Random Thursday.
So… photos of Sizzle. Right. This way…
Yeah, the photo is headless because I just got a haircut on Tuesday and now I look a little too much like Karen O… which is not entirely bad, just different. Why why why do I forget how I look with fringe?! Anyway. It’s just hair. It’ll grow back.
Sizzle
- Pattern: From Wendy Bernard at Knit and Tonic
- Size: The smallest size (30″)
- Yarn: Estelle Mystik DK, a cotton viscose blend… I think I used about 5 balls
- Needles: US 7 / 4.5 mm Knit Picks Options!!! (I love these!)
- Mods: None… I made the regular neckline although you can make a more “modest” version if you like… although this doesn’t seem too bad for me.
- Notes: It’s quick and easy to knit, although for me it wasn’t exactly a “three day project”. But I did knit the majority of it on our trip to Tofino and it was good “driving” knitting. Next time, I would knit this in the round, of course.
And seeing as I finished Sizzle and Orangina and I’m awaiting more yarn from Weaving Works to finish my EZ fair isle cardi, I figured I could start a new project… Enter Cosmicpluto’s Lucy in the Sky cardi:
I’m knitting Lucy with stash yarn. It’s Filatura di Crosa Zara that I bought a long while ago and even though it’s DK weight, I’m knitting it on US 8 (5mm) to make gauge. I don’t mind if the resulting cardigan is a little more drapey… in fact, I prefer it that way.
And, look, there’s more on random Thursday… Heather at Lectio.ca has written up a sock pattern for SweetGeorgia Speed Demon yarn that she is giving away for free! It’s called “Sell Your Sole” and you can download it from her site here: http://www.lectio.ca/images/sell_your_sole.pdf
With only 48 stitches around, these socks are quick to knit (I love that) and Heather has provided super-detailed step-by-step photos and instructions for turning the heel. Yahoo. If I have a moment to breathe tonight, I’ll cast on for a pair… Maybe I’ll even be able to bring handknit socks to my grandparents in Japan this time!
And finally on random Thursday, pop on over and visit my friend Shelley at The Maple Kitchen. We’ve been friends since our days at university and she was our uber-fabulous MC at our wedding… and now, she’s just posted about her very first knitting project!!! Send her some love.
Your Sizzle looks fabulous on you. How do you keep so slim? You look great. It’s nice to see you using the Zara yarn, it’s really soft and boucy isn’t it?
yeah i think you look great. that color you picked is fabulous.
That Sizzle is gorgeous, and it’s the right shape for you. The yarn really shows nicely, it looks so much like silk. Beautiful stuff.
Sizzle is amazing. The color. The style. The sheen. The fit. Perfect. Beautiful.
Felicia, that is some sizzle, it looks so fabulous that I want to add it to my to do list. Very lovely work!
sizzle looks awesome! great fit and great color for you!
sizzle looks gorgeous! love the color too.
Your sizzle looks great. Love the color of the yarn you’re using for Lucy.
Thanks for linking to the pattern!
Sizzle is fabulous! The fit, the colour and the texture of the yarn, it looks so shiny, almost like silk.
Love the sizzle tank! Looks great on you!
Lovely Sizzle…I love the yarn choice too. Turned out beautifully!
Very sweet and well cut!
Sizzle is sizzling, it is very beautiful. I like the cardi pattern to, can’t wait to see that one.
Felicia. I’m always stunned and left speechless by how beautiful you are even though I’ve seen your photos before and seen you model your knits before. It shouldn’t be a surprise but my gosh - you make everything look good. Of course Sizzle is fab - you’re wearing it! Oh - but you did a wonderful job knitting it - the neckline is perfect and the finishing couldn’t be more expertly done (that’s how it looks from here anyway). Very very nice.
Sizzle looks great. Love the color!
Hey, hot stuff! Lookin’ good!!!
That Wendy, she writes a kickass pattern! The fabric looks wonderfully drapey.
The color and fit on Sizzle look perfect!! Great job! I eyed the “Lucy” cardi also, but I have so many projects waiting in the wings!!
I love the neckline and shaping on Sizzle! And the color is gorgeous on you. Your photos make me want to make one, even though it’s time to be thinking about warmer sweaters now…
beautiful, felicia! the color…
and damn, that zara is gonna be niiiice. I love that stuff, but have never found a good enough deal to drop a whole sweaters worth on it.
Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous Sizzle. The color is great on you. I like the new sweater - it looks like a great staple.
that color looks fabulous on you. and sizzle fits you so well. seeing how yours came out may be the last straw. i’ve thought about doing sizzle for some time now….
Love the color you picked for Sizzle. I wish I’d knit mine in the round also. Definately going to push to complete it this weekend.
your finished Sizzle is stunning. and perfect!
Beautiful! I just love that color! Did I miss a finished pic of Orangina?
it looks fantastic!!
Sizzle looks sooooo comfy! … and all those perfect little stitches on Lucy. I also love the deep colour of Lucy.
By the way… thanks for mentioning my article on your blog. (and thanks to all of you who dropped by to check it out! All the attention! blush) grin I think last night alone, there were at least 60 additional hits all referred from your site… haha. That’s more than the total visitors I get in a week. =)
I have to work on that green yarn I showed you last time … My next project .. is also for my mom! =)
Your Sizzle looks great on you. That Lucy in the Sky cardi is going to be a winner too! I love the color.
that is a beautiful top. i’m freaking jealous!
Sizzlin’! You look fabulous. I’d love to see a shot of the hair. I bet it’s cute, it just may not be “you”. xox,
Sizzle looks great - excellent yarn choice.
sizzle is sizzlin’! i adore the color and style of that top in that yarn. great choice!
Sizzle looks fabulous on you! I wish I could handle the smallest size in that! I MUST make the Lucy cardigan. Its so fab. I think I have some stash yarn too for it
The socks are great… I love dk/worsted weight socks.
Great tank…….GREAT color and I bet the fringe doesn’t look that bad either
Your Sizzle looks great, as everyone else has said!
And thanks for linking to that pattern — I love knitting socks and those photos are hysterical.
Do you know of a method to ply from a bobbin to a drop spindle? 2 ply or 3 ply? Thanks, keli PS. I can get alot better twist if I ply onto a drop spindle then my wheel..
Wow, that Sizzle is quite nice! I especially like the color. And thank you for the sock pattern link.
Your Sizzle looks fantastic! I’m knitting the neck band on mine at the moment and have already bought more yarn to knit a second one.