Finished Projects

I finished two projects yesterday. The seams are sewn and the ends are put in. Totally finished and the count is growing for projects that I have completed. 

Both are the Traveler Cowl by Andrea Mowry (pattern purchased on Ravelry).

Yarn: Dream State (3 skeins of Valley Girl)

Needles: 4.5mm

Yarn: Dyed in the Wool (3 skeins of Sea Spray)

Needles: 3.75mm

I wore my cowl in the store today and it is weightless. You don’t know that you are wearing it.

The next time Lynn is in I will get pictures of her wearing the cowls. I didn’t have time to take a mannequin outside today.

Stephen West has a new shawl called Stripeometry (pattern purchased on Ravelry).

Choose three colors of fingering weight yarn to knit the geometric striped shawl. This shawl is knitted with short rows and increases and decreases to form the angular shapes. Each section is knitted individually with different sized stripes while you pick up stitches from a previous section for an entirely seamless process. Go bold with a high contrast color combo or play with more similar shades for a shadow effect. This shawl works well with all kinds of yarn from solid and semi-solids to speckles and self-striping yarns. Dive into the easy garter stitch rows and experience the playful Stripeometry Shawl!

Photos © Stephen West

This is Grapevine by Brian Smith (pattern purchased on Ravelry).

This boomerang shaped shawl uses a ten skein mini skein pack from Emma’s yarns. The colors shift from root to fruit, with an overall bobble pattern on stocking stitch.

We have Emma’s Theme Packs in stock and there will be two new colourways coming next week.

These are available online to preorder.

This is Zauberball Crazy Cotton Starke 4. The yarn should be arriving early next week and I think it would be perfect for a summer weight Traveler Cowl.

Experience the coolness of 100% Long-staple Greek Cotton, spun into shifting, marled color combinations. Created using a new water-based environmentally friendly technology, Zauberball® Crazy Cotton Starke 4 is gentle on the skin, lightweight, and the perfect choice for your next project!

There are 459 yards in a 100gram ball. 

The suggested needles are 2mm - 3.5mm.

Another new yarn coming is Alb Zauber Extra. If you’re looking to knit heavier socks this yarn will work. 

Virgin Wool combined with eco-friendly Biodegradable Nylon for a worsted weight yarn spun with Schoppel’s keen eye for a kaleidoscope of colors in a 50g ball.

75% Virgin Wool

25% Biodegradable Nylon

126 yards in a 50gram ball

4mm-5mm needles (worsted weight)

I wrote a very long post today to make up for the lack of post yesterday. Dad and Fred came for pancake breakfast. Then they were back in the afternoon to help make lasagna for Easter Dinner. 28 are coming so we’ll have a full house. After they left I put my feet up and knit. And knit.

I’ve divided for the armholes on my Calypso Worsted and now I’m working around and around on the body. I will try and lay it out at home for pictures - I forgot to bring it to work today.

Tonight is Pizza Saturday and then we need to tidy for tomorrow. The yarn around my knitting chair is spreading and I need to get it under control 🙂