One of my knitting students started working on this Braided cable and moss stitch pillow cover pattern designed by Ladyship Designs. I thought it was cute and I decided to make one for myself since we needed a new pillow cover.
The pattern is designed for a 16"x16"pillow insert.
The pattern calls for 375g of super bulky yarn. I used the size 13 knitting needles required but in the end I actually needed over 500g of Cascade Magnum 100% Peruvian Highland Wool (2+ hanks) , Color 4009, Lot 7F0515. Blue is Xena's favorite color and she instantly fell in love with this yarn.
I thought it would be interesting to calculate the cost to knit this pillow from scratch. Here is the break down:
Needles: $19.95 (+$6.95 for a tapestry needle for weaving in ends and affixing buttons)
Yarn: $92.85
Buttons: $24.00
Pillow insert (pack of 2): $16.99
Obviously, depending on the type of supplies you use, you could probably do it a bit cheaper but after taxes, it would still cost over $150. Also worth noting, since I work at a yarn store, I get an employee discount but even after my discount, it still cost me over $100.
I'm not complaining. I think this would make a perfect housewarming or (because it's right around the corner,)Valentine's gift. It took me less than a week to knit. The pattern is extremely easy to follow as an "experienced" knitter but as my student pointed out, it shouldn't just be assumed that everyone understands what "continue in rib" or "rib to the last stitch" means. Also, there aren't any specific seaming instructions but because of the flat fabric naturally created by the seed stitch, it is very simple to seam by matching up the purl bumps. It took me less than a 1/2 hour to seam both sides and affix the buttons.
Moving on; now that most of the Xmas gifts that I knit in 2021 have been received, I can finally share some photos. There is still 1 more major gift that I need to finish that I swear I will finish by the end of this month!
I used the Madeline Tosh Free Baby Raglan pattern to knit sweaters for Zev and Anne. They were born about a month apart from each other.
The smallest, 6 month old size of the pattern uses less than 1 DK 100g hank of yarn.
I used the Cat Tails Yarn I bought in NOLA over the summer for Zev's sweater.
This soft and squishy yarn is hand-dyed exclusively for the Quarter Stitch and it has ALL THE COLORS!
The base is called Javanese and it's 50% SWM/50% silk.
These weren't a XMas present but Baby Frances finally grew into the socks I made for her. I also managed to secretly knit a hat for Matt that fits him perfectly!
There's a story behind this cardigan that I knit for Armen. I bought a kit for Kristine to crochet a matching cardi for Anne but then Kristine got pregnancy carpal tunnel that still hasn't gone away and Anne's cardi remains unfinished.
Armen's cardi is too small for Xena but I wanted her to try it on so I could show off the cute little lamb eared hood.
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