The first test knit, which I blogged about here was the Barley Hat by tincanknits. Following that, I was able to test knit the Flax Sweater, also by tincanknits. Both patterns are from the Simple Collection by the knitting duo that was created for people who are new(ish) to knitting. Check out the patterns here. They are fun, relatively easy, and in a variety of patterns that stretch far beyond the beginning knitters scarf.
I will definitely be knitting up more of the patterns, especially since my last knit was the Flax Sweater, which I made for T, who refuses to wear it. The joke is on him - he's 2 years old and I chose the 2 to 4 year old size, so there is plenty of time for me to convince him to wear it. He usually is overheating due to his inability to sit still for more than 10 seconds, so hopefully he might be more amenable to wearing the sweater when it's a little colder.
After trying to figure out which yarn to use for the sweater, and even buying 2 skeins of Malabrigo Rios in Azul Profundo, I fell in love with Dream in Color Classy's Happy Forest and had to hunt down enough for T's sweater. Here is where ravelry.com is a double-edged sword: I would never have seen the yarn and then become obsessed with finding it if not for ravelry, but then would also not have been able to buy it off a fellow raveler. Happily, I did find it and am happy with the results. Even if the sweater is lying on the floor of T's room, unworn. I can bide my time.
I've also had a chance to test knit two patterns for Jane Richmond this fall. One has not been released yet, so I won't mention any more about it, beyond that the pattern will appear in the book that Jane Richmond and Shannon Cook are releasing shortly. And that I totally loved the pattern. I've knit the pattern once but will be knitting it again in the near future.
The other pattern has now been released. I knit a shawl that Jane designed for Knit City 2013. The shawl is named McMilne, after the two producers of Knit City. You can click here to see the pattern page on ravelry and check out Jane's beautiful version. I'm not much of a shawl person, partly because I never know how to wear them. However, this shawl is not only beautiful, but very wearable. I actually had a chance to wear it to Knit City on the Saturday that we attended. It is gorgeous! I was able to poach the two skeins of Malabrigo Rios that I had originally purchased to knit a sweater for T, so I was able to cast on right away once I received the pattern. It was easy to memorize and knit up very fast. I absolutely love the pattern and highly recommend it! Plus, it was really cool to bump into other test knitters and Knit City and see all the different versions of the shawl. Again, highly recommended!
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