So here’s a shot of the little bit of knitting that got finished this winter. It’s a Yulie! There isn’t an ! in the pattern but for some reason the name just makes me think there should be one, like you should always say it with great excitement. Or a Swedish accent: Yumping Yulie!
I knew I had to make it when I saw Claudia’s last fall and then I knew it was the right decision when Gayle and I finished ours about the same time.
It was a fun knit and I’ve been wearing it a lot. The yarn is worsted weight but it’s lace, so there are holes which keep it from being all that warm. The upside is that it doesn’t squoosh your hair so it’s perfect for those short trips from the car to the office when it’s 15 degrees out and you look like you’re ready for Crazy Town if you’re not wearing a hat.
The idea behind Yulie! is to knit it with two contrasting yarns so you get a neat spiraling effect. But I found some Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Handpaint Originals marinating in the stash along with some hand dyed Oak Grove Studios kid mohair/merino blend and the colors went together perfectly. They were made for each other so how could I not? Having stash is a thing of beauty when the urge to knit hits on a late Saturday afternoon. Shop at home chickadee.
I was so enamoured with the colors for the Yulie I decided I needed gloves to match. One down and one to the fingertips and I’m stuck. The first glove flowed off the needles and the second one, not so much. Mostly because I got confused with changing the directions for the right hand, had to rip back and then life got in the way and there the glove sat for a month. I’ve reread the pattern a few times, think there’s a mistake so last night I pulled out a bunch of different glove patterns, read through them and have been winging it. It’s taking longer than blindly following a pattern but I understand this glove construction better now and won’t be so concerned about following a pattern anymore. I’d like to finish them because I think gloves could be a new passion. Think of all that handspun sitting on the coffee table in small quantities. Sounds like a plan, no? Yes!
And even though I hate having my picture taken:
Yulie and almost gloves
Love the glove+ and Yulie. What a terrific pattern and yarn combo. BTW, you take a great picture.
I was looking at the picture of your Yulie and wondering why the colors looked so much richer in yours than in mine… Apparently two hand-dyes are the way to go!
Just beautiful – and the gloves too! (Second glove sydrome is worse than second sock syndrome – at least socks don’t have all those freakin’ fingers.)
Awesome photo Diane! Love the hat and glove combo. They look great on you.
First.. that’s a great photo!!! (seriously!)
Second.. that’s a great hat!!!
Third.. that’s a great glove and a half!!! :^)
hee. yumping Yulie!
The silver lining to having trouble with a pattern: you learn the underlying construction so you don’t need a pattern. Great hat and gloves, and yes, you DO take a great photo!
Fabulous!
Nice hat and glove+, too.
I am enamored of gloves too, which lasts until the first one is finished!
It’s beautiful! And looks great on you!
Love!