१७ जानेवारी, २०१३

"My Mom thought the cowl looked like a micro-mini skirt!"

It totally fits like that too. Perfect with leggings as an item of clothing I call an asswarmer.

१८ टिप्पण्या:

rhhardin म्हणाले...

No link, I assume it's an Edsel hood.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

LOL. Try it now.

edutcher म्हणाले...

Excellent work, Irene. The pattern is beautifully executed

The cowl is the sort of thing men wear as a balaklava or headover (bala without the headpiece).

So it fits, um, both places equally well?

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

"The pattern is beautifully executed."

It's her design as well.

Rebecca म्हणाले...

Very pretty. Love the color work but miniskirt might fall into the same category as men in shorts. Irene - are you making the design available?

Penny म्हणाले...

Irene, your work is gorgeous!

A friend just knitted me a lovely little throw that I have been carrying all around the house with me. Anyone who has ever made anything with their hands knows the love that goes into that effort.

edutcher म्हणाले...

You may count me very impressed.

Something based on her roots (which I know are Eastern European, but can't remember which, exactly) or totally original?

Irene म्हणाले...

Thanks, Everyone.

Rebecca, the first piece (the tam) derives from this pattern. I changed the colors.

For the cowl, I extrapolated the motif into a circular piece.

edutcher, I'm Lithuanian. The knitting patterns from the Baltic and Northern European countries resemble one another. Similar motifs appear in Baltic, Scandinavian, and Scottish ("Fair Isle") knitting.

अनामित म्हणाले...

Beautiful work, Irene. I just don't have the patience for Fair Isle. I used to follow the blog of a weaver from Verona until she and her weaving witches started cackling about how health care was a right and Obamacare was going to the best thing since superwash wool! I can't follow a lot of knit or crochet blogs because their progressive beliefs are so in your face. Sometimes I just want to look at beautiful knits and patterns.

edutcher म्हणाले...

Sorry, I should have remembered.

Interesting that there that much exchange across the North Sea.

Unknown म्हणाले...

Wow! Irene I have a sister in law who'd think she'd died and gone to heaven if she could knit like that. Beautiful.

I Have Misplaced My Pants म्हणाले...

How very lovely, Irene, I'm so impressed by your talent.

My absolute favorite gift I have ever received from anyone is a fine, soft throw in shades of blue, lavender and pink. It was a wedding gift from an elderly Swedish friend who died of cancer a couple years after gifting it to me. She'd dyed and spun the wool by hand and knitted it for us after slyly finding out my favorite colors. It might be the most beautiful thing I own.

Irene म्हणाले...

rana, that's why I knit at home.

victoria म्हणाले...

It does look like a mini skirt circa 1966. Remember those days? Hip huggers, gogo boots? Ah, youth.


Vicki from Pasadena

Irene म्हणाले...

Erika, it's wonderful that you cherish that gift.

McTriumph म्हणाले...

Bravo! Irene well done.

अनामित म्हणाले...

"Asswarmer."

My divining of spanking-related themes in Ann's posts a few days previous is now proven prescient beyond reasonable disagreement.

I will use my Power for Good.

Joan म्हणाले...

I was shopping with my 14-year-old daughter and indeed, richly patterned, knit mini skirts are in the stores for them now. Nothing as splendid as this, of course. On a skinny little teen they look great with tights or leggings and boots.

No one else should even glance at them, much less consider wearing them in public!