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january 2, 2003

new year's irresolution

New stuff that will most likely interfere with my plans to finish last year's UFO's:

  • hotties: Dava, our Knitsmiths' founder made this hot water bottle cover from Rowan #28 and it was so amazingly beautiful that I decided I had to make it. I'll be knitting two (as always), but this time for my two great Aunts.
  • greensleeves: I've been thinking about and planning this since I got the yarn at the Knitsmiths' yarn swap in November. Dava brought her new swift and ball winder to knitting group on Sunday and I wound all the skeins into balls. Now I'm really itching to start this project.
  • brown butter: This vest for my husband, in Rowan's smooth as buttah wool/cotton, should be completed by his birthday (May), if I can just settle on a pattern!
  • the blue sweater: Although this is the blue blog, I have yet to knit myself a blue sweater. I've seen a few fellow knitbloggers (Becky, Kim, and Clemence) work on sweaters in Giboulees, a fabulous bumpy yarn from Phildar, so I bought myself some for Christmas, in blue. I'm obsessing now about what exactly I want to do with it.

posted by alison at 10:12 am | in brown butter , greensleeves , hotties
Comments

I have the rowan pattern for the hotwater bottle cover too. Dumb question: when the hotwater bottle is covered with wool will it still actually warm up the bed?

Posted by: Kathy at January 2, 2003 10:22 AM

Hi Kathy! The Kid Classic that the pattern calls for is quite fine and when knit up on 5mm needles makes a nice airy fabric. It would be a little too naked for me to wear I think, but should work well for the hot water bottle.

Posted by: alison at January 2, 2003 12:13 PM

Actually a belated comment on the fantastic fiber voyage...

If it's ok to ask, when do the Knitsmiths meet? (I live near Boston and have a class in Brookline on Sunday afternoons.)

Posted by: Rebecca at January 2, 2003 3:43 PM

Hello Rebecca! We meet at the Booksmith, downstairs in the event room, from 4pm to about 7pm every Sunday. Feel free to drop in anytime while we're there.

Posted by: alison at January 2, 2003 4:53 PM

psst, my name is kim (but erin is my middle name... how did you know?) ;)

and I haven't seen the giboulees in blue before, myself. it must be fabulous :)

Posted by: kismet at January 8, 2003 3:31 AM

and then I realized you had linked to the yarn, and I felt lame. but I was right, it IS fabulous! ;)

Posted by: kismet at January 8, 2003 3:32 AM

Oops, sorry Kim! I'll change the name. I must have dreamed the Erin thing. How weird that it's sorta right. And I love, love, love your sweater! It's going to drop off the bottom of your blog page though soon and I won't be able to admire it anymore. :-(

Posted by: alison at January 8, 2003 8:09 AM

Hi Can you give me the pattern or where I can get it online for this beautiful hot water bottle cover. Thanks Rose in autumn in New Zealand

Posted by: rose at April 28, 2003 6:30 PM

i'm on the hunt for a good hotwater bottle cover pattern and saw your comments on the search result page. can anyone help?

Posted by: nicola at June 17, 2003 5:17 PM

Nicola, the pattern I used was from Rowan magazine #28. There is also a pattern for a hot water bottle cover with a heart on it in another Rowan book called Rowan Junior. And there are some free patterns online somewhere (forgot to bookmark them, sorry!).

Good luck searching! :)

Posted by: alison at June 18, 2003 5:20 PM

Please, pretty please share the hot water bottle pattern, Thte Rowan site says an alumni can get back issues, I will pay for it. I need a new charity project. Socks and mittens are done,

Please......

Posted by: Barbara at November 10, 2003 8:36 PM

please could some one share or help me to find online the hot water bottle pattern. it's lovely!!!

thank you,
carol in the u.k.

Posted by: carol at November 21, 2003 6:18 PM

does any one have that Rowen pattern for the hot water bottle to share. tired o order the book but go no response from them.

Posted by: Lynne Underwood at February 4, 2004 3:04 PM



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