Brandywine Shawl

Here's the Brandywine shawl I love how this turned out. The yarn is from Zen Yarn Garden Serenity 20 a merino, cashmere, nylon blend. The yarn was a dream to knit with and I think it turned out well with this pattern. I'm so glad that I did it. I have several more patterns by Romi aka Rosemary Hill. Which I hope to do soon.

I'm working on my Walk through the Woods Kerchief a Woolgirl Sock Club pattern and am almost done with that one. It is a different pattern but I had that "I get that" moment with this shawl. So now I can't wait to finish it. I am also working on a pair of sock's, I think the mojo is back, for Abby. She picked out the pattern awhile back and I got the yarn and the beads for it but got on the shawl kick and haven't made a pair of socks since. But I think this pair is going to turn me around.

I'm trying to decided what I want to enter in to the fair. I have to make my mind up this week. I want to enter 2 shawls and 2 pairs of socks.  To be honest I just want the ribbons to put up on my wall. Enough of this back to my knitting. Keep those sticks aclickn'.

Happily knitting, Bye

The Things You Learn

I can't believe what you learn from one project to the next and what you can take with you to the next. I started the Walk Through the Woods Shawl but I had trouble understanding the pattern. So I put it aside and started The Brandywine Shawl. Now that it is finished and drying. I understand what I didn't on the other shawl. So I have picked it up and am working on it and lovin it. I'll post pictures when I get a little further and you can see the pattern.
I picked out my next two projects and will post on them later.
So stay cool and keep those sticks aclickn'. Happily knitting, Bye.

How Much is To Much

Here is my blank canvas,

Can you guess what is coming?

Throw down the first drawer.

How many more too come?

That's not too many,

But what more?

Drawer two.

More?

OMG, I can't believe I have that much.

But wait, it there more?

Drawer 4

But yet wait.

Here's drawer #5

But wait I found more.

I think, that is almost all of it.

I'm sure I'll find more and I have.

Now for the fun, guess how many?

I'll send you some yarn or if you  don't knit.

How about a knitted item from one of my bags.

There is socks or maybe a shawlette.

Or I can make it just for you.

Good luck.

My New Craftroom and Some Yarn

The Room is finally finished and I have been slowly moving in. My bedroom is looking like a cyclone hit it while things are moving out of it. In the bags are my gift socks and small shawls that I've made because I don't have any place to store them. Maybe now I will.

 The desk is is going to be my cutting table. I have a small bookcase that has a TV on it but its not hooked up to anything. So I doubt that it will be turned on. The lady bug is in the room but when I spin I'm going to pull into the center of the room. My sewing machine has a table.

This is my storeage area, as you see I have lots of space to fill. With 6 drawers to fill with yarn I have 5 other drawers filled right now, these drawers are a little bigger. So hopefully I won't fill them all.
There is a dresser in the garage that I'm going to clean up and bring in to store fabric and other sewing items. Before I know it I'm going to need a bigger room.

Sock kit from Socks in the City arrived and I love the yarn it is 50/50 Merino and Sill Blend. Much to nice to go on my feet even if it is way soft. The sock bag is cute but the stitch marker is even better. I love how it matches the bag and the color of the yarn.

I haven't gotten a lot  of knitting done but I did finish the Calais Shawl. I am working on the Brandywine Shawl by Romi  I have enjoyed watching this on develop even though I have frogged I don't know how many times. I must use a lifeline. I'll post a picture later this week. Well I have to get back to work on cleaning my room. So stay cool and those sticks aclickn'. Happily knitting, Bye.

The Ladybug and My Floor

Here is my Ladybug on the wheel. Each wheel has a ladybug somewhere on each wheel.  I am very happy with it. I just need more time to spin, or I need to make out so much time each day for it. I actually got to put it together, Tony allowed me to do it.

The floor is down in the craft room and am waiting on the quarter round to be put down around the room.  All I want to do is more into the room. Tony say's to go ahead and put things in but then he will never get it finished. Oh to be able to use power tools. I would have the room done but that's the way it goes. I realy like the bamboo floors, Tony wishes we had put it down in the rest of the house.   Well till later, so keep those sticks aclickn'. Happily knitting, Bye.

Queen of Hearts Woolgirl Kit

I love this kit and had to share with everyone out there in blog land. So here it is: The Queen of Hearts. Did I WOW love it. It was so well worth the wait. The kit was due out the end of June and we just got it today. But LOVE IT. Here is what was in this kit.

The yarn is from Curious Creek Fibers Wasonga fingering in Queen of Hearts.

2 patterns: Queen of Hearts cock pattern by Lori Law  of Oceanwind Knits and Oblique Scarf pattern by Christina Wilkins

A Queen of Hearts silk and Satin accessory drawstring bag from Baba Studio. This is what took so long to get the bags where ordered 6 months ago. and are handmade in the Czech Republic. But the bag is totally beautiful.

 A pair of Love scissors in black designed by Paula of Kelmscott designs. with a scissor case, by A Knit Purl Sew.

A queen of Hearts cloth covered tape measure (didn't get in the picture).

 2 Alice in Wonderland bookmarks.

A Queen of Hearts key chain

A little bag of Cinnamon hearts.

A one of a kind hand-crafted stitch marker from WeeOnes.    

    

So till later, keep those sticks aclickn'. Happily knitting, Bye.

The Remodel and Knitting

The Craft Room is coming along, I've got the walls painted. I'm not sure about the color but it will look better I think when everything is in the room. As you can see it is yellow, Tony thinks it's a little too bright. I don;'t need my sunglasses but I don't need to turn the light on every time I walk into the room. 

Dad and Tony have started to put in the floor, they have pushed me out of the way. They won't let me use power tools not that I blame them, I seem to have trouble with none power tools. So I guess I just keep out of the way, I just wish they would move faster at it. I want to move in with all my yarn. I want to dump it on the middle of the floor just to see how much I have. Then.............maybe I will stop buying so much if I see it all at one time. Doubt it.

My Knitting: I cast on the Walk in the Woods Kerchief, from the Woolgirl Sock Club, this is a fun pattern I have run into a small snag and I'm not understanding the pattern so have put it down for now and am working on another.

I am loving this pattern and the yarn. It is called Brandywine Shawl by Rosemary Hill, the yarn is from one of my favorites, Zen Yarn Garden, Serenity 20. It is a merino, cashmere, nylon blend need I say more. I love knitting with it, I need more of this yarn, Roxanne dyes some of the most wonderful colors and I have lots of her yarn in my stash.

My travel project is a simple pair of socks done toe up I'm using Opal in their Rainforest's series Tiger I'm not working real hard on them they are just my travel socks so I'll work on them as I go from here to there and have a few minutes to work on them.

Monday I am going to buy my spinning wheel and I can't wait. The day won't get here soon enough. NW Handspun Yarns is having a sale, you get to draw a coupon for 10%, 15% or 20% off and if I get the 10% off it will pay for the tax. So I'm going to go shopping.

 So till I get my wheel and put it together and take pictures to post, enjoy the sun.

Keep those sticks aclickn'. Happily knitting, Bye.