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Berocco ultra alpaca light and Rowan mohair one..currently.Which yarn are you using for the neckwarmers?
I can't find anything wool and bulky that isn't a shedding machine.
Berocco ultra alpaca light and Rowan mohair one..currently.Which yarn are you using for the neckwarmers?
I can't find anything wool and bulky that isn't a shedding machine.
Last bulky one I made was the Man Hat for the husband.
Check out the Boyfriend Hat. I like this pattern too.
https://stephanieknits.blogspot.com/2007/03/keeping-boyfriends-ears-warm-since-2006.html
I have a big basket full of beautiful yarn waiting for me .Does anyone have any new projects they're working on and excited for? I haven't finished anything in a long time, but then my 2 works in progress are both sweaters so they're taking forever.
Have you seen the knitted beekeeper's quilt? https://www.pinterest.com/minna1929/knitting-beekeepers-quilt/?lp=true
I've toyed with the idea of doing that, great stashbuster project.
Knitting and counted cross stitch help keep my hands out of the cookie jar or baking something I should be eating.
I'm still knitting. Mostly baby/lap blankets and shawls. I have hyper-extended both thumbs skiing. Sadly, the left one now really bothers me knitting. I just finished a baby blanket for a great-nephew to be. I have become addicted to Caron's "cake" yarns - variegated/self-striping and I've done shawls and blankets in some very nice colors and weights. I can't use 100% wool as I have a short fiber allergy and I itch so I tend to stay w/ acrylic.Covid destroyed my lunchtime knit group when we all started to work from home in March 2020. I check in on my old knitting buddies from time to time and they check in on me, but as a group, it's done. I'm still knitting on my own, sometimes with steady zest, sometimes in fits and starts.
I knit @skibum4ever a hat to match her ski jacket. It's a free pattern by Elizabeth Smith called Nocturnal. With size 10 needles and beautiful squishy yarn, it was a quick and satisfying project.
Elizabeth Smith also designed the Acadia Loop cowl that I'm wearing in my photo. She's located in Maine, and is a talented designer and a lovely person in general.
My main project right now is the Vanilla Sweater, bought as a kit from The Woolly Thistle shop in New Hampshire. It's a simple raglan sweater but the recommended wool is Norwegian and rather special. It's very woolly wool, seems a little scratchy (crunchy) but it softens up nicely after a wash. If you've ever had a old beloved Shetland wool sweater, it's like that. I probably will not wear the finished object until next ski season. It could even be a new mid-layer.
Hope you are all doing well.
@Tvan, how's that amazing quilt project going?
@alicie I think you're a knitter--you might be interested to hear that Vanilla Sweater was designed by a fellow Scottish countrywoman who now lives here in the U.S., she's also the shop owner I believe.