Time for another round of show and tell! Here are some of the finished projects our knitters have shared with us recently.
Annmarie has been busy knitting colorwork tams with Jamieson Shetland Spindrift. First she made Sandy Blue’s “Autumn Tam,” while taking Nancy’s class here at the shop.
Next, she used some of her leftover bits of Shetland Spindrift along with a few new shades to knit Sandy Blue’s “Midnight Sun Tam.”
Smitten with tam-knitting, Annmarie then selected nine undyed shades in Shetland Spindrift to knit Kate Davies’ “Sheep Heid.”
Bravo, Annmarie!
Linda came in recently to share her “Reach,” a cabled colorwork hat knit in two shades of Berroco Ultra Alpaca.
Rarely do we see colorwork and cables combined like this; the resulting fabric is thick and squishy, from the ribbed brim all the way to the cleverly constructed crown.
On a chilly day last week, Ruth came into the shop wearing her “Wrapped in Leaves” shawl, a pattern from Alana Dakos’ Botanical Knits.
Ruth knit hers in Fibre Company Acadia, a soft, tweedy dk weight yarn in a glorious shade of red they call “Poppy.”
I was flattered when Kathy came in working on her second “North Arrow,” a scarf I designed a couple of years ago. She knit them both in String Theory Caper Sock, the first in the colors shown in the pattern, and the second in this beautiful teal and gray combination. I love the result!
Thanks to the many knitters, crocheters, weavers, and other fiber artists who use yarns from our shop in their creations; we love seeing what you make!
Karol on said:
I would love to see a tam modeled on a real live person! I know the color work shows to great advantage when viewed flat, but I am wondering how it actually looks on a person.
Julia on said:
Great point, Karol–our knitters don’t always want to model their finished pieces for the camera, so we do show a lot of disembodied garments here on the blog! For a great photo of a person wearing a tam, check out the pattern photos for Sandy Blue’s “Autumn Tam” and “Midnight Sun Tam.” Hope this helps!