tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4943197432995262032024-02-20T08:55:20.916-08:00emily makes thingsemilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-46026152426580095802011-02-10T12:22:00.000-08:002011-02-11T06:43:34.399-08:00a week of sick daysphew, I'm finally feeling back to normal after a whole week of being sicky! I have to admit, however, that I slept in every day and managed to get quite a lot of non-dyeing work done. Though I planned to make a lot of progress dying yarn and some long long overdue fiber this week, the prospect of lugging heavy pots of water all over the place was too much for me to think about! So I sat around and worked on some housekeeping that I'd been neglecting for ages, and manages to come out of my sick week feeling rested and rejuvenated! Success!<br /><br />I also finished these cutie pie socks...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHtE1EZDMmHq9tCOc2-uIoVBCYkEks7LMleI_WTUB4e8WiZcPscUvifRARc7AONhQ8qQ_oLIOmW0LdGUHHCnyMlb1U3CqH5XbbtQ6sCiPNv-5P2MWvDX2vYvQz4rTupGnNKP4OXLkEho/s1600/IMG_8902.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHtE1EZDMmHq9tCOc2-uIoVBCYkEks7LMleI_WTUB4e8WiZcPscUvifRARc7AONhQ8qQ_oLIOmW0LdGUHHCnyMlb1U3CqH5XbbtQ6sCiPNv-5P2MWvDX2vYvQz4rTupGnNKP4OXLkEho/s400/IMG_8902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572437660236580050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1fjcDE76M4Y00r3Wtfw0_vBqNKSyDMV0xEm3RuDkrsEDOQiCCtzB9v_QxLDWL-R9vABJCFfvdCbDrSu6qzaTFOyaW6eNpNgcKgHyk0GX7DuWXcuj1x3Yxa08KdAG56QP3Ov-HX79lO0/s1600/IMG_8906.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1fjcDE76M4Y00r3Wtfw0_vBqNKSyDMV0xEm3RuDkrsEDOQiCCtzB9v_QxLDWL-R9vABJCFfvdCbDrSu6qzaTFOyaW6eNpNgcKgHyk0GX7DuWXcuj1x3Yxa08KdAG56QP3Ov-HX79lO0/s400/IMG_8906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572438293345271506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_5_nqOumcUW27abaOV5JEVqyFpuJ-E20IuL0Ju_ADEOezq1BD5hsb9ANMfRA-fu-teT5EqhYhoVyYCG5pkL5bt7Gzy2Vbem2AVMDwuTfHmL54jpNGHhDsJyg4OAvBxwfP9L9Meuuq78/s1600/IMG_8905.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_5_nqOumcUW27abaOV5JEVqyFpuJ-E20IuL0Ju_ADEOezq1BD5hsb9ANMfRA-fu-teT5EqhYhoVyYCG5pkL5bt7Gzy2Vbem2AVMDwuTfHmL54jpNGHhDsJyg4OAvBxwfP9L9Meuuq78/s400/IMG_8905.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572438282837931298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...They are a gift for my friend's super sweet daughter. Her birthday is at the end of February and she asked for knitted gifts specifically! I'm not sure that she could be any cooler actually...<br />I knit these from Fancy Sock in a sort of broken rib stitch pattern that I just winged when I cast on. I really love how squishy, soft and cozy they are and can't wait to knit a matching pair for myself!<br /><br />I've also been really trying to clear out some WIPs....blaaaahhhh. I dug out my granny square hexagon's this week as well. You may remember that I intended for them to become a vest-type thing? Well anyway, I looked like a maniac when I got the vest assembled, so I let it sit for months. Here's what it looks like now...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYI1rNzyUXQ5df3637izYzjdiBbdgX6wjlvjeBPHs9Dk8-zjQJkw_VqLHRXm-BVhDpht-KQXIhZRDQAifny2wuTeEoWFLt1jJWI_ImN2bslAdJHEO-phxrVUJc_2Z4YMi_kPT1QyArdA/s1600/IMG_8915.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYI1rNzyUXQ5df3637izYzjdiBbdgX6wjlvjeBPHs9Dk8-zjQJkw_VqLHRXm-BVhDpht-KQXIhZRDQAifny2wuTeEoWFLt1jJWI_ImN2bslAdJHEO-phxrVUJc_2Z4YMi_kPT1QyArdA/s400/IMG_8915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572439506106766850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...soon to be a finished pillowcase! It's a really big pillow too, perhaps 80 cm square? My plan is to sew a case for it in canvas and sew the hexagons onto one side...we'll see. It's coming together though, something is happening!! <a href="http://emilymakespancakes.blogspot.com/2010/06/disaster-has-struckor-close-to-it.html">Here</a> is a pic of the original vest. So silly :)<br /><br />Last week I went FABRIC SHOPPING!! The <a href="http://theworkroom.ca/">Workroom</a> - certainly the best place in Toronto for fabric - had a sale, and I was there!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMjjoKVS4Nb05iE3PZVle1sg-Vl3Ey53tzrf0-i31dmhlqGm4T4GY4_4hLF5NDjJgDEJhFDykJJ-dGHX2lIuC4IgP-hoEiZCn6jF9M9YHQfYJNJ9UYU5sNuNV9FrwoVrO0DT9oxwybRc/s1600/IMG_8912.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMjjoKVS4Nb05iE3PZVle1sg-Vl3Ey53tzrf0-i31dmhlqGm4T4GY4_4hLF5NDjJgDEJhFDykJJ-dGHX2lIuC4IgP-hoEiZCn6jF9M9YHQfYJNJ9UYU5sNuNV9FrwoVrO0DT9oxwybRc/s400/IMG_8912.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572439532721574066" border="0" /></a>Here's the best purchase by far...enough Liberty for a dress!! This is my favourite print, and it was the only bolt they had left in the shop. It was fate!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AK03i5HUhKgNuRdBfyhyphenhyphenW7QAvvoSOYNCybR7-8e61Hkghc76p__RMf6pMY0HoxIzef8dZc3hyphenhypheniZDca0kzejzlR-cDjGkg0vBrieKmo2mg_Du1rIaLnmB22vJvun7uuX22PzzKjTbvlk/s1600/IMG_8913.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AK03i5HUhKgNuRdBfyhyphenhyphenW7QAvvoSOYNCybR7-8e61Hkghc76p__RMf6pMY0HoxIzef8dZc3hyphenhypheniZDca0kzejzlR-cDjGkg0vBrieKmo2mg_Du1rIaLnmB22vJvun7uuX22PzzKjTbvlk/s400/IMG_8913.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572439522008528466" border="0" /></a>This stuff was just irresistible...I'm thinking shorts??<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKLXVlwX0YNyJJKrympmMY1kvdu9YGO5DIhNOo57Wb44WUGTm2A3RURpnDIDxzA6ILkdsi534oU_IaQsio_VstW4w22mcT6NBtfHQBenUuOsI6O84iDUDlPltpwMz0XKKj1UA5gPzHFg/s1600/IMG_8910.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKLXVlwX0YNyJJKrympmMY1kvdu9YGO5DIhNOo57Wb44WUGTm2A3RURpnDIDxzA6ILkdsi534oU_IaQsio_VstW4w22mcT6NBtfHQBenUuOsI6O84iDUDlPltpwMz0XKKj1UA5gPzHFg/s400/IMG_8910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572439512062911954" border="0" /></a>And a few little fat quarters, I really love the Batik on top. So pretty!<br /><br />If only there were more time in the day!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-20362585993947083492011-02-02T15:27:00.000-08:002011-02-02T18:04:55.197-08:00KAL and a new sweater!I know that I've been terribly negligent and all that. But I think that I may have just had a breakthrough that should speed up posting considerably (yay, love that!) Something that was reeeeally slowing me down, and preventing me from posting was the fact that my Flickr account wouldn't let me sign in. So sad. Anyway, the troubled times are over because I've ditched Flickr for Photobucket! That's right, I jumped ship, and I can now log into my happy new Photobucket account whenever I fancy. Just thought I'd mention that :)<br /><br />Onto the first piece of news...There is a Viola <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/viola">group</a> on Ravelry now! Hooray! I've been having so much fun chatting with folks about their Viola projects, and admiring stash pics. Come out and join if you'd like, I would love to see you there. Oh yes, and thanks so much to <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/knitabyebaby">knitabyebaby</a> for setting up the group! I was slacking big time on that job and she seriously helped out.<br /><br />First order of business in the new Ravelry group is a knit-a-long! February 1st was the start date, so it's not too late to join in! It's so easy to participate too, just choose a project that starts with the letter "V" (for Viola, of course). The rules are rather loose, check out the KAL <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/viola/1468319/1-25">thread</a> for all the details, and perhaps some project ideas too.<br /><br />My project for the KAL is a design of my very own. Recently I've had almost too many sweaters hats and mitts bouncing around in my head...no human could knit fast enough to bring them all to life! The rules of our KAL helped me focus in on this vest idea (vest starts with "V"!) I'm not going to give away too much yet...keep ya posted. Here is a look at the mystery vest in the very early stages of it's life.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LiEGiY1_6SQSPMn4yYXzqUioOBpy8At7Dzdq-VsRothk42PDmiUYb7ZNIHOsadgsfXMQ3PGM9Um4inFgOuYt8fbSUv2IbRRzbWv7cWX8phf-Jy_UzbmfJa1wqEbVDXT6M43cKkBloh0/s1600/IMG_8897.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LiEGiY1_6SQSPMn4yYXzqUioOBpy8At7Dzdq-VsRothk42PDmiUYb7ZNIHOsadgsfXMQ3PGM9Um4inFgOuYt8fbSUv2IbRRzbWv7cWX8phf-Jy_UzbmfJa1wqEbVDXT6M43cKkBloh0/s400/IMG_8897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569268285047784370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So far so good :D I'm knitting it up in M/C/N worsted, in a new colourway called Raven!<br /><br />I've just finished up a WIP that was on the needles for far too long (and am in LOVE with it!) Toronto has been experiencing some very cold and snowy weather in the past few weeks, and I think it was mostly this that motivated me to finish my new favourite sweater. I think I may have blogged about it when I cast on...who knows?! Anyway, without any further adieu...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dPW_COMxQC30Xt0Xriewpb8KdDnRA_jsRqUo8hvnt6l-ibkkdk7iHbe_JFOIt0XyenQJP8Mwt6cihkoMeP90ZJkz4P2dOLuyhiwpGo6s6T8u97Z2klvfNq3XTwgURTAKRw17u0R60iE/s1600/IMG_8851.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dPW_COMxQC30Xt0Xriewpb8KdDnRA_jsRqUo8hvnt6l-ibkkdk7iHbe_JFOIt0XyenQJP8Mwt6cihkoMeP90ZJkz4P2dOLuyhiwpGo6s6T8u97Z2klvfNq3XTwgURTAKRw17u0R60iE/s400/IMG_8851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569270292948728674" border="0" /></a><br />g<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLK5Mys8BOYB0tjI88ZWAwOgQOd740sqvCVY5-MQ8SeXVthE_cpwm5JvP_6SZCRUr8hOIG73IK0Yo6K_Nl7u-T-71xS2N7-THOsHt35ahlNwSoLPhorhRVEBa85iq_dDgK3r9ZyCBcsJY/s1600/IMG_8882.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLK5Mys8BOYB0tjI88ZWAwOgQOd740sqvCVY5-MQ8SeXVthE_cpwm5JvP_6SZCRUr8hOIG73IK0Yo6K_Nl7u-T-71xS2N7-THOsHt35ahlNwSoLPhorhRVEBa85iq_dDgK3r9ZyCBcsJY/s400/IMG_8882.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569270279801965602" border="0" /></a><br />i<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRY0k7OmRBDaK_QfCd-Kreg9u8bzBgRlqZB8TuTMdpvPn9It0EQep3pvrDWykSLTtVUsObaQJRtkMmB603yTLAigIrw-E6XWDK8CvBJTbVVAjs0LDY4MJyV0yQor6ltOs0DlwC5pnf5ME/s1600/IMG_8861.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRY0k7OmRBDaK_QfCd-Kreg9u8bzBgRlqZB8TuTMdpvPn9It0EQep3pvrDWykSLTtVUsObaQJRtkMmB603yTLAigIrw-E6XWDK8CvBJTbVVAjs0LDY4MJyV0yQor6ltOs0DlwC5pnf5ME/s400/IMG_8861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569270261901884530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VBsQ8IifMT259NmuZMzGqPvmxSfmB9xBDKHgcj8zhomiO3JvNoonR4PYNaB0vIERHJCZQx1yAxeiH-hEm6cTN0CkhebbRp9P8DSFJTfHiWPWdHTT-AyCQp17fZoxavxr2II0yxByD7o/s1600/IMG_8883.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VBsQ8IifMT259NmuZMzGqPvmxSfmB9xBDKHgcj8zhomiO3JvNoonR4PYNaB0vIERHJCZQx1yAxeiH-hEm6cTN0CkhebbRp9P8DSFJTfHiWPWdHTT-AyCQp17fZoxavxr2II0yxByD7o/s400/IMG_8883.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569278208306230290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEKGJxt4eNZ0bjJgb68ikBsK0VdrvvQ7-xyuh8VS_kVz4Y_C8xmKGODrqBCAp8-YSt1BUV1wgTrL6xLSyjvkJDkPMbz_FkNHLT1UTzEqg0G7VmPhfiyz0dWzwWMJgqvIJn6KsqmBfank/s1600/IMG_8884.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEKGJxt4eNZ0bjJgb68ikBsK0VdrvvQ7-xyuh8VS_kVz4Y_C8xmKGODrqBCAp8-YSt1BUV1wgTrL6xLSyjvkJDkPMbz_FkNHLT1UTzEqg0G7VmPhfiyz0dWzwWMJgqvIJn6KsqmBfank/s400/IMG_8884.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569278195965855202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...It was absolutely FREEZING when I took these pictures. Very kind and patient family members needed much tea to thaw their fingers afterward! It looks to me like I have a crazy grimace in a few of these shots, but who cares!? The pattern is simply called <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bed-jacket-2">Bed Jacket</a>. It's a Rowan design, by Jennie Atkinson. The pattern was perfectly lovely to follow, though there was a lot of seaming to be done. The pattern asked that the lace edging be knit separately and sewn on. To that I say BOLOGNA! No one should have to do that! I knit the lace edging on and it went quite smoothly.<br /><br />Oh yes, and I used some spectacular yarn that I picked up at the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/shops/the-black-lamb">Black Lamb</a> in Port Hope. It's a wool/mohair blend. The colour, texture, weight, drape...everything was perfect for this pattern! I have no idea where it came from - likely mill ends. The skeins didn't even have ball bands on them! So thank goodness I have 3 left over, mitts and a hat I think!<br /><br />And I just can't resist sharing a few pictures of the snowy lake I've been admiring every day...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqG6ZM4IIWvuupAhiRjiUMJ629wfEQ4msVu08mH5l4UTC7qSqU-fGDrwSrLZ39uuwEyG_Bq04zi0CntGV8QAf389KdbFDI4ezhfXx_giT6G4mTK9NQeqan1oyZN60HjmlVGnx8HeKlZ_k/s1600/IMG_0242.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqG6ZM4IIWvuupAhiRjiUMJ629wfEQ4msVu08mH5l4UTC7qSqU-fGDrwSrLZ39uuwEyG_Bq04zi0CntGV8QAf389KdbFDI4ezhfXx_giT6G4mTK9NQeqan1oyZN60HjmlVGnx8HeKlZ_k/s400/IMG_0242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569276482467373810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsF9elaarcz0hz008kY9YPZKzXWK9c_NoE7XiD9GKIFn_no9aDUdf0-4xLwNoORKuTRHCydvTYs7dCTjFLUmk04Kzz1_qbLpmbr3eEkfY6kh1HkjV6a3bQsDmNTp_62eTDb2JPjQoo_24/s1600/IMG_0245.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsF9elaarcz0hz008kY9YPZKzXWK9c_NoE7XiD9GKIFn_no9aDUdf0-4xLwNoORKuTRHCydvTYs7dCTjFLUmk04Kzz1_qbLpmbr3eEkfY6kh1HkjV6a3bQsDmNTp_62eTDb2JPjQoo_24/s400/IMG_0245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569276477917037938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHH4gUvCk0H8pFOaWJIx1jZ_UV7EuBrTBiKrsoA6eGOIKCfd-ZS5cwmmnpFZBlhu52MO5A5g85OEtxwZytWGEv7lVE2h91yfnvchISUVw5d_hWkTNkHtMh__REYoAGy6Pf4CJA0Fmd8A/s1600/IMG_0247.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHH4gUvCk0H8pFOaWJIx1jZ_UV7EuBrTBiKrsoA6eGOIKCfd-ZS5cwmmnpFZBlhu52MO5A5g85OEtxwZytWGEv7lVE2h91yfnvchISUVw5d_hWkTNkHtMh__REYoAGy6Pf4CJA0Fmd8A/s400/IMG_0247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569276475927727474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />...I love any excuse to use my Hypstematic app of course!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-19783120901287132892010-12-05T14:11:00.000-08:002010-12-05T16:16:48.958-08:00Atelier - the world's coolest sweater!!Hi folks!<br /><br />I'm here, back again after my seriously long break. Though I've had the very best intentions, my poor little blog has been neglected for quite some time. Sorry!<br /><br />But here's some exciting news...I just finished knitting a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/millers-hat">Miller's Hat</a>!! It is just so freaking great! The yarn I knit it in is pretty amazing too; a beautiful, rustic natural gray/brown worsted weight that was a gift from <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/isabelle-c">isabelle-c </a>on Ravelry. I think my crunchy yarn was a great match for this textured pattern. The cables are perfectly defined! The contrast colour is just a little odd ball of Dream in Colour Classy that I had kicking around. Love it, I'm so happy with it!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTp9nrNq5rx8jk_Py0et6eB_gTZLVJPoFkNObWa9_hsECOis4LSl9tnm120-kVCj3jOMFxrj1IJ8q-I7yzITdGwrQiix9NlpsMNZp7JUvb-LDyo72_E5IhmMjQ8kmyKduMD3MD4BuSdw/s1600/IMG_8396.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTp9nrNq5rx8jk_Py0et6eB_gTZLVJPoFkNObWa9_hsECOis4LSl9tnm120-kVCj3jOMFxrj1IJ8q-I7yzITdGwrQiix9NlpsMNZp7JUvb-LDyo72_E5IhmMjQ8kmyKduMD3MD4BuSdw/s400/IMG_8396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547326948383675282" border="0" /></a><br />And now onto the really exciting news...<br />I feel so so lucky to have had my yarn knit into my new favourite sweater, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/atelier">Atelier</a>! Kate (<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/torontoknitter">torontoknitter</a> on Ravelry) was chosen to be in the group of test knitters for Atelier, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/pipibird-on-ravelry"> Heidi Kirrmaier's</a> latest sweater design, woo hoo! The contest results were just posted tonight, and Kate won in the Best Feedback category : D<br /><br />Here is a look at her beautiful sweater...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaiUGlAZhavDgnqOIRLHHN1fWbGK8VfFaafx0QS0YdVGaqYinsk5-iSA5jkiSd13EHHzumQXy2SxXUmKfWXucRoMYJW8L9xv_tO_Q4Mb6EuYZGfUohhC4E-HWb_d55lEmw-1r7lvAudU/s1600/IMG_8343.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaiUGlAZhavDgnqOIRLHHN1fWbGK8VfFaafx0QS0YdVGaqYinsk5-iSA5jkiSd13EHHzumQXy2SxXUmKfWXucRoMYJW8L9xv_tO_Q4Mb6EuYZGfUohhC4E-HWb_d55lEmw-1r7lvAudU/s400/IMG_8343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547329366913029490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHEE5qOyVqOQvS98uKVO8cVeCJhDgk4GS6L13IY56oSQvZk-sx4xw1SskvcIxeX7uCGx_icVHuSUmAJar94wip-NQP77ZbrnBwV43zsG12Mdcuw3PyX1jYnprewMVRUpFoNROryG1NmI/s1600/IMG_8314.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHEE5qOyVqOQvS98uKVO8cVeCJhDgk4GS6L13IY56oSQvZk-sx4xw1SskvcIxeX7uCGx_icVHuSUmAJar94wip-NQP77ZbrnBwV43zsG12Mdcuw3PyX1jYnprewMVRUpFoNROryG1NmI/s400/IMG_8314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547329356657373570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEE0H3j6lgbwyxphQfDENlV5mJ5DPSbK8kKVhQvRz9_Jg6yYUFVEyA4feujL3b57fcvw-rNIL9JBl886v2RY79EBvs_8GgsDWwQ0BSC-9WbozXeEChJSuKgixPK0dCKASf5UON5yl4kg/s1600/IMG_8320.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwEE0H3j6lgbwyxphQfDENlV5mJ5DPSbK8kKVhQvRz9_Jg6yYUFVEyA4feujL3b57fcvw-rNIL9JBl886v2RY79EBvs_8GgsDWwQ0BSC-9WbozXeEChJSuKgixPK0dCKASf5UON5yl4kg/s400/IMG_8320.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547329343638058770" border="0" /></a><br />...It's knit in my Merino Fingering in the colourway Graphite. I can't say enough good things about this lovely pattern. I was so happy to help out with photos (which meant I got to try on the sweater too!) Of course, I have to knit one of these for myself...but what colour?! Not an easy decision at all...will keep you posted there. I just can't resist those amazing pockets!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_blvVjkWLlvJ4BzS1khxBNFjzNRCsIUEBrUilEkTqIDGIpMxkLyAnu8RTU6LSZpL6y-KCGrcclR1xx4MoUaJq_ZuYs1nZMjS02Defz65ZHlTAO637EPKQiro9IwqmBH88K2qOIwshmXo/s1600/IMG_8333.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_blvVjkWLlvJ4BzS1khxBNFjzNRCsIUEBrUilEkTqIDGIpMxkLyAnu8RTU6LSZpL6y-KCGrcclR1xx4MoUaJq_ZuYs1nZMjS02Defz65ZHlTAO637EPKQiro9IwqmBH88K2qOIwshmXo/s400/IMG_8333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547355322609094418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well, that's all for now. I'll surely be back again soon, I have lots of projects to talk about and always lots of Viola news : D<br /><br />Happy knitting!!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-76288742289877697422010-09-25T13:36:00.000-07:002010-09-26T06:54:27.031-07:00Knitting!!Since recovering from the frenzy that was the Knitters Fair I've managed to get quite a bit of knitting done.<br /><br />I'm nearly finished my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/delicious-knee-socks">over the knee socks</a>, and love them!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8gUmpgbcp17u0-nG-QoA4RgoWFeHwhsWqkwVRrIu-3wAlQIl0d9dqWpW0b0Vxz26HHtKAFHY3X1hXwMZ9kbv66b54Z9nu3kzbQgk1TGpuhSvYdEpqacPuu-lyfUfDeDorFJmLMhTA5c/s1600/IMG_7361.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8gUmpgbcp17u0-nG-QoA4RgoWFeHwhsWqkwVRrIu-3wAlQIl0d9dqWpW0b0Vxz26HHtKAFHY3X1hXwMZ9kbv66b54Z9nu3kzbQgk1TGpuhSvYdEpqacPuu-lyfUfDeDorFJmLMhTA5c/s400/IMG_7361.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520958374356033170" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfu4gnO8cv355yS-rWsTOXYZfos5wlpokGIfUauq0YkWgpxMB1JHo1V3i2oP__-3aBkL5s61G-JmTWmbnxpMf_ybuvKvXKvieLjJSHugFD-KBjJ5TCqqZfCB1ow1UKiFG2BWi8rGmn5z0/s1600/IMG_7360.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfu4gnO8cv355yS-rWsTOXYZfos5wlpokGIfUauq0YkWgpxMB1JHo1V3i2oP__-3aBkL5s61G-JmTWmbnxpMf_ybuvKvXKvieLjJSHugFD-KBjJ5TCqqZfCB1ow1UKiFG2BWi8rGmn5z0/s400/IMG_7360.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520958364126777122" /></a><br /><br /><br />I haven't quite figured out just how I'm going to wear them, but I'm determined! They come up to mid-thigh area, so these are some serious socks! I've started into the ribbing on the second sock, so I'm in the home stretch now.<br /><br />I whipped up a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chickadee-cowl">chickadee cowl</a> in one of my new yarns, M/C/N worsted<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEm0YL3VHp0YZgqz-zpuYt-A4fiizG_NQC7FrQi36xg5sm9uJjYBwUCBV230h2OqagpN7alAxF6qrxO0CN7gLCuOp2OK47m7xqOTZsPwBBA8q4q2MXUgzQCzjbKEEzbRAUUBEo9DkoVIc/s1600/IMG_7349.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEm0YL3VHp0YZgqz-zpuYt-A4fiizG_NQC7FrQi36xg5sm9uJjYBwUCBV230h2OqagpN7alAxF6qrxO0CN7gLCuOp2OK47m7xqOTZsPwBBA8q4q2MXUgzQCzjbKEEzbRAUUBEo9DkoVIc/s400/IMG_7349.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520959793875018242" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9QVdKo7Zgu56trxbotz4QZ4RFi1gFjyXGF5MTbW_MoPNr2ROtGhGerA1yj84dGFLD0pSuUmzOorNrKoMPyfcPKzsgwgi4iCuJj3o3m6NbVi3eUVG6n2Hx8SuwWyadSizVGOmpZki6ag/s1600/IMG_7378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9QVdKo7Zgu56trxbotz4QZ4RFi1gFjyXGF5MTbW_MoPNr2ROtGhGerA1yj84dGFLD0pSuUmzOorNrKoMPyfcPKzsgwgi4iCuJj3o3m6NbVi3eUVG6n2Hx8SuwWyadSizVGOmpZki6ag/s400/IMG_7378.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520959786143540498" /></a><br /><br /><br />And I have to say, I'm going bonkers for this yarn! It's a blend of 80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere and 10% nylon. It's amazingly soft and smooth with a beautiful sheen and great stitch definition. The colourway is new as well - Graphite. It was a really easy and fast project, and I love the way linen stitch shows off pretty hand dyed colours :)<br /><br />I also knit up up a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boneyard-shawl">Boneyard Shawl</a> in Fancy Sock. Another super quick and fun project!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ukn_W5eQ5HZO98FfpFQ4rYQEcRZVAa9w4PAcw9XRtey9qaq6Wq4hZrBBBUXySNJFrqKC3uO5J_Up6Nzf7_jIaZbGygys55v0bzeTllnEoui8sGKfmr-dgfFyC2TYG7nJZoQQLcXeOWc/s1600/IMG_7372.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ukn_W5eQ5HZO98FfpFQ4rYQEcRZVAa9w4PAcw9XRtey9qaq6Wq4hZrBBBUXySNJFrqKC3uO5J_Up6Nzf7_jIaZbGygys55v0bzeTllnEoui8sGKfmr-dgfFyC2TYG7nJZoQQLcXeOWc/s400/IMG_7372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520957086102919410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But I'm so excited to show off my latest bit of spinning. It was so long ago now that I don't even remember if I mentioned this little 4 oz bump of Hedgehog fibres merino/silk...well take a look at it now...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL86TeyCcPOHDjoORS7jxALzckiejNkI5-0JUnNBqk6ebL_Bv462NVNxG55n7mrieUUsSWcbFrHiF7EO88E6Iw9z3bFEjRv_1QBIf8OMa-cTwKiF3Qu1CLC71KxQL2Km6lhTktF2ZDDzM/s1600/IMG_7480.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL86TeyCcPOHDjoORS7jxALzckiejNkI5-0JUnNBqk6ebL_Bv462NVNxG55n7mrieUUsSWcbFrHiF7EO88E6Iw9z3bFEjRv_1QBIf8OMa-cTwKiF3Qu1CLC71KxQL2Km6lhTktF2ZDDzM/s400/IMG_7480.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520960701629348402" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2YzXh6hcIKTRvdMYLmCD2EHw-wnJN4XnIs0oHyBCk1pHLUUBI4EC-JIX3F0gNS7mqkInzWoxhD6tWGTbpg7QSSNFEj0IF4Don3ocHugi04CbqdmdGGSYs027xjA8z7YFT9c2pgRAkaI/s1600/IMG_7478.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2YzXh6hcIKTRvdMYLmCD2EHw-wnJN4XnIs0oHyBCk1pHLUUBI4EC-JIX3F0gNS7mqkInzWoxhD6tWGTbpg7QSSNFEj0IF4Don3ocHugi04CbqdmdGGSYs027xjA8z7YFT9c2pgRAkaI/s400/IMG_7478.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520960692766125090" /></a><br /><br />...It is a single ply lace weight, and I just can't wait to cast on a great big stinking shawl!! I've no idea how much yardage I ended up with. I'm sure not about to count each tiny, frail little strand either! So my plan is to knit a simple triangular shawl and keep on going until I run out of yarn. Woo Hoo! <div><br /></div><div>I have just one complaint with this lovely fiber; the colour TOTALLY ran when I soaked the yarn to set the twist. The I haven't taken pictures of the post-soak yarn, but most of the green and gold is overdyed with black-y/purple. Sad.</div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-8583383166493483062010-09-13T19:57:00.000-07:002010-09-21T06:46:42.810-07:00Knitter's FairYippee, Hooray! the Knitter's Fair this past Saturday was not only loads of fun, but also a great success! My little booth was abuzz with yarn and fiber lovers; I was so happy to see familiar faces and to meet some new knitters as well. And can't wait to see some new Viola projects pop up on Ravelry :)<br /><br />I took loads of pictures of my booth - sadly there are all under icky fluorescent light - but hopefully you'll get the idea...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCjbtTkNKr95rlAV4xf_9yAYR3HjTxxYNWHKq9noWcYed65B1qwxVCVoF_DZy-1UtzKJeCo2lx4H359vmh92PQL-34WjyfAhaTLRfbEtW_fIapxkJp5NG93SSbN_dP1wvK41wf6nS3hc/s1600/IMG_7312.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCjbtTkNKr95rlAV4xf_9yAYR3HjTxxYNWHKq9noWcYed65B1qwxVCVoF_DZy-1UtzKJeCo2lx4H359vmh92PQL-34WjyfAhaTLRfbEtW_fIapxkJp5NG93SSbN_dP1wvK41wf6nS3hc/s400/IMG_7312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516601412202317250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqvhWafU2UbgQJVqmVBCvn4z9uL6lnfMFrKc2IojzgB-_5ijcdVo9aaU4sq_YkP2xrxl1GJMRcxLNP6lu1UcV3HCSmVjGpnlyfFo_kX4Wb7XpNYEs9w_LOHAQmDAcAQ5u34Z-ygfRbLE/s1600/IMG_7311.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqvhWafU2UbgQJVqmVBCvn4z9uL6lnfMFrKc2IojzgB-_5ijcdVo9aaU4sq_YkP2xrxl1GJMRcxLNP6lu1UcV3HCSmVjGpnlyfFo_kX4Wb7XpNYEs9w_LOHAQmDAcAQ5u34Z-ygfRbLE/s400/IMG_7311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516601403996357666" border="0" /></a>My sister Sarah, adjusting something important, I'm sure...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6HpIyHsZJA2gs9Hla9zz-nLhYafy0WkgKZl8CHEjrkQLiktAJtTHhgkOoaclE6rDFhYKnnAnXkn1IMWBnUBr1xK1knGqF44u0r5iz_q5rp4BIrSs3sv67xakme9ly-stJK60haZoJjc/s1600/IMG_7310.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6HpIyHsZJA2gs9Hla9zz-nLhYafy0WkgKZl8CHEjrkQLiktAJtTHhgkOoaclE6rDFhYKnnAnXkn1IMWBnUBr1xK1knGqF44u0r5iz_q5rp4BIrSs3sv67xakme9ly-stJK60haZoJjc/s400/IMG_7310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516601386310328866" border="0" /></a><br />Roasted Carrot sock kits (remember those?!) design by the lovely and talented <a href="http://wisehilda.blogspot.com/">Kate Atherley</a>!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ID4KFLSxw6-8dgDruwGARx0_4K-cpgphYCxw8AtSODqahr3tIxQB2j_0QvlkpCeH_RGOZ8Qq3OW3d8w5aZyBp25XWf1geG3tYEr0pYQAMmUZdppbpIm4ZkMQUWEUbztugOaIf7AEwQU/s1600/IMG_7308.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ID4KFLSxw6-8dgDruwGARx0_4K-cpgphYCxw8AtSODqahr3tIxQB2j_0QvlkpCeH_RGOZ8Qq3OW3d8w5aZyBp25XWf1geG3tYEr0pYQAMmUZdppbpIm4ZkMQUWEUbztugOaIf7AEwQU/s400/IMG_7308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516601379407780258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BQmeZciFJhBgzkjPKHJIDPxfXhnPdDdWcwapu8IRspyp5gTaP24LUa4tzOogGuu3ugBkKQVswxYCtCJHuh7nquOZilN8bWKl2G57iXfCssKtfXc61u5_PSyTmj-51ml8B2MJYGLUS0M/s1600/IMG_7309.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BQmeZciFJhBgzkjPKHJIDPxfXhnPdDdWcwapu8IRspyp5gTaP24LUa4tzOogGuu3ugBkKQVswxYCtCJHuh7nquOZilN8bWKl2G57iXfCssKtfXc61u5_PSyTmj-51ml8B2MJYGLUS0M/s400/IMG_7309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516601370236510482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltRmTPgF1nPH8C_5mqiMMM37VnzDHgP3suEf7AfzTdSz1jYSAsk7rulfK5pvEajgpv5EmeDyailYXq3ZN1KlFCE_RabUo6HdStQUZxq6rDESx_LYXYixDXzq5uC-tyMgW8oP4lDtc0lc/s1600/IMG_7337.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltRmTPgF1nPH8C_5mqiMMM37VnzDHgP3suEf7AfzTdSz1jYSAsk7rulfK5pvEajgpv5EmeDyailYXq3ZN1KlFCE_RabUo6HdStQUZxq6rDESx_LYXYixDXzq5uC-tyMgW8oP4lDtc0lc/s400/IMG_7337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516604433147984530" border="0" /></a>There's me, knitting away on my chickadee cowl (now finished :))<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFS7ySQGppijMquX3N6fQ2mj2d5KdVC2to8esQlzmu5DdBBmAX-BH9TnFpO4Po7Dx8LR28IskpeEaaDZO2iIYwQdw1ns2VFOhBHQtn4m06L4xHXR4vwco5BztKmlbNNwumYBqwaSoyAb4/s1600/IMG_7323.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFS7ySQGppijMquX3N6fQ2mj2d5KdVC2to8esQlzmu5DdBBmAX-BH9TnFpO4Po7Dx8LR28IskpeEaaDZO2iIYwQdw1ns2VFOhBHQtn4m06L4xHXR4vwco5BztKmlbNNwumYBqwaSoyAb4/s400/IMG_7323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516604422363469058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbOzM_vA1USjGMZVEcmoXylsgFLdzahuLITQgItPCJTbIobd92MaksLEdF2UoCsjnOXmOr0MDsZT-RhpiFYICnAvT4X2R0lzaUhC3QnVvKoL5oZRy54kqKJPCG9STfgvdfpoMsU8OOMM/s1600/IMG_7336.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbOzM_vA1USjGMZVEcmoXylsgFLdzahuLITQgItPCJTbIobd92MaksLEdF2UoCsjnOXmOr0MDsZT-RhpiFYICnAvT4X2R0lzaUhC3QnVvKoL5oZRy54kqKJPCG9STfgvdfpoMsU8OOMM/s400/IMG_7336.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516604410590057378" border="0" /></a>Cute! Socks supplied by my sweet friends who also helped out in the booth for the day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS3ggMXoHGJqFXgJyVAXMESux5auWE0ZZeGFJQ4DGlWr_X0P0SSRHK5XKYOvfVDNHb9qfbIRhxVcDFQurfXQY7LIwkumAVqHjZ2Bo2b8Sdr2MVujQozCJTzoe1gLHRo1_QOBrJeXFLwA/s1600/IMG_7332.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS3ggMXoHGJqFXgJyVAXMESux5auWE0ZZeGFJQ4DGlWr_X0P0SSRHK5XKYOvfVDNHb9qfbIRhxVcDFQurfXQY7LIwkumAVqHjZ2Bo2b8Sdr2MVujQozCJTzoe1gLHRo1_QOBrJeXFLwA/s400/IMG_7332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516604401161622098" border="0" /></a>This bittersweet was green in the morning, but the heat of the building caused it to pop and reveal these lovely orange berries! I love bittersweet so much that I'm planning a tattoo...details to follow...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2mmGKv1JzNS4Us5K7Ppog4eMrMzGW86f6ofE049yUNKoYW1aWVOv9C_FqhdgdrKyewombvjTYLYdBmAgeUZtAqcLUZqq4cKDNqncpXwJ5FpJQLiMpV5oqjurDljsTElJZ8MYH4sJI8I/s1600/IMG_7322.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2mmGKv1JzNS4Us5K7Ppog4eMrMzGW86f6ofE049yUNKoYW1aWVOv9C_FqhdgdrKyewombvjTYLYdBmAgeUZtAqcLUZqq4cKDNqncpXwJ5FpJQLiMpV5oqjurDljsTElJZ8MYH4sJI8I/s400/IMG_7322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516604393986034594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...The booth design and layout was so much fun to come up with! My family and friends helped out so much, and we managed to get everything assembled quite quickly in the morning. All in all great fun, and I could not be happier with my first-trade-show-ever-experience!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-24308141200568932822010-09-06T20:11:00.000-07:002010-09-21T06:47:21.098-07:00a quick helloAs promised, I've been running around like a crazy person for the last couple of weeks. Preparing for my first trade show (Yay, Hooray!) has been quite a lot of work. The <a href="http://www.kwknittersguild.ca/index.php/fair/about/">knitter's fair</a> is less than a week away now, and I'm just finishing up little bits and bobs that I've forgotten/neglected up until this point.<br /><br />I'm bringing 2 new yarns that I am quite excited about...<br /><br />CASHMERE! who on earth doesn't get excited about cashmere?!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNkGHYdin5JnFwefJ9w49FEHO6klsqrfNv17TMPJWoqJ-17IESbtjNibyo30NGlrCIisaPWLONLRIJoTSIlz5y6RD8Bd2BQsEARcJJZBT6zmq3Ak4AffIlaPUFH2MBGq_tfs9UWmhyAc/s1600/IMG_7272.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNkGHYdin5JnFwefJ9w49FEHO6klsqrfNv17TMPJWoqJ-17IESbtjNibyo30NGlrCIisaPWLONLRIJoTSIlz5y6RD8Bd2BQsEARcJJZBT6zmq3Ak4AffIlaPUFH2MBGq_tfs9UWmhyAc/s400/IMG_7272.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514007500428928450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnPpCn0dmo4YXdXE1SMeZkC4be9BY9DJF1U_BcBCLUMx6T9taKywFlO0LbvmHNqK2aHs8RDmDtHWOikGumJxk2eAgWJvqvt2gswWbTuMaifKrNZQLkzHL09Q2Ov4FQ7V1azADxHTs-Gc/s1600/IMG_7269.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnPpCn0dmo4YXdXE1SMeZkC4be9BY9DJF1U_BcBCLUMx6T9taKywFlO0LbvmHNqK2aHs8RDmDtHWOikGumJxk2eAgWJvqvt2gswWbTuMaifKrNZQLkzHL09Q2Ov4FQ7V1azADxHTs-Gc/s400/IMG_7269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514007494129932994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Because it rained this afternoon I found time to get some non-dyeing things scratched off my list. Amongst these was making my cashmere tags...I think they are just about the cutest things I've ever seen!<br /><br />and a lovely and squishy merino/cashmere/nylon blend in a shiny soft worsted weight. I love this stuff! Just tonight I cast on a quick little cowl in it (the sun was already down, so no pictures...sorry). It's knitting up beautifully; can't wait to wear it! The colour pictured is new, and it's called graphite.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17azseQng56-cg6VlxPf-K0Wh9skaLr4Y48AoBBzbdmO1-O2jRiBubJCWJcoBcf4jJWjVhT9LyhFocmM6-gjrVJ30CkQwmZHZ9pnvQvAVrGggLa5wFWLe0TrU27YM8Twfn846gBgYymY/s1600/IMG_7239.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17azseQng56-cg6VlxPf-K0Wh9skaLr4Y48AoBBzbdmO1-O2jRiBubJCWJcoBcf4jJWjVhT9LyhFocmM6-gjrVJ30CkQwmZHZ9pnvQvAVrGggLa5wFWLe0TrU27YM8Twfn846gBgYymY/s400/IMG_7239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514007481972788306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And take a look at this...A very sweet customer has offered her knitting as a sample for the show! It's the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cedar-leaf-shawlette">cedar leaf shawlette</a> by Alana Dakos of Never Not Knitting<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHK9eP6DLSDJM590Emv-9pNr3ApFTQCqM4Yg8GzlyTq7Kyr5sj6jwsI0HrcsBrWiH3puFL6aIFHlCGmiiIyTsRY36tn9WQQb3E3PJHFurWjtYFVdAa5kqhUjXBmCIj211JLIqnmtQ13qY/s1600/IMG_7286.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHK9eP6DLSDJM590Emv-9pNr3ApFTQCqM4Yg8GzlyTq7Kyr5sj6jwsI0HrcsBrWiH3puFL6aIFHlCGmiiIyTsRY36tn9WQQb3E3PJHFurWjtYFVdAa5kqhUjXBmCIj211JLIqnmtQ13qY/s400/IMG_7286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514007516583399426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfylcCmXG-n9tFQA63wjh3kS6w_v01Lx7dN7Fj6782-KG5s-p5MelF3E98hVhfpFWobTVIJCbBaokBkwGahdXcspO9LuJ8gaxrQXjNBai6aSYhzVQxanQbNGi2AdYPlTtnqJU2b4dNBT8/s1600/IMG_7292.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfylcCmXG-n9tFQA63wjh3kS6w_v01Lx7dN7Fj6782-KG5s-p5MelF3E98hVhfpFWobTVIJCbBaokBkwGahdXcspO9LuJ8gaxrQXjNBai6aSYhzVQxanQbNGi2AdYPlTtnqJU2b4dNBT8/s400/IMG_7292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514007510127707234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />She knit it using just 1.5 skeins of Silky Dk in colour Marigold. I finally managed to grab a few photos tonight. Love it, thanks Jacqueline! Check out her Rav projects <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/JaxC">here</a> .<br /><br />And I've managed to finish something amongst all the chaos...my fingerless mitts (still nameless) are done and photographed, and I quite like them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Q1LIlu4epMs1XU9cwTGXxB4Zw9NceBtLK21Wp5r0TwHQTB15ThyZCXQnA0uX6luq8O4yg45g6U3IQwrhP6aeoQXQibwomNNSYs3ns-T7HYprRoi2qEDenw5wPPzE6NMhm_64GB3Iel0/s1600/IMG_7260.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Q1LIlu4epMs1XU9cwTGXxB4Zw9NceBtLK21Wp5r0TwHQTB15ThyZCXQnA0uX6luq8O4yg45g6U3IQwrhP6aeoQXQibwomNNSYs3ns-T7HYprRoi2qEDenw5wPPzE6NMhm_64GB3Iel0/s400/IMG_7260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514011039499158706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji21DjmmSbIouFsX30ndqk-2_MDKw5Om797KWr2e_kwTKLUDNjlVbpNLvatSILSVRZr66Soogn8cjzIm_88IFxUTUstgINFe3KQKLzoK6id0IYexasf_O5Nif7uH1Y_rSrYKuw9u5QL1o/s1600/IMG_7248.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji21DjmmSbIouFsX30ndqk-2_MDKw5Om797KWr2e_kwTKLUDNjlVbpNLvatSILSVRZr66Soogn8cjzIm_88IFxUTUstgINFe3KQKLzoK6id0IYexasf_O5Nif7uH1Y_rSrYKuw9u5QL1o/s400/IMG_7248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514011022124853938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgKiPpAhE_tT2jXNTA9_0cjKE1fTZH6WH0qlKoCYJ5nPFpSyNh1DM1awApmbLSrPj0Yb4vjPY5c5pb4l3x4ySE9i6jBYXqwNjCNuTQb8ZvbpqQ8BIWs5IYybxz5q4ccHVBYcQu9-Vnus/s1600/IMG_7247.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgKiPpAhE_tT2jXNTA9_0cjKE1fTZH6WH0qlKoCYJ5nPFpSyNh1DM1awApmbLSrPj0Yb4vjPY5c5pb4l3x4ySE9i6jBYXqwNjCNuTQb8ZvbpqQ8BIWs5IYybxz5q4ccHVBYcQu9-Vnus/s400/IMG_7247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514011014959868130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That's all for the moment. I'm heading to bed and hoping that tomorrow is a little less soggy :)emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-20476678580173989772010-08-25T16:46:00.000-07:002010-08-25T17:43:32.356-07:00news!Hey folks!<br /><br />I've neglected the blog quite terrible lately, but there are a few very exiting reasons for it!<br /><br />Just in case you haven't heard, the lovely ladies at the <a href="http://www.thepurplepurl.com/index.shtml">Purple Purl</a> are planning a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/featherweight-cardigan">Featherweight</a> KAL using MY YARN!! Whoa!<br /><br />You may remember my featherweight cardigan...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlosmalzvGzYK5GNW_nWLTJr8_bN07JhrBxaZ_P63i6UKYQudg4IrynaM4yjLAwUevHpx__dmfkUcxOIi4CFxE7FCpt4YO7SdgdToHm0IyGeXt1nHZolUayetKQfkIhyphenhyphen8edl283UBfplI/s1600/IMG_5458.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlosmalzvGzYK5GNW_nWLTJr8_bN07JhrBxaZ_P63i6UKYQudg4IrynaM4yjLAwUevHpx__dmfkUcxOIi4CFxE7FCpt4YO7SdgdToHm0IyGeXt1nHZolUayetKQfkIhyphenhyphen8edl283UBfplI/s400/IMG_5458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509505861904572002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...it may have given me a bit of attitude while I was knitting it, but was entirely worth while in the end. I love it! I want to knit another, but can't seem to settle on a colour...life is full of such difficult decisions!<br />Anyway, I've been hard at work dyeing Fancy Lace for the KAL, and just have a few skeins to go. It's really fun dyeing to fill an order, scratching colours off the list as I go along. Here is a peek at just a few of the skeins that are soon to become featherweight cardigans...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPgPWZ8oXqT5bYh-UenYyHLPeaNYLf7Iz_vdzDtEUMUICqWIXKsyk0ImauuK5P9_19zDL4fGPwGwJcQJkDPIbIBFTz7HI2RileQXh9XaKnoGICMffcAQyWFfagHOuvVzkZ2VauB890fw/s1600/IMG_7199.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPgPWZ8oXqT5bYh-UenYyHLPeaNYLf7Iz_vdzDtEUMUICqWIXKsyk0ImauuK5P9_19zDL4fGPwGwJcQJkDPIbIBFTz7HI2RileQXh9XaKnoGICMffcAQyWFfagHOuvVzkZ2VauB890fw/s400/IMG_7199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509505887640400194" border="0" /></a><br />I'm planning to knit another featherweight along with the KAL, but may just want to knit it in Fancy Sock this time around...hmmmm...<br /><br />The second piece of exciting news is that I am feverishly preparing for the Kitchener Waterloo <a href="http://www.kwknittersguild.ca/index.php/fair/about/">Knitter's Fair</a> this September 11. It's going to be my first ever show, and preparations are in full swing...more or less that means that yarn covers every surface in the house. I'll be bringing lots of all my tried and true yarns, some spinning fiber (yay!) and just a little taste of 2 new yarns! Hope to see lots of familiar faces there, and some new ones too!<br /><br />Amidst my frantic dyeing I have managed to knit a few things. My Peasy is coming along really well. The body is almost finished, and it looks quite lovely. I've also knit these cute little socks...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvp0QhSsHFy_OXH35SCq7xts1MDuUcDUFbvF_6NbkF7CClQrnTVD8__QMu44HQlUvkGis36J9LRRGZ4pesOMwai-YBHSl0weZOpIST6-g1ZNArULUEaGVz5kz4aRxQ9yMFIsKCjHckibM/s1600/IMG_7208.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvp0QhSsHFy_OXH35SCq7xts1MDuUcDUFbvF_6NbkF7CClQrnTVD8__QMu44HQlUvkGis36J9LRRGZ4pesOMwai-YBHSl0weZOpIST6-g1ZNArULUEaGVz5kz4aRxQ9yMFIsKCjHckibM/s400/IMG_7208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509505913112289586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cf31UQcQlluEtZV7S-ZwYTMw-cvutJ44Uf23xgXsBf79HeKfHfVj4WGyUHNkYC4QspjeXqcHdEulognXRZPQlhzsp-mgf6DiEmnMQHC6tj0d7iHkHwrFFfpXmo7lySR4wJ1Sw_ReUKE/s1600/IMG_7206.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cf31UQcQlluEtZV7S-ZwYTMw-cvutJ44Uf23xgXsBf79HeKfHfVj4WGyUHNkYC4QspjeXqcHdEulognXRZPQlhzsp-mgf6DiEmnMQHC6tj0d7iHkHwrFFfpXmo7lySR4wJ1Sw_ReUKE/s400/IMG_7206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509505900636510386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC_5J5Rm-kTka6XdwbL9laCmqm5aqRx7JSFMbo27RPiEItqU2jggP453hDPj37khx6RUPzBrb2W1d7z6iPr-9ZDJecfFrf2AXnDow6IWWqhdS0JtHrgoJitsEA56sXG4XY9s2r58zYsA/s1600/IMG_7207.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC_5J5Rm-kTka6XdwbL9laCmqm5aqRx7JSFMbo27RPiEItqU2jggP453hDPj37khx6RUPzBrb2W1d7z6iPr-9ZDJecfFrf2AXnDow6IWWqhdS0JtHrgoJitsEA56sXG4XY9s2r58zYsA/s400/IMG_7207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509509382453020130" border="0" /></a><br />...They are a test knit for <a href="http://wisehilda.blogspot.com/">Kate Atherly</a>, and may just make an appearance at KW...stay tuned! The pattern is inspired by carrots, so I decided that I'd knit some purple carrots (an especially tasty variety I think). The colour is violet and I used my merino/nylon sock base.<br /><br />And here are some pretty yarn shots. I think I have to keep all of these (such a greedy guts!) Think I've already planned projects in all of 'em<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KKy7VlvkOOBAxUFq2pEmoOG4-l6HNbZFk6ZloaxHG1dMmlTZfuXvOXv4Mxb_BlPJVrFSbW2cSiQVbV8sDze9lZjLiX1IChfWzKa6ip24_c2SrhZrMB7uQROYDmx3XR5EOHRFGabYtw4/s1600/IMG_7219.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KKy7VlvkOOBAxUFq2pEmoOG4-l6HNbZFk6ZloaxHG1dMmlTZfuXvOXv4Mxb_BlPJVrFSbW2cSiQVbV8sDze9lZjLiX1IChfWzKa6ip24_c2SrhZrMB7uQROYDmx3XR5EOHRFGabYtw4/s400/IMG_7219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509509420203353842" border="0" /></a>Silky DK in Juniper<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMpa6-YabTJUzuB3xBc4SSNHupv56jHaF1H-GiVer_loggajAJmQ4s1HkR2UzGBSvYQWh72c479KrihgpOYOTHLatP3R-dSuPKmSSXMv83BMSMuvWx68dry9wUXSV3MAYePc8lKQV7QA/s1600/IMG_7216.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMpa6-YabTJUzuB3xBc4SSNHupv56jHaF1H-GiVer_loggajAJmQ4s1HkR2UzGBSvYQWh72c479KrihgpOYOTHLatP3R-dSuPKmSSXMv83BMSMuvWx68dry9wUXSV3MAYePc8lKQV7QA/s400/IMG_7216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509509413336690322" border="0" /></a>Sock in a new colour (that I'm totally in love with!) Sugared Apricot<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4afBUKfspQw0g_DNlpJxzd3di3GMcajMqDdC5IBnUoq1zM-NMZbyqivLfN-q408-zNp_cZ1AfOQDZY8nEEKIl0LBJgWI9EmrvGEKn-tWTZppY9OYUk4R0c23NPtx3PslJBbHWdjVVS8/s1600/IMG_7211.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4afBUKfspQw0g_DNlpJxzd3di3GMcajMqDdC5IBnUoq1zM-NMZbyqivLfN-q408-zNp_cZ1AfOQDZY8nEEKIl0LBJgWI9EmrvGEKn-tWTZppY9OYUk4R0c23NPtx3PslJBbHWdjVVS8/s400/IMG_7211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509509398525053554" border="0" /></a>Fancy Sock in Nosferatu<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFR0UkTZN9TeppG3eJq8781I7OrWWlWJn0ORrIyzgvmPAefr11PmRoIWqGuSe5UGTjPEcMeUzOBQY8ZzoLvI_E8PlSO8o4eozkcUPos0EitjGFYIF7e9erqs0EqTeybg4AV58kwwp33V4/s1600/IMG_7214.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFR0UkTZN9TeppG3eJq8781I7OrWWlWJn0ORrIyzgvmPAefr11PmRoIWqGuSe5UGTjPEcMeUzOBQY8ZzoLvI_E8PlSO8o4eozkcUPos0EitjGFYIF7e9erqs0EqTeybg4AV58kwwp33V4/s400/IMG_7214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509509388939068722" border="0" /></a>and, my new greatest love, Fancy Lace in Sea Storm!<br /><br />and last, I can hardly believe it, but I've been blogged about! Check <a href="http://flohaus.com/2010/08/16/colour-emily-fodden/">this</a> out...a whole post about me. I'll try to make sure it doesn't go to my head :)<br /><br />Hope to be back again soon, but if I don't return soon know that I am buried under a mountain of pretty yarn.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-18396207440069816992010-08-06T11:54:00.000-07:002010-08-06T12:16:51.040-07:00Peasy at long last!I'm so happy to finally be knitting <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/peasy">Peasy</a>. It's such a pretty and simple pattern, and great fun to knit as it turns out!<br />I'm knitting Peasy as a gift for my mom, and decided to knit it in my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/viola-merino-fingering">merino fingering</a>. It's the same yarn I used for my lovely Charlie sweater, and I just can't seem to get enough of it's soft squishy texture. Peasy is meant to be knit in a DK weight yarn, so because I changed my gauge I decided to knit a size larger than I needed. So far everything fits perfectly and looks amazing! My mom chose "Mineral" for her sweater, and I'm loving the way it's knitting up. Mineral is such an interesting colour; sometimes it looks green, other times bronze or gold. I'm quite blown away by it actually! Oh yes, and we've decided to make our (I'll be doing some sweater borrowing for sure!) Peasy a henley instead of a cardigan. There are some really pretty Peasy henleys on Rav, and I firmly believe that nothing beats a good henley.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Wz8_zL-zg9kQovaHEG2zgShPIfj1-Tj8Jk-FX15GPw6gHBgsta-8nYojoMxlR3uGe797_-b0_ALbS1v_A_BbuyPlwly-B6Hrmqhg1rS7decsRRak-aZuuf0ll8jnSOFGAPjlaAGExAE/s1600/IMG_6935.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Wz8_zL-zg9kQovaHEG2zgShPIfj1-Tj8Jk-FX15GPw6gHBgsta-8nYojoMxlR3uGe797_-b0_ALbS1v_A_BbuyPlwly-B6Hrmqhg1rS7decsRRak-aZuuf0ll8jnSOFGAPjlaAGExAE/s400/IMG_6935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502375973796334850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJkz4Wmr_D_KpXgONLY7Ljp69j-Yt0ebw2hUy_UpDDeIOzlw8hy0kcx_B_s88lIt_Ovo51tM4YhJmeO7SF01YLwMf78-cWEo3ylGz__xwbkrDL967GBJSkMKbFKwFH_s_PDD6S3wC2YU/s1600/IMG_6932.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJkz4Wmr_D_KpXgONLY7Ljp69j-Yt0ebw2hUy_UpDDeIOzlw8hy0kcx_B_s88lIt_Ovo51tM4YhJmeO7SF01YLwMf78-cWEo3ylGz__xwbkrDL967GBJSkMKbFKwFH_s_PDD6S3wC2YU/s400/IMG_6932.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502375953702155170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNib6YH0gZgQHkeq3enixiDTHW9iqPz3-_aRV9UkqeQ-d8lvjYWDyKKnREjH4nsJZHY4wyIx4tRlF1o6R8bhgMvBb-AjBxQlaMF0o9Q87zXMYtWZUDm4O2eGXDSXAunpBf2RWQNg6EPcg/s1600/IMG_6933.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNib6YH0gZgQHkeq3enixiDTHW9iqPz3-_aRV9UkqeQ-d8lvjYWDyKKnREjH4nsJZHY4wyIx4tRlF1o6R8bhgMvBb-AjBxQlaMF0o9Q87zXMYtWZUDm4O2eGXDSXAunpBf2RWQNg6EPcg/s400/IMG_6933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502375961053576802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I've been knitting quite a bit on my over the knee socks as well, and am completely in love with them. In fact, I haven't stopped knitting long enough to take a picture! I decided to work on both at the same time, so I have both socks knit to a good 5 inches up the leg...one significantly into calf shaping. They look fantastic and I just can't wait for the finished product!<br /><br />That's all the knitting news for the moment. I just updated the Etsy store with a few new things. I'm really excited about a new colour series that I'm working on called LAYERS. It need not be explained that these are all overdyed colours. At the moment, I'm really just in the experimental stage, but I plan to have consistent colours just as soon as I can!<br /><br />Here is a look at the latest...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfbT5SYIq73VldXHF_9sG5KJKSoDXGecF1d9wTtBT2cVkXIjwwfQee5IsWMfgoTk0LPrpJdDCRl-QkmcD49NK5nQeWwuTW__QqY2YADd4UEYarOuX4LS33OQnMuhGV_gnzNqqkZf9xfQ/s1600/IMG_6961.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfbT5SYIq73VldXHF_9sG5KJKSoDXGecF1d9wTtBT2cVkXIjwwfQee5IsWMfgoTk0LPrpJdDCRl-QkmcD49NK5nQeWwuTW__QqY2YADd4UEYarOuX4LS33OQnMuhGV_gnzNqqkZf9xfQ/s400/IMG_6961.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502376380071799922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Fawn in fancy lace 2<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42i4wmf6p05SmCiU0BiZ7FUurtH9JBxRPvAKBZmknYsk5ReicZsQM1MXYwMItwZgG_Q11herItuuRAMd1fYzpZ22sOH_mVlvF_UoLV3lCxnR_ZW6ZJwr9tgMtT6TBjTm7gtJz6g5LfKc/s1600/IMG_6949.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42i4wmf6p05SmCiU0BiZ7FUurtH9JBxRPvAKBZmknYsk5ReicZsQM1MXYwMItwZgG_Q11herItuuRAMd1fYzpZ22sOH_mVlvF_UoLV3lCxnR_ZW6ZJwr9tgMtT6TBjTm7gtJz6g5LfKc/s400/IMG_6949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502376373104833810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Nori in fancy sock. There was much debate over what this colour should be named. It also reminds me of a deep and dark forest, of course it would be enchanted :)<br />Whatever it reminds you of, I think it's lovely!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-45284220156751956162010-07-31T09:33:00.001-07:002010-07-31T10:20:18.642-07:00northern adventureLast weekend I visited my Aunt in North Bay, probably one of my favourite places on the planet! We did all the usual northern Ontario stuff; lake swimming, canoeing, wandering through the forest...and I went bonkers taking pictures...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizN9jMJb4EIQ_v7rtSZj5wMzq8VeFuJ5udQbXbQAB52feoTHwioBCfldw75j2hFNP6ORqyCZhvHKnismcqamurAdSBYNu2kep35TaZUcdf-PeAkT68_pbPx63Ty4yZxisLxanYgTpsVRU/s1600/IMG_6830.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizN9jMJb4EIQ_v7rtSZj5wMzq8VeFuJ5udQbXbQAB52feoTHwioBCfldw75j2hFNP6ORqyCZhvHKnismcqamurAdSBYNu2kep35TaZUcdf-PeAkT68_pbPx63Ty4yZxisLxanYgTpsVRU/s400/IMG_6830.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500111511140719362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4iDdbjlpXEmQiiK4IJLpbpZzbP_ejg82yvYpKNkMXOQ8akrXLI285KxT0O4LwDIYqfTPiGGB78UKODI6S-5OgWq69cZbv_uqxbZ1BAX44Ar39gPXFPYWMKCu0hN5OLnq63x4WUHzn3c/s1600/IMG_6820.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4iDdbjlpXEmQiiK4IJLpbpZzbP_ejg82yvYpKNkMXOQ8akrXLI285KxT0O4LwDIYqfTPiGGB78UKODI6S-5OgWq69cZbv_uqxbZ1BAX44Ar39gPXFPYWMKCu0hN5OLnq63x4WUHzn3c/s400/IMG_6820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500111502231733298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03eeIh6KfEW8I4XFt8doy5WFiu09biKAEvx465KrUf3aeJH74zBJW0K_Q7kJBojpq2LRwxZVVf8Td8YqYSNNEdXeY9BzzVVx88Cu4HU6JZ8LlUqF4i685IFb3FUOgpHHDysjbiwBHzuE/s1600/IMG_6816.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03eeIh6KfEW8I4XFt8doy5WFiu09biKAEvx465KrUf3aeJH74zBJW0K_Q7kJBojpq2LRwxZVVf8Td8YqYSNNEdXeY9BzzVVx88Cu4HU6JZ8LlUqF4i685IFb3FUOgpHHDysjbiwBHzuE/s400/IMG_6816.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500111492670979058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPKDksjD27P-FQxQQzmxFyXGMUBi3IJ3VXB2MDLnHnNs9rnhVI2lAwfSLzLhh68JaFHg7DtsoJdtsQB_Uqe-0ljo74wlmJ7fwNmJQZ8SsE56IHoiDGcUT8nsWYFW2K6AjwCMsRsLLRW4/s1600/IMG_6814.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPKDksjD27P-FQxQQzmxFyXGMUBi3IJ3VXB2MDLnHnNs9rnhVI2lAwfSLzLhh68JaFHg7DtsoJdtsQB_Uqe-0ljo74wlmJ7fwNmJQZ8SsE56IHoiDGcUT8nsWYFW2K6AjwCMsRsLLRW4/s400/IMG_6814.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500111485069748866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixs4z1TMAy3SP_fcH02n1hi_GWDHZr11V1Euj6ctbaqhef27nG70kDV0LpI-kjrOie-yy8CVruVi9Sf7tom9mJKEkt92Dj9NMPvopJXpbq_vbmcx_AafOQx9l07sA_r1A47t-TP03cZfM/s1600/IMG_6812.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixs4z1TMAy3SP_fcH02n1hi_GWDHZr11V1Euj6ctbaqhef27nG70kDV0LpI-kjrOie-yy8CVruVi9Sf7tom9mJKEkt92Dj9NMPvopJXpbq_vbmcx_AafOQx9l07sA_r1A47t-TP03cZfM/s400/IMG_6812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500111476274394770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My cousin's camp in the middle of nowhere, really. We drove for an hour deeper and deeper into wilderness on beautiful country roads. I even saw my first moose on the way in, cute! Most impressive, I think, is that she and her family built the entire structure from the ground up. They live there for most of the summer without running water or electricity. Sigh, so dreamy! <br />They have a few ponds on their huge property that are a home for many happy geese and beavers, frogs and countless other cute little creatures. <br /><br />And here is a view of my aunt's beautiful beach! I took these pictures around dusk on an overcast day. The light was so crazy pretty, how could I resist?!<br />The water level is really low this year, so all the little plants are new. I really loved these cute little star shaped flowers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGW47nD_-ud6HtyIiDWBFbfHAgI7kT7XLwmEQEi1rWrJRa-NPBESE9KkTTFJ87ey-tQWDavNUk0UxzXgvQoujNoNe_-vBmo8wLIpAAXOKeCFmiMRmVznIGL5HIdGcOKvKtV9QtxHNQVDk/s1600/IMG_6894.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGW47nD_-ud6HtyIiDWBFbfHAgI7kT7XLwmEQEi1rWrJRa-NPBESE9KkTTFJ87ey-tQWDavNUk0UxzXgvQoujNoNe_-vBmo8wLIpAAXOKeCFmiMRmVznIGL5HIdGcOKvKtV9QtxHNQVDk/s400/IMG_6894.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500114170766622018" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR09knBr9NYSQZxpjLIcFR-YATHArB2iEme8O7ydGUAPcC5LXSgVr4VXbug65B0y0s9nWAGb85u4X7d3z5KUe7a5oKpNw55p4tCHdsr0Tk-ZzgHhG-SIiPDq44TxCbRMy6iDRK_2LvM_8/s1600/IMG_6893.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR09knBr9NYSQZxpjLIcFR-YATHArB2iEme8O7ydGUAPcC5LXSgVr4VXbug65B0y0s9nWAGb85u4X7d3z5KUe7a5oKpNw55p4tCHdsr0Tk-ZzgHhG-SIiPDq44TxCbRMy6iDRK_2LvM_8/s400/IMG_6893.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500114160085341010" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQ6dEzijcIHoNIYaIsBpMSBOtS8fifeupvtHF-VCX0_O4pyCPyVhtZvR72xV5fE2gkG_26WC37AEMtLks5AJaOkD9HC22nEsDccHlFV3c2ofd4uE2K8e-Tn95Cjjqn9FhDU4keIggr8w/s1600/IMG_6880.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQ6dEzijcIHoNIYaIsBpMSBOtS8fifeupvtHF-VCX0_O4pyCPyVhtZvR72xV5fE2gkG_26WC37AEMtLks5AJaOkD9HC22nEsDccHlFV3c2ofd4uE2K8e-Tn95Cjjqn9FhDU4keIggr8w/s400/IMG_6880.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500114151563309234" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNSuR4dr5gAlzeApStWhpWJqTCncP4Hbj0wptpPg77BzFpzO5n40C55VGbCVCfDZ9WnN9RLETkI921p5sYfbbTKfAUBndXpo2EL6NZ05HZ_7-Z3qhwNsgTM8UpduLDlGFRFlGvavlIKA/s1600/IMG_6879.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNSuR4dr5gAlzeApStWhpWJqTCncP4Hbj0wptpPg77BzFpzO5n40C55VGbCVCfDZ9WnN9RLETkI921p5sYfbbTKfAUBndXpo2EL6NZ05HZ_7-Z3qhwNsgTM8UpduLDlGFRFlGvavlIKA/s400/IMG_6879.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500114143041889346" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfGRVlt5VrOSNMU17kR67v-kVz7cfHLYW8-JbeBgIHtCflOQNGY3G4HXUXZl3yzO4q9gatTcP97WFJoV0R7fGVR0EeX-x1lrWcYJpuqT5Jk-G6SSELnjx4dbTs7d5IEsJn_HL4x58XMM/s1600/IMG_6866.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfGRVlt5VrOSNMU17kR67v-kVz7cfHLYW8-JbeBgIHtCflOQNGY3G4HXUXZl3yzO4q9gatTcP97WFJoV0R7fGVR0EeX-x1lrWcYJpuqT5Jk-G6SSELnjx4dbTs7d5IEsJn_HL4x58XMM/s400/IMG_6866.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500114137846587890" /></a><br /><br />Needless to say, it was a great weekend. I always return from North Bay feeling so relaxed and energized...and I got so much knitting done too! So much so that I managed to finish my Charlie sweater!<br /><br />I love it! I'd say this sweater has the perfect balance of vintage style and simplicity. So pretty and comfortable, and crazy easy to knit too! I can't wait to wear it when the weather cools off, and am already planning more. I have the Holst Garn Isabelle sent me, so I will certainly knit another with that yarn. But I've also begun to envision a longer tunic/dress version. I'm also so happy with how the yarn looks and feels. Knit to this looser gauge it is so smooshy and soft, and the colour combo is perfect! The stripes are apparent, but not intense; they blend together just a little and I love it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAphvDIDtrXYwhXkYuYBJxt233LSgsGbR_Wa24QZbKnODUJbN3OG4mcODXXtCL6kAJncdHjiAowKs0yuzqs5JyehLrsChJHY2hvKwe5CssmLmvbApSaQgmAwTDiTPX-sSCe_b6f5XlKvU/s1600/July22_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAphvDIDtrXYwhXkYuYBJxt233LSgsGbR_Wa24QZbKnODUJbN3OG4mcODXXtCL6kAJncdHjiAowKs0yuzqs5JyehLrsChJHY2hvKwe5CssmLmvbApSaQgmAwTDiTPX-sSCe_b6f5XlKvU/s400/July22_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500120077151521106" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wLv0QkC3sy1bUEdTYZeLhoBbdEgMCmAKOkz9zSCjXJWK9EUdYmvXnD4O1qtuCcJW83qkvr8O09oaKDLE8AlFYj1q-TQqrvaunDjKS6UfJTbZYKnk_c7FfpCqvhhsJc0AQD3jAKUWc-Q/s1600/July22_12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wLv0QkC3sy1bUEdTYZeLhoBbdEgMCmAKOkz9zSCjXJWK9EUdYmvXnD4O1qtuCcJW83qkvr8O09oaKDLE8AlFYj1q-TQqrvaunDjKS6UfJTbZYKnk_c7FfpCqvhhsJc0AQD3jAKUWc-Q/s400/July22_12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500120069780712338" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn89Gx3Td-zl5g-5KEApr-M7WIRDydwP2JuuCL1NbCN1mZqCPJg7EMBD3dvxeQWjpmoe2S7KjrLQqL54nwiOky7RKOP5qIiYcxtlBVKy2UaWz4H8urA6g4zoHIxk80JANr4jpWwgoNheU/s1600/July22_8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn89Gx3Td-zl5g-5KEApr-M7WIRDydwP2JuuCL1NbCN1mZqCPJg7EMBD3dvxeQWjpmoe2S7KjrLQqL54nwiOky7RKOP5qIiYcxtlBVKy2UaWz4H8urA6g4zoHIxk80JANr4jpWwgoNheU/s400/July22_8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500120067646811266" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9ZmPXk7uxyE3xppE6BTiFvlcnzwm99whcImdrGoqP79aEqtbwR2R2JaXmwf060PoCryFGhVcqUC1wsyP9w1SuH7GhOIxSU7M4RmWW_4yFr7wj5U_J5v4mFLFRTaZyWRY1s76I4CegJk/s1600/July22_19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9ZmPXk7uxyE3xppE6BTiFvlcnzwm99whcImdrGoqP79aEqtbwR2R2JaXmwf060PoCryFGhVcqUC1wsyP9w1SuH7GhOIxSU7M4RmWW_4yFr7wj5U_J5v4mFLFRTaZyWRY1s76I4CegJk/s400/July22_19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500120060915685394" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2e3DsNrB_9gFMppWkdg3FyOQBuAJhTUsqgYqPfoaYXNHw9Sy9-hraQ3klPOQ9FYrIMXXHNLaCucGOOiR9Q98x_fYqDYzMY4dzLmXugmUsK_SS4UZ_uZux6FMNFp9x4i3wwxh0wcCFf2w/s1600/July22_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2e3DsNrB_9gFMppWkdg3FyOQBuAJhTUsqgYqPfoaYXNHw9Sy9-hraQ3klPOQ9FYrIMXXHNLaCucGOOiR9Q98x_fYqDYzMY4dzLmXugmUsK_SS4UZ_uZux6FMNFp9x4i3wwxh0wcCFf2w/s400/July22_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500120056033037474" /></a>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-2477463321078406772010-07-23T12:42:00.000-07:002010-07-23T12:56:37.214-07:00sweater # 7 is back on track!After a few days of fussing I've decided that the lovely little puffy sleeved tee I was knitting (don't think I blogged about it, but it sure was lovely!) needed to be ripped and knit over again in my own yarn. I'm knitting this adorable sweater as a test knit for a friend on Rav, and she was SO nice to send me some of the yarn she knit it in! I'm for sure going to knit another in the original <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/holst-garn-supersoft-100-uld">Holst Garn</a>, but I'm on a mission to knit my yarn at the moment. And I suppose this is a good time to mention why...I will be appearing at my first ever trade show this fall (YAY, HOORAY!), the <a href="http://www.kwknittersguild.ca/index.php/fair/about/">KW Knitter's Fair!</a> So I will be knitting like crazy on some pretty samples for the show.<br /><br />Anyway, here is a look at my second attempt at Charlie...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPO2X5K2rvyhC7rXSBJ8Lp06zKz55AnG8PGhF2io9JyFcbmVK5dhjP5uaCG_fudYIkAD9KCsNPKRPVjQNSAzNTYN7o_3YNTMxCi3ak3UcNF6v3ikmOO48h84Z_UTGo7BtQCj9GqC4Mtto/s1600/IMG_6807.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPO2X5K2rvyhC7rXSBJ8Lp06zKz55AnG8PGhF2io9JyFcbmVK5dhjP5uaCG_fudYIkAD9KCsNPKRPVjQNSAzNTYN7o_3YNTMxCi3ak3UcNF6v3ikmOO48h84Z_UTGo7BtQCj9GqC4Mtto/s400/IMG_6807.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497192678661062786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJ78bZSPod5j2kRYyC1A8rWE2hvurbeNIW8jXRb28FLSm11_vrL5lvuGtCK9rKCRvx34CwV4wk-TNlW5q4MtGqyGHlx5y-RZY3ECf2Iyps8G1H6EuDxCuL1ND7DnRXhNPK6QzrCo2j7U/s1600/IMG_6809.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJ78bZSPod5j2kRYyC1A8rWE2hvurbeNIW8jXRb28FLSm11_vrL5lvuGtCK9rKCRvx34CwV4wk-TNlW5q4MtGqyGHlx5y-RZY3ECf2Iyps8G1H6EuDxCuL1ND7DnRXhNPK6QzrCo2j7U/s400/IMG_6809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497192667568156242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtBT8LQywGVbnBNclOEzTSF1EfXQAYxqIX64eiWV97N0MCPit3yzMi814-d08n4hPd_ZApmMvlrOdNdkneF-srxKiMlUkmooFyGGxjx7XAXOQWiFE5QXuOHeWmtKvqPrOMv5o3HI7HrM/s1600/IMG_6810.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtBT8LQywGVbnBNclOEzTSF1EfXQAYxqIX64eiWV97N0MCPit3yzMi814-d08n4hPd_ZApmMvlrOdNdkneF-srxKiMlUkmooFyGGxjx7XAXOQWiFE5QXuOHeWmtKvqPrOMv5o3HI7HrM/s400/IMG_6810.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497192662397408194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />...And <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/isabelle-c/ou-est-charlie-">here</a> is the beautiful original that I love so much!<br /><br />Just in case you are interested, there are a few new items up on the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/violaviola">Etsy</a> store. I've been adding them slowly for the past few days. Hope you find something you like!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-89013777553994963502010-07-22T09:30:00.001-07:002010-07-22T10:28:59.632-07:00one more WIPI've cast on another non-sweater knit. Loosing self control!<br /><br />I've wanted to knit <a href="http://www.cosmicpluto.com/blog/">Laura Chau'</a>s lovely <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/delicious-knee-socks">over the knee socks</a> for quite some time now. And just the other night, I finally caved and cast on in my sock yarn. I was totally inspired by <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/evelynkl7/delicious-knee-socks">these</a> lovelies...odd, because I don't usually like red...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthnsih6Abg-jIY7RNi-umLmL_681zOoUMKD4MU1ISUBM6pGmV6hyphenhyphen-YBa6KaS-Yt_hq5JnlCV1sfmq2i7_EuZhfczNemYWPeva3fXOPrW2EnMv6e8LNVEm1QtqNtITVDx77tMvfqpSBYY/s1600/IMG_6789.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthnsih6Abg-jIY7RNi-umLmL_681zOoUMKD4MU1ISUBM6pGmV6hyphenhyphen-YBa6KaS-Yt_hq5JnlCV1sfmq2i7_EuZhfczNemYWPeva3fXOPrW2EnMv6e8LNVEm1QtqNtITVDx77tMvfqpSBYY/s400/IMG_6789.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496782160325013986" /></a><br /><br />Anyway, I'm knitting my pair in Marigold and the toes and heels will be Nut Brown. The colour combo is so lovely, and I'm really looking forward to the miles of stocking stitch ahead of me; I love brainless knitting!<br /><br />I also manages to take some finished pics of my new hat...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJExmWEuLAGCNn9bi65kw2Tvn80sz0hTP-nvm7tYQVOHz9t2klQcAPPAd7lA3Mg4tPka_Vz_CV6AAwgQPkIBlJ6kpkzD39h4stadN8JTtVh973HjirHrxk7vIbg23DuGjF3nwmIGIHlf4/s1600/IMG_6804.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJExmWEuLAGCNn9bi65kw2Tvn80sz0hTP-nvm7tYQVOHz9t2klQcAPPAd7lA3Mg4tPka_Vz_CV6AAwgQPkIBlJ6kpkzD39h4stadN8JTtVh973HjirHrxk7vIbg23DuGjF3nwmIGIHlf4/s400/IMG_6804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496781110053113522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRe73Dc6l6m4voqpk3EWN5ZijxBdoRQyheW8ZpkQYKKIDeIezK_xBb5oYtdKzFsi9BbLsSHIcXYuPvAwRSdXfA8QVBh3SKUfDjsitQ0QGKvXOyuNusoCP-BLUyJIgxts3jo0u8zFLZcW4/s1600/IMG_6800.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRe73Dc6l6m4voqpk3EWN5ZijxBdoRQyheW8ZpkQYKKIDeIezK_xBb5oYtdKzFsi9BbLsSHIcXYuPvAwRSdXfA8QVBh3SKUfDjsitQ0QGKvXOyuNusoCP-BLUyJIgxts3jo0u8zFLZcW4/s400/IMG_6800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496781084076029954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5kzeKm_AUpg2vZzgi-wnWAv9YOJ0Yl1CTo0XHdMu5niAR80jrSs6ExvJxztAAkPZmNuYQZ8Zf3htSDysTEoDDdAEiNFIoEPxvXm_oQR4HFoqjRrg1Q4gbNGQh4mnalTQp_qo-HJ7KY4/s1600/IMG_6799.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5kzeKm_AUpg2vZzgi-wnWAv9YOJ0Yl1CTo0XHdMu5niAR80jrSs6ExvJxztAAkPZmNuYQZ8Zf3htSDysTEoDDdAEiNFIoEPxvXm_oQR4HFoqjRrg1Q4gbNGQh4mnalTQp_qo-HJ7KY4/s400/IMG_6799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496781054202317010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-t5wgbhbdwoA2pUjQX1Bm6XOR0whZ9g_eYjmdiD8qxQQdhuQ-Ryvd9e4wRsC9FEvoLo0kPT68RtuDWYIhFlQm6wMhX3Sf7ftEl8SrVlijlXKX7t5NXPx7-7Ov0xCAm76w8MJZHe7OcN8/s1600/IMG_6798.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-t5wgbhbdwoA2pUjQX1Bm6XOR0whZ9g_eYjmdiD8qxQQdhuQ-Ryvd9e4wRsC9FEvoLo0kPT68RtuDWYIhFlQm6wMhX3Sf7ftEl8SrVlijlXKX7t5NXPx7-7Ov0xCAm76w8MJZHe7OcN8/s400/IMG_6798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496780987377074274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwSASqDmBGfzj4ykNuvysYIWh-G5nZPc5lIV5-25ALhvAuPFJAWjtJPFpzJ4t8jjMwj-9WvNeEwuTbG53nj79p1tHBFv79rhcCtjSAzh4ai6oXm3nZJg6VoNXDKuQaLmumqu2OaCFhlU/s1600/IMG_6805.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwSASqDmBGfzj4ykNuvysYIWh-G5nZPc5lIV5-25ALhvAuPFJAWjtJPFpzJ4t8jjMwj-9WvNeEwuTbG53nj79p1tHBFv79rhcCtjSAzh4ai6oXm3nZJg6VoNXDKuQaLmumqu2OaCFhlU/s400/IMG_6805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496781118814848882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...The last photo is the original hat, and the rest are my reproduction. I love it! Think I'll knit another in a fingering weight yarn perhaps...<br />I forgot to mention last time that this hat is officially known as my Coureurs de Bois hat. A very cunning friend told me once that I looked like a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coureur_des_bois">Coureurs de Bois</a> in my favourite hat. I took this as just about the highest compliment one can receive and have ever since referred to it as such. So maybe my reproduction has to be names Coureurs de Bois #2? <br /><br />Happy knitting!!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-35343693826222189652010-07-20T13:00:00.000-07:002010-07-22T16:27:10.950-07:00Shetland Triangle. Blocked.At long last something is entirely finished...man, such a great feeling!<br /><br />I knit a beautiful Shetland Triangle for my mother's birthday last weekend. Man, what a fun pattern...I'll be knitting more for sure! And now this cute little shawl is sitting neatly blocked with it's ends woven in just waiting to be worn. Here are some pictures I took this afternoon...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoeRfgD6HPc71ZXHwqUcloP0tlqXf10E9phuhlj09ACXdzx81sCVfjlPT4_P_9urOKz17ZBRy6qS5XIPB0AR-q6SXUCLlCsrXNPDcQXBHbFN2ZKFpt4zPR2gSR5Lg0Qfkp164OAi_M-k/s1600/IMG_6723.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoeRfgD6HPc71ZXHwqUcloP0tlqXf10E9phuhlj09ACXdzx81sCVfjlPT4_P_9urOKz17ZBRy6qS5XIPB0AR-q6SXUCLlCsrXNPDcQXBHbFN2ZKFpt4zPR2gSR5Lg0Qfkp164OAi_M-k/s400/IMG_6723.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496084267585599874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmS8reYSX6kxVVC8bR29m4nnDD8fTwvu0fv-IOrUAMUfr78VlySNjvKFaTom46E35Cz1goM-oniCP_cwHYpGcBsm0OMWNwD_Vh_7v8EwMU9JeillwFCqmquQK5Q0Q8dxAGneCfUSXE0ao/s1600/IMG_6716.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmS8reYSX6kxVVC8bR29m4nnDD8fTwvu0fv-IOrUAMUfr78VlySNjvKFaTom46E35Cz1goM-oniCP_cwHYpGcBsm0OMWNwD_Vh_7v8EwMU9JeillwFCqmquQK5Q0Q8dxAGneCfUSXE0ao/s400/IMG_6716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496084258049832210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJKg8eeS3tQhxPhkvRncy6GHzE-YPRFw_jD1Xx5eBUOs9Atl6YgrC6IlwwSNmZki103IxdOvxqTwbMV8vsYPq_X-J-Q1jQ66d5fgr-q5ZDVcGLEXw6S3dWCbElN_iBbH44xenweBJcl0/s1600/IMG_6715.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJKg8eeS3tQhxPhkvRncy6GHzE-YPRFw_jD1Xx5eBUOs9Atl6YgrC6IlwwSNmZki103IxdOvxqTwbMV8vsYPq_X-J-Q1jQ66d5fgr-q5ZDVcGLEXw6S3dWCbElN_iBbH44xenweBJcl0/s400/IMG_6715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496084252031162402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8a4tbabFFMZgFh3yPD_gNkpyclkQk6gYr8OwksIR93Fh2sm4STfOtPfXTEpaMKJo2WTdd20QDex9HGeQwBwQu3qE7P8PHZlymkS3u_FRwJrghS7ee9Jqzx8XDzi2foXPuksNIgX1eWZY/s1600/IMG_6724.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8a4tbabFFMZgFh3yPD_gNkpyclkQk6gYr8OwksIR93Fh2sm4STfOtPfXTEpaMKJo2WTdd20QDex9HGeQwBwQu3qE7P8PHZlymkS3u_FRwJrghS7ee9Jqzx8XDzi2foXPuksNIgX1eWZY/s400/IMG_6724.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496084239786522802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrSdu4adaWwcF0Wd-kAQfFr3rLiuyRkjKstYjYpKMToIMh7ZYkJ1Wu0_WUfQz094XXvMJ0gUqEED1jL9r5smkl-TLNsKUyMc0sKDto3kJVyZxwvl36xqCYV3MbK8Cdyu_N4g_WZ4M3Ng/s1600/IMG_6708.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrSdu4adaWwcF0Wd-kAQfFr3rLiuyRkjKstYjYpKMToIMh7ZYkJ1Wu0_WUfQz094XXvMJ0gUqEED1jL9r5smkl-TLNsKUyMc0sKDto3kJVyZxwvl36xqCYV3MbK8Cdyu_N4g_WZ4M3Ng/s400/IMG_6708.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496087154625063762" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ98Mm7Rdz_tNTyP0THdmgMvr7677ioG2My1kInASkaOPdGRnKHCb7wOqqiW1w5jlul9SVrHUtWJMgS4sVGVmbMgAP2nN5l-oHF5oKV-CXXNhexqhYT-30yvSEdPJMZorW99whdyq6o4k/s1600/IMG_6707.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ98Mm7Rdz_tNTyP0THdmgMvr7677ioG2My1kInASkaOPdGRnKHCb7wOqqiW1w5jlul9SVrHUtWJMgS4sVGVmbMgAP2nN5l-oHF5oKV-CXXNhexqhYT-30yvSEdPJMZorW99whdyq6o4k/s400/IMG_6707.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496087145044584258" /></a><br /><br />Oh yes, and there are a few new things up on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/violaviola">Etsy</a>. Some of my favourite colours in the merino/nylon sock base as well as just a tiny bit of Silky DK...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXwTqPnGUxcMSW53HUxd6LMfUrpFe2_YasJOhPekfTU-YrV_t6GhY__N8zzKPMyMT2q3Fm8ULQdpfjkPQrvC5iR0rdFzQEDi0jcqDbJvX2F4gAom7Lhfav5BmkQjLroIHuZmor2rELdY/s1600/IMG_6730.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXwTqPnGUxcMSW53HUxd6LMfUrpFe2_YasJOhPekfTU-YrV_t6GhY__N8zzKPMyMT2q3Fm8ULQdpfjkPQrvC5iR0rdFzQEDi0jcqDbJvX2F4gAom7Lhfav5BmkQjLroIHuZmor2rELdY/s400/IMG_6730.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496088144386207634" /></a>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-9417268730757123722010-07-19T16:06:00.000-07:002010-07-19T16:32:15.553-07:00It's not a sweater...I seem to be panicking slightly over my 12 sweaters in 2010 plan. I was cruising along so well until...sweater #7 I guess...where I made one tiny mistake, and then my mind wandered and now I am completely distracted! Ack! I feel lost in a sea of small project ideas; I'm yearning for hats, mitts, shawls and socks, and I caved just a little...take a look...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHYXXlZWi1P8Aq4eNZKWKJdVKEOE_6RMFUKcH6vStEz_wgHk4-PxnyPTscveE7I45M1RT2p4FspcBwHIjdLmPtzGpG139pJ8ivfsl5NekcR1qErKJVnU7-aOTL9kLiFXgpcvzih755JA/s1600/IMG_6608.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHYXXlZWi1P8Aq4eNZKWKJdVKEOE_6RMFUKcH6vStEz_wgHk4-PxnyPTscveE7I45M1RT2p4FspcBwHIjdLmPtzGpG139pJ8ivfsl5NekcR1qErKJVnU7-aOTL9kLiFXgpcvzih755JA/s400/IMG_6608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495762942813996194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dmS5rArmpUdtB8q6AVctbw8qtFtsrIMnLZR6qB3dqRBNnXKPnz-cv-K3C5ZVOxjoOxxpo262NeNDe6iDifi79l1ElVk9UVYp30HZhaYQEt_lpgd9E_cYyLFJBIKOQ6T8D7Bf6tw_FD4/s1600/IMG_6610.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dmS5rArmpUdtB8q6AVctbw8qtFtsrIMnLZR6qB3dqRBNnXKPnz-cv-K3C5ZVOxjoOxxpo262NeNDe6iDifi79l1ElVk9UVYp30HZhaYQEt_lpgd9E_cYyLFJBIKOQ6T8D7Bf6tw_FD4/s400/IMG_6610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495762936226770002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />very pretty and sophisticated fingerless mitts in Viola Fancy Sock, colour Mineral<br /><br /><br />These little gloves are knitting up so quickly. I'm improvising the simple pattern as I go along, and I think I'm going to get 2 pairs from just one skein, yowza! I've knit a simple picot hem at both edges, an afterthought-ish thumb hole and just a tiny bit of shaping to pull them in at the wrist. They fit great, look great and best of all they are so darn fast to knit!<br /><br />I've also just woven in ends on a WIP that has been ongoing for SO LONG! Sometime in the dead of winter, I decided it would be fun to knit a toque-type thing in lace weight yarn. Needless to say, this poor hat sat untouched for long periods of time. I modeled it after a store bought (hiss, hiss) hat that I can't help but love, and get so many compliments on. I've yet to take finished pictures because the poor little hat desperately needs to be blocked; it sat jammed into a tiny project bag for months and now looks more like a fuzzy lump than a hat. Here's a peek anyway, at the 4 inches of ribbing that I knit on 2mm needles!!!!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu2hwRH8pCtfyB6tJD_FUevQvhAXvWhDGnUgzLBvHxLNb_EKXk1JBrj7laWAMZF6_YaHVjNqEKJJiWgjQ6jb27juY15PWZkmmM9AWBAAD1D9hevKLFk1H8YJsrHD82RwFJXRIw88umWU/s1600/IMG_6618.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu2hwRH8pCtfyB6tJD_FUevQvhAXvWhDGnUgzLBvHxLNb_EKXk1JBrj7laWAMZF6_YaHVjNqEKJJiWgjQ6jb27juY15PWZkmmM9AWBAAD1D9hevKLFk1H8YJsrHD82RwFJXRIw88umWU/s400/IMG_6618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495762957420219106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The yarn I used is Misti Lace in the little 50g skeins. I think I had around 14 grams leftover when all was said and done.<br /><br />And finally, check out this AMAZING colour that emerged from my dyepot on Friday. It is actually very similar to Mushroom, so I've named it Magic Mushroom, and I love it! Oh, and out of focus in the bottom picture are 2 hand made wooden mushrooms I bought at a little market/crafty thing on the weekend. Cute right?!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2DCp-GeZU-DjzuJgl4bjzDLv-bF3-LRWbJ4lELTYi3j7q06jcVRMI0PdWplZl7gtXLcOf3JTmMQp3KWMlXEzt674NzbifFSaAlWTSC1pVKUUkPmMp3hYHWoPcQy_oHnt1bWvfwptVl4/s1600/IMG_6672.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2DCp-GeZU-DjzuJgl4bjzDLv-bF3-LRWbJ4lELTYi3j7q06jcVRMI0PdWplZl7gtXLcOf3JTmMQp3KWMlXEzt674NzbifFSaAlWTSC1pVKUUkPmMp3hYHWoPcQy_oHnt1bWvfwptVl4/s400/IMG_6672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495762972532959618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerdVkElH0sbllv_V2ElSX_i2tPwoYVE_T0zxxPqkl1p9_hgyt_Wdmak-nmfVzCNBF3X54xc0QxVEwPxqiAyILBTDin_F1aDLsAfLxLoxjwWgMKeccS5yKy2A_7TScMqyBIfdjiJhniIE/s1600/IMG_6673.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerdVkElH0sbllv_V2ElSX_i2tPwoYVE_T0zxxPqkl1p9_hgyt_Wdmak-nmfVzCNBF3X54xc0QxVEwPxqiAyILBTDin_F1aDLsAfLxLoxjwWgMKeccS5yKy2A_7TScMqyBIfdjiJhniIE/s400/IMG_6673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495762963128963122" border="0" /></a>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-7185428424910975992010-07-15T15:16:00.000-07:002010-07-16T18:46:39.903-07:00and I'm back!well, I never actually left...just neglected the blog for a couple weeks. Sorry folks!<br /><br />First off, I just posted a small update the the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/violaviola">Etsy</a> shop! Mostly sock yarn in some very fun colours (I think). I've been in a bit of a neutral place lately, but still could not resist a bit more orange. I'm still getting used to my new "job" (really doesn't feel like one) so please bear with me. My plan for the very near future includes much more frequent shop updates!<br /><br />Check out <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEff10/FEATff10YR.php">this</a> incredibly exciting news! My Silky Dk yarn, a 50/50 blend of superwash merino and silk, was featured in the latest <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEff10/index.php">Knitty</a> roundtable! And they liked it, WOO HOO, YAY, HOORAY! You'll have to scroll down just a bit to find me, but I'm there. What fun, thanks to Amy and Kate and Jenn and Miko...and of course all the lovely people who liked my yarn!<br /><br />Speaking of my new favourite yarn, I've been trying to pick a project for six skeins worth. The colourway is "mushroom" and I'm kinda in love with it. Should I knit a jumbo swallowtail? Another sweater (I might be loosing steam on my 12 sweaters plan...just maybe), who knows?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuKmKZ0DqanWHc4p3Rb_pvF0POLfbJJP09EbcGQQRK9LrvRcEb3XdLrCRilqRLUHJ4OhZO5VikR1dF-02NbPTb3GIA_TxN-c-kWmuNphTw8Orhos7AM-HAtxrod40dls5a8s8PGGf73A/s1600/IMG_6371.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuKmKZ0DqanWHc4p3Rb_pvF0POLfbJJP09EbcGQQRK9LrvRcEb3XdLrCRilqRLUHJ4OhZO5VikR1dF-02NbPTb3GIA_TxN-c-kWmuNphTw8Orhos7AM-HAtxrod40dls5a8s8PGGf73A/s400/IMG_6371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494265732735563330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I don't really have any big knitting news to share. It seems that I've been knitting little bits and bobs on my many WIPs, but not finishing a single thing. I'm certain that this means I have to much on the go, but am choosing to ignore that and continue casting on with vigour! The lovely gray sweater that I talked about last time has stalled out...serious frustrations getting the eyelets on the back and front to line up.<br /><br />The one thing that I have started and finished is a little birthday gift for my mother. I finally knit a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shetland-triangle-lace-shawl">shetland triangle</a> (a pattern that I have admired for so long). I really think that this is one of those magical patterns that makes just about any yarn look good. It is also simple enough that it can be knit in a pretty bold yarn and not detract from the yarn's awesomeness. Fact. So the yarn I chose is the cone of Habu Tsumugi Silk lace that I picked up at this year's Knitter's Frolic. This yarn is amazingly beautiful! I'm going to block it tonight, so hopefully I'll have some pretty finished pictures by the weekend!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1izvpyqckv4gcUcysq1R0p0MbUrSCr5nb22wH090fvik4mn93puiXEPNeO-3I3JA83b1jUA8eEk0nMXMKOoOPa9B6h2xjTR6EAQXW9yBDCmMiLJDEaxtZghrTxp_XX5rsj8FG7v2tC8k/s1600/IMG_6519.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1izvpyqckv4gcUcysq1R0p0MbUrSCr5nb22wH090fvik4mn93puiXEPNeO-3I3JA83b1jUA8eEk0nMXMKOoOPa9B6h2xjTR6EAQXW9yBDCmMiLJDEaxtZghrTxp_XX5rsj8FG7v2tC8k/s400/IMG_6519.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494273599865842994" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWUy3zRKxVWd-ATaI9ZbttnZoxPxanRAkLK083N4pZeZlAhpqOoLdRvfRYZf52PjSS-p6R55lWJOf83Y93UKFgdlfn0fIn22R54Y-pNsvQLZ9nST267z_MlMH-hxHBfdV0Irz7ZmF6Sw/s1600/IMG_6516.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWUy3zRKxVWd-ATaI9ZbttnZoxPxanRAkLK083N4pZeZlAhpqOoLdRvfRYZf52PjSS-p6R55lWJOf83Y93UKFgdlfn0fIn22R54Y-pNsvQLZ9nST267z_MlMH-hxHBfdV0Irz7ZmF6Sw/s400/IMG_6516.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494273582804477378" /></a><br /><br />until then, here are a few progress shots.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-80537311939565038912010-06-23T12:36:00.000-07:002010-06-23T13:09:47.355-07:00sweater #7 and some etsy newsHey folks!<br /><br />I just updated my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/violaviola">etsy</a> shop, and wanted to let everyone know that all Fancy Lace 2 is ON SALE!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9g48F9CIlHlv8ThAf2lAcFbHHaD5Tn3miyKCaUo_deq_Y1tPQZkpVgNVHvDj4ak4CX5IXs55sGUrsd46PfzsPWk1xhO_OPElJI14d0V_01Ymy4f-Ye9__U1NQJVcF-eyNeK9u8C4MTM/s1600/IMG_6282.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9g48F9CIlHlv8ThAf2lAcFbHHaD5Tn3miyKCaUo_deq_Y1tPQZkpVgNVHvDj4ak4CX5IXs55sGUrsd46PfzsPWk1xhO_OPElJI14d0V_01Ymy4f-Ye9__U1NQJVcF-eyNeK9u8C4MTM/s400/IMG_6282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486058362188091570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's a beautiful yarn, but not one that I am going to continue offering; just too much yarn and not enough time! I did briefly consider keeping all of it for myself...but thought better of it in the end. Fancy Lace 2 is a blend of 80% alpaca and 20% silk in a soft lustrous 2 ply lace weight yarn. Each skein contains about 970 yards, and is on sale for $30 down from $36.<br /><br />Ok, I kinda feel like a pushy car salesman, so on to other things!<br /><br />Here is sweater # 7. I have wanted to knit this pattern for years now, and finally cast on the other day. I had this lovely (yet very mysterious) wool/mohair blend in my stash that just screamed to be knit into this pretty pattern. The yarn is from a local mill, and didn't even come with tags...so I just knit away until I found a gauge that I liked and luckily it worked for the pattern!<br /><br />You may have never come across this pattern. it's from a little known Rowan book (or at least I think so) and is creatively named "<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bed-jacket-2">Bed Jacket</a>" by Jennie Atkinson. Anyway, I love it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEc-CD7e_JYiTYH-3Aeq1svqK1m5z-GttqwLyY4cwYz6-pJTV6c7UA8c89jvoJcFcFXugE1XSB7J-4qxFLpgnKtkF14AYcH_tV_p-N3ZxGjJoFgI3uhBrwGAyHoKDl_3KVibcWb6LV5Q/s1600/IMG_6301.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEc-CD7e_JYiTYH-3Aeq1svqK1m5z-GttqwLyY4cwYz6-pJTV6c7UA8c89jvoJcFcFXugE1XSB7J-4qxFLpgnKtkF14AYcH_tV_p-N3ZxGjJoFgI3uhBrwGAyHoKDl_3KVibcWb6LV5Q/s400/IMG_6301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486058368769218642" border="0" /></a><br />Oh yes, and the pattern I knit for sweater # 6 is called <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/joelles-favorite-yoke-sweater">Joelle's Favorite Yoke Sweater</a>, for those who were asking.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-22836645523670369042010-06-21T08:24:00.000-07:002010-06-21T08:56:43.239-07:00sweater # 6 in the bagWhat a quick and fun knit! I really love this cute little sweater, and it was oh so easy! I followed the pattern exactly too; how often does that happen??<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Uy9qYWDNKj6J0euB_7TH4O-W4k6YGxZPLTLyE7WIDzT8tndgtP1-Pg4Uuiq1MzGxt_bpB4H8CrjCHsXrCD-_jwFBCDqNR0WeU1AunqLxd2JiCYauDVUzfgw8fVkpIAbxD5z-NGIGD_I/s1600/IMG_6201.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Uy9qYWDNKj6J0euB_7TH4O-W4k6YGxZPLTLyE7WIDzT8tndgtP1-Pg4Uuiq1MzGxt_bpB4H8CrjCHsXrCD-_jwFBCDqNR0WeU1AunqLxd2JiCYauDVUzfgw8fVkpIAbxD5z-NGIGD_I/s400/IMG_6201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485250595429133362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy4A_J91YD2X7j-wcvALcOwEfSuYPrpE_7haGpPUXtqZp8BKr1vOsUfWBJCZLoAhSff09OTZjGaoHsBxMP1bTmqeZp-YaeAPhZCxz4ceIb1FprGMG1lWNh7BnLQ88c2B4I2pRAdNqdf8/s1600/IMG_6190.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy4A_J91YD2X7j-wcvALcOwEfSuYPrpE_7haGpPUXtqZp8BKr1vOsUfWBJCZLoAhSff09OTZjGaoHsBxMP1bTmqeZp-YaeAPhZCxz4ceIb1FprGMG1lWNh7BnLQ88c2B4I2pRAdNqdf8/s400/IMG_6190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485250577396646690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5T91uylEfGIabLHMfX1eq1kFfJhqzWVrsVV2k6sZ_D51d963AO2HulCV8LsvU3U8L8YtCcYpAj9NQtSICXKfT7PdqYJTMHXL6CYay6bFXvFQIS_mQfSjgnqoU_RIX_86U-0tycRmfg4/s1600/IMG_6204.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5T91uylEfGIabLHMfX1eq1kFfJhqzWVrsVV2k6sZ_D51d963AO2HulCV8LsvU3U8L8YtCcYpAj9NQtSICXKfT7PdqYJTMHXL6CYay6bFXvFQIS_mQfSjgnqoU_RIX_86U-0tycRmfg4/s400/IMG_6204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485250558513958850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPc838huOtKgY3-0Dqs1InzHgHVyRLX8ryJCSvUO505kBWIsQNruL4y8dVEeGP131Q0ws4MBBEAyTQXXDe2JWeA-JpE41VNnmSgeGsitTpQVRhjDOfAGMwqZnGSTb4Mtu8vVtni_-6Bdw/s1600/IMG_6193.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPc838huOtKgY3-0Dqs1InzHgHVyRLX8ryJCSvUO505kBWIsQNruL4y8dVEeGP131Q0ws4MBBEAyTQXXDe2JWeA-JpE41VNnmSgeGsitTpQVRhjDOfAGMwqZnGSTb4Mtu8vVtni_-6Bdw/s400/IMG_6193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485250551677508738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm perfectly happy with the sweater, but can't get over how busty I look in it! I thought I had figured out my lot in life, as a small boobed girl (which I am perfectly happy with), but this sweater has got me quite confused. Perhaps I'll wear it with a sports bra; really squeeze them in...who knows?!<br /><br />In other news, I've been dyeing like a crazy person this week, and here is a look at some of my favourites...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYWUvtJPDiMeg9ebhsNYYUqbKtRoOy1Sdy9povIKYUKMijw4l-aC1Itq-tBOKDNFekdLnxUWYi5GhAk2cxAlqz7J0Zh8c1PX2BowJ-jFcJLoprP_EG9YiDEuYKkHhWvz6mVADr3ukZME/s1600/IMG_6240.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYWUvtJPDiMeg9ebhsNYYUqbKtRoOy1Sdy9povIKYUKMijw4l-aC1Itq-tBOKDNFekdLnxUWYi5GhAk2cxAlqz7J0Zh8c1PX2BowJ-jFcJLoprP_EG9YiDEuYKkHhWvz6mVADr3ukZME/s400/IMG_6240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485253924794945074" border="0" /></a>fancy sock in thistle<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMVHL6Yqdtfw6A0ywtTeqx2tIj-7e1xU98yGFYOzT2i-xc_L8i-tX1ucnu81S7XXGyvIxAFu7YyNf74Snt38LuQrkDbP_-NGIyw6Y6AAGFMxxMfc5E8ob4g0Xskvzo40s3GLsrrFyf3U/s1600/IMG_6239.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMVHL6Yqdtfw6A0ywtTeqx2tIj-7e1xU98yGFYOzT2i-xc_L8i-tX1ucnu81S7XXGyvIxAFu7YyNf74Snt38LuQrkDbP_-NGIyw6Y6AAGFMxxMfc5E8ob4g0Xskvzo40s3GLsrrFyf3U/s400/IMG_6239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485255196811815810" border="0" /></a>fancy sock in mushroom<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaJ8fAm_TqIGW7PWxeukGyBwFGji36kSBnPfzeBP1CAAbi7zAcL-XKjDi9RweinojtDc8_hNz98vOYDZDVd7yndPN5ocqvVTMv0Nw8BdxTyR70p-tCjrC9ZGcA8RL3kt5QMewEhJ2TRQ/s1600/IMG_6238.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaJ8fAm_TqIGW7PWxeukGyBwFGji36kSBnPfzeBP1CAAbi7zAcL-XKjDi9RweinojtDc8_hNz98vOYDZDVd7yndPN5ocqvVTMv0Nw8BdxTyR70p-tCjrC9ZGcA8RL3kt5QMewEhJ2TRQ/s400/IMG_6238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485255183875619970" border="0" /></a>fancy sock in mineral<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5pPqqjHTZITEYMpBzyCwUpGT0Od6DzBsszsBF0PunFVn-zyHh9okm7i0oT_S07oZDaIlDTovDX_L6L4MXIGYbdzaspX97piQ7Ab3ZDCfawLzvZd00Pyj34Bn5HxtpXvabLy8zkPh0LE/s1600/IMG_6237.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5pPqqjHTZITEYMpBzyCwUpGT0Od6DzBsszsBF0PunFVn-zyHh9okm7i0oT_S07oZDaIlDTovDX_L6L4MXIGYbdzaspX97piQ7Ab3ZDCfawLzvZd00Pyj34Bn5HxtpXvabLy8zkPh0LE/s400/IMG_6237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485253916091810322" border="0" /></a>fancy sock in cinnamon spice<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPq2mfM2OdH9jQrs_lUep3vvH-JFYCUSFnJnRq-sWZCM_YpUakj1CnwKiR4LwNGxk6Tup4l2pqPU5MnMDZhoKkLYldnr6-n9jh25dbcMfpIqJw4CAHGISn17Za6V6frV8w8yr-Jv1GxBE/s1600/IMG_6236.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPq2mfM2OdH9jQrs_lUep3vvH-JFYCUSFnJnRq-sWZCM_YpUakj1CnwKiR4LwNGxk6Tup4l2pqPU5MnMDZhoKkLYldnr6-n9jh25dbcMfpIqJw4CAHGISn17Za6V6frV8w8yr-Jv1GxBE/s400/IMG_6236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485253907724315794" border="0" /></a>silky DK in slate. I am IN LOVE with this lustrous, soft and squishy yarn!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnwwRIr_aD5IfmGTMSji7edIQ17FDHwCACkY7-qvmTLPCR8MSohX8LFgkZvUppPn-5-or55npb5dgywcRzENA-KfmkHrI6h7WQGRaUKjYBw3E0mLoc8GnMrkD1o9luUUnqdgiV4fYrkc/s1600/IMG_6235.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnwwRIr_aD5IfmGTMSji7edIQ17FDHwCACkY7-qvmTLPCR8MSohX8LFgkZvUppPn-5-or55npb5dgywcRzENA-KfmkHrI6h7WQGRaUKjYBw3E0mLoc8GnMrkD1o9luUUnqdgiV4fYrkc/s400/IMG_6235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485253885637566178" border="0" /></a>silky DK in north sea<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddDfZ7SUaljVprQbMcyFawHHFNoBI6lPQyH7RerON7gMh9SwMbuXdZUYzUA9NSNIlCSj2j3j_ERKTclD8wHBExLsNkD_IFufhjht6P7Kylnvl0UxP7SeuEylCoVmpAElMYTRjAdo4FUM/s1600/IMG_6233.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddDfZ7SUaljVprQbMcyFawHHFNoBI6lPQyH7RerON7gMh9SwMbuXdZUYzUA9NSNIlCSj2j3j_ERKTclD8wHBExLsNkD_IFufhjht6P7Kylnvl0UxP7SeuEylCoVmpAElMYTRjAdo4FUM/s400/IMG_6233.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485253872074867954" border="0" /></a><br />silky DK in blot<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTW3DBiOSzcjfwxS6fBIUYbkMB9Pn3Ux6zuMM6LKYZdozFEDldK1QMSf00tHqGhvNILaumNQkL2FlejZ-_qBT6i6eyXbo9y8SLsqDT_TZJuXEiAb3ter_YSA9iwdNwh00_jGGCaY5UaYU/s1600/IMG_6217.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTW3DBiOSzcjfwxS6fBIUYbkMB9Pn3Ux6zuMM6LKYZdozFEDldK1QMSf00tHqGhvNILaumNQkL2FlejZ-_qBT6i6eyXbo9y8SLsqDT_TZJuXEiAb3ter_YSA9iwdNwh00_jGGCaY5UaYU/s400/IMG_6217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485255203107449522" border="0" /></a><br />and this pretty little thing is my mom's knitting. She is a big fan of robin's egg, and decided to knit a plain and simple stocking stitch rectangle in fancy lace. I think it's knitting up beautifully!!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-58945555213802826172010-06-11T15:07:00.001-07:002010-06-11T18:09:29.939-07:00Disaster has struck...or close to itWell, I think it happened because I was so confident in my last post; my granny square vest-thing looks ridiculous. So sad.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxXmzgLUCUQqjCCiTaKMjoCT9gUOZ5qbFPVmDEtRks5nMds2peyTi1umb5uAO3HguEZ1iMK2ARKlxVZWJdNMXSXkQBXwD-c0zekwlQ2VeLQ-6wnBGJXUWVJJiaii_MZBwLMJnJ1DIyWU/s1600/IMG_6170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxXmzgLUCUQqjCCiTaKMjoCT9gUOZ5qbFPVmDEtRks5nMds2peyTi1umb5uAO3HguEZ1iMK2ARKlxVZWJdNMXSXkQBXwD-c0zekwlQ2VeLQ-6wnBGJXUWVJJiaii_MZBwLMJnJ1DIyWU/s400/IMG_6170.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481679283634855074" /></a><br /><br />I have recovered from the initial shock of putting it on and seeing how bad it looked. Now I'm just a bit bummed that I have to sew all my little hexagons together into a non-garment shape. They will now become pillow cases. I never really considered how bulky the yarn was, and how difficult it is to piece hexagons together into a flattering shape. It was like doing a 3-D body shaped jigsaw puzzle! And just thinking about all the ends I would have to weave in was making me feel a bit sick. I'm sure that It's against the rules, but I think I'm going to count this as one of my 12 sweaters for this year. It was briefly in a sweater shape after all! <br /><br />On a happier note, my woodland yoke sweater is knitting up really fast! I'm finished the body and just have the little sleeves and yoke to knit. I'm really excited to see it finished, and am already planning sweater #7...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZWEX3KoaIXVZGPnMdLAgJa_peVw1oyPHTwexd-YTjNsVLDWnXQsuJaYCINRCppeOi3JPW7TirVgW5kb-mR4bO7ibYAJKWF5Lp1l9f3gESv1ebtRAYTdKovVq6wfimxDuY9FNwZ0NY_s/s1600/IMG_6159.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZWEX3KoaIXVZGPnMdLAgJa_peVw1oyPHTwexd-YTjNsVLDWnXQsuJaYCINRCppeOi3JPW7TirVgW5kb-mR4bO7ibYAJKWF5Lp1l9f3gESv1ebtRAYTdKovVq6wfimxDuY9FNwZ0NY_s/s400/IMG_6159.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481679291850100546" /></a><br /><br />...It's a new base; 50/50 merino and silk in a very squishy DK weight yarn! I have a design in mind for this yarn, and dyed up 6 skeins of it yesterday. The colour I chose (after MUCH deliberation) is "mineral". And here is a look at another favourite colour of mine in the same lovely base, "flourite"...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPr6kHNKNwj5O9Dyi3hjCWU6b1uAUdIUldAqRdveFu_3lXc41RUhFmD0USwRChUAPh23G3oEqj3p3R3u3OOWUVwB8fJBcYG4QjNWRqcQJ2hE8Se-eaqmfVPLPvaMXOQt3KYQeGA1zW95c/s1600/IMG_6133.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPr6kHNKNwj5O9Dyi3hjCWU6b1uAUdIUldAqRdveFu_3lXc41RUhFmD0USwRChUAPh23G3oEqj3p3R3u3OOWUVwB8fJBcYG4QjNWRqcQJ2hE8Se-eaqmfVPLPvaMXOQt3KYQeGA1zW95c/s400/IMG_6133.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481679299981052754" /></a>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-91980698662483712002010-06-07T19:22:00.001-07:002010-06-07T19:43:28.823-07:00a little sweater newsSomehow I have managed to stick with my Intswemodo 2010 sweater knitting goals; I'm almost caught up, and feeling pretty confident!<br /><br />Here's a look at sweater #6...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUscZQjGp01erHUzwrGWoi6UaTL0Y12x5cB3p6Zc7aRCcj0Q6u_Sj1qkbseo43Bajqk0biUq0FEc0zdrvPVhJAn6elLzC0ZbcXDmbckCFOc-uDLrb5zFwnpa16Vsm2PY1HnneSXfzn1I/s1600/IMG_6067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUscZQjGp01erHUzwrGWoi6UaTL0Y12x5cB3p6Zc7aRCcj0Q6u_Sj1qkbseo43Bajqk0biUq0FEc0zdrvPVhJAn6elLzC0ZbcXDmbckCFOc-uDLrb5zFwnpa16Vsm2PY1HnneSXfzn1I/s400/IMG_6067.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480225036334901410" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuu88ah2YLiD4b6UqlW8Edkmp3gMYF-O-JmHq4hqwjwYwbKFI38ipweHCfCMUdiQHB-Wv_EKCsPkszesAtgOeOOULg8jS4T5KIFYYlQabwqJriyxw-K54zoKX42ekxJHIlJHkfKf5vzI/s1600/IMG_6066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuu88ah2YLiD4b6UqlW8Edkmp3gMYF-O-JmHq4hqwjwYwbKFI38ipweHCfCMUdiQHB-Wv_EKCsPkszesAtgOeOOULg8jS4T5KIFYYlQabwqJriyxw-K54zoKX42ekxJHIlJHkfKf5vzI/s400/IMG_6066.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480225029424387698" /></a><br /><br />...I mentioned last time that the pattern is Joelle's Favorite Yoke Sweater (so simple and pretty!) And I'm using more Viola yarn; Merino Fingering in the colour "woodland". I am loving knitting this yarn, it's so soft, squishy, and down right dreamy! <br /><br />I've been toying with the idea of a knit dress for quite a while now, and have a few design ideas bouncing around in my head. This yarn is a strong contender...the most difficult decision will be which colour to pick!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpd92zFDtExdGQWP-Zz520rD65dIdsHXTR-QUb79FgK3xSrPBdd1lqSAIOyl3aohb4zpflzEOqBhAVJcGj69v_AD9RdURA3YbQn_AUyMOVZV1l7o8SlZb9XTmuVq93txU_61bPKHLg0c/s1600/IMG_6068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpd92zFDtExdGQWP-Zz520rD65dIdsHXTR-QUb79FgK3xSrPBdd1lqSAIOyl3aohb4zpflzEOqBhAVJcGj69v_AD9RdURA3YbQn_AUyMOVZV1l7o8SlZb9XTmuVq93txU_61bPKHLg0c/s400/IMG_6068.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480225048478081666" /></a><br /><br />and here is my latest bit of spinning. It's Viola superwash merino in a colour I called "confections". I think It will become a little baby sweater...February Baby perhaps??<br /><br />oh, and one more thing before I go. Does anyone else out there LOVE <a href="http://www.myspace.com/joannanewsomfansite">Joanna Newsom</a>?? I've know about her awesomeness for a long time now, but lately can't listen to anything else. Just curious.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-625850744719287412010-06-01T04:54:00.000-07:002010-06-01T05:42:50.603-07:00I ran a 1/2 marathon!I meant to mention that this was happening in my last post, but totally forgot; I just ran a 1/2 marathon!<br /><br />This past Sunday I was up out of bed at 6, and lined up on the starting line (or rather, one of thousands crammed into "start corrals") by 9. And by 11-ish the whole thing was done - for me anyway.<br /><br />It was the <a href="http://www.ncm.ca/index.php/en/sunday">Ottawa Marathon weekend</a>, and it was so much fun!! Up until this point I'd only visited Ottawa for swim meets, I had almost believed that Ottawa was just one big pool (joking!). But we ran through so much of the city that I feel like I've made up for lost time.<br /><br />I ran the race in 1:59:39, which just barely squeeks me into my under 2 hour goal. But I'm pretty happy with it, and next time around hope I can chop off a few minutes.<br /><br />So here I am looking a bit crazy with my little sister. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenH-2MLlNHPYGQIkPFTPrPAZPsGLwpuxHuHfJApBTZky3uS47CCbw1RUtWIsZ-qNXMEsgHsdfSRSDF0Nw-X4yn6r_9-3jENtqsymysI4YKJO_BD6Kv1d6qiB0ww-34HG7yDAOKyU0GmM/s1600/IMG_5995.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenH-2MLlNHPYGQIkPFTPrPAZPsGLwpuxHuHfJApBTZky3uS47CCbw1RUtWIsZ-qNXMEsgHsdfSRSDF0Nw-X4yn6r_9-3jENtqsymysI4YKJO_BD6Kv1d6qiB0ww-34HG7yDAOKyU0GmM/s400/IMG_5995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477781607884669922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And here are some much prettier pictures:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNBLtnbbekDzrCjTqwgF0jH6PxK5yhdVP4muAV9DakSUXifz4W4Q_DwNkcunXvEpzDlctpeIzhQNPzieTN4RpcVa-NlKgDpvFFrlwvyBJktOb1IS_TALt5_lucW0SQSRbRdWVHcvc_So/s1600/IMG_6014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNBLtnbbekDzrCjTqwgF0jH6PxK5yhdVP4muAV9DakSUXifz4W4Q_DwNkcunXvEpzDlctpeIzhQNPzieTN4RpcVa-NlKgDpvFFrlwvyBJktOb1IS_TALt5_lucW0SQSRbRdWVHcvc_So/s400/IMG_6014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477781634014451634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdJ-ysBDVGSWKorbvb3h1Ix2Mv6plm4xf5PVFGpABJtIdeuL8bd4mzyOD25AhWyYlCF_HeOzNL1w04UKQb0VnuqA0rdIWZW9rig2QIthbjPNTRF7r_X2TMXPLBtAelKkDDOPZ-CDtM5E/s1600/IMG_6020.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdJ-ysBDVGSWKorbvb3h1Ix2Mv6plm4xf5PVFGpABJtIdeuL8bd4mzyOD25AhWyYlCF_HeOzNL1w04UKQb0VnuqA0rdIWZW9rig2QIthbjPNTRF7r_X2TMXPLBtAelKkDDOPZ-CDtM5E/s400/IMG_6020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477781631161782530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXUEWRCDMvq7fs_6OUbTFwpGqdGGqjv6u2KdyKQq3g9_juFWmRnLxrjn1Z3CkdP-4k-lOopEIy_MSIWIiDupUfG9MPMJTbiqsRF5Hada0izi_FkS4EP07EB8MpaCrXHfArY-ml2utSGk/s1600/IMG_6018.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXUEWRCDMvq7fs_6OUbTFwpGqdGGqjv6u2KdyKQq3g9_juFWmRnLxrjn1Z3CkdP-4k-lOopEIy_MSIWIiDupUfG9MPMJTbiqsRF5Hada0izi_FkS4EP07EB8MpaCrXHfArY-ml2utSGk/s400/IMG_6018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477781620829273522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I can't be happier with the way this sweater came out! Now I just have to wait for the weather to cool off to be able to wear it.<br /><br />I just couldn't get gauge with the yarn I planned on using for my next sweater, so it will be quickly knit into a simple little t shirt; <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/joelles-favorite-yoke-sweater">Joelle's favorite yoke sweater</a><br />For the mysterious test knit sweater I'm going to use the same yarn as the designer, and it is coming all the way from Europe! Yay, hooray, yippee!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-49504981466240328522010-05-26T07:40:00.000-07:002010-05-26T08:57:16.510-07:00Paper Dolls amost finished!Yippee! This time around, my paper dolls sweater has knit up quite easily. At the moment, I have only to graft the armpits and weave in just a few more ends...and block of course, but I never count that part.<br /><br />I knew I had to take action to counter the lumpy yoke issue from last time. After knitting the body I quickly decreased from the size 8 to size 7. I knit the chart up to the doll's shoulders (or thereabouts) and then decreases in between their heads. By the time i was at the pattern's first decrease round I was already well below the given stitch count. And hooray! It fits me perfectly! I really think that the yoke needs to fit quite snug in order for it to look its best. The dolls all sit flat and smooth, and there is not a pucker in sight!<br /><br />I'm quite amazed with how quickly I knit this sweater (2 weeks I think), and it has given me hope that I may still be able to knit 12 sweaters this year...so long as most don't have sleeves....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxZiyv6eOUude4u_hyphenhyphendEpSq4ylXMvntLYvwWgaP8Xyksp2C1H_PlVffC0CfC0LHp3Ax6ftHZUvCuQa-2aTKJPFn8nwNZdUYoGJ_Jd4l50E-3wRR0ZBtgfV4YxRVKISWPFuvRWS_00awY/s1600/2010_0525AF.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxZiyv6eOUude4u_hyphenhyphendEpSq4ylXMvntLYvwWgaP8Xyksp2C1H_PlVffC0CfC0LHp3Ax6ftHZUvCuQa-2aTKJPFn8nwNZdUYoGJ_Jd4l50E-3wRR0ZBtgfV4YxRVKISWPFuvRWS_00awY/s400/2010_0525AF.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475591198533475026" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJpQ0SYY-XiNUBr7FkClWa82rR8KOMEhB4YeRHlHzgzTRENzC3vUs6wsB4blEeJK_94AU6qd1392grXKEsRQIKS_XQW6DnimLV-IP_0xn4VzxptmuD5iPBXw-Y2wCrIZ-ydp23EYD-Bs/s1600/2010_0525AD.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJpQ0SYY-XiNUBr7FkClWa82rR8KOMEhB4YeRHlHzgzTRENzC3vUs6wsB4blEeJK_94AU6qd1392grXKEsRQIKS_XQW6DnimLV-IP_0xn4VzxptmuD5iPBXw-Y2wCrIZ-ydp23EYD-Bs/s400/2010_0525AD.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475591195608493026" /></a><br /><br />...I am SO excited about the colours I chose! I found that I loved them more and more as I knit with them, and I really like seeing the speckle-y yarn knit into stocking stitch. All the wacky colour changes really stand out, which I love!<br /><br />The next sweater on my list is a test knit for a friend on Ravelry. Its an adorable little t shirt with puff sleeves and thin stripes...so cute!<br />I'm planning to knit it in my Merino Fingering, a soft and squishy superwash merino fingering weight yarn. I THINK I've narrowed down the colours, but can't seem to settle on even the most simple decisions recently...we'll see. At the moment, the selections are a more-gray-than-usual robin's egg and a new brownish-green colour called Woodland.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDnLshEBE5R3v2DWWthlBPaMu-tkezF6ecHnXqp_UkljOKoE7WlXVDWECGglT2Ffanl2w6sCy3i7iksIo1bTD7k6K3PJwRNjr_iyUeGpeuPjHJCx2aM73Dgf6_stnhRuPOnLmD6Ggjvg/s1600/2010_0525AB.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDnLshEBE5R3v2DWWthlBPaMu-tkezF6ecHnXqp_UkljOKoE7WlXVDWECGglT2Ffanl2w6sCy3i7iksIo1bTD7k6K3PJwRNjr_iyUeGpeuPjHJCx2aM73Dgf6_stnhRuPOnLmD6Ggjvg/s400/2010_0525AB.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475600813298306306" /></a><br /><br />I haven't been spinning at all, I've only had time to feel guilty about not spinning! The mohair/wool I talked about in my last post is lovely, but there is just to darn much of it. I'm losing interest! Of course, this spinning slump has NOT prevented me from doing some fiber shopping! The latest purchases are from an Etsy seller called Cloudlover69. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/cloudlover69">Here</a> is her lovely shop. I scooped some superwash merino in Calico<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOv_kBznnPJSqruTO0ei18czuyGizGJTyq7y0kehu6QP8txgkIhYrOwWbM__UhN48MQcUrSzFUKT54AXJch_kOTKG6geGpDddtEBOicMTciWtNKTWOq1Ee__SrCUJp4WvPhxoVB8kD2rw/s1600/2010_0525AK.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOv_kBznnPJSqruTO0ei18czuyGizGJTyq7y0kehu6QP8txgkIhYrOwWbM__UhN48MQcUrSzFUKT54AXJch_kOTKG6geGpDddtEBOicMTciWtNKTWOq1Ee__SrCUJp4WvPhxoVB8kD2rw/s400/2010_0525AK.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475606676972539138" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8T3jqxTtdY-9_W_5Atel5xkw-7Ht9zIdjwoEkUM2D0bs3jmJWx4gC-Nc1BLBzb1I9QfVuxYKCAd7gh5CBwVNTRcdwPbQ62qneShZYNeKXkOar43SDF-7OkVZVMwHyXOW_dBT80cJ07Ds/s1600/2010_0525AL.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8T3jqxTtdY-9_W_5Atel5xkw-7Ht9zIdjwoEkUM2D0bs3jmJWx4gC-Nc1BLBzb1I9QfVuxYKCAd7gh5CBwVNTRcdwPbQ62qneShZYNeKXkOar43SDF-7OkVZVMwHyXOW_dBT80cJ07Ds/s400/2010_0525AL.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475606665547082946" /></a><br /><br /><br />and alpaca/merino/silk in illustrus. So pretty!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjhs9c_gColNo6uhfZri9oFe4Fi8772Z8wBtjbFTHch6eqvxQ2Va8Ue3kVxs9ksG0VOj7rTz3_jGxKiNkfm2bwbXeBelbMkO4PJSCYopTgADjcj76SfKJihW6jz4ufkpoh-2xxXmiLAk/s1600/2010_0525AJ.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjhs9c_gColNo6uhfZri9oFe4Fi8772Z8wBtjbFTHch6eqvxQ2Va8Ue3kVxs9ksG0VOj7rTz3_jGxKiNkfm2bwbXeBelbMkO4PJSCYopTgADjcj76SfKJihW6jz4ufkpoh-2xxXmiLAk/s400/2010_0525AJ.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475606680024281282" /></a><br /><br />That's all for now!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-52665007838355075522010-05-16T15:17:00.000-07:002010-05-16T16:54:57.199-07:00a lot of stuff all at once.I am SUPER excited to let you all know that I finally got my act together this week and listed my first items for sale on Etsy, fun!<br /><br />After the Frolic (which was a great success btw) it took me a few days to get back into the swing of things- its not easy to recover from such a fiber frenzy - but when I did, Etsy was my first priority! I was spurred on by the encouragement from out-of-towers who can't make it to the shop, so hope you can find something you like...if not you can always message me to ask...I may have your dream colour squirreled away somewhere. I do have a nasty habit of hiding things, always thinking, "I'll keep this and knit something fantastic" but forgetting all about it moments later. Currently there is a smattering of spinning fiber, lace and sock yarns up, but keep checking in for more!<br /><br />I know that I've already mentioned my <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter05/PATTforecast.html">Forecast</a> in Dream in Colour Classy in the Black Parade colourway...and its finished! I knit the entire sweater in exactly 2 weeks, it was just that much fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukf9h4RqOSLeuyd8AFEufwz_nVQBE-HNi4A9RyBHm5DEDpu8mgPfNMivBSU4CTr2MHg4SXZ5w99newVbzjDQIAyjvZaLycBMoCBhpEzPm9GC5gqMw5L-uMUPfJ8ahlSs4c6KRQWCwoHk/s1600/IMG_5741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukf9h4RqOSLeuyd8AFEufwz_nVQBE-HNi4A9RyBHm5DEDpu8mgPfNMivBSU4CTr2MHg4SXZ5w99newVbzjDQIAyjvZaLycBMoCBhpEzPm9GC5gqMw5L-uMUPfJ8ahlSs4c6KRQWCwoHk/s400/IMG_5741.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472015622167817266" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BglcWPxxo1f95Engzjdaw7f34kh0dip-UlACFnuQHXTljXp5KLJnJ7XBoI5g2ioYKKq7mhpFPgYxcN27AvadWGn2-1kPscb2OwBbJGdGiHhbJVJKJcr5qv-90SlPDH00fNgW2R2nynY/s1600/IMG_5738.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BglcWPxxo1f95Engzjdaw7f34kh0dip-UlACFnuQHXTljXp5KLJnJ7XBoI5g2ioYKKq7mhpFPgYxcN27AvadWGn2-1kPscb2OwBbJGdGiHhbJVJKJcr5qv-90SlPDH00fNgW2R2nynY/s400/IMG_5738.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472015617178981714" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCaUgnNqW_OSRVcTjJOGtocy4-X13I0-uGWq9sj8yV407ud4kB-8NG1CJ7QUdm8AnOEKuPl1q3ufgtPch06P7tyEdXunVmp6n7lN9fICjsZovS8IyS3v003ElKpaYJECxnJ7Rcu4mOQo/s1600/IMG_5737.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCaUgnNqW_OSRVcTjJOGtocy4-X13I0-uGWq9sj8yV407ud4kB-8NG1CJ7QUdm8AnOEKuPl1q3ufgtPch06P7tyEdXunVmp6n7lN9fICjsZovS8IyS3v003ElKpaYJECxnJ7Rcu4mOQo/s400/IMG_5737.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472015607947556338" /></a><br /><br />OK, almost finished...it still needs buttons. This sweater was the perfect thing to knit after the sleeve agony of my featherweight! There was no point in me modelling it for these pics, it looks a bit silly when it's not buttoned up...as you might be able to guess from the ridiculous picture above! <br /><br />I made just a few mods:<br /><br />- knit to gauge of 18 st over 4" instead of 16 st over 4". I just can't handle loose saggy sweaters, it looked like some people's were a little see through!<br />-lengthened the body a good 3-4 inches before the ribbing <br />-knit 3 stitch instead of 5 stitch bobbles (as most people have it seems). The 5 stitch bobble was so huge that it was all you could see in the swatch!<br />-knit the buttonband in seed stitch to match the collar instead of that silly horizontal rib.<br /><br />This sweater fits me PERFECTLY and I just can't wait to wear it, but deciding on buttons is a bit tricky...I'm leaning toward some very plain metal buttons at the moment. What do you think folks?<br />Oh yes, and I have to say that I love Classy; this was my first and certainly not my last time knitting with this lovely yarn.<br /><br />My Forecast success has spurred me on ( haven't yet given up on 12 sweaters is 2010...though I am still considerabley behind...) and the next sweater up is Paper Dolls take 2. When the lumpy yoke disaster struck with version one I vowed I'd give it another shot, so I am. This time I'm knitting it from my own yarn, Viola Sock. I'm using Cinnamon Spice as the main colour with Nut Brown and Robin's Egg as the 2 accent colours. I flew through the ribbing and I'm into the body of the sweater...really I just want to get to the real action at the yoke! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YMeAkf_-HGS_TI4CpnOO1YsygoHboQzo_ApsEcurI3CoGDsvlSKrIhORUOy2xcUMCDrCEEO64-6hlgkNUX3hyphenhyphenpJQZUPdyLjvA8zjuxYtz4EFl6tHDEXQ3GY7_hEUiG-TwoAhKcDnj_8/s1600/IMG_5734.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YMeAkf_-HGS_TI4CpnOO1YsygoHboQzo_ApsEcurI3CoGDsvlSKrIhORUOy2xcUMCDrCEEO64-6hlgkNUX3hyphenhyphenpJQZUPdyLjvA8zjuxYtz4EFl6tHDEXQ3GY7_hEUiG-TwoAhKcDnj_8/s400/IMG_5734.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472011837385279314" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExz5mZIgv0wJeVpDXz5SFlGfFuCo0NpH2yvAhjaFGL3nDKQFlFRJSGU-jwjEqM4wUi_2RC_z1a8SSp_2MU44-YAsY9Ru8kOmGHtgHMOkwE7crgyfZ_Y6Pqi3jGETtvkdJ0v2b_xhWi4g/s1600/IMG_5732.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExz5mZIgv0wJeVpDXz5SFlGfFuCo0NpH2yvAhjaFGL3nDKQFlFRJSGU-jwjEqM4wUi_2RC_z1a8SSp_2MU44-YAsY9Ru8kOmGHtgHMOkwE7crgyfZ_Y6Pqi3jGETtvkdJ0v2b_xhWi4g/s400/IMG_5732.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472011833413191090" /></a><br /><br />I've been spinning just a bit lately. At the Frolic I saw vendors that I'd purchased fiber from last year (and haven't done anything with...) so I decided to start spinning one of last year's buys; Wellington Fibers wool and mohair blend. So far its spinning up great, there is quite a lot more colour variation that I expected...though I may not have captured it very well in this pic...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdx08ldYM7imOitEJde5xs2m4qWiThBkEQ2VAdCZ20BIwBqLzQe3nHP1-ENSjT_CasWl-M81NvUOBkW6FleFJE76uXC4Dr9DrN6rtbu-v54c3U-hp5GDdQyfSl6bf758orFk2E8YBCVVM/s1600/IMG_5713.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdx08ldYM7imOitEJde5xs2m4qWiThBkEQ2VAdCZ20BIwBqLzQe3nHP1-ENSjT_CasWl-M81NvUOBkW6FleFJE76uXC4Dr9DrN6rtbu-v54c3U-hp5GDdQyfSl6bf758orFk2E8YBCVVM/s400/IMG_5713.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472011807509314754" /></a><br /><br />I just love how bright and sunny this colour is!<br /><br />This year at the Frolic I managed to stay away from fiber, but yarn was a different story! I am now the proud owner of 5 skeins of Peace Fleece in the colourway Ancient Fern<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKluTT9Hwwav7NErxipLDqqaNLdSZBIoq7b4C2rSAreLG-gWuHOOZjSNM4AFLQmw1soJomnUhY8RVVYZovdSlfCe44z2D_ntvddfvL_mvM5t31HwtvJHMFhP5RdoPd856Cyesb3X4ea4U/s1600/IMG_5724.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKluTT9Hwwav7NErxipLDqqaNLdSZBIoq7b4C2rSAreLG-gWuHOOZjSNM4AFLQmw1soJomnUhY8RVVYZovdSlfCe44z2D_ntvddfvL_mvM5t31HwtvJHMFhP5RdoPd856Cyesb3X4ea4U/s400/IMG_5724.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472011827935141170" /></a><br /><br />A cone of Habu 100% silk tweedy lace stuff (amazing right?!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8VDbGxgVfaGQYgjyfLSa3fAACzQkNUxlcL63ck-wbnwGypNU8a9Oc43e_hL8RluGU4PgvuGjd8tG6ugXYSgK3alpo76oqgzTLQ9NVN_dC3djlGmrs9BxWLx8y6gwC6C15CuUlUu39ms/s1600/IMG_5722.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8VDbGxgVfaGQYgjyfLSa3fAACzQkNUxlcL63ck-wbnwGypNU8a9Oc43e_hL8RluGU4PgvuGjd8tG6ugXYSgK3alpo76oqgzTLQ9NVN_dC3djlGmrs9BxWLx8y6gwC6C15CuUlUu39ms/s400/IMG_5722.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472011816369132610" /></a><br /><br /><br />and the most beautiful Japanese book on fair isle that I have ever seen!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N1D5zWQMuzpcfxBYg_gSJVA1_Nuc-_x8AqVYJ5NIzEl2x2gSTRHN1Tl1qDVfqLSRorwNehO3YjUgykfo9r65TmwNiqG06m49GxJj7gNan37Qol29Zm_jMSHqBYnyO9hmfUagJXo3tqI/s1600/IMG_5747.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N1D5zWQMuzpcfxBYg_gSJVA1_Nuc-_x8AqVYJ5NIzEl2x2gSTRHN1Tl1qDVfqLSRorwNehO3YjUgykfo9r65TmwNiqG06m49GxJj7gNan37Qol29Zm_jMSHqBYnyO9hmfUagJXo3tqI/s400/IMG_5747.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472015639997370610" /></a><br /><br />This may not be new to everyone out there, but the charts are all 3-D...it so easy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWldQHHaal0UqRYjwjznTkJ5E2KZtYYuAG_p6eXcb0QkQ8862Ms1An10J2IO9o-jYPNrh2_OrJllWDI9cuVUCSPzLuHNfrng2V_dR2xbOYnq8bB5nwXNXxXKb_4NVZ-9nXuNLC5MXIGq4/s1600/IMG_5742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWldQHHaal0UqRYjwjznTkJ5E2KZtYYuAG_p6eXcb0QkQ8862Ms1An10J2IO9o-jYPNrh2_OrJllWDI9cuVUCSPzLuHNfrng2V_dR2xbOYnq8bB5nwXNXxXKb_4NVZ-9nXuNLC5MXIGq4/s400/IMG_5742.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472015633056700418" /></a><br /><br />I want to knit this dress if its the last thing I do!<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1yV5qOMyXewQLQdI4sNBisvl5c-hVbyMOSjHHKYpR0Ep5r5YAlIZtNrpKTTA_0uTEVz455ovu10nrcR_4iKwW49IcRqLgY5OkG7FzTCT5fZJ1hhamj2RNaGr_uUy2TUAPb2bIYxds6U/s1600/IMG_5744.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1yV5qOMyXewQLQdI4sNBisvl5c-hVbyMOSjHHKYpR0Ep5r5YAlIZtNrpKTTA_0uTEVz455ovu10nrcR_4iKwW49IcRqLgY5OkG7FzTCT5fZJ1hhamj2RNaGr_uUy2TUAPb2bIYxds6U/s400/IMG_5744.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472019418509738706" /></a><br /><br />Well thats all for now. Sorry this post has been all over the place...once again, I really need to blog more!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-67955736476813733302010-05-06T10:55:00.000-07:002010-05-06T11:40:49.446-07:00Frolic Bound!Sorry for blogging even less than usual lately...so much yarn and so little time! I'm just here to tease you with some pretty yarn pics. I'll be in the <a href="http://nakedsheep.ca/">Naked Sheep's</a> booth at this years <a href="http://www.downtownknitcollective.ca/dkc_frolic.html">DKC Frolic</a>, and I'm psyched!<br />I've been dyeing and tagging like a mad thing for about a month now, and I finally think I'm ready. So here is a look at just a few of the goodies I'll be bringing to the Frolic...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-k42jrTA808N_2xUSCz-JuuphcShvHLYEPhYdy3VMHKeno5D7pQAbu7mC_FTt6tzk3mswtX30U40fwvZ8l6FATJZUICvmjGXdu4Bp3o9i27fI7ZkRHUmJ9YidqO5UpxpWVnX8iQ2SOE/s1600/IMG_5496.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-k42jrTA808N_2xUSCz-JuuphcShvHLYEPhYdy3VMHKeno5D7pQAbu7mC_FTt6tzk3mswtX30U40fwvZ8l6FATJZUICvmjGXdu4Bp3o9i27fI7ZkRHUmJ9YidqO5UpxpWVnX8iQ2SOE/s400/IMG_5496.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468222853012639922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAzKDKwiW-5SOjtoH0ufruPP7g3btdPhJVy4kxNXtovqdsDRwKzLSJ1M1QTigMk8mEU-sjiA-e-PCTjoa48_s-sGbLSYQ5qZzU6Ou23nI6HtYOaao6pYo6tgQV1EUvBoxJDlCsjLeT1s/s1600/IMG_5491.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAzKDKwiW-5SOjtoH0ufruPP7g3btdPhJVy4kxNXtovqdsDRwKzLSJ1M1QTigMk8mEU-sjiA-e-PCTjoa48_s-sGbLSYQ5qZzU6Ou23nI6HtYOaao6pYo6tgQV1EUvBoxJDlCsjLeT1s/s400/IMG_5491.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468222841549647410" border="0" /></a>... A new sock (or whatever you want to make) base. 100% squishy superwash merino!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlk3zJhOjG_GS0A21kbOneE5L4ikKnD440vMnHcFwIxBCbs2TGgL8lvuDLkAE1ocgA3JveOMfMX7_mH5ZXvw_geChnR9NHveK-CWxicSQU_zoXEx7AceCTB4Fy3URThslL2PDrSmw8tM/s1600/IMG_5499.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlk3zJhOjG_GS0A21kbOneE5L4ikKnD440vMnHcFwIxBCbs2TGgL8lvuDLkAE1ocgA3JveOMfMX7_mH5ZXvw_geChnR9NHveK-CWxicSQU_zoXEx7AceCTB4Fy3URThslL2PDrSmw8tM/s400/IMG_5499.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468222877903666770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjnrrT5tUJnt0mYnABQiaV8l2V7yV4QEQqMYDjsOwPxmgS4F2n5kJDO_JCxxduq3CsAhCvJP1rNspIkrYe5lW1nctGLkV6qpWpSBUmqhOywuibXaNSZt1QqV1HEGMjx8DzWde8bXCFuE/s1600/IMG_5503.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjnrrT5tUJnt0mYnABQiaV8l2V7yV4QEQqMYDjsOwPxmgS4F2n5kJDO_JCxxduq3CsAhCvJP1rNspIkrYe5lW1nctGLkV6qpWpSBUmqhOywuibXaNSZt1QqV1HEGMjx8DzWde8bXCFuE/s400/IMG_5503.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468222871171607186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQlulSLh2jGNqn2eeHz3ciN0fT3I8xF0QESCAofbVSMJ26Wtnglt6sjzBbaa7xcg5Mxi404cspvbKNFLslqzJaMwH5MeR6-GqtJl_re6avjaXk8vjJUEwNxM5psgWdIU6kJvCtXAmS7U/s1600/IMG_5458.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQlulSLh2jGNqn2eeHz3ciN0fT3I8xF0QESCAofbVSMJ26Wtnglt6sjzBbaa7xcg5Mxi404cspvbKNFLslqzJaMwH5MeR6-GqtJl_re6avjaXk8vjJUEwNxM5psgWdIU6kJvCtXAmS7U/s400/IMG_5458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468226871361253218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Fancy Lace; a huge 1300m skein of alpaca/silk/cashmere lace weight yarn. This is the stuff I knit my featherweight from...the one I keep complaining about! Its finished, and you can meet it Saturday at the Frolic. The yarn is BEAUTIFUL, my knitting skills...a bit slacker-y to say the least!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJDIxovy06wP63MjxGsXWIOZodC_4MMBcvSDSRIrFnvjm7oOv3XzAf8xZRxHTLzY0XOmRTa2MTJXZr4lLUkeFxz5U7tEV7bNCmTdOIAfVroKWYB2nEz8_X1xuU49yZr5UExE_hHdomzs/s1600/May0110_13.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJDIxovy06wP63MjxGsXWIOZodC_4MMBcvSDSRIrFnvjm7oOv3XzAf8xZRxHTLzY0XOmRTa2MTJXZr4lLUkeFxz5U7tEV7bNCmTdOIAfVroKWYB2nEz8_X1xuU49yZr5UExE_hHdomzs/s400/May0110_13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468219117583557922" border="0" /></a>Fancy sock...similar fiber content to Fancy Lace above, but a light fluffy fingering weight. I knit the Purl Bee's <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/cashmere-cowl-no-2-lace-rib/">Cashmere Rib Cowl</a> from one skein and think its the greatest thing on earth....of course its too hot to wear it at the moment!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjYAGrazeuSQKCithS6SSjdA3NfPnOJqafNAPysMMYklWrt3m5AD7RI3BU_whRYtZGAQLq8p3ra15pKxXlhaSy_U2TUjoYWmnBGrs2szOmTUeH9vRD9On3Vk2uvVO4DjSYiTk5c0m4Ww/s1600/IMG_5480.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjYAGrazeuSQKCithS6SSjdA3NfPnOJqafNAPysMMYklWrt3m5AD7RI3BU_whRYtZGAQLq8p3ra15pKxXlhaSy_U2TUjoYWmnBGrs2szOmTUeH9vRD9On3Vk2uvVO4DjSYiTk5c0m4Ww/s400/IMG_5480.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468226894477754434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And I am very excited about the fiber I'll be bringing...here is a peek at 2 of my<br />favourites...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCsHhBq3F4JOrpsADk899yCcnTLzJS2NE8BZeDiQi6RMXPayNfkFYiGE5ctOdyICPWAA4RgrFJMBrF9885oXHbk6IvXTSfFQ8DmtjIN-Om8GOO3ztpCaEO8a4PapaFCz7Ew8fb_9IsqY/s1600/IMG_5443.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCsHhBq3F4JOrpsADk899yCcnTLzJS2NE8BZeDiQi6RMXPayNfkFYiGE5ctOdyICPWAA4RgrFJMBrF9885oXHbk6IvXTSfFQ8DmtjIN-Om8GOO3ztpCaEO8a4PapaFCz7Ew8fb_9IsqY/s400/IMG_5443.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468226904941702882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviXuW2K35T4PqcnX6CYVj4qMsGIPmRkDzDFbvSqWh0UvATn9HYf2pNmCRjVTOaIg4_8QWiW1dW0JuJdWw0IpySgZy2dYejPnG8MrbrSCugX1xT-4JNXyG3VbqWg29_DXEmru6Nfef1y4/s1600/IMG_5433.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviXuW2K35T4PqcnX6CYVj4qMsGIPmRkDzDFbvSqWh0UvATn9HYf2pNmCRjVTOaIg4_8QWiW1dW0JuJdWw0IpySgZy2dYejPnG8MrbrSCugX1xT-4JNXyG3VbqWg29_DXEmru6Nfef1y4/s400/IMG_5433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468226882813053330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />that's all for now! I hope I'll be back soon with a knitting update; there is quite a bit of knitting news!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-19713632723959173932010-03-22T19:20:00.000-07:002010-03-22T19:44:10.974-07:00Wish I was still a sweater knitting fiendI haven't given up on the the goal or anything, but man, the Featherweight is such a bummer to knit! Its making me crazy. I was doing just fine until I got to the sleeves; my yarn is so light, and my needles so heavy that everything flops! I've tried wooden DPNs (epic ladders), magic looping with addi lace (too much cord, and too grippy) and have finally settled on a 16" circ. I just want it to be done!<br /><br />It looks amazing though, and I think I'm going to love the sweater when its done, I just don't want to touch any lace weight yarn for a long long time, or perhaps ever again...no that's too extreme. At the moment I have the body finished, I put a little moss stitch edging on it that is quite cute. The first sleeve is almost finished, so its just one more sleeve and a buttonband to go! My motivation is the aran weight sweater that is next on my list. I think I'll knit <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter05/PATTforecast.html">Forecast</a> by Stephanie Japel. I've wanted to knit this sweater for a really long time, and I'm thinking that my new Dream in Colour Classy will do the job quite well. I have 5 skeins of the Black Parade colourway that I absolutely love!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sKaghmh0Ved0gpCeaaK_tQNYqGMoQCkO7Np6rHtQUM7o2XHZ3sOsPIrutS9js9TXBZAplDR2hVe9ePomrpMGPpHhtkvDHsFjr2wvYWQ2Gv1UiLlzCATtaA2h1BkroqtekAcCSCkMY7k/s1600-h/IMG_4938.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sKaghmh0Ved0gpCeaaK_tQNYqGMoQCkO7Np6rHtQUM7o2XHZ3sOsPIrutS9js9TXBZAplDR2hVe9ePomrpMGPpHhtkvDHsFjr2wvYWQ2Gv1UiLlzCATtaA2h1BkroqtekAcCSCkMY7k/s400/IMG_4938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451650901679890098" border="0" /></a><br />I haven't allowed myself to cast on for Forecast just yet, but I have noticed that I'm working on other non-sweater WIPs in an attempt to avoid knitting on my Featherweight...<br /><br />...My <a href="http://www.helloyarn.com/squirrelsamplermittens.htm">Squirrel Sampler</a> mittens, for example...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV75wpzObyvftu551p2aMiVuw64963TKXLR5z8fMv1q0IZ3jrfHqCZZv7Vv9u-g8z7YD7s2y9YQ7Cy5iAzJkNODN2fDsdvu2t5KW_PAYEzofCORoOMVJyUAC4rq6moBb82DkVYPI5bSWE/s1600-h/IMG_4889.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV75wpzObyvftu551p2aMiVuw64963TKXLR5z8fMv1q0IZ3jrfHqCZZv7Vv9u-g8z7YD7s2y9YQ7Cy5iAzJkNODN2fDsdvu2t5KW_PAYEzofCORoOMVJyUAC4rq6moBb82DkVYPI5bSWE/s400/IMG_4889.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451653305583116210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIl0CzHq_nCssejtwYAkLdpGIj7lhyphenhyphenLE2iXdct2McMbr1YdWBmfLYuIbG5zzIo6YPPrMMOPFmoC75sF2yGg6tuf61HJLPQt11pbfYnD8iin_d0miERB_gkWma9gH3jVv4bOfXw4UGHvPY/s1600-h/IMG_4888.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIl0CzHq_nCssejtwYAkLdpGIj7lhyphenhyphenLE2iXdct2McMbr1YdWBmfLYuIbG5zzIo6YPPrMMOPFmoC75sF2yGg6tuf61HJLPQt11pbfYnD8iin_d0miERB_gkWma9gH3jVv4bOfXw4UGHvPY/s400/IMG_4888.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451653303798911586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...I'm knitting them in Rowan Scottish Tweed 4 ply. And am in love with the pattern and yarn.<br /><br />and have been spinning quite a bit lately. I finally managed to finish the huge heap of Alpaca with a Twist fiber (which is a little funny, considering that it had no twist when I bought it..tee hee). I haven't set the twist yet, or measured yardage, but I think I'll knit a lacy triangle once I get around to knitting this. It turned out great; super soft and fluffy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PJ2c8b0s1kpQhZnpOF3ZbE3UHTAT12vMfVwN6-QB_iDZgHugkZnR0JqC9oJCkhWSOnNiYqWnLq568CMn5jDp8TH0LYzBYaqHceNfGUIsczQZU8Zea_RkPcdTKX748eRSyeQf5Qc_EWw/s1600-h/IMG_5215.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PJ2c8b0s1kpQhZnpOF3ZbE3UHTAT12vMfVwN6-QB_iDZgHugkZnR0JqC9oJCkhWSOnNiYqWnLq568CMn5jDp8TH0LYzBYaqHceNfGUIsczQZU8Zea_RkPcdTKX748eRSyeQf5Qc_EWw/s400/IMG_5215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451653324078971394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpY-Cuf1JbqXGXebZphOqtZLKCCtWyuRmB2eGo4X7-4O-O9mK_AYDT5BqmxYcMsffLsM5Sz7a6zqEat-jUDakqMD2X4nCtYroiA_n3kmU1hsNBANPRQHqfUj5IVrzS-kbEZpQpS4xiQtw/s1600-h/IMG_5213.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpY-Cuf1JbqXGXebZphOqtZLKCCtWyuRmB2eGo4X7-4O-O9mK_AYDT5BqmxYcMsffLsM5Sz7a6zqEat-jUDakqMD2X4nCtYroiA_n3kmU1hsNBANPRQHqfUj5IVrzS-kbEZpQpS4xiQtw/s400/IMG_5213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451653314664707858" border="0" /></a><br />Hopefully when I return I'll have happier sweater news. Until then, wish me luck!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-41566637495262781582010-03-03T12:43:00.000-08:002010-03-04T06:44:20.955-08:00I am a sweater knitting fiendThe Ravelympics are finished, and I managed to knit an entire sweater! This year was my first time competing in the Ravelympics (such fun). I had intended to post about my sweater plans, and keep everyone in the loop, but I was just too excited about knitting....sorry!<br /><br />Anyway, the sweater I chose to knit is <a href="http://ysolda.com/patterns/sweaters/coraline/">Coraline</a> by Ysolda Teague. SUCH an amazing pattern, and the prettiest sweater I have ever knit for sure! The yarn I used is Elsabeth Lavold <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/elsebeth-lavold-silky-wool">Silky Wool</a>, which we carry at the shop (all of us are a bit in love with it really!) This yarn lightweight, tweedy and silky; I'm doing really well with the adjectives, but hopefully you get the idea. Even though I had to knit the sweater body twice due to carelessness re: gauge, the entire thing was finished by Saturday evening! I've worn it ever since of course, it fits perfectly! I knit everything according to the pattern, excepting that I shortened the sleeves.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCmUKT33rydCtKi2GcvUjv9cn4ssGuse_6GUS4EHz1p3REwIFNwtRk_UmCTmwQ00xMJYlnh02d_saZUy-N-5-CQ5r5qEwfspzTGnhvnmd-CJ6UFEyMFyIua4a0oufAFxbX14gBkgnSsg/s1600-h/IMG_4975.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCmUKT33rydCtKi2GcvUjv9cn4ssGuse_6GUS4EHz1p3REwIFNwtRk_UmCTmwQ00xMJYlnh02d_saZUy-N-5-CQ5r5qEwfspzTGnhvnmd-CJ6UFEyMFyIua4a0oufAFxbX14gBkgnSsg/s400/IMG_4975.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444524428251988338" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMYlt5UzUrPPykpV944JxYVVwTdm_LV4xKz_VEp2tVy64iI23xAjOa29LrEe31cwKQWAQFMJvaIipeFR4Y2SyMn0LBdWgJe5Q0cyzZhyphenhyphenthtkq5aaZHBsqeOYAGQuilWWYrtpwCKdiWBU/s1600-h/IMG_4973.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMYlt5UzUrPPykpV944JxYVVwTdm_LV4xKz_VEp2tVy64iI23xAjOa29LrEe31cwKQWAQFMJvaIipeFR4Y2SyMn0LBdWgJe5Q0cyzZhyphenhyphenthtkq5aaZHBsqeOYAGQuilWWYrtpwCKdiWBU/s400/IMG_4973.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444524421651991922" /></a><br /><br />This taste of sweater success has spurred me on to loftier sweater goals...get ready to laugh in about 2 months...I'm going to attempt Intswemodo...or whatever its called...<br /><br />I realize that I'm already behind, but I think I can knit 2 sweaters in 1 month to catch myself up...at the very least I'm really enjoying making lists of all the sweaters I want to knit and pairing them with yarn in my stash. Its all good fun, and I'm already more successful that I was last year when I attempted the same thing (disaster!)<br /><br />For my next sweater I'm knitting <a href="http://knitbot.com/2009/04/13/featherweight-cardigan-now-available/">Featherweight</a> by Hannah Fettig. So far so good. I'm hoping to be to the armholes by the end of knit night tonight. In my rush to cast on I didn't check her tutorial, so my increases are pretty much the opposite of what she did<br /><br /> I decided to do this.... before the marker, scoop the bar between stitches from front to back and knit it through the back loop. After the marker, pick up the bar between stitches from back to front and knit it through the front loop. I'll take a picture of how its knitting up, but I'm pretty happy with it. I know that these are just standard M1R and M1L increases, but I will NEVER remember...I have a huge mental block there!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGslKH0HA5ZyAil3BiPxs7eKsF8koYgPCeWP57A2LTDiBOHWYMEnx-EJpJUnmZmm-tg0Igf95DpyDLS_gWwPORVFip0vd6YzvpGcVu-RcWd_y9oRPKcM6xMBHMWvsO4L9aGkLDwGRAxAM/s1600-h/IMG_4921.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGslKH0HA5ZyAil3BiPxs7eKsF8koYgPCeWP57A2LTDiBOHWYMEnx-EJpJUnmZmm-tg0Igf95DpyDLS_gWwPORVFip0vd6YzvpGcVu-RcWd_y9oRPKcM6xMBHMWvsO4L9aGkLDwGRAxAM/s400/IMG_4921.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444524461858686578" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXLvJFkMhVRStFkqvt4Bm9v-LHk2tRjM92HZ3lRrKdOoHPIhJzIxx9L6ulDt_JK6KyYV21zWobArRzjKgHSQ67MnBcJv3u5Idi8FqyH_vywlhjPLFz3hIouxuJw9Mdk7tVS3H3-5Ecms/s1600-h/IMG_4920.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXLvJFkMhVRStFkqvt4Bm9v-LHk2tRjM92HZ3lRrKdOoHPIhJzIxx9L6ulDt_JK6KyYV21zWobArRzjKgHSQ67MnBcJv3u5Idi8FqyH_vywlhjPLFz3hIouxuJw9Mdk7tVS3H3-5Ecms/s400/IMG_4920.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444524452657759810" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2VThku7vTwQ0-XKInhAilDNuFOgt9JOb5p8S7k7AzB_juyTo1lHFYT69dO0ER8gshQkP1qpN4wLHJ0IQ-5Jtkbev7y4oBoLfXnCrjv8A3C5SkLKEEXnzlKim-Bz0rQFSSg1yOqoF5XI/s1600-h/IMG_4919.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2VThku7vTwQ0-XKInhAilDNuFOgt9JOb5p8S7k7AzB_juyTo1lHFYT69dO0ER8gshQkP1qpN4wLHJ0IQ-5Jtkbev7y4oBoLfXnCrjv8A3C5SkLKEEXnzlKim-Bz0rQFSSg1yOqoF5XI/s400/IMG_4919.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444524440275081170" /></a><br /><br />I've also decided to make the sweater a v-neck. I think I'm going to knit a little stocking stitch buttonband...but we'll see. I'm knitting this rather mixed up sweater in Viola <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/viola-fancy-lace">Fancy Lace</a> in my Blot colourway. So far it is verrrry pretty!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494319743299526203.post-23553296280125218392010-02-01T19:43:00.000-08:002010-02-01T20:09:01.320-08:00Finally Finished FiddleheadsI have another finished object to show off!<br /><br />At last I have finished my lovely Fiddlehead mittens. I joined the KAL we held at the Sheep months back (most people have long since finished their fiddleheads) and had a great time casting on and comparing liners with everyone. But for some reason this project was determined to linger, and it certainly did!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1bqcaAqc4OD4cZKrbY9VLxtyUfNPSVtRovVBSQUi99pXJcGyfHrZYc9uIHrMpA0nCJHKZjsuCwCks11jEw0Lf9cwQdvN1UJJZXFHH5UzN4oLP6bFLP4DMP4CSpPGWl51QgGYgdU9e_Q/s1600-h/IMG_4601.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1bqcaAqc4OD4cZKrbY9VLxtyUfNPSVtRovVBSQUi99pXJcGyfHrZYc9uIHrMpA0nCJHKZjsuCwCks11jEw0Lf9cwQdvN1UJJZXFHH5UzN4oLP6bFLP4DMP4CSpPGWl51QgGYgdU9e_Q/s400/IMG_4601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433492740689001186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLqYORKDh-FpEe39w8VXztEOR80BE8DRWi9YOdDCFFi1CKfta_q-3_awi-s8mZ7Wd-QOXoeM3_mh2vdE-epGTV8MHnb8p9KlLcgNvze29f1Z5nVJSb1MbE-ODQBRkGqekwH2D2N8r1_A/s1600-h/IMG_4742.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLqYORKDh-FpEe39w8VXztEOR80BE8DRWi9YOdDCFFi1CKfta_q-3_awi-s8mZ7Wd-QOXoeM3_mh2vdE-epGTV8MHnb8p9KlLcgNvze29f1Z5nVJSb1MbE-ODQBRkGqekwH2D2N8r1_A/s400/IMG_4742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433492738891900098" border="0" /></a><br />I knit the outer mitten out of Diamond Alpaca Peru (gray) and Classic Elite Inca Alpaca (orange...its not red, even though most people think it's red) and at the last minute decided to knit my liner out of Malabrigo Lace held double in the lettuce colourway. I knit the smallest size, and it fits me perfectly, but was worried about a thicker DK weight liner bunching like crazy inside my dainty mitts. Now that all is said and done I am sure that a thicker liner would have bunched, but my lace weight pick fits inside the outer mitten perfectly!<br /><br />I had to make a few adjustments, however, and here they are...<br /><br /><ul><li>the liner was knit on 3mm needle (instead of 3.25 for the outer mitt)</li><li>thumb gusset increases were every other row instead of whatever the chart wanted...I don't remember, but it was something funky. Same with the decreases for the top of the mitt.</li><li>I also decided to shape the top of the mitt the same way as the outside....pointy instead of rounded. I think this fits better inside the outer mitten.</li></ul>This was such a fun pattern to knit, and all the while I couldn't stop myself from dreaming up other colour combos to knit it in! But I am restraining myself and knitting the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/squirrel-sampler-mittens">Squirrel Sampler Mittens</a> instead (love, sigh...I hear there are people out there who don't like squirrels.......whats up with that?! They're so cute and fluffy!)<br /><br />Oh, and I'm a bit concerned that I've lost all ability to read patterns. My Damson has gone horrible awry. I actually have no idea where I should be changing from the garter to stocking stitch sections. The stitch count and number of rows are not matching up, and I am terribly confused. I stopped trying to use math to solve the problem days ago and have been plopping in the stocking stitch section at random hoping that it will fit. I KNOW many of you out there have knit it with ease, so what the heck am I missing?emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14039134380500108702noreply@blogger.com0