New from Andrea Mowry

This is the Poppy Pullover by Andrea Mowry. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Photos © Andrea Mowry

This is the story of when you let the yarn tell you what it wants to be. I held on to this yarn for the better part of 3 years. It definitely fell into that “I love it so much I’m afraid to use to it” category. So I waited. I swatched. I sketched. I cast on, I tore it out, I tried again. And then it all fell into place. Sweet eyelets, delicate bobbles, a soft halo, and my new favorite sweater. I love it so much, I wore it during my Keynote speech as Knitting Live. I hope you will love it, too!

This sweater is knit from the top down (meaning you can try it on as you go and add length to suit your own personal style!), beginning with the collar. The circular yoke is adorned with sweet little eyelets and bobbles. Once the yoke is completed, you will separate the sleeves placing them on hold while the body is finished and then the sleeves are returned to the needle, picking up stitches for the underarm for a totally seamless sweater!

We’re at sea today and I’m sitting on my balcony. The sun is shining (sorry) and it’s almost too hot.

Here is my knitting. I did a bit earlier today and then headed off for adventures on the ship. It’s later now. The sun is almost set and I’m back on my balcony. There is a bit of wind and it is beautiful.

Yesterday we were in Curaçao. Here are some pictures from my day. I did the trolley train through the city.

The weather was beautiful and somehow I ended up with a red face from the sun. I tried to limit my sun time today.

Sorry my pictures are a bit out of order. That was a virgin strawberry daiquiri in the picture in case you think I might have had a bit too much today. Yesterday morning coming into Curaçao.

The pilot boat. The pilot comes out and navigates the ship into the port. He is more familiar with the water than the captain of the ship.

The colourful buildings are amazing.

A farmers market. The fruits and vegetables looked amazing.

Now it’s time for a bit of knitting. I had a huge lunch so dinner is on hold for a while. Probably some pizza later. The ship has very good pizza. Have a good evening. Tomorrow is another sea day and I hope to divide for my sleeves. 

A day in Aruba

I was awake early again this morning. 

This was 6:20am as we were getting close to Aruba.

When I got off the ship I took a cab to Palm Beach. There were others in the cab who were going to the lighthouse so we went there first. I should have jumped out for a few pictures. These were from the drive back. It was a bit of a desert area with cactus everywhere.

Palm Beach has all the expensive hotels. The area was beautiful.

I had lunch at On The Rocks. The food was great if you’re ever in Aruba.

The piano player was in the elevator when I left dinner. He wasn’t as good as the ones I’ve seen on other ships but it’s still fun to ride with him.

We’re here until 10:30pm so the ship is only half full. I spent a great afternoon at the pool reading a book. No knitting today. And my post doesn’t have knitting content because I’m writing fast so I can go see the aqua show.

I’m sorry to say that I’m sitting in a tshirt because the weather is beautiful. Have a good evening and I’ll try to add knitting content tomorrow.

In the middle of the ocean

I had a great day but didn’t do much. Knitting (tomorrow I hope to divide for the sleeves), eating (way too much of that), napping, walking around and a bit of time in the casino.

I was knitting in Central Park this afternoon. Lots of people stopped to comment.

I woke up to rain.

There are great areas on the ship for kids. 

It’s faint but I could see a rainbow from my balcony this afternoon.

Tomorrow we are in Aruba. We dock at 8am and don’t leave port until 10pm. My plan is breakfast and then a cab to a popular beach area. There are hotels, restaurants and lots of shopping. I don’t know if there will be a post tomorrow so I’m going to give you a heads up. Andrea Mowry has a new pattern dropping. From what I could guess from her post on Instagram the sweater is knit with a strand of fingering weight and a strand of laceweight mohair/silk. 

Have a good evening. I’m heading back out. There is a comedy show and a few other shows happening. The list of daily activities is long.

We’re on our way

Lynn’s sweater is growing and it looks great. She should have it finished by the time I get home.

I was able to get quite a bit done on my sweater. The last increases have been working. After the next pattern repeat (the flowers) I will be dividing for the sleeves.

I’ll get better pictures tomorrow in the sun light.

Central Park. I’m on a ship I haven’t been on before. I’ve been on sister ships so there are a lot of similarities.

Starbucks

Pizza

I’m sitting on my balcony while I’m writing. The weather is beautiful - sorry. Now time for dinner. Then more exploring. I like to see every inch of the ship.