New Concatenation Shawl

 I bought some yarn that was probably on one of the sites from which I get e-mails.  Already can't remember.  It is Storyteller Sock color Moon Rocks.  It was an impulse buy.  But the yarn speaks to me.  And I wound one skein into a ball while waiting on the carpool at St Joe.  And realized it is a variegated yarn rather than a self-striping yarn.  I guess I knew it when I bought it, but somehow bought it anyway.  I do not like variegated when used alone.  I don't like the randomness of the colors nor the pooling.  So what to do?  

I got help from my knitting buddies.  I have decided to do another Concatenation Shawl with it and three other colors.  I will take it in to the Blue Ewe on Wednesday to be sure that Jonathan doesn't have anything that will work.  But if he has no colors that I love, I will use Emma's sock yarn.  Right now I am leaning towards her Super silky sock:  Wish you were beer, Denim, and Teddy.  Hmmm....not sure on colors yet.  Work on this.

Then one day this month, I was sitting in my bedroom chair and looked at the cabinet to my right and I already had great colors in my stash.  I might add Wish you were beer to the mix.  It is a slightly darker version of the gold in this photo.

New Bias Before and After scarf

I was so pleased with my Bias Before and After Scarf after it was blocked that I decided to make another one.  My only fault with the design by Church Mouse is that the Cast on and Bind off were not pretty enough for how pretty the scarf is.  So I ordered two new books:  both of them about Decorative Cast on and Bind offs.  Great books.  But while waiting for the books to arrive, I found on-line directions for an icord cast on and bind off and I am using that without consulting the books at all.  The directions can be found at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxNtbWYXrvg

This is a Very Pink tutorial.

The yarn is again Zauberball Crazy. 

Then in March 2026 Church Mouse sent out another e-mail with such pretty ideas that I decided to add them to this blog post so I wouldn't loose them.  I am sure Church Mouse will not be unhappy with me for giving them credit for this wonderful pattern!  They have shown other ways to wear the scarf.

 

Malabrigo knit along with the Blue Ewe

Jonathan put a knit along in place for the month of March with Malabrigo.  I decided several weeks ago to join in on the fun.  The pattern is Friendship Shawl Easy by KnitSisu

the designer says this about her user name:    My username is KnitSisu and my website is knitsisu.com

Sisu: a Finnish word - determination, purpose, strength, courage, & resilience. 

I actually found the pattern ahead of time, but am waiting to get the pattern free ....I hope today.

The original pattern was released several years ago and this was the color way shown at that time.  I liked this color way so much that I copied it....not exactly because the pink that Jonathan carried was a bit different.  

Red White and Blue scarf

I have wanted to do a red white and blue scarf for several years to wear at DAR meetings.  Nothing seemed right.  And the one that I loved was too hard for the final item.  But look at the end of this wrap.  The pattern is Crown Wools by Casapinka.  I think this might actually be the answer.....1595 yards in fingering weight yarn

 At the end of the summer I found another possible red white and blue shawl:

And don't forget that I have another blog post on this site with other ideas.

Here is an idea that just uses the red and white in fingering weight:  

It is called Nostalgia Shawl.

Church Mouse Bias Before and After Scarf

Zauberball Crazy scarf to go with a teal dress I have in my closet.  The dress is more teal....photo washes it out a bit....looks almost grey

 Cast on 60 stitches Nov 2023.  The pattern suggests counting one's stitches often.  And further suggests that this is more important for the fast, experienced knitter even than for the beginner.  And I have found this to be true for me.  I have ripped many rows out trying to figure out where I lost a stitch or gained a stitch.  I suggest that any time you pause, you count your stitches before resuming the knitting.

I finished the scarf in January 2024.  I have already worn it several times in February.

The Blue Ewe Project

I have been knitting with a group at the new store that opened recently on Route 60 near the Pink Elephant.  Jonathan is the owner.  Jonathan works at Marshall and does this on the side.  I decided I wanted to knit with yarn that I had bought from Jonathan when I knitted in his store.  I started a shawl with sock yarn that I bought from him.  I am using size 4 needles.  I started a pattern that I thought was too much work for its beauty or lack of beauty.  I ripped it out and am using Casapinka's Breathe and Hope pattern which has a very similar look to the first pattern but is a LOT easier to follow and knit.  I needed something a bit mindless for group knitting.

I finished the project in June and blocked it by July 1.  I like it a lot!

Potential knitting project for my twins

I saw this on Ravelry and thought it might be a fun project for my twins to try their hand at knitting/