Fun Fur Muff

My husband and I belong to a Victorian Carolling group, and we sing in costume several times during the season, usually out in the cold. I had the idea to make myself an old-fashioned muff out of Fun Fur and Paton's Merino after seeing this pattern from Knitty.com. I'm very pleased with how it turned out.

It was also a very quick knit, taking less than two days to finish. It kept my hands toasty warm all night, and I was asked to make three more for other members of our carolling group!

Ready for carolling!

Started Nov. 16, 2006

Finished Nov. 17, 2006

Green Ribbed Raglan

Here is my GRR, the first sweater I knit for myself. It was inspired by the sweater (below) from Knitter's Stash. The inspiration sweater was made from a cotton yarn of slightly finer gauge than the Paton's Merino I used. The pattern in the book only went up to a 36" finished bust whereas my (unfinished) bust is an inch or two more than that. Yes, I know ribbing stretches, but that was not the effect I was going for. I also used a 4x4 rib rather than the 4x2 in the inspiration sweater.

Ann Budd's Handy Guide to Sweater Patterns was the perfect tool to create the sweater I wanted in the size I wanted in the gauge I wanted. I love how this sweater turned out, and I want to wear it every day.

Started late August 2006, finished November 7, 2006.