Time to breathe a little. I am covering a month and a half here, because the beginning of July was a little busy with the marriage (the paperwork) ceremony. We hosted 18 people (our wonderful new family) for the July 4th weekend, so I was a little busy. I got all my knitting done on time and started (and finished) a few projects.
Enough of this you say? Let’s see her in the dress…. She was beautiful (not that I am biased or anything).
I think it was a success!
I also finished their gift in time. A queen sized cabled afghan. It occurred to me 2 days before the even, I have left over yarn – pillows would be great!! But common sense prevailed and I decided not to cast on and try to get them done, they will come at a later date. Remember the big wedding is next (2014) September, so I will have plenty of opportunities for an extra gift.
I was able to finish and start a few other projects. The Striped Cotton Sweater from the Vogue Knitting magazine is done. It is knit with Plymouth’s new cotton – Cleo. they did it in black and white in the magazine, also very cute.
Last month I showed you the very beginning of a shawl, done – It is a Chevron Shawl. I chose to use the chevron shaping to take advantage of the pretty color changes in the yarn, KFI’s Painted Desert.
We had a beautiful new yarn come in that is an Angora Merino blend. It was just yelling at me to become a cowl, so that is what it is. A Lace Cowl (a free pattern) Just one skein, so cozy…
Before I started anything new, I finished up a UFO that has been hanging around in my bag for a while. It is a basic cardigan, with the ruffle yarn used as a trim. I think I will enjoy this in the fall. The sweater is Plymouth’s DK Merino Superwash and the ruffle is Criculo’s Tecido Trico.
And 2 new started projects. New magazines and new booklets, my down fall. First from Berroco, a new yarn Boboli Lace. They are showing it, along with Ultra Alpaca Fine in a wrap. This is what it will look like and the other is my start. I like the colors and the idea, I was intrigued, so… you know what happened next.
And the new Vogue Knitting magazine had a pretty modular sweater. I am making it with a few minor alterations. First, I am going to add one more layer of motifs, cropped doesn’t work for me, so I’ll make it longer and I am using Noro’s Taiyo Sock yarn, so there will be color changes.
So I guess that’s it. We’ll see what kind of trouble the rest of the month and August get me into.
Until then, Happy Knitting, Nancy
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