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!!!

joining Ginny's Yarn Along

Back in the Saddle

It's Friday!!!! Woo Hoo. Life has been a bit of a roller coaster over the past few weeks.  But I am happy to report things are looking better now. And as a bonus I have a finished new design!

Meet my new pattern "Pebble Pullover" and no I don't have the pattern available. For now I'm just going to wait for some cooler weather and enjoy getting to wear it. I used Shibui Pebble yarn. If you haven't used it before I recommend running to a store or ordering a truck load of it. It is fantastic. I used the colorway "Ash". It is a blend of silk, merino and cashmere. LOVE IT!

When I get Blue's fleece back from the fiber mill I am going to spin it up and make a version of it with his yarn.

Freddy had surgery a few weeks ago and his recovery is going low and steady. Also my father-in-law had to have emergency open heart surgery. I am pleased to report that the surgery went well and he too is recovering slow and steady.

Thankfully we live close to the hospital where my father-in-law is staying so we have had lots of company staying at our house so they could be close to visit him. We love all the company and seeing family. But after cooking for weeks I think we are all going out to dinner! Maybe I'll have a little more time to get some knitting done tonight.

Do you like how none of the alpacas could care about my pretty pullover. Not even one would look at it.

Ahh that's my Blue! "Yes Blue I'm going to turn your fiber into one of those!"

His response he rolled in the dirt pile!  I guess he doesn't like it.

Hopefully I'll be back on a regular blog posting schedule again soon, but for now we are taking things day by day.

I just casted on a sweater for Tiny and I love it! I don't plan on releasing any more patterns for a little while. I think I will once I have the time to focus on them. Right now I'm spread too thin. But I have huge dreams of being a knitwear designer by day!