now with 30% more knitting
I have actually been knitting since I’ve been here in Columbus. Part of my plan to face my first mid-western winter is to cover myself in knitwear. The rest of the plan involves a very very very warm down coat and snow boots. On to knitting content!
Long ago I started Ulmus (rav link). Great pattern! And repetitive but not in a bad way. Currently it looks like a big orange and purple blog, but soon it’ll be a big squishy shawl of wonder. I’m using the Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio Sock in Truxton Circle and an experimental colorway.
I actually managed to finish the Maine Morning Mitts (rav link) from the Knitter’s Book of Yarn by Clara Parkes. Warm, cozy, and just perfect for these cool fall days. Fall is one weather thing about Columbus that will not elicit any complaints from me. There is a crispness in the air that we never got in DC and there are lots of pretty leaves!
Pattern: Maine Morning Mitts (rav link)
Author: Clara Parkes
Source: Knitter’s Book of Yarn or Knitter’s Review website
Yarn: Farmhouse Yarns, Andy’s Merino in Deep Pink
Needles: US 7
Mods: I cast on 6 more stitches and then did 3 inches in ribbing before decreasing over the next 2 inches. Also added little white dog hairs. As I do to everything I knit.
Also, this scarf. Knit from the yummy, wonderful, squishy merino that I bought from Folktale Fibers’ booth at Crafty Bastards. I love the way the yarn transitions through 32 different colors and how soft and buttery the merino is. I was almost done knitting it before I got off the plane back in Columbus. I pretty much started knitting it as soon as I got back to my Mom’s house. The yarn totally knew what it wanted to be.
Pattern: My So-Called Scarf (rav link)
Designer: Allison Isaacs
Source: Sheep in the City website
Yarn: Folktale Fibers Yarnbow
Needles: US 13
Mods: I made it a keyhole scarf because I only had 130 yards. Also, again, with dog hair.
Mia Says:
October 28th, 2009 at 10:45 amIt was fun at Crafty Bastards!!! And I love how the scarf turned out. You were thrilled to get that skein. And your Ulmus is much more stunning in real life. And I love the color of mitts.
There was a nice crisp touch to the air this past weekend. But I was also way out in Clark County. DC does get all four seasons but they aren’t quite the same.
Time to get back to spinning. Glover Park is currently on the wheel spinning it up thin.
Kathleen Says:
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:51 pmWhat a glorious scarf! And tell us more about this “experimental colorway”…