Finished x 2

Having gone through my WIPs, I identified several from my list that just needed a few hours concentrated work to finish them off and therefore should easily be finishable in a weekend.*

1.     Summer holiday (2012) knitting

3.     Bolero for a young lady

5.     Glittens

7.     Edge-to-edge cardigan

10.   Wristwarmers

20.   Leafy hat

28.   4x4ply jumper

Some of them just need final finishing touches needed, others a little more work but they are all so nearly finished it seems a shame to leave them lying around with their destiny unfulfilled. So as I seem to have finished hardly anything this year, just get projects to nearly finished and then abandon them for some shiny new knitting, I decided to pick one each weekend and finish it off. Starting with the weekend we've just had.

Bolero for a young lady
Pattern: Suzie, Let's Knit Little Angels booklet March 2010
Yarn: Sirdar Calico

This project was a stashbuster - two whole balls used - and by whole balls I mean the last bit of sewing up was done with as closely matching yarn as I could find in my stash because I'd used every last bit of it!

It was also a (late because I didn't see her on her birthday and hence delayed finishing it) gift

I obviously got carried away with this finishing lark because last night I sewed in the last ends on this:

4x4ply jumper
Pattern: Banoffi, Rowan Knitting and Crochet Magazine No. 53
Yarn: Rowan Sienna and Rowan Panama

Please excuse the poor self-photography and the mess in the room behind me!

I really enjoyed knitting this jumper - it doesn't hurt that it knits up really quickly and I'm planning to knit another but with some slight differences - I'm going to have the ordinary stocking stitch, rather than reverse stocking stitch on the outside and I shall make the neckline slightly smaller. It will also be more purple as more purple knitting can only be a good thing - yes?

*Names of projects listed may not be official pattern names. I reserve the right to add more projects to this list as they approach completion and favour them over those already listed.