Nov 12/12/12

This month I did get a few things finished. I finished Abby's socks just in time for her birthday. I used the pattern Afternoon Delight by Silvia Harding. A fun pattern I got to use beads so the sock had a little bling to them. I had yarn left so I made a triple I-cord head

band. Added beads into it and she loved it. I used one of my favorite dyers Zen Yarn Garden, I love working with her yarns they are a dream to knit with.

I also finished a mindless pair of fingerless mitts the weather was on the cold side her in the Pacific Northwest and my fingers where cold.

I stopped by my LYS and picked up 2 different skein of yarn to use Wisdom Yarn Poems. It is a single ply wool and I like how the colors flow much like Noro which is the other skein that I bought.

I'm working on the other pair. I just love it when people say "Can you make me a pair?" Not asking if you have the time or not or if you have 5 other things on the needles. But at least this is truly mindless knitting.

Happily knitting. Bye

July's Project Done

Here is my Calais Shawl. This is about all the knitting I got done this month. I used Fleece Artist Sea Wool yarn in Cosmic Dawn.  I had fun knitting this and was an easy knit.

I am working on the Brandywine Shawl one day I will get it finished.

Happily knitting Bye

May Projects

I finished 2 shawls this month and finally finished a pair of socks. With a few more days in the month who knows what else I can finish. The first one is Ishbel by Ysolda Teague. I used Liberty Yarns Bluetopia, the colorway is Istambul, The little picture is more accurate in color. I used a size 5 needle. I this was one project that I didn't know what it looked like till it was blocked. Yarn purchased at Sock Summit

The next shawl is Multnomah by Kate Flagg I started this on the plane to Vegas and worked on it when I would run short of cash for the slot machines, waiting for a show to start or when every I had a little time to kill.  A great easy knit. The yarn is from Huckleberry Knits Willow BFL, colorway Winesap, needle size 3.  Another yarn that I got a Sock Summit. I'm finally using some of them.

The sock where a pair that I had been working on forever don't have a WIP picture so it won't count. Can't wait to see what I get done for June.

April's Project

April's project is finished. I finished the Rivendell socks, a test knit Amphora socks, and my Raindrop Shawl.

Rivendell socks was knit in Wool Candy Lollipop BFL Sock, colorway is Wagashi. I did do a few mods, I made the leg longer, it was to short for me. They seem to take forever and that is ktb for some reason that stitch takes forever to do. I think it is just remembering to do it.

The Raindrop shawl is knit in Zen Yarn Garden BFL Nylon Sock yarn and the colorway is Grenadine. I loved knitting this it was a challenge but fun. I have to admit I frogged it at least 5 times to the beginning and then started to use a life line every 8 rows and frogged back then about 6 times so it did take me a while but I love how it looks, if you over look the errors. Some of the raindrops are not perfect but it is handmade and I am human.

Now what will next month bring I know I'm going to start another shawl that bug has hit me.

Till next month, Happily knitting Bye.