Lucca

I casted on a Lucca Pi Shawl by Jared Flood and I haven't been able to put it down! The  pattern calls for lace weight yarn, but I am using more of a sport weight yarn. The yarn is from one of my alpacas, Treasure, and my parents alpaca Lily. Their fleeces were combined to make this wonderful yarn and it has been a joy to work with. Good yarn, good pattern, Happy Knitter! 

I started listening to the audio book "The Martian". I love it. Between the pi shawl and the book I am staying up too late at night! I can't put the shawl down and I can't stop listening to the book. I am looking forward to watching the movie after I finish the book.

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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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Orange You Glad I Made Another Shawl?

I couldn't resist making another Jared Flood pattern.  This time I made a Juneberry Triangular Shawl.  It is heavenly.  Jared's patterns are so well written and easy to follow.  I enjoyed making this shawl so much.  The yarn I used was Nuna from Mirasol.  It comes from Peru and is a blend of 40% merino wool, 40% silk and 20% bamboo.  I saw the color in the yarn store and I was drawn to it.  It was such a pretty color and the silk makes it shine.  It is so incredibly soft.  I am sure this shawl is fated to become a gift (that is if I don't start wearing it myself).

 

I am planning on making another Juneberry Shawl with yarn from my parents alpaca Spicy.  Her fiber is the most beautiful fiber I just drool over it every time I see it.  Since she only gets shorn once a year we only get it in small batches. But my parents are doing their best to breed her to make more alpacas just like her. . 

 

We had four skeins 200 yards each stashed away at the farm waiting for the perfect project and I think this shawl will be perfect.  I know I won't need all four skeins....humm what to do with the rest of it.

 



 

I tried to get a picture of her today with my shawl to show her I am going to make one just like it but better with her fiber. She totally didn't seem to care.

 

I will get a better picture of her yarn but there it is above on the right. I have one skein ready to knit as soon as I get off the computer.  On the left is my Mysterious Shawl. I am knitting with Romi's Group in Ravelry. It is so much fun. We get one clue on Friday (for a total of five weeks) then we have all week to knit it until the following Friday. I have no idea what the shawl is going to look like. I have really enjoyed testing my skills by knitting from paper and hoping I am doing it right.  Either way getting the clue on Friday is like waiting for my favorite TV show to air.  Only I think I might have too many WIPs going on to stay ahead of the game.  I am also making a pair of socks, which are on the bottom right.

 

I picked up a copy of Life Magazine's Remembering Audrey 20 Years Later. It is wonderful.  It follows the photographer who photographed her and the behind scenes and stories are so interesting to read about.  Also I just love everything about Audrey Hepburn and I love watching her movies while I knit.

 

Okay onto knit my new shawl. Happy Knitting.

 

~Andee

 

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ps- just in case you missed my last post "Let the Voting Begin" I have some of my alpaca photographs entered into a National Alpaca Photo Competition.  It is open to the public to vote on. I have five photographs entered and you can vote on them once a day per household until May.  I am so excited about it.

 

If you have a minute and what to swing by the site to vote here is a link to my post - "Let the Voting Begin"  I really appreciate your support. One of the prizes is the cover of Alpacas Magazine!  That would mean such a big deal to my parents alpaca farm, Arrow Acres Farm.  Thanks again!