Cowls

I have  become particularly interested in the idea of knitting cowls this holiday season.  So I am going to add some Cowls that illustrate ideas....the first is the size of the cowl.  I only need one or two that a
tight to wear when it is really cold....the rest are just for looks.  I think this one below is a nice length.


I also like the length of the one that I wear a lot that is store bought.  I should measure it to see what size it is.

I have made several that are too thin.  Two of them are made of Noro.  I have plans to knit a third and wear all three of them together so they will look a less skinny in a group.  I am thinking longer than the short one and shorter than the long one....but in similar colors....I am almost sure that I already have appropriate yarn on hand.



And in February I am adding a Cowl that Stitch Fix sent to me.  I would never have bought it in a store....but I absolutely LOVE the look of this cowl on me.  I may have to copy this!

The Shift

This past summer I bought yarn at ReBelle in Lexington on my way home from the Blaine Bettinger Conference in Frankfort.  I have been curious about the nightshift pattern that has been so popular, but found it hard to just jump into the project.  I didn't quite "get it".....But the shop had an easier, quicker version called the Shift....and it was very pretty....they had exactly the same yarns for sale as were in the project....and I bought the "kit".  I am starting this project today.  Here are the yarns:




Specific Heat





Isotope




Flash Point


After you wind them into balls, it is almost impossible to figure out which is which....so I am doing the best that I can and then putting them in ziplock bags and labelling them color A, color B, and color C.

I am starting with color A:  Isotope.
Almost immediately the pattern calls for using color A and color B.  I am going with Flash Point as color B.  That leaves Specific Heat to be C.

Here is the version that I viewed in ReBelle




I'll compare what I end up when I finish.

South Hills cowl by Steven Hicks for Rodeo Knits

I needed a mindless knitting project for the plane to Peru this November.  I started an Infinity Scarf in  some really pretty yarn that I had bought from Collinette when I thought this company was going out of business.  I followed the directions for the Worsted Weight yarn cowl.




 

Carla's shawl

This newest color way by Carla is so pretty....I forgot to get the information about yarn and pattern....but didn't want to loose the photo;

Knitting shop in White Sulphur Springs

Sarah took a well earned vacation to DC to visit her daughter last week.  On the way back she stopped at a knitting shop in White Sulphur Spring.  Stone walls Farm is the name of the shop.

The owner dyes her own yarn.  The yarn Sarah brought back with her makes me want to make a special trip to the shop!  It is gorgeous yarn!

Knitting Stripes

I read an e-mail from Harps and Thistles this morning that had a link to a video about knitting stripes.  I want to be sure that I can get to this you tube video again if I end up making the mittens that Carla was working on last week at knitting.

So first here is the you tube URL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAkLX7ReQOs&feature=youtu.be&mc_cid=e5aa205e11&mc_eid=178c0f918a

And then here is a photo of Carla's mittens.



Carla's mittens are made from a kit that she bought at Black Mountain.



And actually I can see that Carla did not need this video as the ribbing does not have stripes.  Still, it seemed that these two ideas had some connection.  

Wendy's Fern Shawl

I finished my first Wendy's Fern Shawl and I like it a lot....the final photo is in an earlier post.  Because I am very distracted with hosting Mary's family, I decided to just make the same pattern again in some different yarn that was sitting out in my dressing room.  I am not sure that there is enough yarn in this color way.....but at least it is a summer project I can work on while we are sitting in the playroom.

I am using the same needles....size 8.  The yarn is:





The color way is 2108





I ran out of yarn at knitting on Tuesday and it is not nearly long enough.  However, when I played with it yesterday, I found that it is OK worn with triangle tip in back and just crossed over in the front.  That is good because I called all over the place and looked everywhere on-line with no success finding any more of this yarn in this color way.  So now I need to start one more summer project.

Ok...because it is fairly hectic around here, I am going to do one more Wendy's Fern Shawl in some more yarn that is in the fish bowl in my dressing area.









I liked the look of this scarf so much that I started one more Wendy's Fern Shawl.  This time the yarn is also Santorini but in a slightly different color way.  The yarn has been discontinued, so no need to make note of the color.

Didn't actually finish the final Wendy's Fern Shawl until my trip to see Mary in Peru in November.   I wore it to knitting the first Tuesday I was back:

As I already said there is no reason to add information about the yarn.  It has been discontinued.

I do have a small amount of yarn left so I will add that they manufacturer suggests size 7 needles and hand wash and dry flat.