One of a Kind Nightshift Kits in Dream State

I was on a mission today and put together kits for Andrea Mowry’s Nightshift (pattern purchased on Ravelry) using Spincycle Dream State.

These kits are One of a Kind. If you are interested in a sold out kit let me know and I will try and put together something close.

I have knit many Nightshift kits in Dream State and they are all beautiful.

Nightshift Photos © Andrea Mowry

As I was writing my post I kept coming up with more combinations. 

I spent time with the skeins putting them in the best order for the shawl. The actual skeins are marked A-F (A is the far left on the picture). You can use the colours in whatever order you want - this is just a suggestion.

I wasn’t lying when I said I couldn’t stop.

The saddle is finished on my Antipodes. Not great pictures but it’s hard to photograph. Once I get the back stitches picked up I will be able to show you better.

Dad has been bugging Beth for days to cut the grass. It’s been so hot that Beth has said no but tonight they’re doing the backyard. Beth will have to wrestle the lawn mower away from dad and get him to rest. He is going to be exhausted when he’s done but it’s great exercise.

Now it’s time to pick up stitches.

Elza Sweater

Zanete Knits has a new pattern. The sweater is beautiful.

You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Use code RAV_ELZA to get a 15% discount. Code is valid until 8th February 23:59 GMT.

Introducing the Elza Sweater, the first garment in a new collection inspired by motifs I have seen on traditional Latvian mittens. 

The design is a raglan with simple shaping and all-over stranded colourwork so you can enjoy the process of savouring every stitch. It is worked top down seamlessly in the round, although the neckline area is worked flat. 

The chart is a simple, repetitive symmetric motif with predominantly short floats. It has a very intuitive rhythm and makes for a relaxing project. 

Using a colour-changing gradient as the main colour adds to the intrigue and makes the project more addictive. I recommend using colour combinations with high contrast so the intricate motif stands out. Any sport weight yarn that gets the gauge and works well for stranded colourwork will be a perfect choice for this project.

I worked from home yesterday and placed orders including a restock a Soak. All scents should be back in stock next week.

This was my set up yesterday and this afternoon. 

My Nightshift has been cast off. It needs a good blocking.

I pulled out a part finished Traveler Cowl to work on. This is Eleventh Hour Dyed in the Wool.

I wind all my skeins before I start and plan the order.

Then I put each ball in a Ziplock bag and mark the ball number. I also mark if I’m going to work from the inside or the outside. This makes my colours continue in the same order when I join a new ball. It isn’t perfect, sometimes the colours are a bit off but you’d have to look very closely to find my colour changes.

Now back to paperwork. 

Finished Jaunty

Alex dropped by on Saturday with my blocked Jaunty.

Pattern: Jaunty (pattern purchased on Ravelry)

Yarn: 5 skeins Spincycle Dyed in the Wool

Colour: Poppy

Needles: 3.75mm

I love this pattern. It is mindless but not boring. I will be making it again.

This could be my next Jaunty. It’s a brand new colour coming from Spincycle within the next two weeks.

Yesterday afternoon I finished my Ooey Gooey Cowl. It needs to be blocked and then the ends grafted together.

Then I picked up my Nightshift. I wanted to blog last night but I was trying to get the stitches cast off first. I had about 20 stitches left when it was bed time. I’ll get it finished later today.

This was about 6:30 last night. It didn’t look too bad outside.

This morning I went out to get dad’s newspaper. I had to dig a path to get it.

Mike came from the workshop this morning to get the driveway clean. Sending thoughts to those who got slammed.

Nightshift # 13 or 14 or 15?

Alex brought my finished Nightshift in last week but it’s been so cold I haven’t taken it outside. Today it was snowing like crazy so I took a picture in the store. Blocking does make all the difference. The shawl looked good when the knitting was finished but now it looks amazing!

Yes I love knitting the Nightshift. I’m not sure if this is my 13th, 14th, 15th or a number even higher.

Pattern: Nightshift by Andrea Mowry (purchased on Ravelry)

Yarn: 2 colours of Noro Ito - 1 ball each

Colour: 76 & 91

Needles: 5.5mm

Today’s shipments. Two large boxes of Cascade and the third box has Noro Ito, Patagonia and Lykke needle sets. Lynn is coming tomorrow in her running shoes to put yarn away.

It’s a great evening to be inside and knitting. I’m working on my Ooey Gooey Cowl. A few more rows and I’ll have repeated the pattern twice. Then I have 62 rows until finished.

Ooey Gooey Cowl

Today’s kit is the Ooey Gooey Cowl from Andrea Mowry (pattern purchased on Ravelry).

I love this style of cowl for colorwork, as it is perfect for when you don’t want to have to weave in lots of ends, and you always have the right side facing you! Plus, it happens to be one of my favorite accessories to wear thanks to its easy styling - just pop it on! I was craving the coziest cowl ever, so I reached for some Suri Alpaca, which I held double, and then paired it with a color- shifting yarn to make it extra dynamic.

The kit includes 2 skeins of Emma’s Suri Silk (you are holding 2 strands together when knitting the cowl) and 2 skeins of Dyed in the Wool.

Photos © Andrea Mowry

See all the Ooey Gooey kits online. I’m all over the place with my combinations so that everyone should be able to find something they want to wear.

My knitting is growing. It’s hard to put it down because you want to see the next colour. This time I’m knitting from the center of the ball which makes it harder to see what is coming. As you can see my balls are starting to collapse. I know better than to knit from the center of such a large ball but I did it anyway. It won’t be too long before I need to rewind them.