The beginning of one sleeve, the hand of another sleeve, plus a thumb tucked in there as well. Lots of stuff going on on those needles! Since last night I’ve knitted on the second thumb and I’m past the wrist for both sleeves. I’m knitting them together so I don’t have to reverse engineer the first sleeve to figure out how to knit the second one. I’ve also got a better chance of having similar tension that way.

The picture is overly photoshopped because the light was abysmal and I wanted to see if I could rescue it with gaussian blurs and messing with curves. I think it turned out pretty slick.

The Beau was over this weekend, and I forgot about Saturday Pattern Day. I know, bros before hos. I’m sorry.

If you are knitting or have already knit a pattern that I’m talking about, leave me a comment and I’ll update my post with a link to your version. If you’ve written up a pattern and you want me to link to it, send me an email or leave me a comment and I’ll post it! It makes the list longer and my job easier.

• I am head over heels in love with these Chevalier mittens. The pattern’s right here, just scroll past the Finnish (or read the Finnish, if you’re Finnish). These mittens are so badass, but pretty at the same time. I love them so much that it’s hard for me to express how happy I am that there’s actually a pattern for them! And it’s free! I’ve been hankerin’ to knit a mittern/hat set instead of all these sweaters that need seaming, so this is just what I need. There’s a matching hat here, no pattern for it but it’s adorable enough to tempt me into making a matching hat of my own. Mitten example here.
• More patterns from the same lovely lady: Green Day vest, Haruha Scarf, and Karkkipipo.
• Here’s a flower to hang from your child’s pacifier; I didn’t even know that things had to hang from it. I’ve got so much to learn before I’m a mother!
• Here’s a pointy-snouted Fox. Example here.
• These Newfoundland Mitts are also vying for the position of Assistant to the Regional Manager of Being Knit By Me, so it will be hard to decide which mitten pattern to knit first. I’m Canadian, maybe I can justify knitting both. Brrr, so cold up here, right guys? So cold in fact that it’s almost November and I’m not even wearing scarves yet. Al Gore was right! Examples here and here.
• This Roman Earflap Hat pattern would be useful for anyone needing a quick Halloween costume and has time to spare to knit it. The irony! Here’s a suggestion: don’t try to knit a shield, you’ll probably not finish it in time.
• This Scroll Lace Sock Pattern exploits my weakness for lacy socks.
• This Mug and French Press Jacket isn’t for wearing by coffee lovers, but for wearing by the coffee itself. A little gift for your mug. Happy Christmas, mug.
• Lelah, badumbum… Got me on my knees, Lelah, badumbum… Baby darlin’ please, Lelah… and that’s where my knowledge of the lyrics ends.

I titled my blog entry “Colchique’s Body” because I’m hoping to get lots of hits from people looking for French porn. For serious, that’s the gosh’s honest truth. “Colchique” could be a chick’s name, right? She sounds mega hot.

Anyhoo, check it out, I’ve got two sleeves left to knit. And then seaming! And then wearing.

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My friend Dan learned how to knit so he could make a Doctor Who Scarf. Check out how awesome it is! I’m so excited, this is the first boy I know to knit and actually finish a project. Congrats, Dan! It looks fantastic.

Here’s what he said about the project:

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If you are knitting or have already knit a pattern that I’m talking about, leave me a comment and I’ll update my post with a link to your version. If you’ve written up a pattern and you want me to link to it, send me an email or leave me a comment and I’ll post it! It makes the list longer and my job easier.

• Here’s where you can get a free copy of the Mason-Dixon Ballband dishcloth. I’m not even going to attempt to catalogue all the examples I’ve seen in the blogosphere.
• Here’s a pattern for a colourful, beaded Cell Phone Case.
• This Nintendo DS case now has a modified pattern written up in CRAFT magazine’s blog.
• From mettetations, a quick pattern for a kid’s shirt (easily scalable to adult size, I would guess) and a tutorial for a 2-second glasses case.
• Karita is a scarf in St st with some nice cabling in parts to make a weave-y, gather-y type fabric. It looks neat.
• This Wabenschal pattern (PDF) is classy. Example here.
• Here’s a scarf using the japanese feathers stitch, for which I have a weakness. I’m not sure how much I like it (I’d prefer the stitch all the way through), but I feel a duty to put it here just because of the stitch.
• This faux dotty scarf is even cuter. Example here.
• Possum! Example here.
• I love this Norwegian Sweet Baby Cap. Example here.
• Ben is a pretty stylish men’s sweater. Crewnecked example here. I asked the Beau and he prefers the vee-neck “because you can wear it with shirts.”

I believe all these guys are from the Fall runways of 2006 so they’re a little late, but better late than never (although that might not extend to all the travesties in this collection).

Aquascutum, Burberry Prorsum. These aren’t too bad, but kinda awful. A little too much tassle/cable, but not embarrassing.

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Here’s a few stylish knit designs from a place called Maiami. If it’s a modification of the word Miami it’s a weird choice of spelling; I tend to think that Germans would pronounce it “My-emmy.” I’ll have to call my aunt at some point and secretly try to get her to say it.

That last one has a bit of a ’60s Adrienne Clarkson feel to it.

If you are knitting or have already knit a pattern that I’m talking about, leave me a comment and I’ll update my post with a link to your version. If you’ve written up a pattern and you want me to link to it, send me an email or leave me a comment and I’ll post it! It makes the list longer and my job easier.

• Eeeeeeeee! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I loved this Penguin Pal Hat Pattern the second I laid my eyes on it, but never thought I’d ever get to knit it. I just happened to google “Penguin Pal Hat” yesterday, and I found a free pattern for it! Eeeeeeeeeeeeee! I also found this Daisy Hat and this Gull Stitch Toque.
• Here are some great knock-off patterns for popular designers like Dolce & Gabbana and Balenciaga.
• Spillyjane has a pattern for Sea Mineral Mittens. She’s also got some cute piggy mittens in the works, I can’t wait for those!
• Miss Twiss has a spot-on translation of this.
• Here’s a chart for some awesome Leopard Mittens.
• This Miniature Cowichan Cardigan is the living end.
• These Maine Morning Mitts are rather nice.
• Here are two cute toys for Hallowe’en.
• Here’s the Basketweave Cape from the 25th issue of Vogue Knitting.
• This Lacy Tunic has clean lines and a pretty neckline.
• DragonBear has lots of cross-stitch (but also possibly stranded knitting) patterns for middle-age motifs. Check out this hilariously adorable Keeshond! The Keeshond is Holland’s national dog.

Pringle is most beloved among knitters for envisioning this beautiful sweater:

For proof, here are its many appearances.

Free knock-off patterns: a beautiful pattern for the cardigan version, and one in Portugese
Patterns you have to buy: from Phildar (both in nº 478 and nº 480), Rebecca, Lion Brand’s Cable Luxe Maxi, and an ok version at Jennifer Knits
Other versions within the klogosphere: from Svetlana and Mimi
Prêt-à-porter: Victoria’s Secret, The Gap, and Old Navy.
I found a lot of these links here. There are lots of good photos there too.

I wanted to see whether they had any other beauties in their most recent collection. Here are my favourites.

The photo I put up here is sadly gone, because I now have more than 200 photos in my Flickr account. Sigh! I really need a pro account. Fortunately, Another Shopgirl has an FO picture of her version, and it looks great.

Phildar has a brand new catalogue, too, and there are quite a few cute patterns in there. Look, a see-through belt!

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