Ooh . . . . Adrifil KnitCol
washable merino self-patterning dk
Aah . . . . Plymouth Suri Merino
alpaca/merino worsted blend
solids, heathers, and handpaints
yippee!!!
And now for some knitting: This is the swatch in-the-round for a fair isle pillow. The pillow will be the subject for a class coming up in October. I swatched the fair isle in the round, since that is the way I will be knitting the project. A regular stockinette swatch would not do the trick, since stranded colorwork pulls the stitch gauge in significantly, and I am also not purling at all. I will use my "swatch" as a very schnazzy travel-mug sleeve.
The swatch, I knit in 40 minutes. Then it took me 5 days to knit this? Two inches? This is just an example of how LITTLE knitting time I have. I'm going crazy! The pillow is looking lovely, regardless of how long it's taking. I am using Lamb's Pride worsted and Noro Kureyon for a much more complicated effect than I'd get with two solid colors. What do you think?
My birthday is this Friday. I'll be 25, and my sister Eileen will be 22. Are we feeling old yet? Come celebrate at the shop with me! All my favorite yarns will be 25% off. And let me tell you- I really like a lot of yarns!
4 comments:
yes, we ARE feeling old!!! at least i am! remember picking our breakfast and dinner and each getting our own cake? those were some good times. i wish i could be there for the sale and the other neat things that are going on at your shop, but just think, ill graduate this year and then ill be home forever! haha...maybe ;) nice pattern, but i dont think that im quite there yet! haha...love you!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATE!!!
oooh I really like the yarns you are using for the Fair Isle pillow. The fade of colors from the Noro yarn looks really neat!
Kate...really enjoyed the 'sit and knit' time. Am thinking the Adrifil Knit Col(?)you pictured in DK will be perfect for my list of DK things I need to start for Christmas gifts...The book I mentioned is Knit Together, by Debbie Macomber...just published in Aug., and is her 1st non-fiction after 150 novels...and subtitled Discover God's Pattern for Your Life...she sure is an encouraging woman, and speaks of her (long) journey into writing....
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