Finished Project: Felted Potholders
Project Specs:
Pattern: I made it up. Hey, it’s just a garter stitch square. I did use two strands held together. Then I knit around for the border.
Yarn: Cascade 220
Needles: US 13 aluminum straight needles, and US 13 16# addi turbo needles
Size: about 8″ x 8″ after felting
My Blog Links: This, That and Everything in Between
I had actually made three of these, but one of them I crocheted the edge way too tightly. So after felting, it looked bad. Lesson learned. These were mailed off last week to my brother and sister-in-law. I haven’t heard yet if they’ve received them.
Finished Project-Midwest Moonlight
Project Specs:
Pattern: Midwest Moonlight from Scarf Style
Yarn: Silky Wool by Elsebeth Lavold
Needles: US 6 bamboo straight needles
My Blog Links: Hurray for Super Bowls, International Scarf Exchange
I love the Silky Wool yarn. I hope to use it again, maybe in the Halle Pullover.
I got a thank you note from my scarf pal last week and it sounds like she really likes it. Thank goodness. I’m a little less sad now about it being gone.
Hurray for Super Bowls
I got to spend the day at Webs knitting nearly 4 hours straight at their yearly Super Bowl Sunday event. It was nice to see many familiar faces and to meet and talk to some new people too. While I was there someone mentioned Northampton Wools having a 30% off sale. I’ve been mulling over what to do about the cuffs and hem of the Misti V-neck Pullover and knew Northampton Wools had some Crystal Palace Kid Merino in a color that may work with my sweater. So I made a quick stop on the way home to pick it up and of course noticed some cool rubber ring markers and got those too. Hopefully I’ll stop flicking my stitch markers across the room.
I finished weaving in the ends of my Moonlight Madness scarf and hopefully will block it and mail it sometime this week. I also hope to get the finished potholders sent out this week too.
I’m making a lacey camisole using Plymouth Yarn’s Royal Bamboo for the store. But I’ve already made a mistake that I can’t ignore.
The lace panel is supposed to have two columns of yarn overs on either side with yarn over V’s going up the middle. You’d think I was drinking heavily when knitting this. But honest, I wasn’t. Time to start over.
I was madly knitting the Picovoli today and had to try it on when I got home to see if it was going to fit.
Looking good so far, except for the neck flipping over in the back and front. But I haven’t even tried blocking it yet, so hopefully that will get better.
Oh, and by the way, I really like working at Webs. I worked two days last week and everyone is so nice and helpful. And then there’s all that touching yarn and talking about knitting and helping customers. It’s been fun so far.
