we *heart* yellow knits
Thanks to everyone who’s moved their subscriptions over to the new site! I’m still figuring out how best to organize and use the space, but it’s all terribly exciting.
And, of course, big thanks to everyone who participated in the Monkey contest. My friend has been given the list of potential Monkey names. (I suspect that, when he agreed to this, he didn’t realize that there would be 198 entries to read. So, uh, it’s unclear when he will get around to choosing one. Will keep you all posted and notify the winner as soon as possible.)
Because Lolly is apparently an endless font of clever ideas, this year’s Project Spectrum is organized around the elements: Fire, Earth, Air, and Water.
And, as part of her ongoing search for The Perfect Yellow, Megan has started a Flickr group for yellow handknits. (One consequence of this group is that I’m pretty sure all the knitters on Flickr will soon own some Colinette Jitterbug yarn in Vincent’s Apron.)
This is all leading up, of course, to a show-and-tell of my own recent yellow knits.This summer, Ashley and I met at Threadbear when they happened to be having a massive sale on Koigu Kersti ($3/hank), and I picked up the last 3 hanks of a killer mustard color.
And last month, it became a Bainbridge scarf made from Minty’s clever pattern, with some minor mods.
Instead of having two pieces that tie in front, I wanted a tab-and-button fastening. So first, I made a horizontal buttonhole halfway along the tube.
Then, on the inside of the tube, I made a seed-stitch tab with a buttonhole at the end.
Finally, I sewed a button onto the outside of the scarf.
The scarf wraps around my neck, and the tab pokes through the slot and buttons the whole thing closed.
[Ravelry link]
pattern: Bainbridge Scarf, by Pepperknit
yarn: Koigu Kersti
needle: US6 Addi lace circular
With the leftover yarn, I made some garter stitch mitts from Ysolda’s new pattern.
[Ravelry link] With their perfect little thumb gussets, these have already replaced my former go-to fingerless mitts pattern. Love them, love them, wear them all the time.
So, if I wanted to turn two hanks of the Jitterbug yarn (pictured above) into some knee socks that were warm, and fun to knit, but not so bulky that I couldn’t wear them under close-fitting boots, what pattern would you recommend?
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March 18th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
The only knee high pattern I can think of is the Spiral Boots socks by Veronik Avery… Ooh, they would look awesome in yellow! Unless they make you think of a swirling yellow brick road and make your head spin.
March 18th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Love that scarf - the mod is wonderful! You is very very smart.
I’ve done a pair of socks in Jitterbug, but just stockinette. Not bulky, but also not exceptionally fun
March 18th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
I’d recommend washing them carefully, because the stuff isn’t precisely as superwash as one might hope.
Lovely mitts and bainbridge!
March 18th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
wow those are some yummy looking knits!!! I am lovin the yellow!
March 18th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Thanks for the reminder–I had totally forgotten to change my subscription!
March 18th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
The Lace Pattern Stockings on this website look nice: http://www.vintagepurls.net.nz/womenspatterns.html (scroll down). There are also some nice knee-high “golf” socks in the men’s section of that same website, but they are cabled and would be bulky. I’m nearly done (finally) with a pair of garter rib knee-highs - a very simple, boring, but not bulky pattern that I would recommend if you want something…simple, boring, but not bulky.
March 18th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Ok sister, ditch the sock idea and make a Shetland Triangle out of it!! Yeah, and that Vincent’s Apron will be mine-MWAHAHAHAHA!!!
March 18th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Love your yellows! I think they all may have a certain level of “perfect” going for them. Your Bainbridge is so pretty and sophistocated! Nice job! I like the Clessidra knee high - it’s merely on my queue but those cables up the back - swoon!
March 18th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Love the scarf! All your yellow knits are definitely awesome.
March 18th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
damn, veronique beat me. i was going to suggest those socks.
i am loving all of your lovely yellow knits. and i can’t *wait* to see what you end up doing with that jitterbug.
March 18th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Oh, I love the scarf! It’s sooo cute!
March 18th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
I love your yellow knits! Especially the Bainbridge mods. I love buttons, I’m to lazy for ties. I have no suggestions for boot socks. Although I think your marigold pattern would look pretty rockin’ knee high.
March 19th, 2008 at 2:37 am
That neck warmer is adorable and looks fab on you!
Ann Budd’s “On your toes” would be nice. Sled he has another cabled knee high with a ribbon at the top in Favorite Socks, cant recall the name, sorry!
March 19th, 2008 at 7:36 am
I will get some of that Vincent’s Apron. I swoon…..as for boot socks…hmmm…Undulating Rib out of Favorite socks would be nice, or the Hedgerow Socks- both patterns I plan to eventually knit!
March 19th, 2008 at 7:37 am
Does the Jitterbug have enough yardage to make 2 knee socks? What about a thick stripe of alternating yellow and grey? Or even just some grey stripes at the top like athletic socks?
I love the scarf, it awesome.
March 19th, 2008 at 8:46 am
what a cool flickr group - i was never a huge yellow fan until i started seeing that great mustard-y yellow popping up in peoples’ knits.
I saw these socks yesterday on strikker - nice and long, customizable by yarn weight, cute around the calf AND it’s a free pattern.
On Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shaping-knee-socks
The pattern: http://www.hjsstudio.com/kneesock.html
March 19th, 2008 at 8:46 am
i like your change to bainbridge! great idea!
March 19th, 2008 at 9:30 am
LOVE the yellow, such a beautiful shade! Beautiful knits!
March 19th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Those projects are little rays of sunshine.
Would Meg Swansen’s arched socks be too bulky, with a contrast color?
March 19th, 2008 at 10:32 am
You are killing me! I just resisted buying enough brown sheep worsted in Mustard to make a sweater. I own that jitterbug too & don’t know what I want to do with it yet. It’s a fabu color though. Love all the bright cheery yellow in the dreary months!
March 19th, 2008 at 10:51 am
that is such a beautiful color!! i wish i could pull it off…..
the first pair of socks i ever made were the pippi knee stockings from the first stitch n bitch. they are stockinette, and i wear them with boots (when the weather permits boot wearing.)
March 19th, 2008 at 10:57 am
mmmmmmmmmm. yellow.
March 19th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Vincent’s Apron is the most gorgeous yellow. I also love STR sunstone but that’s more golden. You could do marigold socks with it.
March 19th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Oh you are so cute with the matching accessories.
Can’t recommend socks cause I have never knitted any - i know - gasp!
March 19th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
let me know what you come up with because i accidentally also have two hanks of vincent’s apron. though i have been thinking i might look like a chicken when wearing yellow kneehighs.
March 19th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Beautiful photos and FOs! I really like your Bainbridge mods; the button is an excellent idea.
March 19th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
I think I’d always just want to wear stockinette knee-socks under my boots, no matter if the knitting got a little boring. So I’m no help whatsoever. But with all that fabulous yellow, how could you resist just a plain canvas!
I love your Bainbridge mods, hon.
March 19th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
I’m loving yellow this spring, and to that end, I heart your yellow knits! The jitterbug is ever so drool-worthy! Can’t wait to see what it becomes!
March 19th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
must buy yellow yarn. now.
i am knitting the adelle stockings from sensual knits and really enjoying them. they are quite lacy so i am not quite sure how warm they will be…but they are pretty!
March 19th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Nice mod!
And seriously 198 entries? That did make me giggle. Hope this doesn’t make for an ex-friend
March 20th, 2008 at 2:30 am
Love, love, LOVE the colour + scarf. As for the socks, I agree with Veronique: Spiral Boots socks by Veronik Avery.
March 20th, 2008 at 5:36 am
I adore these yellows. Oh, how I adore them. I don’t have a good knee-high sock pattern to suggest for the Jitterbug…but I do think it would look pretty spectacular in lace.
March 20th, 2008 at 7:48 am
No pattern recommendation from me, just scarf love.
March 20th, 2008 at 7:54 am
I go on vacation and you move into a mansion. I heart the new digs. I also heart yellow yarn. There is a cute pattern called Sodera I think, but I wouldn’t want to wear them under boots at all–the pattern pretty sweet–but you could, of course. Nice Bainbridge and mitts, btw.
March 21st, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Great mods to the Bainbridge scarf, and I’ll have to look up that mitt pattern. Thumb gussets are a must in my book.
Most of the knee sock patterns I know of are all cabled. Doesn’t Folk Socks have some lace-patterned kilt hose?
March 23rd, 2008 at 2:50 pm
this yellow is a real favorite of mine. i love the scarf and the mitts. some mitts like these are on my immediate to-do list… love them!
March 23rd, 2008 at 4:09 pm
I really LOVE that yellow.
March 23rd, 2008 at 4:16 pm
loving the mustard Bainbridge.
ps. you know the monkey is a Jorge at heart
March 24th, 2008 at 10:30 am
And you’re making me love yellow knits too! And I don’t usually like yellow. As far as suggestions, I think the Jitterbug would look great in Chrissy Gardiner’s Wandering cable knee socks from the spring 07 IK. The cable isn’t too heavy.
March 30th, 2008 at 12:41 am
Love the mods to the Bainbridge scarf!! It looks great - I think I may have to copy
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Beautiful scarf and great color!The button is perfect.I love it!
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