Cables

Winter Cove is finished - blocked and all ends are sewn in. I make that sound like a big deal. There were only 4 ends :)

Perfect timing because more colours of Rasta arrived today

 Lettuce and Paris Night

Along with the Rasta we received some Royale Interchangeable Tips from Knitter's Pride. These tips will work with the cords from any Knitter's Pride kit. The Royale tips come in 3mm and 3.25mm. Smaller than the Dreamz which start at 3.5mm.

There was a second box today. Norah Gaughan's new book arrived. I haven't had time to go through it but I know Norah's work. The cables are going to be phenomenal.

We've had dinner (Festive Special from Swiss Chalet) and now it's time to knit. I definitely don't want to go out tonight - we're having freezing rain right now. YUCK!!

Winter Cove Again

It was fun knitting on 15mm needles. I finished another Winter Cove this afternoon. This time I used Rasta - what a great yarn to work with.

A lightly-fulled single-ply yarn of magnum proportions! Whip out a super-cozy accessory in just hours with this super-sized delight of a yarn. Our premium Uruguayan merino is just as soft as ever, and Rasta comes in a range of our unique “watercolor multi” colorways as well as a rainbow of semi-solid basics. Unbelievably squishy, this is the yarn to turn to when you want the ultimate in warmth (or the ultimate in speed!)

Now I'm back to 4mm needles - Outline has come out to play. It took a few rows to get used to the needle size.

Today was the perfect day to stay inside and knit. The wind was howling here. It's sweater weather. 

What's for breakfast?

Lynda finished Hitchhiker using one of the new Evolution kits. The scarf is huge - just the way I like it. If you think this is too big, you can knit it on a smaller needle. We did 4mm but I think you could go down to a 3.5mm or 3.75mm.

The Inspira Cowl is finished. Blocked. Ends sewn in. This pattern is still one of my favourites. The pattern is easy to memorize and it's fun to see how the colours are going to play out. Four people could use the same colour combination and all the cowls would look different. It just depends on what colour your ball starts with.

Three more rows and section 7 is finished. I was helping a customer pick out colours today and we went really bright. Now I'm inspired to get this finished. I think I'll need to make another one.

Someone is growing. I think she wants breakfast.

Work Bag Three

They finally arrived. Somehow the wrong postal code ended up on our shipping label. The box was in limbo for a bit but now it's found.

100% Genuine Leather

Hand made in the JUL Studio

Large measures 19 inches wide at bag opening X 6 inches high X 8 inches deep with 20 inch handles

Work Bag Three was originally created as a harvest bag for gathering produce while working in the garden.  I wanted something shallow so that vegetables were not piled so deep that things at the bottom were crushed by things at the top.   I didn't want to buy anything.  I didn't want anything bulky like a basket. My solution was this shallow leather bag with fairly short handles in a thick, sturdy leather that would hold its shape, staying open during harvesting and not crushing in on the contents when it was full.  After I finished the bag and used it in the garden I fell in love with its characteristics for other purposes -- as a project bag for knitting, art supplies, picnics, carrying tools, so many uses! 

The bags are $175.50. We have one black (someone took him home) and two brown. The bags are awesome.

There are 5-100 gram skeins of Hedgehog Twist Sock in the bag with lots of room to spare.

My Inspira Cowl is finished. I'll block it tomorrow. This is my 6th one - I really like the pattern :)

Pattern: Inspira Cowl (free on Ravelry)
Yarn: Classic Elite Liberty Wool - 2 balls of one colour and one ball of a contrast
Needles: 5mm, 60cm
Version: Steampunk

The pattern isn't difficult. If you haven't knit fair isle, this is a great way to learn.

One project finished. That means I'm allowed to start something new tomorrow. Good thing I brought some yarn home with me.

One Day Shawl

I've been knitting with 3.5mm needles for one project and 4mm needles on another. I decided to switch it up today.

Pattern: Winter Cove (purchased on Ravelry)
Yarn: 2 skeins of madelinetosh ASAP - I used Spectrum
Needles: 15mm, 80cm circular

Winter Cove knits up in an evening and is a great starter project for a beginner.

This is knit from the bottom up and can be easily adjusted depending on how much yarn you have.

The pattern is written and charted.

Suitable for super bulky, bulky doubled or 4 strands of worsted.

I started the shawl as the 1pm football games were starting and I cast off at 8pm. It was fun finishing a project that fast. There could be another ASAP project in my near future.

Beth has been knitting on her favourite pattern. She's using Zauberball Starke 6 - the DK version of Crazy.

Beth was complaining as I was casting off. Her project wasn't going as fast as she wanted it to. She's knitting on 3.75mm so it can only go so fast. My job tomorrow is to find her a hat pattern - she wants some instant gratification.