So, its been a bit and I've been productive

Work has been a bit nutty lately. I've pretty much lived there for the last three weeks. I finally have tonight off thanks to a scheduling error. So in more entertaining news; I have finished the Cable and Eyelet hat! It also fits my tiny head, which is great news for me.

I am quite pleased with the outcome. I used only the one skein, so I have another one to do something else with or another one of these, whichever. As I have stated earlier I found the Baby Llama to be on the light side for a worsted and I hold to that. I wont be using this yarn for typical worsted projects again. I'll probably substitute it for a sport(DK, whatever) I still do like its softness though and the llama smell comes through just enough to be fun.
I started another project of course. Dream Shrug is the pattern name. I am using Trendsetter Dune. So far, I have very mixed feelings about this yarn. It is double stranded but not plied. Its mohair and then wool/polymide. The mohair must be stretchier or something because it is separating from the other strand and making me nutty. The knitted work is gorgeous but the ever lengthening divide is really getting on my nerves. Plus the yarn was not anywhere near cheap so I defiantly don't want to waste a shred of it! Suggestions or advise would greatly be appreciated.
Happy knitting everybody.

Comments

Knit Crochet Blog Week Day One

Day One (Monday 11th May): If You Were Yarn. If you were a type or brand of yarn, which would you be? Are you a classic pure wool? Is there extra tension but a bit of bounce in you because of your high twist? Would you be more like a high-maintenance, strictly hand-wash fluffy angora or a ‘bring it on’ acrylic, bravely heading into the world of possible baby-sick laundering disasters knowing that you will always come out bright and unharmed? If I had been asked this question back in January of 2014 I think my answer would be very different from the one I'm about to give today. Since that time I have started my second new job and have moved my entire household to a smaller city. Granted the move was what I wanted, but there has been a transition period for me after leaving everything I'd known and become accustomed to behind after 12 years. I've made new friends twice, gotten used to different policie...

Year of Projects: Week 45

No post last week as we were all down with a nasty stomach bug. I finally started feeling better on Friday. I didn't get very much done because of it. I didn't even get out of bed last Sunday. I was able to finish the Sunset Hat . I think it turned out nicely. I was worried the Glitter and the Sunset colorways would be too similar, which is why I put the English Rose in between them, but I think the combo works pretty well. I finished up one more dish cloth; another Star Fish type so I won't post another identical picture. I've made one more dishcloth since the Nerdopolis tournament ended on the 30th. We're in a break month now. I had hoped to get a few rows done on my Holden shawl, but that didn't happen. I'm going to try to get it done this month. There is a fiber festival in June, the CNY Fiber Fest, so I'm starting to plan for that. I went last year and it was very fun....

YOP: Week 30 Lewis County Fair 24

I wanted to do a quick update about the Fair. We kept it really low key this year. I entered 10 items into the fair and we only went one day to just look around. We refrained from rides and excessive amounts of fair food. So, onto my entries: I entered: a sewn tote bag, which I think I blogged about a few weeks ago. It got first place then went on to win Best in Show. Sewn Tote with Best in Show ribbon I also entered the beaded shawl I finished in June, that also won a blue ribbon and went on to receive Best in Show. Beaded Holden mixed among other Best in Show items Six of my other items also won blue ribbons: Liara's socks Mandy Cowl Killer Queen Cowl Clean Windmill Dishcloth set Sacket's Harbor Mittens and Drops of Spring Fingerless Mitts The second place ribbon I received for my Hum Beanie is also in this picture. Then I received third place for Sunset Hat. The first and second place entries for this class are in this picture ...

Knitting, Sci-fi and other stuff...

Search This Blog