Berkshire Pullover (from Weekend Knitting)

This is the sweater I am currently making. So far so good. I am having it roll quite a bit at the bottom, which they don't show in this picture. Hopefully blocking it will solve that problem.

Picture from Weekend Knitting of Berkshire Pullover

My progress so far on Berkshire Pullover 

Bags I have made

Finished French Market Bag, pre felting

Here are a couple of bags I have made. The first is the French Market Bag (found at http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter03/PATTfrenchmarket.html ) I added a design from Weekend Knitting for the Diamond Chair Cushions. It is made out of Brown Sheep Lambs Pride Worsted weight yarn. When held up by the handles it looks remarkably like a bathing suit. This is mostly due to the fact that I held the yarn too tight in the pattern and it made it bunch in a little bit there. I tried unsuccessfully to felt it a lot and then stretch that portion out to make the bag uniform in size. It is also thicker in that portion. But I still love in and use it quite a bit right now. It holds a lot of stuff.

Manos Del Uraguay Bag

Next is my fishbowl bag. At least that is what it looks like to me (I should have made in in a blue yarn for the complete effect, maybe with a little goldfish!) I haven't actually finished this yet. I bought a rusty-orange felt to line the inside. I was anxious to finish it and now it is just hanging there doing nothing.

I have been inspired to make this sweater (also from Weekend Knitting; Berkshire Pullover) I have finished about 10" and it is coming along nicely. I found a great 50% Hemp 50% virgin wool to make it with. Mother Natures Yarn. I purchased 12 skeins off ebay for a little less than $60. The yarn is very earthy with a lot of twiggy fiber chunks, but Kyle loves it and is very excited.

I must get going, I should have left a while ago for work but wanted to post some pics! R

New Stuff

I am now working on a sweater for my boyfriend Kyle. It is made out of 50% hemp and 50% wool Mother's Nature. I think he will love it. Oh wait, he knows about it already and is so excited. So am I because I will wear it whenever he doesn't. Off I go because some munchies are on the way. R

Brand New!

I'm a knitting fool looking for a way to share it!! Just setting this up to see how it goes. Some of the projects underway at the moment are a baby blanket for my neice (approx. 2 years in the making) a bag that needs to be ripped out due to poor planning, a felted beanie for my brother for a Christmas presant (the X-Mas that has passed) and who knows what odd number of scarfs I have started only to stop very quickly working on them even though I could have finished up in an evening. I find myself super busy with work and school but find the time to knit some projects very quickly like the brown mittens I made this weekend but others so hard to work on like the baby blanket (that eventually my neice will be able to give to her daughter). But I love to knit and hope I can get feedback on some of my problems and maybe give advice to someone else on theirs.

My question of the moment ~ When making mittens or gloves is there a good way to pick up the sts in between the fingers so they attach neatly??