Yarn Along

I am on Day 8 of the flu. Or whatever this nasty cold really is. I'm am so ready to be back to 100%! But all this down time has really been great for my knitting. I actually have three new patterns. A turtle neck sweater, shawl and a cowl!

I made a shawl using 400 yards of sock yarn. I made the first one (the yellowy brown one) from my head.  I knitted it without anything written down. Now I'm knitting the second one out of Blue's yarn and this time I'm writing down the directions. I can't wait to send this one out to test knitters I really like it.  Also I made a pattern for a cowl using my handspun yarn.  I'll have all the detail on these patterns up soon!

I ran out of yarn for my sweater and I still need to finish the bottom waist line, but it is almost done. This will be a free pattern I will release after it is tested.  I wanted a casual lightweight sweater and this seems to be working out perfect.

Rudee and Rocky think all this sickness is getting old. They are ready to get out of the house and go for a run. Sorry dogs a few more days of rest.

I have been doing a lot of reading with the kids, but not much for myself. I have however been watching a lot of DIY shows on TV. I am so ready to rip my house apart and make it amazing just like they do on TV! Too much DIY watching can be harmful to the checking account.

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Yarn Along ~ Arm Knitting Stash Down

I have been busy working on some new knitting patterns. I am getting much closer to having some released and I am very excited about them. In the mean time I needed to take a quick brake from swatches and pattern writing.

In general I don't have much of a yarn stash. I tend to buy yarn per project. So I don't have too much laying around (I'm sure my husband will say different). But the little bit I do have I wanted to bust through quickly. The other day I organized everything I had by color and yarn type and sorted it all out.

Then I decided to hold some yarn together and make a quick 15 minute infinity scarf by arm knitting.

For this scarf I held four strands of Baby Alpaca yarn together arm knitted. I believe I used about 80 yards of each color.

So if you are looking to bust through some of your stash I highly recommend arm knitting some quick cowls! It is instant stash down gratification. I've been wearing this scarf all week and I love it!

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For reading I finished "The Fiery Cross". I am now reading Outlander "A Breath of Snow and Ashes". I don't want these books to ever end!

Imogen Cowl

I just finished knitting an Imogen Cowl. Oh and I just loved knitting it so much.  The yarn I used was from Beaverslide Dry Goods. It is a merino/mohair 80/20 blend and just a joy to knit with.

 

Beaverslide does not over process their yarn and it means sometimes you find bits of hay in the yarn. I absolutely love finding the hay in the yarn. It makes me feel like it is farm fresh.

 

The color of the yarn reminds me so much of the color of my dog Harley.  He is a big old weimeraner.  Since he was busy soaking up some morning sun on the carpet in the Dining Room I used this little figurine to do the color comparison.  I didn't want to bother him especially since his sun spot only lasts for about 45 minutes.

This cowl can be worn wrapped once or twice.  I am sure I'll make this cowl again.

Ravelry notes- Imogen Cowl

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