http://ruthlessknitting.com a knitter's journal Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:15:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Though I haven't knit a stitch since James was born, I do have something to share with all my blog friends this Christmas -- a finished pattern for the Carseat Blanket, offered free for your knitting pleasure. You can access it via this link or through the Designs link in ... http://ruthlessknitting.com/a-christmas-gift This year, I'm profoundly thankful for my son, James Cormac, who was born at home on Monday, November 24, 2008. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces at birth and is 19.5 inches long. He already makes an excellent knitwear model. We couldn't be more delighted with him. http://ruthlessknitting.com/thankful After I finished the February Lady Sweater, I got it into my head that it would be fun to knit a baby hat. So I pulled out a bag of miscellaneous partial balls of DK-weight superwash wool and got to work. Next thing I knew, the bag of leftover yarn was ... http://ruthlessknitting.com/hoping-the-baby-is-not-allergic-to-wool Pattern: February Lady Sweater (an adaptation by Pamela Wynne of Elizabeth Zimmerman's February Baby Sweater) Size: 37" bust, 16" length and 13" sleeves to armhole, about 9" raglan seam Yarn: Brown Sheep Nature Spun Worsted (100 percent wool; 245 yds per 100 g skein), color 133 (blue fog) Yardage: About 800 yards (3.25 ... http://ruthlessknitting.com/finished-object-february-lady-sweater Is anyone out there interested in knitting Santa Claus Santa stockings like these for hire? These stockings are made following the vintage Bernat pattern that I have on my website. Throughout most of the year, I get an inquiry every few weeks regarding whether I'd be willing to knit one of ... http://ruthlessknitting.com/santa-needs-you February Lady Sweater in progress In my leisure time this month, in addition to reading eight or nine books about a certain Detective Inspector Rebus, I've knit this much of a February Lady Sweater, which is the grown-up version of the February Baby Sweater by Elizabeth Zimmerman. At thirty-four weeks along, ... http://ruthlessknitting.com/october-update It seems that every time I go out in public, someone asks me when the baby is due (Answer: Thanksgiving), if we know whether it's a boy or a girl (No), if we're going to find out (No), and if we have a hunch (No). Then they usually tell me ... http://ruthlessknitting.com/exquisite-little-knits Remember back when I told you that I was working on a Secret Design Project, and I hinted that it had something to do with this picture? Rather disturbing piglike creature I can finally tell you what I was going on about. Way back in the spring, I was commissioned by Knit ... http://ruthlessknitting.com/sheldons-first-halloween Presenting the Stripey Prepster Sweater! Aren't the sleeves sweet? I love how the stripes up and change direction at the raglan seam Pattern: Basic top-down V-neck raglan sweater, à la Barbara Walker's Knitting from the Top Size: Maybe 9-12 mo.? 21" chest, 6" length to underarm, 4.5" sleeves to underarm, 3.5" V-neck depth Yarn: Harrisville ... http://ruthlessknitting.com/finished-object-stripey-prepster-sweater Welcome to the new Ruthless Knitting! If all went as planned, it looks almost exactly like the old Ruthless Knitting, but at a new web address. This may be exciting only to me, but I'll take it. Okay, on to the good stuff. I have finished a baby kimono, and lo, ... http://ruthlessknitting.com/moving-on-up