Ah fall, and those happy words: sweater weather! At least for those of us in the northern hemisphere. For our neighbors in the southern it’s time to look ahead and knit for the cooler weather. Wherever you are, what’s on your needles or crochet hook? Any plans, any holiday knitting?
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Finished Beyond the Dunes in the blue flax. Started working on the Beekeeper Cardigan by Marie Greene, Olive Knits
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Also started the Purlsoho Classic Ribbed Hat KAL in merino wool/cashmere blend for a short project for mindless knitting, lol. This yarn is very nice to work with, so soft.
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I am finishing up my grandson Hunter’s gloves
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Beautiful! So neat and the patterns are lovely.
I finally seamed the second sleeve on this sweater.
No full pattern, I worked it out with info online to make my own size. 2 x 2 rib all around, Japanese cable/travelling stitches panel on back, extra long sleeves to snuggle my hands in and an icord neck. This is a very stretchy, warm, fitted, under layer in Sublime baby cashmere which is an extra fine merino, silk, cashmere blend. Nice yarn, very bouncy.
I learned a lot making this.
On the needles a matching neck warmer with the 2 left over balls of yarn. Quite plain just 2 x 2 rib like a roll neck for an optional accessory.
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And also on the needles, multicoloured spaghetti, intarsia with crochet and duplicate stitch bits.
I’m not that keen on it myself but Mister likes it so I’ll keep my mouth shut! His joy, not mine.
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You’ve worked both sweater out beautifully!
Just beautiful 
you are genius Creation.
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Thanks - although salmonmac is the genius around here. No question phases salmonmac, our mentor!
The colour work is soooo messy but I think once all the extra bits are worked in and its washed it will even out well enough. Main problem is the ugly pocket top. I’ll have to grit my teeth and rip the top out of the pocket which is annoying and dangerous as it’s all linked in with the intarsia strands in the main body- oh well, I’ll fix it somehow.
Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate your handling of questions, too.
The color work is going to be lovely with washing and blocking, I’m sure. What are the various symbols or figures?
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I think she sez is sons drawing😃
Yes @ZKOhio is correct, it’s my son’s cartoon designs. They are made up characters that he uses in a sort of pick-your-path comic he writes/draws and has also invented a game.
I drew up the size of the sweater on knitting graph paper and told him to put whatever he wanted on it. The result is at once too detailed and not detailed enough resulting in images I find inadequate, especially when distorted by knit stitch constraints, I can’t really change them because I don’t know how they “should” look and it could break his joy if I changed his design… but the thing is when he looks at it he sees what he knows they are, he imagines a smooth line, a clear image, and all the detail from his imagination, including all their personalities, special powers and slap stick humour - So it’s perfect!
He feels no inclination to be constrained by social norms or fashions and feels only pride and happiness when he’s in full colour - and of his own design too!
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The sweater and yarn are beautiful!
Thank you, that’s kind. The fabric will relax a little when washed and look just slightly different. I’m delaying the first wash as it’s rain and chill every day here but not yet cold enough to put heating on so drying is tricky just now.
That looks so cool @Creations
I finished the Kevad last night. Will get it blocked today or tomorrow.
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Wow, that is a stunning shawl! I love the pattern and colours!
Thanks. The pattern makes my eyes go funny 
I should have made it bigger, I only used 45g of the pearl and 63g of the blue. I think it will grow a bit when I block though.
It might be handy having some of the pearl left, because I have another skein and I’m going to do the Malachite again with pearl and neon gradients. The last one I ran out of the background colour so had to finish it early.
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Really gorgeous pattern and totally beautiful shawl!
Wow! Very pretty!