More Sample Knits

The last of them for the year!  Excuse the ends.  I usually weave them in after they are washed.

Needles:  Size 6 circular

Yarn:  Swans Island Natural Colors Merino Worsted in Fig

Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/blackberry-mitts

Needles:  Size 2 and 4 circular

Yarn:  Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool in  Kimono and Pick Your Poison

Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hank-7

Needles:  Size 7 and 9 circular

Yarn:  Swans Island Natural Colors Merino Worsted in Fig

Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/beloved--aran-

Almost 3,000 yards!

I finally finished this HUGE Mermaid Blanket for my daughter.  It took almost 3,000 yards of yarn.  It's worsted weight held double.  I couldn't knit on it during the hot Arizona summers.  I'm so glad its done.  She picked the colors.

Since I finished one blanket, I couldn't help but start another one.  This one is a patchwork one.  It will be a nice small project to take.  I hope I will able to sew all the squares together when I'm done.  I don't like sewing knitted pieces.  Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/patchwork-triangles

Here is another test knit hat.  It shouldn't take long to finish.  It will be interesting to see if the pattern gets lost with the variegated yarn or not.

First or Second and A Surprise At Fairs!

Here is a group shot.  All the items with their ribbons at Arizona State Fair.

Here is a group shot with all the ribbons from Arizona State Fair and Cochise County Fair.

This shawl got First place at County and Second Place at State.  Yarn:  Alisha Goes Around Panoply of Peacocks Fingering in Mark Anthony.  Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jaali-2

Ever year I knit up one of my hand spun yarns into a shawl to enter the next year's Fairs.  This was last years First place winning yarn and I got Best Spinner for it.  I got First place at State and County.  Yarn:  JulieSpins Merino Yak Silk in Colonial.  Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sunshine-and-shadows-2

I got First place at State and County for this test knit hat.  Yarn:  The Verdant Gryphon Traveller in Hot Pink ELC and  madelinetosh DK Twist in Carnation  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bridge-walker-hat

This was another sort of test knit.  It's was knitted in my hand spun yarn.  It got First at County and Second at State.  Yarn:  Wool Gathering July 2013 Fiber Adventure Club and JulieSpins Targhee in Glacier.  Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/anemone-hat-2

This won Best in Show at State and First Place.  It was also First place at County.  Into The Whirled 50/30/20 Alpaca/Merino/Silk Blended Top in Sentinel.

This won First place at State and County.  Bee Mice Elf BFL Top in Nile.

This only got First place at County and nothing at State.  It's Loop!

Self Striping Spontaneous Spinning Roving BULLSEYE Bump in Quantum Leap.

Here is my bag of ribbons.  I had to get a bigger bag to put them in.  I've been entering the County Fair since 2013 and Arizona State since 2014.

A Break from Sample Knitting

My Sample knit shawl.  It was mailed on Saturday morning and it arrived on Monday.  It was super fast!  She has more smaller projects but I'm not in a rush to get them.

This shawl is a Christmas present for the wife of my husband's co worker.  I need to get it done!

These slippers are for me but I have 2 more pairs to make.

These socks for my daughter are almost done!!

On the wheel is some lovely 15.5 micron merino and its so nice!!

The last of the rolags are spun up!

This is actually starting to look like a cardigan.  Never mind the fact that I started it 3 years ago!

Another test knit hat.  It's a good way to make sure that I get it knitted and done.  It's for the lady at Safeway that makes sandwiches.  She is really good and going to retire in February.