A little yarn for my stash

Dream Everlasting
Rain Cloud
100% superwash Australian merino wool 12 ply dk
275 yds - 100 grams 
1 skein

Noro Cash Iroho  - 02 Black

Silk - Lamb's Wool - Cashmere - Nylon

2 skeins @ 91 meters

Noro Silk Garden Sock 269

beige & creams

300 meters - 1 skein

 

Noro Taiyo Sock

TS-03 purple-teals-blues

Cotton - Wool - Nylon - Silk

1 skein - 420 meters 

 Deborah Norville Serenity Sock
Superwash merino-bamboo-nylon
Lavender-Topaz
2 balls @ 230 yds

Cascade Yarns Venezia -Worsted

Merino wool & silk

132 - natural beige

2 skeins @219 yards

 

Noro Shirakaba 14

Reds Silk-Cotton-Wool

2 skeins @ 125 meters

Serious Shawlette/Yarn Addiction Period

  My 2nd shawlette!  All finished, blocked & photographed. OMG. Love it as much as the first. Just need cooler weather, so I can wear it to work. 

I've learned a lot by knitting these "beginner" lace scarves---that is I've learned what NOT to do.  And please, would I just follow instructions & suggestions... one of these days !! 

Next time I will end the first skein before I run out, also remembering to join the 2nd skein at the end of a row (not in the middle).  I may not use every single iota of yarn yardage, but the  'lace points' will match and I won't be scrambling at the end to finish. I think (this time) I have learned that suggestions are made by experienced knitters FOR A REASON. I will pay attention from now on.            

I used the same Chinook Scarf pattern, but this time tried a different fine yarn:
Alpaca Silk by Blue Sky Alpacas
DK / 8 ply   Content:  50% Alpaca, 50% Silk
Yardage: 146 yards (134 meters)
Unit weight: 50 grams (1.76 ounces)
I used 2 skeins - 292.0 yards (267.0m)
Needle:   US 5 - 3.75 mm
Color: 110 Ecru                                          

I've started another small lace shawl - in the Elsabeth Lavold Hempathy. A teal-pine-green color. The pattern is  Saroyan by Liz Abinante.  More later, only just started knitting the first leaf.

A quick trip to Tucson/visit an old friend resulted in 2 LYS stops---well of course! Add 3 more yarns to my stash. Surely all the yarn I can possibly handle, in a lifetime. Or at least in 2012.   
The yellow Malabrigo is for my friend's mother; she will celebrate 100 years in November. What better reason to buy yarn/knit a shawlette for her, in her favorite color: yellow.

And I bought some other interesting yarns, but what to make?   Next project/learning experience will be the triangular style shawl.  Another 3 balls of the Elsabeth Lavold Hempathy, only in a silver grey.  Lovely lovely yarn. Nice weight/mix for this hot climate (cotton, hemp & rayon).

Then 3 skeins of Berroco Seduce. Darker greyish. Yum.

Can't wait to make something out of it.

More yarn please. I'm into shawls

Need more time. Certainly not less yarn.

I keep finding beautifully irresistible yarn.

And special patterns I can't wait to try.

More time, please.

Louisa Harding Kashmir DK

 Cascade Venezia Worsted. Lace scarf, please.

 Aslan Trends Ecolana in a beautiful natural oatmeal. Hat maybe?

Love my Noro Silk Garden, 2 skeins of this.

Maybe a hat, for a friend who wants a warm winter hat?

Cotton Ease is great for a Charity blanket, a cotton acrylic blend.

Nice to work with.

Rowan Pima Cotton DK, a lovely grey. I love grays.

Cannot wait to knit with the Blue Sky Alpaca, a silk & Alpaca blend.
I think a lace shawlette is in order.

Wool & Bamboo from JoAnn's,  a shawl with this...I think

Donkeys & Traveling & Knitting--Oh My!



Chinook Pattern in Malabrigo Yarn

 I've been getting 'round, past few weeks.  Most recently to Tucson for the wedding of a friend's daughter. Naturally (besides the wedding) I visited 2 local yarn shops (LYS) I'd never been to: Purls, out on Broadway & Kolb, and Tucson Yarn Company on Oracle.  both are terrific stores, carry an awesome selection, have wonderful staff to help me buy more yarn (!) Sure, like I actually need more yarn. Like need has anything to do with acquiring more yarn.

I finally gave in & bought some Malabrigo, 2 skeins in fact. That's enough to make 'something' in the way of a scarf or cowl or shawl  ....and after several hours perusing the Ravelry patterns, I decided today on the Chinook. Simple enough but still a little lace for a challenge...beautifully showing off Amaroso colors. I've been seeing & reading about the fine qualities of Malabrigo from Uruguay - so now I'll find out for myself what all the fuss is about. I'm seriously liking the yarn so far.

The pattern is called Chinook Scarf by Ali Green

7-18-11 UPDATE - It's finished & I love it !

I love the color the yarn the pattern !

Update 7-18-11: I hate this afghan.

 I continued working on the 3x3 ribbed afghan I started a few weeks ago. Using up some stash: natural kitchen cotton, Wool-ease & left over Paton's Silk Bamboo, on size 11 needles, for the end of my bed. Again. A bigger, longer, wider, better-made natural throw/afghan for the end of my bed. Again. No pattern here either, just 3x3 ribbing. Pattern notes to follow.

Here's my Oxford Grey Cable & Ribbed Scarf, in progress. Making it to go with the Grey cabled hat for Bjorn. The Lion Brand Wool-Ease Heather Grey is  soft, squishy, nice. This my own variation of cable & rib stitches, will do pattern later.

Oh yes, I did find time between the knitting stores & actual knitting, to attend the wedding. A western-style Wedding! Lots of fun, beautiful weather in the desert, country music and then my favorite: 

 Cake, I LOVED the cake! The boots were cake too.

my favorite food: carbs with frosting! 

Not done yet:

A few weekends ago, I traveled to South Texas to deliver Dad to my sister, for his little 2-month visit. Had a nice time catching up with sister, and short day-trip to the Ranch --- visited with all the horses, donkeys, cattle, & dogs.

The donkeys Emmy, Lucy, Fritz & Max are my favorites. 

Nevada is particularly handsome-for a horse. 

Then the dogs (these 4 anyway) needed their treats too

(Beau, Chaser, Duke & Daisy) 

Seriously- Lucy is  so aptly named- what a clown!

Silly Lucy

Projects & Yarn & Unfinished Projects

And never enough time, ever.  oh well. I managed to buy more yarn, of course :) always enough time for that! My favorite LYS has a stack of Sports Illustrated & comfortable chairs. Dad's happy to sit & read while I browse & buy. Perfect! I acquired 12 balls of Rowan Cotton Jeans in a lovely dark navy with little specks. No idea what it'll become, but enough for a top.

My desire for a thick, home-made hotpad prompted this little group:  Cotton Kitchen Set in Seed Stitch

I experimented with 4, 3 & 2 strands of various Pisgah kitchen cotton in natural, held together on either 8, 9 or 10 needles & all in seed stitch. 

The little scrubby in front was 2 strands on size 8 needles, then used a sewing needle & tulle/net to stitch over, for added scrubbiness.

The Sunshine Baby Blanket, still a WIP.  Slow going & boring, but...!!!  A reversible pattern, which I like in a blanket. The Bernat Cottontots is so soft. The pattern is from Project Linus, the Sideways Shell Baby Blanket - see pattern on sidebar.

My other project in progress is the Ribbed Knit Top.

First clothing project (for me) and the basic rib is getting boring. Pattern is free from Lion Brand, will add. Yarn is Arucania Cotton.

And lastly, this worthless &%#$@ Knit Prayer Shawl

It'll never be finished, as far as I'm concerned. I always find something else to do.  Maybe I will start praying?

Pattern is one of the free prayer shawls from Lion Brand patterns and using Homespun, which I don't like either - but was a request from a co-worker & so was the yarn. yuk.