the Ravelry link.

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  4. Wow, you designed it? It's wonderful, as is the garland and 'sweater day' should be adopted over too in December. I tried to knit as a child but no one in my family was any good at things like that, so I couldn't even mange to cast on, I just bought wool and needles and took them out to stroke up in my room!

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    1. I envy you Tabitha. Scotland is one of the "knitting" capitals of the world. I have a friend who wanted to learn how to knit. When she found knitting to be frustrating, she was very happy to leave the yarn and needles in a matching basket, on display as a decorative object!
      Thank you for your kind words and your visit to my blog.
      And yes, I think December should always be "Sweater Month".

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  6. It's about -15 C and I want to know what to do outside. Like we tried throwing warm water outside but it didn't work. The snow isn't good for building anything either.
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  7. Much thanks to you, bless your heart! I have a couple free hours in the following few days, and I imagine that telephone sweater would be an extraordinary approach to go through some stash yarns. Furthermore, will sew up no less than one of those sweaters, without a doubt. Thanks for sharing such post..

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