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I am pleased to say I finally finished my Spire!!! I still need to take some finished pictures of it. But I'm very happy to have it off my needles. I handspun the yarn for the project. But for the knitted on edging I used Manos Fino yarn in the colorway Ivory Letter Opener. I am thrilled with how it turned out and can't wait to give it a proper photo shoot!!!

I've been busy writing a new pattern.  I have most of the pattern written up and not much to show for it. I've made lots of swatches and I have lots of notes. I'm glad to finally be knitting it! I am making two versions of it. One in Shibui Pebble yarn and the other the Loopy Ewe's yarn (the purple version).

Words can't explain how obsessed I am with the Pebble yarn. The yarn is amazing!!!!!!! I also love the Loopy Ewe's yarn, but the Pebble is hands down drool over worthy yarn.

I finished up another Standing Stones Worsted Cowl. This time I used 1 skein of Miss Bab's Yowza in the color way "Zombie Prom". I had to modify the pattern slightly by leaving off one repeat of the final chart, but I am very happy how it turned out. I always LOVE working with Yowza. It was also a great thing to knit after working on my Spire since it takes minimal effort to knit unlike the Spire.

Well that is it for my knitting that I can think about! I think I might have a few other WIPs floating around.

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I finished up my Standing Stones Light Fingering Version.  The pattern is with my wonderful graphic designer sister and I'll be publishing it soon. It will go out to all the people who have already purchased the Standing Stones pattern in the worsted weight version as an update. I will be updating the price on the pattern as soon as I do release it, so if you want to take advantage of the $3.50 price you might want to do so quickly.

I made the dimensions of the Fingering Version slightly larger. Since the weight of the yarn is so light I love the way it drapes. I think the size of the garment and the yarn turned out well together. I really enjoyed using Miss Bab's Katahdin yarn. I loved seeing how the colors morphed based on the stitch I was knitting. I really think is turned out fun and adds a fun twist to the garment.

I've signed up for the Loopy Ewe's "Camp Loopy 2014". I ordered my yarn for Project 2. If you aren't familiar with Camp Loopy here is a little explanation for Project 2

The Challenge for Project Two – Find a project that reminds you of one of your favorite places to vacation or relax. It can be based on colors, regions, names, or however you’d like to interpret your love for that favorite place. We look forward to hearing you share your stories about what you picked and why! This second project must have a minimum of 600 yards, used in one project. 

(Not sets of things, like two matching hats or two shawls.)

I purchased 8 skeins of The Loopy Ewe - Solid Series in the color Blackberry.  I have a pattern I'm making for a cardigan. We are going to be camping on the beach in a few weeks and I wanted to design a light weight cardigan that I could put on in case it was chilly at night or if I've gotten too much sun.  I love the beach and I wanted to design a fun top that was airy and a breeze to wear. I choose this deep purple color because I thought it would hide stains. Since real camping does tend to get messy I wanted something that wouldn't look dirty after one use.

I also ordered some shade charts from the Loopy Ewe. So many colors to pick from! I am really pleased with the yarn. It is a 3-ply fingering weight 100% superwash merino. Of course the first thing I did with one of the skeins when I opened the box was squish it in my hands. It has a perfect wool crunch :) I can't wait to see how it knits up. I will make a few swatches and get them blocked.

The 2nd Project cast on date is July 1st and goes through July 31st. The chatter in this Ravelry group is too addictive. I had to stay out of there for a few days so I could a few things done first. I can't wait to swing back over there to get inspired by more campers!

Now back to finish my never ending Spire!!!!

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