Happy Columbus Day!!

playing with color placement

 This weekend was "I Love Yarn Day (Weekend)!  Did any of you knit a special something?  I sure did!!!
I have in stock Lotus Yarns, Handspun Cashmere the Mink yarn company,  in two color ways a black and a brown/black and my hands were itching to play with it and look at the results!!

decided on color placement, now stitches

 All done very easy did some yarn over, k2tog for some lacey look, it took one of each as that was the plan on size 10 needles and Voila it is done. 

















It can be worn as a cowl with the point in front, it will just feel heavenly on your neck!








Or on your shoulders.  It is 100% Cashmere,  I don't know if you ever worked with cashmere it is soft as butter it literally glides on your needles.  Once you knit this cuddly shawl you will be wearing it always I know I am.










Patter you ask, I am in the process of putting it on paper, and will be free with purchase of this gorgeous cashmere!!

October 2013 ArtYarn KAL

I have connected  the two triangles, boy that was really quick even if I knitted on size US4.  I thought it would take a while but it just was so much fun and easy it really knitted itself :) can' wait now for   part 2!! Here's the progress

North Jersey Fiber Art Festival

 

Lockspun from Rainbow Twist Handspun!! 

 Today Karen and I went to the North Jersey Fiber Art Festival!  We had such fun meeting all the wonderful artist!!  This was our second booth our first purchase.  I just could not resist there were so many one of a kind hanks I wanted all but had to settle for one and soon as I got home my daughter claimed it!  You can actually feel the lanolin its so soft!!

100% silk from Apple Tree Knits Yarn

                                                  

The next stop was at this very colorful booth with so many amazing hanks of yarn just hanging around for you pick!!  I took my time but when reached this one section of 100% silk I didn't move anymore! Karen and I just stood with our eyes set on these gorgeous hanks well of course had to have at least one.  It has 1094yds, its lace weight,  my hook is itching to get to work!!

 That's my loot three hanks the last is also a silk 100% cultivated  from Swoon Fibers and they also had some amazing fibers, but I had to limit myself.  And I was thrilled to find a yarn bowl. Plus some really cool stitch markers from June Pryce Fiber Arts also an Etsy seller. She also had some really interesting buttons interesting on how you apply to your knitting.  You need to see her Etsy shop!!

My new Yarn bowl and guess which yarn has already taken a seat?   :-)

Drops Cardigan

This is my progress!

The picture doesn't do it justice

ArtYarn's KAL

Okay you know that I am knitting a great Drops pattern see previous posts with a soft beautiful yarn the Dream in Color Perfectly Post. Its all in one piece from bottom up to arm holes. then you separate and work the fronts and then the back, well I finished both fronts & I'm ready for the back.

At the same time I got pulled into  the ArtYarn October KAL,  I love Iris's patterns.  Iris conducts KAL on Ravelry here's the link   http://www.ravelry.com/groups/artyarns-knitalongs-and-patterns    

This is the yarn "Ensemble Light" H26 love love the color and I'm planning on doing the ribbing with the sparkle!!

This is how far I've gone on the cardigan!  Its actually going pretty quick!





Therefore which to do?  Heck both









 

A Time for Baby

Had to take a break from knitting my cardi.  I only had less then a week to complete a baby gift (my fault not good at planning) so what to do?  Chunky yarn and big needles will get me there quick right.  Went through my stash of yarn and found 2 pink, 2 green, 1 purple, and one red Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Chunky, Perfect!!  Love the Cashmerinos.  Then made a gauge and look up patterns.  Found something similar to this on Ravelry or Lion Brand not sure which.  Anyway in 2 days I was done knitting the pieces!! 

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I did a k1p1 twisted rib for the border with the purple and sewed it up the fronts.  The eyelets give it a little interest instead of just plain stocking stitch. The yarn was just the right amount, very little left over.

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Very happy the stripes actually managed to match! 

Only have a day left, need to sew it and get rid of all the yarn tails, that is the pain when dealing with striping colors.  I did carry some of the yarn but when I do big chunks of color it really is impossible to carry up.  So I cut then deal with tails.

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Ta...Da!!  

Button on blocked and ready for wrapping!! I didn't do button holes I added snaps instead, easier on mom I think.

Already delivered and it will be going to Sicily to my nieces baby who will be turning 1 in December!!

Drops Pattern

Here I am knitting away with the gorgeous yarn Perfectly Posh Sport not think just going and when I reach the section of chart 3  something seems different.  Well I misunderstood "Diagrams show the pattern from the right side" I thought it meant that the symbols were for the right side only and no wrong side was showing. WRONG the chart is showing both.  Off the needle it goes. 
I am back at that same point and  it really is better! Now it makes sense.

Well stay tuned now it should be a breeze!!

On To The Next Project!!

 Okay so as you can see there my next project, this one is a cardigan from Drops. It has some lace  with charts to follow.  Not too difficult!! The yarn Dream in Color, Perfectly Posh Sport is quite amazing, the stitch definition if remarkable. When I hear sport I think tiny yarn small needles (size 2 or 3)  I knit a little loose so I always need to go down sizes.  But guess what I'm using size 5 and the stitches look perfect. 
 

Spring Daisy Wrap

  Finished !! 

It looks and feels amazing!  

This yarn, Rhapsody Glitter Light is such a joy to work with, it just glides through your needles!!

 Look how the light makes it sparkle!