Jewel's Purls

Mohana BoBana Fee Fi Fofana

Okay okay.  I'm excited I finished this.  This is a shawl that was a real quick knit and the yarn was spectacular, too.   I used The Woolen Rabbit's Harmony Sock Yarn in the colorway Jacob's Ladder. 

I can't say enough about the gorgeousness of The Woolen Rabbit's colors.  I kept on knitting wanting to find out where the blue spots would appear next.  The comment from my son?  "What are all those blue thingies?"   

What's next?  Only something that has been in my stash forever and a year.  It's knit out of Lopi which means clearing it from my stash creates more room.  That's my logic and I'm sticking to it.  Here is a photo of Sigradur from the book.  Instead of the green I'm using brown.

 

I'm off today and tomorrow so I should be able to get this knit up pretty quickly.  That's about it for now!

Introducing Kilkenny

It's finished!!  YAY!!

I'm really happy to show off Kilkenny.  It was knit in Jamieson's Soft Shetland in colorway Cedar.  This pattern is by Lorraine and it was a great knit. 

I still have my Mohana shawl to finish but I'm eyeing other stuff in my stash too.  So much stash.  So little time.

Finished Knitting

I actually have some finished knitting to show for my blog absence!  It's little stuff, but sometimes I just need simple little projects.

I finished this a long time ago.  It's a Noro striped scarf.  I used Silk Garden in colors 224 and 234.  It was a great carry along project and whipped up really fast!

Next, we have a pair of Lorna's Laces socks in the color Charcoal.  I made them for a lady at our dentist's office. 

I've finished Kilkenny too!   It's still in pieces, though.  It's just been so icky sticky hot that I haven't felt like having a pile of wool on me. 

That's about it for all the finished projects.  For now!!

Golden Oak Socks - Finished!

I got these socks finished and thought I'd do a quick fly-by posting before heading out to the Yarn Tasting Party at Yarndogs.   These photos will show you that the camera on my phone is crappy and that the colors aren't really oranges and blacks, but rather oranges, browns, and rust browns.  It's gorgeous colors and a wonderful yarn.  I got it from Brooke at her Etsy shop.

Mia graciously modeled with the socks.  She insisted that she needed to be the backdrop to show you that she is the only black in this photo.

Here is a closeup of the knitted socks to show off the gorgeousness of the coloring.  Brooke does such a great job, doesn't she?  I like how the colors never really pooled.

I'm off for the evening with Celia.  I'm bringing my camera and I hope to get my blog updated tomorrow. Mia is not amused that I will not be here this evening to watch TV with her.

"I can't believe you're leaving me here with the cats and the Y-chromosome humans." - Mia

My Knitting Blahs

I've been suffering from the knitting blahs lately.  I still have Luskentyre languishing on the sides, but I've been craving texture work, something with thicker yarn.  So, I've been having start fits.  In the last week I've started about 4 different projects and felt "meh" about them.  So, I frogged them and looked for something else.  Meanwhile between my start fits, I've managed to start and finish a few quick things.  Here is Hot Waffles by Anne Hanson.  The yarn is Beach Fog in Dream in Color Classy.  I see more of these in my future as gifts. 

I also did a scarf as a gift for my older son to give and did the Paris-Roubaix scarf, again by Anne  Hanson.  This is knitted in November Muse in Dream in Color Classy.  Another great pattern that I'll definitely be digging out again.

So, once my start fits were through, I finally settled on something that I loved.  Kilkenny.  I'm using Jamieson's Soft Shetland in Cedar.  It's tough to get a picture that captures both the color and the cables, so here are two photos side by side.  The photo on the left is very close to showing the true color and the one on the right shows the cables better.  The photo shows the completion of almost one repeat.  I'm currently just finishing the fourth repeat.  I'm so in love with this project!

As I'm getting older I'm finding it harder to remember what projects I've knitted with superwash yarn and what projects need to be handwashed.  So, I've come up with a solution.  I suppose it takes away from the handknitted feel but if I give something to someone I want them to remember how to take care of it.  Heck, I want to remember how to wash something of my own!

I found these labels when I placed my order.  I couldn't resist. 

Not only will I remember how to wash my handknitted items, I'll remember my name, too!

Happy Birthday The Day After

Well, here it is:  Hubby's St. Anton, a birthday present the day after.  He was pleased nonetheless.

It appears he doesn't look pleased, but he was.   See?

  "I'm a little teapot short and stout....." - Hubby

More pictures later.  It's bedtime.  :yawn: