Plugging Along!

Almost done these socks for my youngest.  Just turned the heels on the 2nd pair.  These are made with  Knit Picks Felici in the colorway Rainbow.  It's done with my go to Wendy Johnson pattern.

This is my first Dee O'Keefe shawl (Ashton Shawlette).  The yarn is by Gourmet Stash which no long sells yarn or fiber.  You can't see the sparkles in the yarn.

This is Watchet by Hunter Hammersen.  I'm knitting it with a self striping yarn so I'm not sure how it will turn out.  Right now it looks cool.

I had hope to finish this for the County Fair but the deadline will be September.  We will see.  I have plenty of shawls and hat to enter.

This is Alivia by Vanessa Smith.  I can't wait till its finished.

I'm almost done this braid.  I can't wait to see how it n-ply.  So far I love the spin!  It's The Big O by Gale's Art.

Back To the Regular Schedule

These socks need to be done for Christmas.  I finally finished one and started the 2nd one.  It's the 7 inches of ribbing that takes me forever.  I have to take breaks from it.

On the spinning front.  I got this BFL wool swirl at Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.  It's called The Big O.  I'm not usually crazy about BFL but I love the colors and how it feels.

One of my big projects.  One more tentacle and then I can work the body of this Kraken scarf.

I seem to have one finished sock for all my sock projects.  This is recycling of yarn that was used for leg warmers.  One is done.  Working on the 2nd.  It's for someone with 10.5 size feet!

A beaded project.  I think I have 13 more repeats then it will be short rows and go a lot faster.

Getting Stuff Done!

My latest simple sock pattern with striping yarn.  It's my go to pattern from Wendy Knits and the yarn is On Beach Time Tumbleweed Yarn Aurora Fingering Weight.

 My test knit wrap is all done.  It took 65 hours and I still have to wash & block it.  I love Ambah's patterns!  http://www.ravelry.com/stores/ambah

My last Tour De Fleece yarn.  It's about half way through plying.  Good thing since today is the last day of Tour De Fleece.

My last sort of test knit.  I got the pattern free as long as I finish the knit by Aug 30th.  I think I will make the deadline.  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/anemone-hat-2  I'm getting much better at color work!  It's done with my handspun so that is why you got the differences in color.

Yarn Prize!

It finally arrived.  For some reason it decided to stay an extra day at the post office.

It's a kit to knit:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hassonite  You can get a kit here:  http://infinitetwist.com/shop/hassonite-by-corrina-ferguson  There was no tags but I think its Celery and Dovecote.

Fashion Shoot

I need to reshoot pictures of all my shawls on JoAnn now.

Meet JoAnn!

I named her after the store I bought her from.  They have a 25% off coupon including sale items.  I should be able to take much better pictures now. :)

Finished Yarn!

I got 227 yards of 18 WPI (sport weight) of my ITW (Into The Whirled) 50A/30M/20S (Alpaca/Merino/Silk) Sentinel.

Of course I started another one.  ITW Pamukkale Polwarth

One Done, One To Go!

It's all done!  I just need to weave in the ends and block.  I didn't get the 10" length but then again I didn't knit till 6.5" before decrease.  The owner loves it!

Progress Shots

I have lots on my plate right now.  I need to finish a KAL.  Hopefully I won't run out of yarn before I can bind off.

Here is my latest shot of my Tour De Fleece progress.  I think I have a couple of days before I ply.  It depends on how much time I spend spinning.

Here is my progress on my test knit hat.  I signed up for it since a hat usually doesn't take much time.  I like how its coming and you will be seeing more of this pattern.  You will definitely see a purple version.  It's nice that I can use leftover yarn from other hats.

Does this hat's color look familiar?

This is my test knit shawl.  It's at 29 repeats.  Only 19 more to go and then the decrease.

Another Test Knit

I am a glutton for punishment!  I have a HUGE shawl (over 1,000 yards) test shawl that needs to be done by the end of July.  July is Tour De Fleece for which my goal this year is just to spin each day.  I missed one and will probably miss a couple more days due to travel.  Then I decide to sign up for another test knit.  I have to say though that both my girls wanted a hat from the test knit.  I hope it will go fast.  I did managed to finish the brim last night and it should be quick after the color work.  If you want to check out the pattern, look here:  http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/knit-wit-designs-fans/3458834/1-25#22

Tour De Fleece 2016!

I'm on Team Into The Whirled.  I'm a captain for BME team but I managed to finish all my BME fiber so I'm just commenting and encouraging.  Here is my progress for Day 1!

50/30/20 Alpaca/Merino/Silk Blended Top in colorway Sentinel