Channel Cardigan

I finished my Channel Cardigan last week. I love it! I used The Fibre Company's Canopy Worsted yarn for the cardigan. This is the type of hand knit that I can live it! It snowed this morning and it was a perfect time to get some finished pictures of it! 

Yarn Along

Currently on my needles is a Channel Cardigan. It is a Brooklyn Tweed Pattern designed by the one and only Jared Flood. I am really loving this project. I have two sleeves done and I am working on the body. It is fitting very nice in my Fat Squirrel Bag. I also got a lovely postcard from Lori.

I have been very tempted to knit a pi shawl. When I saw Brooklyn Tweed's 2016 Winter Collection come out today I instantly put Lucca in my queue on Ravelry. I already have the yarn for it!!! So exciting. Now to go cast on!!!!

photo from Brooklyn Tweed

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Yarn Along~ Treasure Vest & Treasure Cardigan

I am so excited about the release of my new knitting patterns "Treasure Vest" & "Treasure Cardigan". I have been working on these patterns for a long time and it is so exciting to finally release them into the world. I have made five different ones and I currently have another one on the needles!

I have made many adjustments to the pattern over the past year.  I wanted it to be just right and I am very pleased with how it has turned out.

I knitted the vest and cardigans with Fibre Company Canopy Worsted. I really love this yarn and I love both knitting with it and I am loving how it wears. I also made one with Sweitzer's Fiber Mill yarn that I purchased at Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. It is a combination of Yak/Baby Camel/Silk/Merino.  I am so excited to visit Sweitzer's Fiber Mill's booth at Rhinebeck this year to see what other lovely yarn they have come up with.

The patterns are charted and worked flat in sections using a US7 needle and worsted weight yarn.

I have been trying these on lots of different people with lots of different body types and I love how they look on everyone! I even love the vest on kids worn over a dress.

They are intended to be worn open, but can easily be closed with button or a shawl pin.

Thank to you everyone that has helped me getting these pattern released!!!

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ps- You only have to purchase one pattern and you will get both the Treasure Vest Pattern & the Treasure Cardigan for one price.

Snowed In

NJ is shut down today due to a state of emergency because of the snow.  Rudee Tudee has taken up a spot on the couch arm to watch the snow fall.

Look we could almost see grass!!!! Now we are expecting 8 fresh inches of snow.

I have SOOO many new patterns written, tested, knitted, knitted again, gifted, worn, tested again.... I'm not quite sure why I haven't released them. I think my biggest hold up has been naming them and settling on the yarn brands. Such decisions between Madelintosh, Miss Babs, The Fibre Company and Blue Sky Alpacas! At least I have my buttons selection down. The wonderful owners of Wooly Moss Roots have been amazing and I can't thank them enough for their support.

Now it comes down to what to release first.... 

The scarf above I had a great time making. I've been thinking of making a matching cowl to release with the pattern. I am planning on releasing it as a free pattern.... I am just dragging my feet.

I can blame that on all my quality time with the alpacas these days.  Everything at the farm finally started to thaw yesterday. My mom and I had the back breaking job of cleaning up hundreds of pounds of defrosting poop and hay yesterday. My father stopped by the farm to get something and while he was there he snapped a quick picture of my mom and I.  Remember behind every skein of yarn is a dirty hard working farmer :)

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Ashby Vest

Pockets!

I just finished up a modified pattern. The original pattern is called Ashby by Leila Raabe it was published by Brooklyn Tweed. I chose this pattern to knit along with the Girls in Sheep Clothing.....and a few boys too. I had made an Ashby in the past and this time I thought I'd change it up a bit. I had really wanted to join the KAL, but I also really wanted to make a cardigan. So I modified the components of the shawl and turned them into a vest. I am thrilled how it came out.

The yarn I used is The Fibre Company's Canopy Worsted in the colorway Orchid. I used 4 skeins (each skein is 200 yards). The base of the yarn is 50% baby alpaca, 30% merino, 20% viscose bamboo. I really love this yarn. For the lining of the pockets I used some stash alpaca yarn.

And I also finished (a while a go, but never took pictures).

My Big Ugly Brown Sweater

I wanted to make a sweater I could wear to the farm and get dirty and not be sad about it. Since hand knits cost so much to make.....most of the time..... I wanted an inexpensive sweater I could wear anywhere and not worry about getting ruined. Hence My Big Ugly Brown Sweater.  I made it out of Berroco Vintage Chunky ... a machine washable blend :)  I wear it all the time around the house. The sleeves are even (just in case you were wondering they are just wonky in this picture). It was sooooo cold when I took these pictures, BTW thank you Freddy for taking the pictures!  As for pattern notes there are none at this time. I have modified much prettier versions of this that I will publish in the future. For now this one is a one of a kind.

Have a great day and keep warm!

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ps- For reading I am still listening to "The Fiery Cross" it is part of the Outlander Book Series. I am obsessed with it!!!! 

Also Lily wanted to say hi and she thinks I should knit her fleece into another vest for myself :)