Estelle de Paris » Knitting http://www.estelledeparis.com The Chic Parisian Chick Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:11:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The ultimate knitting tool!!! http://www.estelledeparis.com/2009/01/27/the-ultimate-knitting-tool/ http://www.estelledeparis.com/2009/01/27/the-ultimate-knitting-tool/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:13:01 +0000 Estelle de Paris http://www.estelledeparis.com/?p=251 Knit Kit

This has to be the BEST all in one knitting accessory ever made!

It is called the Knit Kit. You can have a complete description on their website: Link

You know you are a knitter when you bring your project with you wherever you go, unfortunately it is always frustrating to postpone your knitting time because you miss one of the necessary little accessories such as a row counter or a measuring tape.

Those sad days will be over soon and I can barely wait until March to get one!!!

]]> http://www.estelledeparis.com/2009/01/27/the-ultimate-knitting-tool/feed/ 2 What does it take to become an accomplished knitter? http://www.estelledeparis.com/2008/10/19/what-does-it-take-to-become-an-accomplished-knitter/ http://www.estelledeparis.com/2008/10/19/what-does-it-take-to-become-an-accomplished-knitter/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:43:08 +0000 Estelle de Paris http://www.estelledeparis.com/?p=75 I have been knitting for almost 2 years and I always felt that the sweaters I made had too much of a “I made it myself” look, lacking the right attention on the assembling and finishing side. It took me a few mistakes and trials before I was able to knit a piece that gave me entire satisfaction.

I knew that I would be able to make beautiful garments at some point but was not sure when it would happen, I know I made the transition from ugly scarves to beautiful gifts pretty soon after I picked up the needles but making a beautiful sweater combined so much techniques, it was really intimidating. From specific loose cast-on, ribbing, shaping, short rows, picking up and knitting the collar, drafting and blocking, so much to learn!

So far I always bought acrylic, cheap supermarket yarn because I always considered that my knitting was an offense to beautiful yarn haha I think it is time for an order at knitpicks.com for my next project!!! I can’t even imagine how much more beautiful this sweater would have been if knitted with a merino wool or an alpaca.

The beautiful sweater I just finished is a very original and feminine design from Vladimir Teriokhin published in the 2007/2008 winter edition of the very inspiring magazine Knit.1.

I knitted it with a new Red Heart yarn that is really soft and the color was just exactly what I was looking for this fall. I call it split pea soup sweater haha

Neck Shawl Kimono

Neck Shawl Kimono

Neck Shawl Kimono

Neck Shawl Kimono

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