Pattern: Cattrack Cowl by Chris Church Raveled Here
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Silky Merino 1 skein of Smoke
Needles: Knitpicks Harmony Interchangeables US 4 (3.50mm)
Mods: I created a second size to the pattern I created back in April
Facts to Remember: That twining can be slow but so worth it plus pattern development can take longer than you expect.
Things [...]
Grapefruit EUCALAN NO RINSE WASH BY EUCALAN
This weeks yarn tasting is actually a product to wash your swatches and projects in. Eucalan is a lanolin natural wool wash. It comes in 4 scents, eucalyptus, grapefruit, lavendar and natural. The grapefruit was sent as a test and I had a small bottle that I had [...]
FYI: There were no projects on the needles yesterday.
Panda Silk by Crystal Palace Yarns
7.5 sts/inch on US 2s
52% Bamboo, 47% Superwash Merino, 5% Combed Silk
204 yards. Color: 4008
Panda Silk Print on Ravelry
I am in love with this yarn. I want an entire sweater of this in a solid color which is available. [...]
Lexi not sure why something is on her head
Pattern: Kids Crown by Vicki Mikulak Raveled Here
Yarn: Noro Transitions 0.34 of a skein in color 2
Needles: US 10 (2 crowns) & 11 (1 crown)
Lexi finally relaxed enough to get this modeling gig down
Facts to remember: That scraps can make huge impacts and go a lot longer [...]
We have 2 yarns this week to play catch up from the website update and transfer.
Bamboo by SWTC
5 sts / inch on US 6s
100% Bamboo
250 yards Color: 134
Bamboo on Ravelry
I got a bit smaller of a gauge when I knit with the US 6s. My gauge was 5.5 spi. Not sure how I feel about [...]
Since we are in July and I have not shared all of June’s Yarn Tastings, we will play catch up. Here are the 2 yarns from left from June.
Samp’a by Mirasol
5.5 sts/inch on US 6s
100% Organic Cotton
120 yards. Color: 604
Samp’a on Ravelry
I love this yarn. It reminds me of the Cotlin that I [...]
Yada Yada Sock Kit Swap Originally uploaded by rchrispy
I received this lovely little package yesterday from my pal who does not have a blog but does have a ravelry presence.
The swap was within the Christian Book Club Group on Ravelry and was a book swap plus [...]
Wow, Did we miss something? Sorry guys this blog owner is a little busy right now. I will try to post this weekend. Love ya’ll hope to have some great stuff for you. Go check out Knitty right now. I am sure that will keep you busy while I try [...]