tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60612789277076090712024-02-20T05:30:37.874-08:00brandyannAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-46343956030195964512013-09-09T18:27:00.000-07:002013-09-09T18:27:03.489-07:00Still Knitting and Spinning and still a mom.It's a good thing knitting is not usually time sensitive, or at least not the way I do it. The start of the new school year is always a big rush of new knitting for me, not only the fall weather and the promise of chilly months to come, but the extra time in the day when I'm not responsible for my girl.<br />
I have been coming to the realization that I don't knit a lot with my handspun, but when others knit with my handspun I get very excited. In the effort to create a little business that at least helps offset the money I spend on fiber, I often spin what I think will sell.<br />
I finally knit a shawl with a gradient yarn. I love Corgi Hill Farm fiber and especially this 60:40 Polwarth and Tussah silk blend. I spun a super fine single and n-plied to get 500 yds of heavy fingering weight yarn.<br />
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Then I knitted a pretty little shawl called <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sugared-violets" target="_blank">Sugared Violets</a>, by Rose Beck. </div>
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In a fortuitous accident the color change from green to light purple occurred right at the point the stockinette section ended and the little garter stitch and yarn over sections began. I love the feel of this yarn and the shawl, and I'm happy to have confirmed that my handspun is lovely to knit with.</div>
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It feels comfortable and stays wrapped well, and I'm torn between keeping it or putting it in the shop.</div>
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I have so many shawls that I can't wear them all and it seems sad to have them sitting on a shelf.</div>
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Over in the Bohoknitterchic group on Ravelry we've been doing a 10 project challenge, where the goal is to knit or spin 10 projects from our stash of yarn and fiber before buying more yarn and fiber. I've been knitting busily for a couple of months now, but I haven't shown you any of my projects!</div>
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Up top there is my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/brandyann/featherweight-cardigan">Featherweight Cardi</a>, a design by Hannah Fettig, knit in Knit Picks Shadow Tonal. It fits just right and I'm very happy with it. Our local knit shop Stash is doing a Hannah Fettig KAL, so you'll see quite a few of her designs walking around Corvallis soon!</div>
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This one is my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/brandyann/girl-friday-2">Girl Friday Cardigan</a>, the quintessential tweedy, cable and lace, shawl collar cardigan. I used Kathmandu Aran that I had from frogging my Pimlico Shrug. I found some lovely $5 buttons and fortunately only needed three of them! It's perfect I think..</div>
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This cowl is just a simple K3P1 cowl knit from some of Savetheplanknit's hand spun. I won it in the TdF and Ravellenic Games in the Boho group. It was wonderful bobbly thick and thin stuff and I love how the cowl came out!<br />
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This hand spun is from some more of my local Romney and BFLlocks from Ironwater Ranch. I added wee silver bells to it and it's for sale in my etsy shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/110886624/tink-33-yds-55-wpi-super-bulky-corespun">here</a>.<br />
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This circle scarf/cowl is a test knit for my friend Shannon, which I knit with some Hobbledehoy Fiber that I'd spun while wrapping with a metallic thread. I love the colors and couldn't bear to sell it in the shop, so I knit with it!<br />
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And this one is Avery from Melissa LaBarre's <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/avery-6">pattern</a>. I knit it with some super soft Berocco Pure Merino, which has for some reason been discontinued. It's the best accessory, goes with everything, easy to wear, lovely texture..<br />
There are a few more things done recently, but I'll share those another time!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-68229652243674823172012-08-03T08:30:00.000-07:002012-08-03T08:30:00.107-07:00Sophie Cardi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is what I've been knitting for the past couple of months. It went a little slowly because I was making up the pattern as I went along, but I finally finished. The yarns are from a SAL that I did with my friend Bohoknitterchic's Ravelry group. I had a 3 oz batt that I spun into 516 yds of single ply yarn in the fingering/lace weight-ish range. I had 2 oz of locks that I corespun into 80 yds of worsted/aran weight and 11 yds of tailspun. I had a 3 oz braid of BFL dyed in a coordinating color, which I spun into 213 yds of two ply. I wanted to get a full cardigan out of it, so I decided to knit top down so I could go as far as possible with my yarn. I cast on with the corespun and did evenly spaced increases to create a round yoke out to the shoulders. After I ran out of corespun, I did two rows with the tailspun locks and then began with the single ply batt yarn. I did a few short rows to round the shoulders. (Next time I'll do more of these, since there are still folds at the armscye.)<br />
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<br />I knit short sleeves plus a band of garter stitch in the BFL yarn for the cuffs. Then I continued down, doing some decreases to high waist and increases after that for some shape. I ended with another band of garter edging for the hem. The buttons are handmade from deer antlers, something I pick up at Stash! <br />
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I'm very happy with how it came out, it fits just right and shows off the hand spun, and I got a whole cardi out of 8 oz of fiber with quite a bit leftover, maybe I'll make some fingerless gloves to match.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-61033300397466266402012-05-14T06:40:00.000-07:002012-05-14T06:40:00.415-07:00Camp Pluckyfluff May 2012Camp Pluckyfluff, Lexi Boeger, INCREDIBLE. Those of you who've drunk the Kool-Aid already understand. I'm not sure how to explain for anyone who hasn't! We had this amazing bright room at Eugene Textile Center with windows and beautiful lighting and sunshine coming in the open door. We had oodles of drum carders and a buffet of fiber.<br />
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We spun blindfolded for a while, to teach our hands to spin, and to stop trying so hard to master the fiber and just let it be. This is very hard for someone like me who likes things to be "right." We had the amazing Heather (Girl with a Hook) with us and her wonderful suitcase full of hats, which we tried on. They are delightful.</div>
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Here is the yarn I spun half blindfolded and plied with thread. I love it-it's bright and colorful and textured and beautiful.<br />
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This is what we did on Sunday, Coil Boil, which took forever on my Fricke with the tiny orifice, and when I was Navajo plying it, I had to pull it through the orifice still.. I really need a new spinner with a big orifice, but I also need a drum carder, so I think the carder has to come first.<br />
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I'm going to have some yarn in the Stash booth at Black Sheep Gathering in Eugene in June, so I'm hoping to sell enough to fund at least one of my needed tools!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-42429642054155543562012-02-21T14:54:00.001-08:002012-02-21T14:54:31.847-08:00Some fun with a drum carder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been fortunate to have the use of a drum carder for the past few months and am having loads of fun with it. I've been buying lots of raw fleece and locks as well as the fun add-ins, sari silk, firestar, angelina, dyed bamboo, silk, soysilk, silk noil, yak down and more. This purple and pink on is a base of Shetland that I processed myself and has sari silk and soysilk and firestar in it as well. I've sent a few batts out to friends for feedback since I am considering selling them in the etsy shop as well as Stash. <br />
In other fun fiber news, I got the new Jacey Boggs book which had many fun things to try, so this is my first yarn from that book. It's called racing stripes, and even with my imperfect beginners skills, I love how it came out. It's a batt from Inglenook (etsy shop) with yellow soysilk barber poled around it. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to sell it, since the wrapping yarn is sort of uneven in places, looking more like an autowrap, though it is a strong and stable yarn.<br />
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This is another batt party, some gorgeous soft merino locks that I washed and dyed with a bunch of other stuff, yellow BFLxBorder Leicester locks (from Linda at Dayspring), mohair locks, sari silk.<br />
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So if you've got an opinion about whether you'd like to see some batts at Stash, and what variety you'd like (textured, smooth, or both) please leave a comment. Also, photos of finished objects from Brandyann yarn that I can use on my facebook page and publish here on my blog are good for a coupon on your next purchase. Send to me at <a href="mailto:brandyannfoster@yahoo.com">brandyannfoster@yahoo.com</a> And please let me know if you'd like your name associated with your photo when I use it.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-68854182786248763362011-12-17T17:44:00.000-08:002011-12-17T17:44:09.765-08:00Yarn Yarn Yarn and more YARN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've continued to be on a spinning streak, I sold quite a few yarns in October, which provided the funds for more fiber and the need to restock my cubbies at Stash and the shop as well. The first one up, is a batt from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/inglenookfibers">Inglenook Fibers</a>. The lady whose shop this is, is a Greek Orthodox nun who lives in a convent. I thought that was interesting.<br />
Next up is an extreme thick and thin yarn from a continuing favorite of mine, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/woolgatherings?ref=seller_info">Woolgatherings</a>, and she is from Washington..maybe a good choice for Stash? <br />
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And this one is also from Woolgatherings, Polwarth Silk..my latest favorite roving blend.<br />
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This one is Sugar and Spice, from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/unwindyarncompany">Unwind Yarn Company</a>, another favorite shop of mine.<br />
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And this one is from a batt I made from some of that Shetland I bought and washed and dyed and carded with some merino and silk noil. I called it Grape Juice and Cheddar (wine and cheese for tots).<br />
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And this one isn't a great photo, but the yarn is fabulous, corespun from a<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Bohoknitterchic"> Bohoknitterchic</a> batt. I love it, it has pretty yellow mohair locks fluttering off of the main strand.<br />
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There've also been some knitted objects finished in the last couple of months, but I'll save those for the next post. This one's getting a bit long with all of the pictures. But I'm sending a big THANK YOU out to all of you who've supported my little business. You help make it possible for me to keep spinning, and spinning helps me retain sanity in this stressful time in my life!</div>
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS to you. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-55753676345188923682011-11-03T15:04:00.000-07:002011-11-03T15:04:06.276-07:00Spinning day at Stash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sonia and I hatched a plan for a spinning and carding day at Stash last Sunday. Amy of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MsAnchovy">Anchovy Knits</a>, and Kate (yarn soon appearing at Stash), and Tracy (yarn at Stash to the right of mine) brought drum carders and I dyed up a bunch of my fiber in anticipation of having some carder time. Here's the table covered with our stuff! <br />
And I finally took a picture of my yarn on the shelf at Stash, though not a great picture. Lighting's beautiful, but difficult for cameras.<br />
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Here a big skein of Polwarth and Silk from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CorgiHillFarm">Corgi Hill Farms</a> that I finished last week, and is now in the shop. It's really squishy and soft. <br />
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Here's another shot of the Jaguar yarn, also in the shop, from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/hobbledehoy">Hobbledehoy</a>. This yarn is so amazing, if you can afford Hobbledehoy, you should, but if you can't, you shouldn't get hooked :) It's just lovely, lovely, stuff.<br />
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Here's my coils, which I made Brittany (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Bohoknitterchic">Bohoknitterchic</a>) teach me how to do before she takes off for Montana. I can't believe she's leaving us!<br />
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And here is my prize accomplishment. A corespun merino, milk silk, mohair locks, angelina etc yarn from a batt I made Sunday with fiber I dyed myself. I called it Rumplestiltskin, though I know that's a little self-promoting, it's terribly soft and I love it so much!<br />
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And this one I made yesterday while I was home sick. Kate graciously loaned me her drum carder, and I carded up the baby teeswater and kid mohair and some other pink stuff that I got from Brittany on Sunday into a really textured batt and corespun it. It's very textured and incredibly soft. I'm calling it Baby Elephant Walk. I'll get a more detailed photo soon, but this one might end up at Stash. <br />
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I have been spinning more than knitting lately, inspired by many things. I've been hanging out in a chatty, productive group of spinners on Ravelry, and seeing the really neat things produced there gives me all sorts of new ideas. The blue yarn above is just a simple single spun from an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/unwindyarncompany">Unwind Yarn Company</a> Batt. It's up in the shop, whereas this next one is not. This was an 8 oz braid from <a href="http://www.recycledsilk.com/frabjous/">Frabjous Fibers</a>, which my mother-in-law Penny, bought for my birthday on our trip to Ashland, OR.</div>
I got almost 600 yards of light worsted out of it, and was all set to take it to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stash-LLC/268634146498953">Stash</a>, our new local yarn shop, when I was influenced by others in the aforementioned spinning group to hoard it for myself.<br />
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This next yarn was created from a bunch of yearling (first shearing) BFL locks that were dyed by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/UniquelyYoursDesign?ref=ss_profile">Uniquely Yours Design</a> on etsy. They were adorable tiny little curly locks, but a bit matted together from dyeing, so I spent a few hours while watching tv shows pulling them apart for spinning, so this is what they looked like just before spinning.<br />
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And after I corespun them onto sock yarn, one at a time, leaving little tails hanging off, and leaving as many little curls intact as possible, it looked like this. It's really cute, and I am very proud of it, since I know how much time it took, and because it looks pretty much how I wanted it to.<br />
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This is another of my "most proud of" yarns, from a batt I bought from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Bohoknitterchic?ref=ss_profile">BohoKnitterChic Spins</a>, at Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival. It's really textured, and a few of the fibers aren't really next to skin soft, but it's really beautiful I think. Some fluffy, some shiny, some curly, lots of my favorite colors, I love it.<br />
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And my most recent yarn, a two ply from a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/hobbledehoy?ref=ss_profile">Hobbledehoy</a> batt called Jaguar. This one was very soft, and it has a lot of sparkle and a bit of silk noil for texture, but I spun it fairly fine, about 12 wpi in the two ply. I'm not sure I can give this one up, but I need to pay off my new spinner, so you may see it in the<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/brandyann?ref=si_shop"> shop</a> soon.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisB7I12pzkhsaNhsePqgrsplN3urD6Wp4dHdEygf-oiMwJB5lUUo1ljl10IbsLkFX-wxQOqzbkB8Qp1GZ4ovNcbaOJ91cG7sX2MDU0qSSxrGlbo7nEnmo3DwECT4UrscH0dy_juNi8Skhx/s1600/DSC05048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisB7I12pzkhsaNhsePqgrsplN3urD6Wp4dHdEygf-oiMwJB5lUUo1ljl10IbsLkFX-wxQOqzbkB8Qp1GZ4ovNcbaOJ91cG7sX2MDU0qSSxrGlbo7nEnmo3DwECT4UrscH0dy_juNi8Skhx/s320/DSC05048.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I got a request for permission to use one of my photos on the North Roe pattern page, and I laughed when I saw that it was this one. Methinks the child is the main attraction of the photo, rather than the shawl, but she's my child, so that's fine with me. I think she's pretty adorable too.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-36352005713622269162011-08-22T15:42:00.000-07:002011-08-22T15:42:53.170-07:00Promotion and Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1FkgXE11sZFvp_Ou0sTiN9exxUcCQ_OgO38SalyfDSofa6f41A5v98kTbSTBYm8sf8kyxWX4d1br-ZgfiMiqq1UBnG5SmtfUIE9stf9wONly-YL4ZRDSPMA2wsFn-qY5FBH24gN7rRda/s1600/DSC05014cropresize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1FkgXE11sZFvp_Ou0sTiN9exxUcCQ_OgO38SalyfDSofa6f41A5v98kTbSTBYm8sf8kyxWX4d1br-ZgfiMiqq1UBnG5SmtfUIE9stf9wONly-YL4ZRDSPMA2wsFn-qY5FBH24gN7rRda/s320/DSC05014cropresize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> I mentioned in my last blog post that my yarn is being featured by an etsy shop owner <a href="http://www.facebook.com/afterthebump">After the Bump.</a> That's her facebook page link, her etsy shop is chronically sold out because her photo props and baby hats are so popular. I am very excited to have my yarn featured in one of her OOAK nights.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrcbleYzXpW7X6HVMrt6M6ei2mSHdy1LRdaTSQGDfzRLsIZeajMt_EXRfdlwniP9bjN81wjDESTxfdCjsUMYGXVQBAE7X9chuQg0LutLAD2vhAiubLjGMyqq5pD_eSKwM3mj7_GqgtT_k/s1600/DSC05033cropresize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrcbleYzXpW7X6HVMrt6M6ei2mSHdy1LRdaTSQGDfzRLsIZeajMt_EXRfdlwniP9bjN81wjDESTxfdCjsUMYGXVQBAE7X9chuQg0LutLAD2vhAiubLjGMyqq5pD_eSKwM3mj7_GqgtT_k/s320/DSC05033cropresize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> In anticipation of this, I've been doing some shop updating, and spinning and knitting like mad. I spun my first deliberate thick and thin yarn from a Fleece Artist roving in the Beach House colorway. It is an exquisitely soft 65%merino/35% silk blend, and the thick and thin spinning style preserved this softness. It begged to be worn next to the skin, so I made a cowl and a baby hat from it. Both of these are in the shop.<br />
I also wanted to explain briefly how ATB's OOAK nights work. At the appointed time, 8:00 pm MST, she will upload an album of photos to her FB page of products that are ready to ship, with prices listed in each photo. The first to comment on each item with their paypal email is invoiced and then she ships out that night. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-rGO_90YJz1TnLDzslkgYy8RsRgsCBy8Y-qdFRCu-I4mpy8xqwb4eFjFi_aNmp4Mn4wF1B1Gf00QtHAxS1vlnxyNe6mO9gZ4cPVBwi0gPBZlI2IIP7BJqhO_JzuWQNim6h5LwW5Vkb-Mp/s1600/DSC05034cropresize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-rGO_90YJz1TnLDzslkgYy8RsRgsCBy8Y-qdFRCu-I4mpy8xqwb4eFjFi_aNmp4Mn4wF1B1Gf00QtHAxS1vlnxyNe6mO9gZ4cPVBwi0gPBZlI2IIP7BJqhO_JzuWQNim6h5LwW5Vkb-Mp/s320/DSC05034cropresize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In conjunction with this event and in hopes of hitting 25 facebook fans, so I can have a "real" FB page address, I am having my first ever <strong>sale</strong>. You can get the sale coupon code at ATB's FB page tonight, or by liking my FB page, it will be posted there. It will be active for one week from tonight. Also, I am changing my shop policies to offer free shipping on all purchases over 30$. I may not get all the individual listings changed by tonight, but if you make a qualifying purchase I will refund your shipping charges. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-61290054274096937822011-08-18T10:56:00.000-07:002011-08-18T10:56:57.826-07:00Much Excitement!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkIIk7q0eqthomvAcNu-E2dfAFe6exn2t9M5x5xv-RlVLINoqPYDZv5oKiqyaEBMVBSfba09GNZQWlmGqQJpl-GJ2_OmkFlWYrhscAOfbXofYiu9Alk-IDuqV1eToIZIsN7H93Swzv8Ke/s1600/DSC_0085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkIIk7q0eqthomvAcNu-E2dfAFe6exn2t9M5x5xv-RlVLINoqPYDZv5oKiqyaEBMVBSfba09GNZQWlmGqQJpl-GJ2_OmkFlWYrhscAOfbXofYiu9Alk-IDuqV1eToIZIsN7H93Swzv8Ke/s320/DSC_0085.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> My very talented friend Kate took some more pictures for me and I love how beautiful she makes my yarn look. Her shop is <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thewanderingwolf?ref=pr_shop_more">The Wandering Wolf,</a> and she's a very talented spinner and dyer as well as photographer!<br />
We had a volunteer model last week too, anything looks beautiful on this dear friend!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ni4KYXlje74KZBvXRHrVE2cmOgVXRWZ685Pcm9lM0Y_OCz1YlW1CWpGbnn5LYPVowVUehITnY6TGU5t_N06vWGwxjPTIsvWWiwfPf2dcBnGvC5WrazoP1alcZujBmFGHx3qa51mUiezb/s1600/DSC_0119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ni4KYXlje74KZBvXRHrVE2cmOgVXRWZ685Pcm9lM0Y_OCz1YlW1CWpGbnn5LYPVowVUehITnY6TGU5t_N06vWGwxjPTIsvWWiwfPf2dcBnGvC5WrazoP1alcZujBmFGHx3qa51mUiezb/s320/DSC_0119.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> And I finished spinning the Polwarth that I dyed with cochineal. I think it's just the neatest thing ever to dye something with wee bugs, and I love this yarn. It's springy and bouncy and terribly soft. I'm somewhat disinclined to sell it, but if I want to continue playing with fiber, I must have funding!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-86852065971723700962011-07-26T19:57:00.000-07:002011-09-17T13:53:56.835-07:00My first "event" as a vendor, and some more TDF yarns<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxrYXsFQ7RPwXE8cD2cUy6trSw2wBH7Jmq5C8lYEd7hSmm9sHAOax-ctf6JRS70vFtMs08itSUF59WaXf8nra5EN6bXfaOF8d1fTi6A7fxWsxJGbHjVYw0cWB3WV5JXXk8Ojn3ELQRQGZ/s1600/DSC04817.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633862044803221506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxrYXsFQ7RPwXE8cD2cUy6trSw2wBH7Jmq5C8lYEd7hSmm9sHAOax-ctf6JRS70vFtMs08itSUF59WaXf8nra5EN6bXfaOF8d1fTi6A7fxWsxJGbHjVYw0cWB3WV5JXXk8Ojn3ELQRQGZ/s400/DSC04817.JPG" /></a>Thanks to the generosity of my friend <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thewanderingwolf?ref=ss_profile">http://www.etsy.com/shop/thewanderingwolf?ref=ss_profile</a> Kate from Wandering Wolf (blogger and it's link issues are driving me mad,) I was able to participate in an event called Albany Crazy Daze, or Days..not sure the actual title. My participation forced me to do some things I'd not done until then, such as make some ball bands and labels for my handknits, and make some business cards. I won't say they ended up being terribly beautiful, but they were accurate and informative. </div><div>The event fortunately was fairly inexpensive to enter, because it turned out to be less than ideal for vendors of handmade yarn and knits. Most of the people who came through were not the kind of people who are willing to pay extra for getting unique items made by local artisans, and there was a Scentsy booth down the way, which, in my opinion, doesn't belong in an artisans market. I did sell one item, which paid for my part of the booth, and I learned some things about where I want to be in the future. I also had a fun day hanging out with my friends.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6XrjwjjXQMqaEz9__1j5QnmNZO9anOOwkvrrk1yU-05ieMcpwgkD_SfQgpJNcJjXqp6Mia1Rjt088GSagriPS_OEKuG6qhyoJkxVyjjyCOYnY4NufqxY1l2ReMXMPB7Jo_50H6knlwuo/s1600/DSC04807cropresized.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633862040293012514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6XrjwjjXQMqaEz9__1j5QnmNZO9anOOwkvrrk1yU-05ieMcpwgkD_SfQgpJNcJjXqp6Mia1Rjt088GSagriPS_OEKuG6qhyoJkxVyjjyCOYnY4NufqxY1l2ReMXMPB7Jo_50H6knlwuo/s400/DSC04807cropresized.jpg" /></a></div><div>And here are some of the yarns I spun from the wooly cupcakes I got from the Wool Peddler<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/stefknits?ref=ss_profile">http://www.etsy.com/shop/stefknits?ref=ss_profile</a>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-6gCcpenoVzm06z91Jr6imIK_ojZYyZvtwyW5YkfG7MmW20QLEeGhyphenhyphenMQbaZkjYNJiy3KTdn-DeEhCWc5_uTUwtOJeBayV0TOa0L4uAQj3fC3Ae97IHMt3dH3zF1Wie6VTl4szLkGtxAx/s1600/DSC04891cropresized.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633862043787052770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-6gCcpenoVzm06z91Jr6imIK_ojZYyZvtwyW5YkfG7MmW20QLEeGhyphenhyphenMQbaZkjYNJiy3KTdn-DeEhCWc5_uTUwtOJeBayV0TOa0L4uAQj3fC3Ae97IHMt3dH3zF1Wie6VTl4szLkGtxAx/s400/DSC04891cropresized.jpg" /></a>I love the results I get, even from the groups I think I will dislike. <br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3S8EbTxFyXxAOxhblfAp4j8PCmnvHKRA7fDpozvVYG69FG5ZOtElXAz97GL-LjJehsIAmSG1EGJ_QTUiB3chqo8wrkdszvsCiHBZiBtg8TOHjGY_CIshQPlWCHAlFd6bw2cIOKPIsIAJN/s1600/DSC04803.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633862039653279650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3S8EbTxFyXxAOxhblfAp4j8PCmnvHKRA7fDpozvVYG69FG5ZOtElXAz97GL-LjJehsIAmSG1EGJ_QTUiB3chqo8wrkdszvsCiHBZiBtg8TOHjGY_CIshQPlWCHAlFd6bw2cIOKPIsIAJN/s400/DSC04803.JPG" /></a>All these have been listed in the shop along with a couple handknits from my handspun yarn.<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/brandyann">http://www.etsy.com/shop/brandyann</a></div><div> </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-69864938300240639902011-07-04T10:57:00.000-07:002011-09-17T13:53:56.843-07:00Tour de Fleece 2011: Day 1 and 2<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9v6EBEM7uOQcoYO87NuCx9PbxzjOVJaK47qh2wKownj-33sdZFWToiCAduZWH9bLg2d3ps_qdGbRQQ7y6qe4AFlBd5ml9nKWfNTvhnHKclIZatEWYKAAX4UEMVNo_YVcC8gChcztr7pTB/s1600/DSC04713.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625558305004157426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9v6EBEM7uOQcoYO87NuCx9PbxzjOVJaK47qh2wKownj-33sdZFWToiCAduZWH9bLg2d3ps_qdGbRQQ7y6qe4AFlBd5ml9nKWfNTvhnHKclIZatEWYKAAX4UEMVNo_YVcC8gChcztr7pTB/s400/DSC04713.JPG" /></a>I'm desperately trying to keep up with posting pictures of what I'm spinning, spinning itself, and posting new things in my etsy shop. I'm pretty sure if I let it pile up, it will be too overwhelming to tackle! I started off Saturday morning of TdF with a treat, a llama and angora luxury batt from Plum Crazy Ranch (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PlumCrazyRanchFiber?ref=ss_profile">http://www.etsy.com/shop/PlumCrazyRanchFiber?ref=ss_profile</a>) that I bought at Black Sheep Gathering last weekend. ( I'm not sure what the deal is with blogger lately, but between being unable to load photos about 75% of the time lately, and now not allowing me to highlight and hyperlink properly, I'm tempted to switch blog hosts.)</div><div>Anyway, back to the point, I really enjoyed this stuff, there was only one ounce of it, and very textured, which is why I started with it. I tend to get stuck in the rut that many spinners seem to, spinning thinner and thinner yarns just because we can. I firmly believe that we as handspinners should be doing what we do best, which is create something a machine cannot. I understand that there is a sense of accomplishment in having the skill to spin a very fine yarn, I do it sometimes myself, and I understand that sometimes it is appropriate to what we are spinning for, perhaps a lace shawl, or socks, which require finer gauge yarns. I just spun a laceweight single ply for a shawl, and got great color sequences, so I'm not knocking the spinning of fine yarns in general, just saying that in my own spinning life, I'm at the point where I'm trying to develop range. I want to be able to spin a variety of styles and weights of yarn, and since I tend to be a little obsessive when I get focused on something, this batt was intended to break me out of my thinner and thinner yarn rut, and it did, with a bang. This yarn is bumpy and colorful and probably the softest stuff I have even spun. And fluffy, poufy, just all around WOW! My pictures don't do it justice, but then, when do pictures ever adequately capture yarn, it must be touched as well as seen to be fully experience, but since I can't hand it to you through the computer monitor, you'll just have to trust me.<br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PG1-m2YGRZ1EHfVHMFGmUQbS9hMEfjAAnYyeOaAeTQ7pMwNX8IuNWXBI9GMjk9qZHXYKYKbg9yXVLK8JKUIq2eEVTee7Zc_rq26Hiniu15j3MC9g15q-6OgpbRaOoicwm5eZGIbXlUR0/s1600/DSC04729.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625558297891916018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PG1-m2YGRZ1EHfVHMFGmUQbS9hMEfjAAnYyeOaAeTQ7pMwNX8IuNWXBI9GMjk9qZHXYKYKbg9yXVLK8JKUIq2eEVTee7Zc_rq26Hiniu15j3MC9g15q-6OgpbRaOoicwm5eZGIbXlUR0/s400/DSC04729.JPG" /></a>Next I spun some angora and silk, and I haven't got the picture for that right here, but I bring it up because although it was equally soft, though much smoother while I spun it, when I soaked it and hung to dry to set the twist it got hard and stiff. Does anyone know what happened? I'm going to look into it. </div><div>On day 2 I opened up my 1 lb bag of wooly cupcakes and sorted them into colors that sort of went together, and then I started with this batch. I am the kind of person who always saves the best for last, so this is what looked like my least favorite colors.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoN0-Bd5RIqwxvh_161ThyphenhyphenL41N1T075rfyncgnUAvE69ecimiFsaVZWndy-HXwtW4D29FTTIrwNITqXAkE9NDqZiu48Pu8QVVqm3MlG4iTz5bUWSNEP4L7TML7C9TeUhF8NtyT-og4mRe/s1600/DSC04736cropresize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625558295152580498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoN0-Bd5RIqwxvh_161ThyphenhyphenL41N1T075rfyncgnUAvE69ecimiFsaVZWndy-HXwtW4D29FTTIrwNITqXAkE9NDqZiu48Pu8QVVqm3MlG4iTz5bUWSNEP4L7TML7C9TeUhF8NtyT-og4mRe/s400/DSC04736cropresize.jpg" /></a>Oddly enough, they turned out a beautiful yarn. This is why I am on my second one lb bag of these things. They have produced some of my loveliest handspun ever, though I can't take the credit. If you want some for yourself, go on over to Wool Peddler on etsy, she'll set you up.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDVsfgyNJgevIoQKxgrOUP8VoXSwfks5lSb-R9f-KsnOH2Xpf-tUnsqPc9z09LVWd3T0S__rWIlqFuBZ_swFALGqhrSS3Xg3NWhgf_WUaJxp-e2hunpKci9DPXSZOn5sOZmCBdFFRQyFq/s1600/DSC04773cropresize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625558291795699538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDVsfgyNJgevIoQKxgrOUP8VoXSwfks5lSb-R9f-KsnOH2Xpf-tUnsqPc9z09LVWd3T0S__rWIlqFuBZ_swFALGqhrSS3Xg3NWhgf_WUaJxp-e2hunpKci9DPXSZOn5sOZmCBdFFRQyFq/s400/DSC04773cropresize.jpg" /></a>I tried a new thing with this yarn that was suggested by the Plum Crazy Ranch lady (owner?) at Black Sheep Gathering, I was bemoaning the high cost of extra bobbins for the Hansen mini Spinners (49$! do you believe it?), and looking at a pretty electric spinner she had there in the booth, and she said she never plies from the bobbins anyway, she likes to ply with the fiber in the same direction as it was spun in, so she winds each ply off the bobbin into a ball and plys from the outside of the ball. She said it creates a more balanced and softer/smoother yarn. I did that with this yarn, and it is very lovely, though since I didn't do any of it my usual way, I don't have something to compare to. This yarn is extremely sproingy and soft, as are all the cupcakes I have spun up so far. They are always a mix of BFL, fine merino, and sometimes tencel. I have one more skein from Day 2, but the pictures aren't great yet, so I'll save it for the next post.</div><div>Happy Spinning everyone, I'm having a blast participating in my first Tour de Fleece. I keep looking at all the pretty fiber, clicking through to the fiber shop, and then talking myself out of more fiber, I'm pretty sure I have 3-4 lbs of fiber to go before I actually need more!</div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-28121279322887440212011-07-01T16:40:00.000-07:002011-09-17T13:53:56.854-07:00Grace Lace Beret<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqyXhuJY-TXmvKCTjFOzGe-ewHlvUbNw1kXFNc0qRpQzLbjd9LxsrgPEUIC7AONRExj3wlgznFr5RAcHotkmtFr11S5z4xisz9iJDvkiKJuGrJSVfZivhSIozUfIcn18oLdEEKaFjbVv7/s1600/DSC04672cropresized.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624533230158091010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqyXhuJY-TXmvKCTjFOzGe-ewHlvUbNw1kXFNc0qRpQzLbjd9LxsrgPEUIC7AONRExj3wlgznFr5RAcHotkmtFr11S5z4xisz9iJDvkiKJuGrJSVfZivhSIozUfIcn18oLdEEKaFjbVv7/s400/DSC04672cropresized.jpg" /></a>I have been a negligent blogger for a long time now, and I wish I had a great explanation or a more graceful way of jumping back in. Wait, I have the Grace Lace Beret. I would link to the Ravelry page, but Blogger won't allow me to hyperlink, I can get the pop up box, but I can't highlight the text. If anyone knows how to fix that, I'd love to know~</div><div>Having an etsy shop has made me more interested in what a knitter can make for the summer months, and I thought a lacy hat out of a non-wool yarn would be just the thing. This hat is made out of Berocco Remix, which I love despite the somewhat high non-natural fiber content. 30%Nylon/27%Cotton/24%Acrylic/10%Silk/9%Linen and all recycled fiber, if you haven't tried it yet, you should.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTKDsssg3Un_fOPdJBHa81jkqcPBp559P7pUhempkej2hNgf6Ja1NaUiS4JbpAV-52jsh407Hxbij_rVYLbvBUG0zDL0XBlMNjkAzALg8Bm_LrqG0bgLma8lJzgYzSEDh4KV6hD1SA7w8/s1600/DSC04671.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624533226708281346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTKDsssg3Un_fOPdJBHa81jkqcPBp559P7pUhempkej2hNgf6Ja1NaUiS4JbpAV-52jsh407Hxbij_rVYLbvBUG0zDL0XBlMNjkAzALg8Bm_LrqG0bgLma8lJzgYzSEDh4KV6hD1SA7w8/s400/DSC04671.JPG" /></a>I had to adjust the number of repeats to fit the gauge of the yarn and my head. I started with 48 stitches, which doubles to 96 on row 2. I really enjoyed this cast-on method, but I don't know what it is called. You start with a crochet chain provisional cast on, then K1 yo for the next row, then there are two rounds of double knitting I think, where you are slipping all the knits, then all the purls on the next row, then you start with regular K1P1 ribbing. Anyway, if someone knows what it is called I'd love to have the name for it.</div><div>I do love this hat, and I made two, so I may put one in the shop, so someone else with a big head (literally not figuratively) can have a properly slouchy hat.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-19997034307191110602011-01-22T18:14:00.000-08:002011-01-22T19:14:58.745-08:00A bit of catch-upI have been knitting more than blogging lately, but I decided to try and catch up a bit. I started knitting socks again. I didn't for a long time because I have such weirdly shaped feet after all my surgeries that most women's sock patterns seemed unlikely to fit. Up to this point I had only knitted top-down socks. I have a Lucy Neatby book, Cool Socks Warm Feet, which helped me with directions for the short-row garter heel and I finally sat down with the youtube video, and learned Judy's Magic Cast-on, so now I think I am a convert to toe-up socks just so I have an excuse to keep using it. I had to increase right before the heel and also do the heel on more than half the stitches to accomodate my high instep on the right foot, but not the left. I did a leg pattern that is sort of a fisherman's rib adaptation. I am quite happy with these socks and went on to knit another pair soon thereafter.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pwzgm9DJx3jfqqX-iGzXDXQT0VXxRnrn2ROg1s8DKjZLVDz_xVZRWfdTTdz-U8SKZPH8F4kZ2C4tjfPc6KQg4QHGXuXUTK31oT4nDxr2o9dPinzHYDT-kLBWaq9SFr3jrfNKEfojoIx2/s1600/DSC04058.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565199450104220946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pwzgm9DJx3jfqqX-iGzXDXQT0VXxRnrn2ROg1s8DKjZLVDz_xVZRWfdTTdz-U8SKZPH8F4kZ2C4tjfPc6KQg4QHGXuXUTK31oT4nDxr2o9dPinzHYDT-kLBWaq9SFr3jrfNKEfojoIx2/s400/DSC04058.JPG" /></a> I took a class at our LYS about stranded knitting and made this <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/opus-spicatum">Opus Spicatum</a> by Kate Gagnon Osborne using Mirasol Miski, an incredibly soft yarn that is 100% llama. It is not very slouchy on my large head, but it went to my sister-in-law Carolyn for Christmas, and it looks great on her.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7hpQS062aab3Zh5w5MaSw7j9kKJSJjZHDhnpSCsEk-SnR5PAkvzfjTzrHVm96AuTFXYzYLkI_V6s364gjENop-xcN_ApYkPGxSYCw_oTFHQR1uFcrXUs2iGMsbd0OxMSfqzj3uv2h7JY/s1600/DSC04045-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565199446060658738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7hpQS062aab3Zh5w5MaSw7j9kKJSJjZHDhnpSCsEk-SnR5PAkvzfjTzrHVm96AuTFXYzYLkI_V6s364gjENop-xcN_ApYkPGxSYCw_oTFHQR1uFcrXUs2iGMsbd0OxMSfqzj3uv2h7JY/s400/DSC04045-edit.jpg" /></a> I learned to knit with both hands finally, and though it was awkward in the beginning, it was loads of fun once I got going and I made a second Opus that I'll talk about later. </div><div></div><div>I also made a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lotus-hat">Lotus Hat</a> that Alexa loves out of Eco Alpaca, and she wears it often, so it has been one of my most rewarding knits this fall.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpicHFkLDfSoiziT5GSHjkjwhf8va_J4BnZ2Xah-_daGK7gS5vsHGTMySvq1zOxJvELAx10PevqfLwnRfgbYjwyi9cCIfkfiAGnC3A84xbns24yW0MPlipXMx502mGPmuw04VZbd0Vj3ME/s1600/DSC04017-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565199443207368098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpicHFkLDfSoiziT5GSHjkjwhf8va_J4BnZ2Xah-_daGK7gS5vsHGTMySvq1zOxJvELAx10PevqfLwnRfgbYjwyi9cCIfkfiAGnC3A84xbns24yW0MPlipXMx502mGPmuw04VZbd0Vj3ME/s400/DSC04017-edit.jpg" /></a> I finally made something out of some Plymouth Baby Alpaca Grande that used to be a hat that was too large for my head. I knit it from the top down in a broken rib pattern and liked the way it looked on the wrong side best. This one went to my nephew Christopher for Christmas.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7y6qL7j0HNaySh89a0iIaRVlR4HhhaHPw301hXdi7WsGFgahdG7d6OR1e3iDs6wkfmxQGcj6TirL4O-CPjmMDGtI3tuXHrA6iW7LtUblSC7_OLbhlv3Z3tmbXPDzopufz0LsEJ8bv2Dn9/s1600/DSC04036-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565199437459548498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7y6qL7j0HNaySh89a0iIaRVlR4HhhaHPw301hXdi7WsGFgahdG7d6OR1e3iDs6wkfmxQGcj6TirL4O-CPjmMDGtI3tuXHrA6iW7LtUblSC7_OLbhlv3Z3tmbXPDzopufz0LsEJ8bv2Dn9/s400/DSC04036-edit.jpg" /></a>And finally, one of the prettiest pictures of my yarn ever, taken by my friend Kate.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uFl708C59Vd5pkYwb-knKu6vV7R8FEbhHMV_feZMORns42ZP2Ff6E-uPO4Tr1BoNz59qrTBZmCTlCPScvUEA55j2BnIU-FQFhTn-OjrDcKRMf1FEAO3O3Z1jPjgOvTg33GFDArluiWcZ/s1600/DSC_0019resized.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565199434212554018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uFl708C59Vd5pkYwb-knKu6vV7R8FEbhHMV_feZMORns42ZP2Ff6E-uPO4Tr1BoNz59qrTBZmCTlCPScvUEA55j2BnIU-FQFhTn-OjrDcKRMf1FEAO3O3Z1jPjgOvTg33GFDArluiWcZ/s400/DSC_0019resized.jpg" /></a> This is some nice stuff I got at Black Sheep from a lady whose business is <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NewHueHandspuns">New Hue Handspuns</a>. It is an 80-20 mix of merino and angora. I got 344 yards of laceweight out of it, and I love it so much I priced it a little high in my etsy shop. </div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-38658407530511030732010-10-26T19:42:00.001-07:002010-10-26T19:52:58.786-07:00FO: IdlewoodI finished this pullover about a week and a half ago, but couldn't get someone to take photos until today. (Thank you Susan) The pattern is called <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/idlewood">Idlewood</a> by Cecily Glowik MacDonald. It is knit from the top down raglan style.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzm5ESkab40f8XLnliQKZzjTaj8JnYH_UaRuonUvMhh5N3n5FZTUY5cG-Rsh6QyQMGfxIUvxD7L5GGHIdcYo3hMr1u2rRGoNixLe8U0v0ElrMR9Oa8FIVGNcazsClol5goQWcIrKJKTfFK/s1600/DSC03996-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532551171055875826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzm5ESkab40f8XLnliQKZzjTaj8JnYH_UaRuonUvMhh5N3n5FZTUY5cG-Rsh6QyQMGfxIUvxD7L5GGHIdcYo3hMr1u2rRGoNixLe8U0v0ElrMR9Oa8FIVGNcazsClol5goQWcIrKJKTfFK/s400/DSC03996-edit.jpg" /></a> There are some waist decreases and hip increases to make it fit nicely. I had only to adjust the length to the hip increases (decreased by one inch) to make it fit perfectly. I think this is the first sweater I have made that I am entirely pleased with.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZosHNj5rFteRmXqpZITn2FqiNWNiNgTGeoBo2bFi3RTHnIVFokE0XJSLDt4dGb6ne1e6VDhdAvKkdOIvthJ5mobYcoY29ZLdlQ2SUI0YNAN0aRpS7-mV0yTW-aG__zHU17tACEqgI09I9/s1600/DSC03997-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532551161828894434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZosHNj5rFteRmXqpZITn2FqiNWNiNgTGeoBo2bFi3RTHnIVFokE0XJSLDt4dGb6ne1e6VDhdAvKkdOIvthJ5mobYcoY29ZLdlQ2SUI0YNAN0aRpS7-mV0yTW-aG__zHU17tACEqgI09I9/s400/DSC03997-edit.jpg" /></a> The yarn is Noro Vintage, which I think is being discontinued. If so, it's a pity, since it softened and bloomed upon washing into a gorgeous, soft, very wearable yarn. The angora sheds a bit, but gives it a lovely halo.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6yGwdAJ7D_8HGjXRmWrjXfpG7pUljUEfyEmVArGFK2NDLOHmIZSDpnKLl2cPLYVxSkqz_amRtQLymvVgjyTRsw-skDDqXtcReh7HHX7QrFwXeWerwwERMxFXYCjCEo0XjAWWPGs08NGP/s1600/DSC03998-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532551161438250178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6yGwdAJ7D_8HGjXRmWrjXfpG7pUljUEfyEmVArGFK2NDLOHmIZSDpnKLl2cPLYVxSkqz_amRtQLymvVgjyTRsw-skDDqXtcReh7HHX7QrFwXeWerwwERMxFXYCjCEo0XjAWWPGs08NGP/s400/DSC03998-edit.jpg" /></a> You can even wear the cowl as a hood when Oregon weather opens up with buckets of water on your head and you dressed for the weather an hour ago when it was sunny.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvIjEVkfG9EFnuuNSVTJxTQP6H7g_RsoUWazHYdsIcQGvEyePMlqYfQUiaCNzrxfHhFxnCpugkU1c1i9q4cyPNIFUqttYk__ilEQN_T_S0zDwDohnJ8hRo22zQoeDeqxapN8XkHrBLssm/s1600/DSC03995-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532551149563684834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvIjEVkfG9EFnuuNSVTJxTQP6H7g_RsoUWazHYdsIcQGvEyePMlqYfQUiaCNzrxfHhFxnCpugkU1c1i9q4cyPNIFUqttYk__ilEQN_T_S0zDwDohnJ8hRo22zQoeDeqxapN8XkHrBLssm/s400/DSC03995-edit.jpg" /></a>Great project, I have worn it three times already in about 1.5 weeks! Make one for yourself!<br /><div> </div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-73473167642851008752010-10-18T17:24:00.000-07:002010-10-18T18:58:56.977-07:00I have been knitting and spinning both<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529552181330307746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSzJO2G8_UqWktZlA5du27QL4Z285WJg7LGePgGrpwI7DA2PQqt9IB4Ds-xXWeOWBH8Ln7_x_2HbYZNeLlVTRp9-tvWvT6N3AXvLrT627ABrTWSF0nEg742xUualpm12lA_QdakfywMlP/s400/DSC03989-edit.jpg" /><br /><div>Although the number of blog entries would seem to contradict that premise. I bought some smaller amounts of more costly fiber at BSG this year. This is one of those, a roving from Dicentra Designs. Made of a beautifully dyed blend of 60%Merino 20%Cashmere and 20% Angora, it is very soft to the touch, and was a bit challenging to spin. I had the same issue with this one that I had with the merino and yak blend I tried to spin a while back. They tended to have long easy to spin bits, the merino, and then bits of short fuzzy fibers, the angora I assume. I am not sure which section the cashemere was..I'll have to look up staple length. This blend seemed to be a bit less problematic, possibly due to better blending of fibers, or maybe this is just an easier composition. I was able to spin it into a reasonable yarn, a bit more thick and thin than I intended, but still fairly nice. I got about 188 yds of 12-24 wpi yarn from 2 oz. I think it's effectively laceweight.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPI7q3eqvfOSKnGr4x1HkZoP1SkNqVdYaErhrqMIteqcq4tVSi0xbPlTSTuGFdxwV9uRmoORZ2dNq-pxBcJ2b1cXILKXSn9BZair5ByGLbkp8fIvr6ArxUaAlMbHDNikpvd9XTe5rm61y/s1600/DSC03984-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529546929965987426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPI7q3eqvfOSKnGr4x1HkZoP1SkNqVdYaErhrqMIteqcq4tVSi0xbPlTSTuGFdxwV9uRmoORZ2dNq-pxBcJ2b1cXILKXSn9BZair5ByGLbkp8fIvr6ArxUaAlMbHDNikpvd9XTe5rm61y/s400/DSC03984-edit.jpg" /></a> This blue one is from a lovely multi-hued roving I bought at OFFF in 2009. I don't know what it is for sure, but am pretty sure it is a good quality wool, since it is soft and smells wooly. I bought it from a lady who was selling her mother's stash after her death, and this wasn't labeled. I tried to make a very lightly spun single ply yarn, and am quite pleased with this result. It's about 6-10 wpi, and divided into two skeins. 175 yds:4 5/8oz and 128 yds:2 7/8oz or a total of 303 yards and 7.5 oz. According to the yarn approximation chart in my Spin to Knit book, that is in the bulky category and we can expect it to knit at 3-4 st/in on a size 10-11 needle.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnMi6q9ZNOL6mHMUKxy33WgpQ22mNKHcsNuSFj9u2WfGxwVHmDmAXbu6c1La2jEWJF2vfxOV35urJTkMOXeaTqTLLmNsecdKdEjgaYYx4XEQpNhBvgmHjeSqUNeZh6GLHTg62PRhH0UQG/s1600/DSC03983-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529546916456193330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnMi6q9ZNOL6mHMUKxy33WgpQ22mNKHcsNuSFj9u2WfGxwVHmDmAXbu6c1La2jEWJF2vfxOV35urJTkMOXeaTqTLLmNsecdKdEjgaYYx4XEQpNhBvgmHjeSqUNeZh6GLHTg62PRhH0UQG/s400/DSC03983-edit.jpg" /></a> Sorry for all the gory details for those of you who don't much care, but I am preparing to put some things in my etsy shop, and want to have accurate details recorded somewhere I can find later!</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9gP6yVTXlbmRVgy-B-2x3xtBlRhmVP_1nq_Ir0j4YeJFP54nUz3kv3ghMTsw4Upfg75IdgAN8sXzReOJSq0Xu9YVP58qeyIoez0JtPAc7zxQUOHQ6pQXEyDwjJetrPGK8FVZUn77ellJ/s1600/DSC03973_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529546903248963410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9gP6yVTXlbmRVgy-B-2x3xtBlRhmVP_1nq_Ir0j4YeJFP54nUz3kv3ghMTsw4Upfg75IdgAN8sXzReOJSq0Xu9YVP58qeyIoez0JtPAc7zxQUOHQ6pQXEyDwjJetrPGK8FVZUn77ellJ/s400/DSC03973_edit.jpg" /></a> These are a pair of simple fingerless gloves made from a single skein of Elizabeth Lavold Silky Flamme. Michelle started carrying it in the shop a while ago, and it was so pretty and shiny I kept stopping to look, and when I picked up a skein of my current favorite color, and it was called Brandywine (or something like,) it had to come home with me. It is kind of thick and thin and there are only 82yds in a skein. I wanted to use all of it, so these were a good choice.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SIrEIQSL1Gjv2uzJp_lZteam9DcrJ0XNHU1KLG_fnCdSvmbaLUXuBjSwIrHRrUrJrhl_yg_6oQeaA0CzhCo5DQWBuJpzR1zoWpzIfBm2mzPdL6yIz0XI4OXyvVPERM2Way1JxgECyoT8/s1600/DSC03980_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529546896785623570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SIrEIQSL1Gjv2uzJp_lZteam9DcrJ0XNHU1KLG_fnCdSvmbaLUXuBjSwIrHRrUrJrhl_yg_6oQeaA0CzhCo5DQWBuJpzR1zoWpzIfBm2mzPdL6yIz0XI4OXyvVPERM2Way1JxgECyoT8/s400/DSC03980_edit.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div><br />I also knitted a Kookhaas hat, but I have lost it somewhere, so until I locate it, there won't be photos.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-47606290912583839922010-09-25T13:26:00.000-07:002010-09-25T13:35:08.289-07:00Mini Mochi HatApparently this pattern is actually called the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mini-mochi-rainbow-rings-hat">Mini Mochi Rainbow Rings Hat</a>, and it is a free pattern which uses one ball of Mini Mochi. There was a sample in Fiber Nooks and Crannys, and it fit my large head perfectly, so the pattern author is correct and helpful in the pattern notes where she mentions that you may need to alter it a bit if your head is not large.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWUuyr9s3BuwBycCOjhRqX1hNQXG_N6lbtVxrw5o8qputmfzL-KiGvMepTYXwTZvp0-zGNsTm9P_WyGRqZx3vmw8I8Sgybuyd9hL4l1MEZw6KikDhnmd3tQDrBiCvK2nDUK42sxeVt8Lb/s1600/DSC03955-edit2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 353px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520950709718313602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWUuyr9s3BuwBycCOjhRqX1hNQXG_N6lbtVxrw5o8qputmfzL-KiGvMepTYXwTZvp0-zGNsTm9P_WyGRqZx3vmw8I8Sgybuyd9hL4l1MEZw6KikDhnmd3tQDrBiCvK2nDUK42sxeVt8Lb/s400/DSC03955-edit2.jpg" /></a> I really loved knitting this, the changing colors, the very soft single ply yarn and the variety of stitch patterns combined to hold my interest the whole way through, and I may knit a few more before Christmas!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fzFLSLSAYKHO6F8-tN34fkLlfy6mVHaOv8BZvFKnoRgmEVuKKKxZuwT6J2EFHtQBmdE-AJh6A8OdR_20Sc8m139DlIJnAkQPir0iDKw1gp85KaC49BTrOxHp5FhnhqVLcfwGLOO_l1i8/s1600/DSC03953-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520950701987049618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fzFLSLSAYKHO6F8-tN34fkLlfy6mVHaOv8BZvFKnoRgmEVuKKKxZuwT6J2EFHtQBmdE-AJh6A8OdR_20Sc8m139DlIJnAkQPir0iDKw1gp85KaC49BTrOxHp5FhnhqVLcfwGLOO_l1i8/s400/DSC03953-edit.jpg" /></a> I don't know how this yarn holds up for socks, which it seems to be intended for, as it has 20% nylon in it, but it is perfect for a hat, and the ball band says it is washable. Anyone have experience with it?</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-76227784442995414872010-09-20T19:22:00.000-07:002010-09-20T19:53:08.008-07:00The slouch hatI found an awesome hat pattern and just couldn't seem to stop. Due to the backwards way blogger uploads photos, I am showing you first the second hat I knit. This is from some <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hand spun</span> yarn of mine from a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">batt</span> I bought from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/wearmoa"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">WearMoa's</span> Fiber shop<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519187744388362994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMim73Ph5pjcgeKdr5QkZ9Wr2hXmYRMjV4HSrlNhx7D_Nl-VplwdkuCJdk0K85mL2mcbGPe-nENxFxlNPlrH_R_owouX8Ce039n-uNgGsxPyEKJmn64okg1fhQhOhXRVJAtU3Xzd0KRcRj/s400/DSC03948-edit.jpg" /></a> I am very pleased with the blend of colors and the lovely, soft texture of the resulting yarn. <br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRf6jA7vJApZ9IrQmZxyEdGyP_q1xbKNNXMBlCX4Yv34y1ValyKSYhviOjnaKG7n3E1SxIMM0cetlIMS4CXSmMQ-YmKs6NhgYvKaiG39dgfGp3yxNjiYQjzZ7zYbUhqS8RGK0akW6htEyS/s1600/DSC03949-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519187734099549714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRf6jA7vJApZ9IrQmZxyEdGyP_q1xbKNNXMBlCX4Yv34y1ValyKSYhviOjnaKG7n3E1SxIMM0cetlIMS4CXSmMQ-YmKs6NhgYvKaiG39dgfGp3yxNjiYQjzZ7zYbUhqS8RGK0akW6htEyS/s400/DSC03949-edit.jpg" /></a> <div>The first hat I made from this pattern turned out so well that I had to make another, and I had just the right amount of this yarn, and it knit up to exactly the right gauge, so it was meant to be. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuxLdoCXrim8FtmCRqbrO0jzQzBHgOxakzSwLfbcbuR1-Guf_SiF30A4yAgkuhoaWAVhnB7P8oUJChFubnK-u_GdNGTSox7c0P6lJnZ5Kav_sY1TC71dMAoQuTRh0AHDC0VK_O3B94kkL/s1600/DSC03950-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519187725975698946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuxLdoCXrim8FtmCRqbrO0jzQzBHgOxakzSwLfbcbuR1-Guf_SiF30A4yAgkuhoaWAVhnB7P8oUJChFubnK-u_GdNGTSox7c0P6lJnZ5Kav_sY1TC71dMAoQuTRh0AHDC0VK_O3B94kkL/s400/DSC03950-edit.jpg" /></a> The pattern is called<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/slouch-hat-w262"> Slouch Hat</a>, and I like the way it is exactly what is says it is, a slouchy hat. the decreases are more rapid than in a beret and this creates a gathered top rather than a flat one, and helps it be more evenly puffed around the head.<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519187141438199154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmyiIfdQHb_znkcS90ugN7mTgWn0e-wSVuAjNCwlwExqMosABLcJ1YyRvQ7Zij3y6NEJyLEYGkjXNmrigCEHueTAgLDQyo8U0ar5xvmiQ-T8hkPRJpYPwFOSqtT2MPWuyklKT6Xdhwhxj/s400/031-edit.jpg" />The Eco Duo yarn by Cascade is wonderful, it is one of the softest things I have ever felt, and believe me, I spend a lot of time feeling yarn! This brown one is made exactly to pattern, with a little i-cord on top, and a little band with two buttons on the side. I omitted these two details in my other two.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4LjIss8nCzUK4LA9q_rMsgSkdznD51u4zWYZUBHskPDGX2UV7klTsY_-su5uKedDwu-He1G-MATlGoZxtPXMClO-zQc-XpSXCpqfc81QMGVJTLk8uthv6njiOBBhBlojyxyJXfgrA4tc/s1600/DSC03923-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519187133469818594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4LjIss8nCzUK4LA9q_rMsgSkdznD51u4zWYZUBHskPDGX2UV7klTsY_-su5uKedDwu-He1G-MATlGoZxtPXMClO-zQc-XpSXCpqfc81QMGVJTLk8uthv6njiOBBhBlojyxyJXfgrA4tc/s400/DSC03923-edit.jpg" /></a> This third on is made with Lion Brand Amazing, a lovely looking yarn, but almost half acrylic, and I can tell while knitting with it. It is lovely to wear, and looks quite nice, but it has none of wool's elasticity.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJg54TsG4DH4-1VitMaEwAWW9mO5YfbEl-QaUlOG2yo5ViZ5VozpxnXO8cO8jiwJG9yaTa84IN1QPAYvknewumnC_SCQmZki1dJQl_-uaTOJkxGEHfpQQLqEd3FNMybtYF0-8HIpVedXKv/s1600/DSC03924-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519187122322947154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJg54TsG4DH4-1VitMaEwAWW9mO5YfbEl-QaUlOG2yo5ViZ5VozpxnXO8cO8jiwJG9yaTa84IN1QPAYvknewumnC_SCQmZki1dJQl_-uaTOJkxGEHfpQQLqEd3FNMybtYF0-8HIpVedXKv/s400/DSC03924-edit.jpg" /></a> I have a lot of pictures of this hat in an effort to accurately portray the color, but I am not sure I was successful in the end.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKr-5_g4xrKY6ly5DRUzq6PuZpDysTGJ81xdYiHk3krFZIi891dZErxI7BgWiNhYJhg_cNS2ghyeS4H5obAKrHk6qnKjhSX-j9fOcySuoUl-W5sf68iLG4eZRxWZTbym-8NwxEiV8qhW_K/s1600/DSC03930-edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519187118234163810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKr-5_g4xrKY6ly5DRUzq6PuZpDysTGJ81xdYiHk3krFZIi891dZErxI7BgWiNhYJhg_cNS2ghyeS4H5obAKrHk6qnKjhSX-j9fOcySuoUl-W5sf68iLG4eZRxWZTbym-8NwxEiV8qhW_K/s400/DSC03930-edit.jpg" /></a> Alexa has recently started a love affair with hats, and she wanted to wear one on Saturday, though it was far too warm in the house to be wearing an alpaca hat, she wore it for over two hours before pulling it off.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTpAPtN-0H1B-3OH2boK1NfE9TvH_MdI6Ab6F2di61X_XLzXQOhR6ZqdccBsZgBEqSi3Y4apLLvd7PHRY64QseXmoNbkwWtl-ZyqYQ1pq1_Zp4b1u7o9KDdHP07RuC38Wz2NPprdWir2G/s1600/DSC03931.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519187108802703186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTpAPtN-0H1B-3OH2boK1NfE9TvH_MdI6Ab6F2di61X_XLzXQOhR6ZqdccBsZgBEqSi3Y4apLLvd7PHRY64QseXmoNbkwWtl-ZyqYQ1pq1_Zp4b1u7o9KDdHP07RuC38Wz2NPprdWir2G/s400/DSC03931.JPG" /></a> She likes to be a part of any photo session, and I should definitely let her, she is far more photogenic than I am!<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-84323341458998692252010-08-10T09:01:00.000-07:002010-08-10T09:19:27.465-07:00Drums of Autumn SporranI have participated again in a swap with the Outlander group on Ravelry, and received my swap package last week. It is so awesome that someone I only know via Ravelry and shared interest in a series of books can put together such an awesome package for me! She wrapped it all up in individual packages. The pattern is called <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lilas-cardigan">Lilas</a> and is a very nice short-sleeved sweater.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdFYRD5Q5IMcw9TcrOuKoezQHoM3V_VOMwLwVzjQiqmSJLBUx54CLr3WY9QABKssEy0qwlu5vK0jB1O6eU_fYLZ0kjB-wA8QtQtb0nGgdv0HhveiuzIANZyeaN1GF5-WgdSYED-WTSJD5/s1600/DSC03879.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503812497342001954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdFYRD5Q5IMcw9TcrOuKoezQHoM3V_VOMwLwVzjQiqmSJLBUx54CLr3WY9QABKssEy0qwlu5vK0jB1O6eU_fYLZ0kjB-wA8QtQtb0nGgdv0HhveiuzIANZyeaN1GF5-WgdSYED-WTSJD5/s400/DSC03879.JPG" /></a> I got an awesome bag. Nice and big with long handles for wearing over the shoulder for my farmer's market forays.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zJaM80fNbKRiz0dRJBdBbpPeryRqtuPb1zQz6Su8trhc2TqSBPEpj6ffZwP6W47FtmJZJehcgkoa1zH7MY4RfogHYOcERCVJjpL0kMbNuox8yq0_N0967Uzv8P2Gd3AtSmKOzHLZFK-Y/s1600/DSC03880.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503812491068269170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zJaM80fNbKRiz0dRJBdBbpPeryRqtuPb1zQz6Su8trhc2TqSBPEpj6ffZwP6W47FtmJZJehcgkoa1zH7MY4RfogHYOcERCVJjpL0kMbNuox8yq0_N0967Uzv8P2Gd3AtSmKOzHLZFK-Y/s400/DSC03880.JPG" /></a> A beautiful little shawlette that she made with a shawl stick/pin to hold it on. It is beautiful and soft and I love that someone else knit something for me! <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsZ1ZLQE_mJfHgK-XVbYazEQKtdoQgNjV_jIa_bTEJvYdROn6AjUiDPxORUPPbJGayizTWydPU5450RNn07-ArWc6ZE9CZmcb75z95vYp8CHBRJnkuWIrWlj98WR3K653pmS1WBD43B20/s1600/DSC03881.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503812481171825634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsZ1ZLQE_mJfHgK-XVbYazEQKtdoQgNjV_jIa_bTEJvYdROn6AjUiDPxORUPPbJGayizTWydPU5450RNn07-ArWc6ZE9CZmcb75z95vYp8CHBRJnkuWIrWlj98WR3K653pmS1WBD43B20/s400/DSC03881.JPG" /></a> The rest of the goodies include some lovely pink alpaca lace yarn, which I love. It is so soft and the heathered color is gorgeous. A book called "A Midwife's Tale" based on the diary of an 18th-early 19th century midwife! A lovely little wooden needle gauge with a cat on it. Some chocolate, which is mostly gone at this point, and some "simples from Jenny" (teas). <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnc13ZwLvPEB6fxTncSUzyVbFSMIsQfv-eYqg14bYuxsaLm2O_RZxRxoZmz8XzZVzyyhGrOMJLhh2nd9Yo9hLfa1zSRhbKhvr2SmZB3iiObJ7p5dZCak2GV806x0Fj_5i5oif422s5ifAh/s1600/DSC03882.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503812471778870706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnc13ZwLvPEB6fxTncSUzyVbFSMIsQfv-eYqg14bYuxsaLm2O_RZxRxoZmz8XzZVzyyhGrOMJLhh2nd9Yo9hLfa1zSRhbKhvr2SmZB3iiObJ7p5dZCak2GV806x0Fj_5i5oif422s5ifAh/s400/DSC03882.JPG" /></a>A huge thank you to my spoiler stickpixie aka Aislin Mac! I love everything, you have been so kind to put it together for me!</div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-87899382687846424612010-07-20T14:46:00.000-07:002010-07-20T15:00:27.124-07:00A wonderful package from the MacKenziesI am participating in a Ravelry swap in the Outlander group for fans of Diana Gabaldon's excellent series of books. As part of the swap we do 'Highland Games" and I won the MacKenzie clans challenge by completing the game for the full points and then getting my name drawn from a hatful of other successful competitors. The MacKenzies sent me a package for this! I was really excited. This is what they sent:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TNGNWHRUtQ5CGIlWBTC6Vh14Fl3cT6VF7KICtsQB1LXR55KymijyjXDJpOoNrCV0BnjZsGPYNfjirHt0sLHuU-PTAlu2f9rdAg84Xb1YgSGihZmx6glVYntm7yyxsh_2MMaHfpnYmV_-/s1600/DSC03855.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496108644826570546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TNGNWHRUtQ5CGIlWBTC6Vh14Fl3cT6VF7KICtsQB1LXR55KymijyjXDJpOoNrCV0BnjZsGPYNfjirHt0sLHuU-PTAlu2f9rdAg84Xb1YgSGihZmx6glVYntm7yyxsh_2MMaHfpnYmV_-/s400/DSC03855.JPG" /></a> Beautiful purple Malabrigo yarn, and the pattern for Ishbel, some cute stitch markers,<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEUDO5hqhLKEYTk3_wcDleMhiupWo-eP3yUAAVVa6O-v9C5o_5EBK7Aa4ZTk3eRU8SgBCtYD6cI5GsGCiN0SuiYAakUDssDHmKeahrwOKFXpxSCZAsiGxpv9jba8-NvdPh3TOxEuxA_J7/s1600/DSC03856.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496108638576493154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEUDO5hqhLKEYTk3_wcDleMhiupWo-eP3yUAAVVa6O-v9C5o_5EBK7Aa4ZTk3eRU8SgBCtYD6cI5GsGCiN0SuiYAakUDssDHmKeahrwOKFXpxSCZAsiGxpv9jba8-NvdPh3TOxEuxA_J7/s400/DSC03856.JPG" /></a> Chocolate galore, a tin of Nivea creme (like body butter, lovely!), a scented candle,<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496108627028947842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XmH0-U-opt8x2WQyTsXTs1ilcDSE8GS4tGu8asq8cxRNL7PwMzMnlrXy-Ze1DZk9OcTLi4zt7qEZVW1WiBF4yKVW0GEjJddkmWRQ9vS2r2P0UuGEay4VARAZJhKBMI41qBzQX_TlibOR/s400/DSC03857.JPG" />a beautiful handmade pincushion,<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUprhLK1ZmJ3oWSIGd5g5akg98FIUi12nPVk__zfEeELpfXn96eKPimNPWnodDYST8UMDgH_pcookIxjuVLg_5vePDqEyJp8JTfOP6h2qTbKoALJOhRSHHGPhyPEe4vKNR76tR1NprKDil/s1600/DSC03858.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496108618221724402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUprhLK1ZmJ3oWSIGd5g5akg98FIUi12nPVk__zfEeELpfXn96eKPimNPWnodDYST8UMDgH_pcookIxjuVLg_5vePDqEyJp8JTfOP6h2qTbKoALJOhRSHHGPhyPEe4vKNR76tR1NprKDil/s400/DSC03858.JPG" /></a> And a Namaste needle case that is just gorgeous, and will go so well with my Namaste bag!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZI_wEhHDISLltHV37QpfR8enaImxJywUSdL68x5mDxCu3x5SKIOX27Vrmv3ubAxoAFoa2KgtVWNJHwiUSiAHvn43lyDwQ-ieI8GRs852Z6mPWimYPZbS8s9-xyJUUboHd-dm44tk_7iua/s1600/DSC03859.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496108609366278674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZI_wEhHDISLltHV37QpfR8enaImxJywUSdL68x5mDxCu3x5SKIOX27Vrmv3ubAxoAFoa2KgtVWNJHwiUSiAHvn43lyDwQ-ieI8GRs852Z6mPWimYPZbS8s9-xyJUUboHd-dm44tk_7iua/s400/DSC03859.JPG" /></a> So a big huge THANK YOU to Clan MacKenzie, and particularly Stacie/Seonag, who sent me this awesome day brightening gift! You are awesome!<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-79555873355431557422010-04-27T09:52:00.000-07:002010-04-27T10:39:00.228-07:00FO: Aran Coat for AlexaI have spent long months on this project, although part of the time it was put aside while I knit other things. This is my first Elizabeth Zimmerman project, and although I have all her books and love to read them, I knew I would have to think carefully about what I was doing if I wanted to do it well, so I kept putting that off. I wanted to knit this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">aran</span> coat because I loved the ribbon cable design on it, but the original coat is knitted from bulky wool and would totally dwarf my daughter. And we live in a fairly temperate part of Oregon, so we don't need quite that much warmth. I got 5 skeins of this lovely color of Cascade 22o <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Superwash</span> on sale at our local craft store, and I did a gauge swatch in the round of the ribbon cable, which after washing was 6.5 st/in so I thought I would do a sleeve first to further check gauge and to get in the swing of things. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Lv1izidd0xlVRsihOwz5dprXhUZzQRRPZ8796-EDJqalvbuiCkaoOuXLRuPD97CBiuopx_h6NhMdT_zJMw7lO6l-FtarOoiVre20CcrpSTzQupSlgHTDQBCevQbgkCov9Tx-sPZTyuLU/s1600/DSC03560_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464862757098389122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Lv1izidd0xlVRsihOwz5dprXhUZzQRRPZ8796-EDJqalvbuiCkaoOuXLRuPD97CBiuopx_h6NhMdT_zJMw7lO6l-FtarOoiVre20CcrpSTzQupSlgHTDQBCevQbgkCov9Tx-sPZTyuLU/s400/DSC03560_edit.jpg" /></a> I cast on 50 stitches at the wrist and set up the cable pattern using a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">sc</span> (small 2 stitch cable) at the underarm where the seam would be and a small cable at the top of the sleeve also (which would eventually go all the way to the neck on the saddle shoulder,) and a ribbon cable and a what I call a herringbone cable and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">EZ</span> calls a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">fishbone</span> on each side. So starting at the underarm, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">sc</span>, P2, SF (what I call a ribbon and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">EZ</span> calls a sheepfold), P2, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">HB</span>, P2, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">sc</span>, P2, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">HB</span>, P2, SF, P2.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcK9Ma8pO4cLx-DsrOnfJ-7K26TgryiYofiNx6uOaWNoA7W5_Q8DRmGMD-Asi4gvtzYX4aMYZzVIBlxSvfs2L5OPHoS7N7BzxXv8lxaPorpEorK3X3LpzMW3Fm2Mi17pPoCJtbbqQyuIn/s1600/DSC03562_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464862746043485954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcK9Ma8pO4cLx-DsrOnfJ-7K26TgryiYofiNx6uOaWNoA7W5_Q8DRmGMD-Asi4gvtzYX4aMYZzVIBlxSvfs2L5OPHoS7N7BzxXv8lxaPorpEorK3X3LpzMW3Fm2Mi17pPoCJtbbqQyuIn/s400/DSC03562_edit.jpg" /></a> I wanted a steady increase up the arm so I increase 2 stitches every 14 rows into the purl section on either side of the underarm <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">sc</span> to 60 stitches total and the arm a total of 12 inches long to underarm. I did want a sweater to go down past her hips a bit and to give her space to move, so I cast on enough stitches to give her 6 inches of ease relative to her "bust" and then decreased down to 3 inches of ease at underarm. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6C4v_8osZiUFbm67u_j_dWy7JIwzxjHiPfydWy9ZwJ7TjuPTyb-mrcaF4dijDoKbw6PiM9vjSFTHde-7JR3qrZiWDjTNdCmaS9FKrwdGcq-iMF5-E3_0Fc_sy-VIr6wcowjf4gwAWfBCh/s1600/DSC03567.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464862735688062802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6C4v_8osZiUFbm67u_j_dWy7JIwzxjHiPfydWy9ZwJ7TjuPTyb-mrcaF4dijDoKbw6PiM9vjSFTHde-7JR3qrZiWDjTNdCmaS9FKrwdGcq-iMF5-E3_0Fc_sy-VIr6wcowjf4gwAWfBCh/s400/DSC03567.JPG" /></a> The body has a few extra 2 stitch cables to fill up the extra space between the ribbons and herringbones. I had an extra 2 stitch cable on either side of the side cables and I always twisted those toward the side they were close to. These were decreased eventually to a single twisted stitch, and then out of existence toward the underarm. I merged the sleeves and body at the yoke and managed to place half a herringbone up the sleeve decreases as <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">EZ</span> does in hers, but after I got up to the place where she recommends reversing the direction of the decreases to make the shoulder more round, I got impatient and just started the saddle. I do wish I had followed her advice because the shoulder is too sharp and creates a bump at the junction of sleeve and shoulder top. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSyaum_PDV6gT8LeX1ivcEgwX6YIjaVhXnezeOUBg0pUxZ-ftSVO_PyMEOPvNAF6prdjgkDOeMxRPN3gY0Cmx4Iwu_EvhrHYjd5WfzBNrugpAoIU02zk9uYOlxoz8Fsdw4IFIjt6pHCch/s1600/DSC03570_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464862477620445762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSyaum_PDV6gT8LeX1ivcEgwX6YIjaVhXnezeOUBg0pUxZ-ftSVO_PyMEOPvNAF6prdjgkDOeMxRPN3gY0Cmx4Iwu_EvhrHYjd5WfzBNrugpAoIU02zk9uYOlxoz8Fsdw4IFIjt6pHCch/s400/DSC03570_edit.jpg" /></a> I decided to omit the hood because I didn't think Alexa would actually use it, so I did a little mandarin collar instead. (Should mandarin be capitalized here?) Then it was time to actually cut the front open. These were my first <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">steeks</span>, so I was a little nervous, and the yarn is pretty smooth so I definitely wanted to stabilize it. I found a YouTube video of crocheted <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">steeks</span>, and it seemed sensible and more stable than doing it on a sewing machine, so I did that method. Then I picked up along the front at 2 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">stitches</span> for every three rows, did garter stitch for about an inch and did a regular bind off. I whip stitched the little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">steeked</span> flap down on the inside.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEF5H1BTGJ_IEpUqaHRGJA06n7g-yC50NgiocAx8ioYZvyHGe6-kvJ2PemDGujZUdNJzMw-23Eq8Dr4zgJnMmb3zlVmvvAkiylDlE4Tu1tIHLD77ysz8C_MQqbTaAimGKi53cudfFlceJ9/s1600/DSC03571_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464862469897867810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEF5H1BTGJ_IEpUqaHRGJA06n7g-yC50NgiocAx8ioYZvyHGe6-kvJ2PemDGujZUdNJzMw-23Eq8Dr4zgJnMmb3zlVmvvAkiylDlE4Tu1tIHLD77ysz8C_MQqbTaAimGKi53cudfFlceJ9/s400/DSC03571_edit.jpg" /></a> I like the look of the button loops and toggle buttons, but making them the way <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">EZ</span> recommends seemed a little flimsy, at least with my much thinner yarn, so I crocheted some chain loops for the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">buttons</span>, which worked well until Alexa started putting her finger in the loop and pulling on it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8h0nJ4OcLtPI5GIwxnSLQ0Di8oc29sPb5dwdZQ7wUj0xrc5532eWLSIZsxeFtkqdwv9Pi8cstQFmWCOnVXKZYxRC7muGzADPJP82C8STmMMM-o7FmJdN9IEJNqJDEuicuDZqUVD2vWqn/s1600/DSC03576_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464862463087513154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8h0nJ4OcLtPI5GIwxnSLQ0Di8oc29sPb5dwdZQ7wUj0xrc5532eWLSIZsxeFtkqdwv9Pi8cstQFmWCOnVXKZYxRC7muGzADPJP82C8STmMMM-o7FmJdN9IEJNqJDEuicuDZqUVD2vWqn/s400/DSC03576_edit.jpg" /></a> Sometimes things that work perfectly well in my imagination prove impractical in the face of Alexa's destructive ingenuity.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfR0IzzlRcz7kWSg8VRVTH9djJT36rRnbJPzmqZkkEJTJbT4Cgyzg_DjsDw5IARfMBhtmpsdT42tR2kgVduie828mEc3LqulV9hYhK9Ima94gsEbBTttE5b_QqgebKOgpdQ2925CvKmm0J/s1600/DSC03583_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464862452261021554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfR0IzzlRcz7kWSg8VRVTH9djJT36rRnbJPzmqZkkEJTJbT4Cgyzg_DjsDw5IARfMBhtmpsdT42tR2kgVduie828mEc3LqulV9hYhK9Ima94gsEbBTttE5b_QqgebKOgpdQ2925CvKmm0J/s400/DSC03583_edit.jpg" /></a> I may end up undoing the facing and replacing it with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">actual</span> buttonholes and regular flat buttons of some sort. I am also kind of puzzled by the gaping open of the front. She should have about 3" positive ease, so why the gaping? Recommendations?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidziRKyZidvMSbNED1oyzoLGtS0ociJGAban4wFZnzyyMUThRCJRmhqsRfeiNJMHMq-rCZjlFJId8ghiU_toxanB63lgn1rR4cbYA0xs0dBqbX2-Zz7OdR4BQkV9o2So7m9fHrVcowG8wb/s1600/DSC03594.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464862446416970242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidziRKyZidvMSbNED1oyzoLGtS0ociJGAban4wFZnzyyMUThRCJRmhqsRfeiNJMHMq-rCZjlFJId8ghiU_toxanB63lgn1rR4cbYA0xs0dBqbX2-Zz7OdR4BQkV9o2So7m9fHrVcowG8wb/s400/DSC03594.JPG" /></a> And this last one is just a shot of my adorable daughter who may be a difficult model for the sweater, but is so adorable I can't get mad at her for it!</div><div>I used a little under 4 skeins of yarn and size 6 needles. The pattern is called <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aran-coat-wg39">Aran Coat WG39 </a>on ravelry. (Which I just now figured out stands fro Wool Gathering #39, which I believe is where it was first published.)<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-71951602793863113422010-04-23T08:23:00.000-07:002010-04-23T08:37:17.366-07:00FO: Alexa's Unmentionable's RepriseI started <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/brandyann/emmas-unmentionables-2">these</a> last month when I needed a simple project to take to knit night. The Aran Coat was too complicated to work on while chatting in a low light situation. I have had the yarn for several years, since I bought it at a sale at FNC. Since then I have discovered that I don't really love elasticized yarn, or very textured yarn either, but I did love the color and I had about 5 skeins of it, which was perfect for this. Alexa's previous pair of <a href="http://brandyyoureafinegirl.blogspot.com/2008/06/alexas-unmentionables.html">Unmentionables</a> have received so many compliments, and she wore them for two summers, so it seemed like a great thing to make a second time.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QsDNSNujC8uPpQQopJIKPUcliiPb9dbhhjKxPYceGb3bDT-KYlNw7QdU4jmJrh_kNCLetvl0oV6feXsV7bQrz8F6SUIGeio1oKugQY3tPEIhxYxSDZymloXoJAhKUJig7elJh6Ma2RDa/s1600/DSC03545.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463354306214373506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QsDNSNujC8uPpQQopJIKPUcliiPb9dbhhjKxPYceGb3bDT-KYlNw7QdU4jmJrh_kNCLetvl0oV6feXsV7bQrz8F6SUIGeio1oKugQY3tPEIhxYxSDZymloXoJAhKUJig7elJh6Ma2RDa/s400/DSC03545.JPG" /></a> The yarn is Classic Elite Star. I made them a little narrower than the original because Alexa is so skinny, I cast on 72 stitches for each leg.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirO7MJfrY-PH3PpAmQOzF3mA8v6RNtIAmBqp4hNwrL4uoBEHYTMGSPNiusGkMMY8nWBdoqq0rRiUANWQc2W2mV64Ei-QWDxTbsH_FlATusS7YmUANkNGJ2AtTUohQ-BbCxCCMrBR8BOHkj/s1600/DSC03541.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463354297234755362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirO7MJfrY-PH3PpAmQOzF3mA8v6RNtIAmBqp4hNwrL4uoBEHYTMGSPNiusGkMMY8nWBdoqq0rRiUANWQc2W2mV64Ei-QWDxTbsH_FlATusS7YmUANkNGJ2AtTUohQ-BbCxCCMrBR8BOHkj/s400/DSC03541.JPG" /></a> I omitted the lace, since I thought it wouldn't look very impressive in this yarn, and it is a lot of work. I did an inch of seed stitch at the bottom of the ruffle. I love this pattern because it is seamless. You start with a provisional cast on and move up from the bottom of the legs, I grafted the stitches between the legs with Kitchener stitch. Then you pick up from the provisional cast on and do the ruffle.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKMbyeh6eN6DItuZfpPSVVpO6s67AyICUgaKG_DFkoAX-Wly09dBrtMwj0M_RLY-nQwz4LOtbeUbcgNRk753_SzPRiO96K_CYC-gZ6P0qhE-01CExpaBT6x9m-dUN8DfT2OtI0_kzE5PA/s1600/DSC03538.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463354289304413058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKMbyeh6eN6DItuZfpPSVVpO6s67AyICUgaKG_DFkoAX-Wly09dBrtMwj0M_RLY-nQwz4LOtbeUbcgNRk753_SzPRiO96K_CYC-gZ6P0qhE-01CExpaBT6x9m-dUN8DfT2OtI0_kzE5PA/s400/DSC03538.JPG" /></a> I also added a drawstring to hold them up better, last time I used elastic, but it showed through the waistband, so this time I did an I-cord. I hope it works, it's very hard to keep pants on when you are this thin and have no behind!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhaurM9SCUPiI-WShyphenhyphen0TZJ4PjwE1LldZcfsrAuMT7lv_m6blT2iVECNajS1_KEpHRvBLdPAahBMuKYodVd3ZQvXPNri-GNW-ErKkO_UY2qIUs9B-p25FTGcLyEv0VkZ-IbP7-VzWzyftH/s1600/DSC03537_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463354275243245026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhaurM9SCUPiI-WShyphenhyphen0TZJ4PjwE1LldZcfsrAuMT7lv_m6blT2iVECNajS1_KEpHRvBLdPAahBMuKYodVd3ZQvXPNri-GNW-ErKkO_UY2qIUs9B-p25FTGcLyEv0VkZ-IbP7-VzWzyftH/s400/DSC03537_edit.jpg" /></a></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-7418494687985241642010-03-18T16:30:00.000-07:002010-03-18T16:45:08.415-07:00FO: Peak's Island HoodToday the weather was beautiful and my husband home, so we managed to get some nicer photos of my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/brandyann/peaks-island-hood">Peak's Island Hood</a>. Another pattern by Ysolda, that I chose to make in Dale of Norway Harlequin. The yarn is a lovely soft tweedy green that is perfect in every way except gauge, but it wasn't totally critical for this project, so I went with it. It seems truly hard for me to find a good yarn at 16st/4"!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKvjyLydUQx01fcBDz3Gm0oyoVivbM2_Sm28bjfuj0_hohRG1izaEilkX6dJxzjKZHBNY6Bl6GdQlt6N635iywTyMa3zDr5aYvGAoYZClOvokXkltgWL1nANSUtWfikEgu74_TBwY96Cu/s1600-h/DSC03481_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450120686806639058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKvjyLydUQx01fcBDz3Gm0oyoVivbM2_Sm28bjfuj0_hohRG1izaEilkX6dJxzjKZHBNY6Bl6GdQlt6N635iywTyMa3zDr5aYvGAoYZClOvokXkltgWL1nANSUtWfikEgu74_TBwY96Cu/s400/DSC03481_edit.jpg" /></a> I love the look of seed stitch, even if I don't totally love knitting it, but since this wasn't a huge project, totally manageable. Some lovely wood buttons were found at my LYS to finish it off. I sewed them back to back with other buttons to stabilize them. I still need to tighten down the buttonholes a bit, they tend to come undone very easily.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUiR2WXmnU6rwWTEM1bwM33NAd6UkTNSg04PhPfcIxyF9meokdB8FsoxEqixFIkBF_byBkR9kCIDH3HuBwUmIEjTGQrQaho65YY63TPPx7zu1MD1t8pVyZiB29BwHKmkFruJxuMtFM4JA/s1600-h/DSC03482_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450120676215104738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUiR2WXmnU6rwWTEM1bwM33NAd6UkTNSg04PhPfcIxyF9meokdB8FsoxEqixFIkBF_byBkR9kCIDH3HuBwUmIEjTGQrQaho65YY63TPPx7zu1MD1t8pVyZiB29BwHKmkFruJxuMtFM4JA/s400/DSC03482_edit.jpg" /></a> I know it's a bit odd to model a woolly scarf in a t-shirt on a nice day!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgq8afcaDlKBujI2vKiQpazQOyvGi5r0KL2y9lUbjyo9s10qmV8ZEoh8wCrwikIRrmtW_TxJ9658nD8cH6dbe548R3Qk7KwuZSDGGiZrKrHdddEQ-NcL1U12iU72tnn3hQA9ZxLZRwUkt/s1600-h/DSC03485_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450120664916469042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgq8afcaDlKBujI2vKiQpazQOyvGi5r0KL2y9lUbjyo9s10qmV8ZEoh8wCrwikIRrmtW_TxJ9658nD8cH6dbe548R3Qk7KwuZSDGGiZrKrHdddEQ-NcL1U12iU72tnn3hQA9ZxLZRwUkt/s400/DSC03485_edit.jpg" /></a> The hood tends to fall down easily too..not sure how to fix that.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtTWGZ3NPPB8qnP-mUUAdb8B_dhgOL6rz5RI7Ler7SCUZTdN9W9iVfqhkvs2mkpZlLfxkw5LWkjbPlL8JGRUseGnzo5C2QzYlRqLhKD09wNAjyTpn1zmr8ckohcsU49LlUW70SMn29Kfe/s1600-h/DSC03487_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450120659928127074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtTWGZ3NPPB8qnP-mUUAdb8B_dhgOL6rz5RI7Ler7SCUZTdN9W9iVfqhkvs2mkpZlLfxkw5LWkjbPlL8JGRUseGnzo5C2QzYlRqLhKD09wNAjyTpn1zmr8ckohcsU49LlUW70SMn29Kfe/s400/DSC03487_edit.jpg" /></a> I have a bit leftover from the fourth skein of yarn, so the yardage estimation seems right. As another person mentioned I would recommend knitting a few more rows on the short end of the scarf, just before the buttonholes. I think this would make it drape and fit better. Altogether I would say I am 4 out of 5 stars pleased with the FO.</div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061278927707609071.post-35843261516828714882010-03-05T10:12:00.000-08:002010-03-05T10:40:57.501-08:00FO: DamsonI finally figured out how I wanted to edge Damson. I didn't like the plain bound off edge that I ended up with after I ran out of yarn. I did have a 450 yard skein, but I didn't have a size 6 needle, so I used a size 7. Yep, seems like I didn't think it out ahead of time as usual, but it is logical that a larger needle size is going to use more yarn. Dumb! Anyway, I tried a bunch of knitted lace edgings from my Nicky Epstein book yesterday, but none of them looked right, they were too lacy, and this shawl is more simple. I finally decided to pull out a book and work on a crocheted edge. One thing I appreciate about crochet edging is that you can easily try a little bit and see how it looks immediately. With a knitted border it seems like you have to knit the whole thing before you know whether you like it or not. So I wanted a border that was a little bitty scallop, sort of like the edging <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ysolda</span> put on it in the first place.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUrczod0lRVKAw7qVKiL4pIwVbVf_2GWfN4khlmQi1enm9qLGGNRHRU3oMHvKy-yLhS7_mezi54tuRmiFOkd-mb2jF-9GfyPX3wBMybfeT-LPGt3AeRisSrJATdx37R3vMEtJ0dMCVOnl/s1600-h/DSC03453_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445214816699201986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUrczod0lRVKAw7qVKiL4pIwVbVf_2GWfN4khlmQi1enm9qLGGNRHRU3oMHvKy-yLhS7_mezi54tuRmiFOkd-mb2jF-9GfyPX3wBMybfeT-LPGt3AeRisSrJATdx37R3vMEtJ0dMCVOnl/s400/DSC03453_edit.jpg" /></a> I wanted at least one row of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">sc</span> before the scallop, but I don't like the way <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">sc</span> looks at the pick-up row, so I ended up doing one row of reverse <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">sc</span>, which I liked better. Then I did the scallop by <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">sc</span> 1, ch 3, then sc 1 into the second stitch out (skipping one). Or (ch 3, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">sc</span>1)into every other stitch of the row of reverse <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">sc</span>. I hope one of those descriptions makes sense! :) I'm not experienced at describing crochet.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCB79QR_Rcvh1YOcPWY6K118JeVNyg5vlNvewr-8OIpBDjH9hAmNQZ20jAPdGk_-TaK_j1Lr1shUPhFS_e79dxmA6dxq9ymHwpJSgLLQT2ZoKQFBrJ2g69yaad-NY0BWupWqtVo3dox9js/s1600-h/DSC03454_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445214805582976338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCB79QR_Rcvh1YOcPWY6K118JeVNyg5vlNvewr-8OIpBDjH9hAmNQZ20jAPdGk_-TaK_j1Lr1shUPhFS_e79dxmA6dxq9ymHwpJSgLLQT2ZoKQFBrJ2g69yaad-NY0BWupWqtVo3dox9js/s400/DSC03454_edit.jpg" /></a>I like the result. My daughter modeled for me, and she is getting to be a bit of a ham for the camera. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNp3pMhvPEL_hZrPnA13ovR2PHnNFlwDHfgjn4v2c0zEunuHUcCFJnXhBc_u59P3YrMrR3jvC5VWGvWlt-VxQ6SiE8ll4gyF8rkhxLQQs-nOUZSNVmQn32iyTBS6uPWYLaCzh4xX3rVl2/s1600-h/DSC03455_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445214794363794258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNp3pMhvPEL_hZrPnA13ovR2PHnNFlwDHfgjn4v2c0zEunuHUcCFJnXhBc_u59P3YrMrR3jvC5VWGvWlt-VxQ6SiE8ll4gyF8rkhxLQQs-nOUZSNVmQn32iyTBS6uPWYLaCzh4xX3rVl2/s400/DSC03455_edit.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX-WUvK7wuSbwU2QdtnuESsoxtwcTDnWi49c4hb0xppydsiJHyztfaSEqsmG9S8OHcOPQpeQBV_bSpdVN6K7EUYynTyUkLoD_4ksUpzCYf7Pz7aXiuiVD60PlPykvgDlr5q4MFuLIfUkS/s1600-h/DSC03457_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445214787289125570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX-WUvK7wuSbwU2QdtnuESsoxtwcTDnWi49c4hb0xppydsiJHyztfaSEqsmG9S8OHcOPQpeQBV_bSpdVN6K7EUYynTyUkLoD_4ksUpzCYf7Pz7aXiuiVD60PlPykvgDlr5q4MFuLIfUkS/s400/DSC03457_edit.jpg" /></a>So, to sum up. This is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/damson-2">Damson</a> from <a href="http://ysolda.com/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ysolda</span></a>. I used <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Pagewood</span> Farms Yukon Hand Dyed Sock Yarn in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Camo</span> colorway, which I think is a horrible name for a beautiful yarn, one skein. Size 7 needles, edging in Opal sock yarn, brown.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPziVTCr-O_JGijEiikBAYgZcYHEUCfE6x6Zj64V7cSapb4pb3GXRqc2lIrSajVQ8SOJMMFm0rtpjrbWI91zq6-gdqY39fEboddhD-4jOFUXm65qi0sqH1TDnsmFhi7YciTlbTNSkj9hWw/s1600-h/DSC03461_edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445214774222277426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPziVTCr-O_JGijEiikBAYgZcYHEUCfE6x6Zj64V7cSapb4pb3GXRqc2lIrSajVQ8SOJMMFm0rtpjrbWI91zq6-gdqY39fEboddhD-4jOFUXm65qi0sqH1TDnsmFhi7YciTlbTNSkj9hWw/s400/DSC03461_edit.jpg" /></a>Isn't it pretty? I love it. </div><div>Next up is another <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ysolda</span> pattern project!</div><div> </div><div>And guess who I ran into in the post office this week? JC Briar! Yes, I totally walked up and introduced myself, she was mailing a pair of mittens, and I was mailing yarn I sold in my Etsy shop! Another reason I am really happy this week. (This is only my 3rd Etsy sale so I still get pretty thrilled.) So it appears that JC Briar lives in my town, and I didn't even know this! I wonder if anyone else in my town did? (In my local knitting community.) I was able to mention that I saw her name on the list of teachers for KnitNation in London in July. I feel like a bit of a stalker..eek!</div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00697719280970403373noreply@blogger.com1