Rhinebeck I'm Ready are YOU???

My never ending scarf has finally ended!!! I haven't woven in a single end, but I think it is going to stay that way. I started my scarf one year ago. It has been my travel knit. I only work on it in the car waiting for the bus, in doctors offices, kids birthday parties...etc. I rarely did more than two rows at a time hence it taking so long. When it was finished I thought about how many socks I could have made in the time it took me to make it!

I photographed my scarf while wearing one of my original pullover designs "Pebble". I finished it a little while ago, but this is the first time I'm sharing it here. I have worn it quite a few times and I love it.  I have the pattern together and I am working out a few modifications, but eventually I will release the pattern once I am perfectly happy with it. In the mean time I am loving wearing this test run. I figured since I will most likely be wearing this to Rhinebeck why not share it here.

For the scarf I used Isager Strik Alpaca 2. I loved working with this yarn. If you want to make one too. I used US1 needles (16" circular). I casted on 96 stitches and worked in the round until I ran out of yarn. The finished weight of the scarf is 7.9 oz / 223 grams. So I believe I used approximately 5 skeins of yarn.  I am planning on putting together a little tutorial on how I managed the color jogs and I'll upload the pattern into Ravelry for free. I have had quite a lot of interest from people that want to make one. So as soon as I find the time I'll get that done.

In the mean time I am so excited about Rhinebeck!!!!! I can't wait to go. I can smell the apple cider donuts all the way from NJ. I'm so excited, I'm so excited, I'm so excited!!!! I'll write more about my wish list for Rhinebeck in a future post.

Happy Knitting!!!

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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.

Links-

Spire

Standing Stones

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