Thursday, October 27, 2011
Artisinal...
Sock yarn, that is. I give Hazel Knits huge props for the beauty of her dye colors.
Rick's Cognac
Meadow
Coleus
This is a club you can actually join a month or two at a time, and you get some awesome sock yarn for your money.
Today is my 21st wedding anniversary. Wait. Is that possible? Sheesh.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Drinks Are On Me...
or at least, on my yarn! This was another yarn club that I joined in the last year. I love Yarntini semi-solid yarns and this club appealed. I think there were some issues with the dyer taking on more than she could handle as the shipments got stretched out over a longer period than we were originally "promised". Actually, I think her main "helper", her husband, got pulled away to school! I am not sure she is going to do a club like this again. Her yarn is still available over at her etsy shop, however.
There was the Pink Squirrel colorway! (To read a GREAT story about the Pink Squirrel cocktail on the Orient Express, check out Pamie.com here.)
There was also Mai Tai,
Lastly, there was the Cotton Candy colorway.
I have hope with my new stashbusting drive, I will be using some of these within the next year!
Monday, October 17, 2011
Smooth as Caramel
Especially when it's knit up with that yummy Plucky Knitter Primo Worsted. Feels very much like the Madelinetosh Tosh Sport I've worked with before.
It's supposed to look like this when it's done:
Free pattern here on this website. Wouldn't it be nice to have a warm Caramel to wear for Halloween?
Lots of ends to be sewn in though. Stay Tuned for end results!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
DUDE!!!!!!!!!
I haven't finished a sweater in AGES I am telling you. Then this pattern came along and my 19 year old son loved it and he wanted one. Enthusiastically. That does not happen often in my house of men. He even wore it OUT and allowed a photo of him wearing it to go up on FACEBOOK! (Of course, I am not allowed to post that photo, plus, for some reason, he is wearing it inside out.)
Pattern: The Dude by Andrea Rangel Yarn: Cascade Yarns Ecological Wool Color: Creme/Deep Brown/Heather Grey Brown Needles: US 4, 6, 10 and 11 Started: August 10, 2011 Completed: September 30, 2011 Note: Andrea did a lovely job writing this pattern based on the cardigan worn by The Dude in The Big Lebowski. It knit up quickly and easily fit the measurements of my son. Since he declined the zipper, it was even easier than she wrote the pattern!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Plucky Thing!
So, while I did very little yarn shopping this year, that does not mean there was no yarn coming in to my home. I joined a couple of yarn clubs and didn't really get around to logging them into the stash until just last week. The first was The Plucky Classics:
There is the Plucky Knitter Primo Worsted in Goin' Courtin' (4 skeins).
There is the Plucky Knitter Primo Worsted in The Hills are Alive (4 skeins).
Also - there was this - but I've destashed it already:
This is Thornfield Hall, or it was. The good thing about this yarn is that it holds it value and people are ready to pay to get some!
The red and the grey up above are currently being knit into a very cool striped cardigan call Caramel by Isabell Kraemer. (Free downloadable pattern, by the way!)
Friday, October 07, 2011
Have you seen the Honey Badger video?
(umm, NSFW)
Pattern: Honey Badger by Irishgirlieknits (free Ravelry download) Yarn: Alchemy Juniper Color: Blue Green Needles: US 1 1/2 - 2.5 mm Started: September 17, 2011 Completed: September 26, 2011 Note: Oh boy, this one has been in my stash for a looooong time. It knit up beautifully and made some handsome Honey Badgers! Honey Badger don't care!
ETA: I had this ready to go later this week, but since Turtlegirl beat me to the Honey Badger reference - I thought I'd throw this out right now!
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Great and Flowerful Oz
This pattern is actually The Great and Powerful Oz from the Wizard of Oz Woolgirl Sock Club that I belonged to. It seems like it was ages ago, but who can tell? Woolgirl is no longer a retail store, but she still does kits and clubs. The yarn is BMFA Lightweight sock yarn in the Flower Power colorway. This has been in my stash for AGES! I just checked, and it's been there for so long that the colorway is discontinued!
Monday, October 03, 2011
Well this is just becoming ridiculous!
Actually, it has been ridiculous for quite a while. I must just be terribly busy with my normal life to be missing out on blogging for an entire month! It's not like I've been enjoying the local sports scene or anything. I mean. Seriously? The Twins, the Vikings, youch? In the meantime, coming off of the needles has been this:
Pattern: Wingmen Men's Sock by Wendy Gaal Yarn: Knitters Brewing Company Sock-aholic Color: Last Call and Butterscotch Schnaaps Needles: US 1 - 2.25 mm Started: August 6, 2011 Completed: September 14, 2011 Note: I seem to be clothing the college boy entirely in hand-knitted items. These went directly on his feet, and the next item I finished went directly on his back. It's rather delightful to have my gifts so well received.
So here you go off into the ether little blog post. Let's see if anyone is still reading!
