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Garter and Lace Knit Wrap

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Recently I finished another knitting project.  I started this knit wrap earlier in the spring.  The wrap combines rows of knit stitches and then rows of lace using a solid color and a variegated color yarn.  I am really pleased with how it turned out.

Garter and Lace Knit Wrap  Kimberlees Korner

I was also able to get some photos of it when my roses in the back yard were in full bloom – I thought the colors of the wrap looked pretty against the roses.

This wrap is a rectangle shape – it measures approximately 70 inches long and 16 inches wide.  I like the versatility of this accessory as it can be worn a variety of ways as a wrap and you can also wear it doubled around and ends tucked in for a scarf.

Garter and Lace Wrap or Scarf  Kimberlees Korner

The yarn I used for this knitting project was Caron Simply Soft for the solid color turquoise and the multi colored yarn was from Hobby Lobby – I Love This Yarn in a color called Kaleidoscope.  I love the vibrant colors in the Kaleidoscope yarn.  Both yarns are easy to work with and very soft worsted weight yarns.   I love working Caron Simply Soft and have made many projects with that yarn – it is also washable.

I have plans to design other projects using the same idea of combining the garter and lace rows. I currently have plans to knit a sweater next.  I also think it is fun to combine a solid color yarn with a variegated coordinating yarn.   The pattern for the wrap above is now available in my etsy shop or on craftsy if you are interested in knitting this fun wrap.

Currently I am working on a lace wrap that had become a UFO – Unfinished Object.  I started this wrap last July or August as I wrote down summer of 2013 on the pattern.  It is a pattern from Noro Knitting Magazine from spring-summer 2013.  I really like the wrap but it is knit on size 4 needles and the yarn is like working with dmc floss – it is very fine.  The yarn is Noro Sekku and is a blend of cotton, wool, nylon and silk.  I think I bought it a couple of years ago on sale at my local yarn shop.  Below is a photo of my progress – I have knit about two or three inches since this past Sunday night.  I am determined to complete this by the end of this summer.

Knitting Noro Lace Wrap with Sekku yarn  Kimberlees Korner

 

What are you currently working on?  I am also going to be starting another shawl with a pattern I recently bought from Knit Picks.  It is called My Cat Stole My Heart – it is a beautiful lacy shawl.  My friend Karen and I are going to do our own KAL – Knit Along – using this pattern.

Have a great day!

Kimberlee

Crochet and Knitting Olympic Style

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The opening ceremony of the Olympics in Sochi inspired me to get busy and crochet and knit some Team USA scarves.  I really liked the sweaters the USA team wore and I decided to design my own Olympic knitwear.

The first project I designed last week and crocheted every evening while watching the games was this Infinity Scarf.  I used a US K crochet hook so it worked up pretty fast.  The scarf is a multi color scarf using 3 different yarns.  It was a lot of fun to make.    I have already wore it a few times – although our weather in Texas has gotten kind of warm the last couple of days so I am glad I wore it last week.

Crochet Olympic Infinity Scarf  www.kimberleeskorner.com/blog

This crochet Infinity Scarf can also be worn long – the above photo it is double wrapped.  I wore it to church the other day the long way since it was a little warmer that day.

Crochet Infinity Scarf   Kimberlees Korner

The other scarf I designed is a knit version.  I knitted this one in a pretty feather and fan stitch.  It was fairly easy and I think it actually went faster than my crochet version – which is unusual because I think I crochet faster than I knit.  I used size US 10 needles for the knit version and again 3 colors of various yarns – 2 of them the same as the crochet version.    This too was a lot of fun to create.  It could also be made in other color combinations for various holidays or seasons.

Olympic Knit Scarf  www.kimberleeskorner.com/blog

Knit Olympic Team USA scarf   Kimberlees Korner

Both of these scarves are patterns I have designed and they will be coming soon to my etsy shop and to my craftsy pattern store.

I have been in Team USA creative mode and also made a really pretty wreath.  I will be posting that in the next couple of days with instructions on how to make it so be sure to subscribe to my blog via bloglovin, email or RSS by clicking on the icons in the sidebar.

Have a great day!

Kimberlee

Knitting Scarves with Ruffle Yarn

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Ruffle yarns have been around a while now.  I know I have knit a lot of scarves with them in the last two or three years.  I knit so many I kind of got tired of making them.  Although they are an easy thing to work on especially during my knitting meeting night once a month.

Recently I designed a new scarf that has the ruffle yarn just on the edge and the rest of the scarf is knit with a worsted or sport weight yarn.   The one below I made for a gift for a family member that is an MSU fan.

Knit Scarf with ruffle yarn edge www.kimberleeskorner.com/blog

The idea of making a knit scarf design came to me when a lady requested a pattern for one.  I have had a pattern design for a crochet version for a while but not a knit version.  The crochet scarf is in the photo below – in blue.  My mom has this scarf and says whenever she wears it people stop her and ask her about it.

Crochet scarf with Ruffle yarn trim  www.kimberleeskorner.com/blog

Any type of ruffle yarns can be used for the edging on these scarves.  The white one above is a Boutique Sashay yarn and the blue one is Paton’s Pirouette yarn.

The other version I recently knit for a friend is done in team colors.  Another great way to show your team spirit with a pretty ruffle scarf.  This one is done in Texas Tech colors since her daughter is going there.

Spiral Knit Scarf in Texas Tech colors  www.kimberleeskorner.com/blog

I am calling these scarves Spiral Knit Scarf with Ruffle Yarn Edge.  They are really fun and easy to knit if you have basic knitting skills and are familiar with working with the ruffle yarns.

I have also been working on a lot of other new knitting patterns and crochet patterns.  Please subscribe to my blog via bloglovin, email or RSS feed to receive updates on my latest patterns.

Have a great day!

Kimberlee