Here's to 2014

Hello again!  Here's hoping for more blogging and knitting, spinning, and quilting in 2014!

When I last left you in December we were hoping to close on the 20th....well we moved in that weekend and did not close until January 3rd....sigh...long story on that. However, the house is now ours. So you can guess where most of January went on my days off...yeah, unpacking. This is our 4th move in 2 years....hoping we are here for at least 3 years, but who knows!

I have been knitting and spinning when I can to save my sanity. Still working 12 hour shifts and attempting to get the house in order.  The last room of course is my fiber studio, which is still not completely done, slowly getting there.

We are also trying to downsize even more...we'll see how that goes!

So...in the spinning department I spun up these skeins:

Two if By Hand Superwash Merino,a 3-ply in Firework and some 3-ply and n-ply leftovers. Socks soon I think....it is sportweight about 300 yds, my default yardage it seems.

From this:





Two if By Hand Organic Merino in Flowers and Football Tops, a chunky n-ply spin of about 180 yds or so. Will be a nice squooshy hat or something. Their organic merino is so nice to spin!



Such cool colors huh, reminds you of Footballs and Flowers ;)


Knit a few hats:


Gargantuan Melon in Plucky Knitter Bulky Big Sky and Wintry Mix for a former coworker. This was knit in leftovers from my Zags cowl. I still have more left! Love Plucky Bulky. Working on another project with it too :)



My first Hats for Sailors hat of 2014, a Barley had knit in Pagewood Farms Kiana, a superwash wool in Marine Girl...going to a Navy person..um..hehe.


This is a scarf knit back and forth...um..just what I dislike usually. However knit in Rasta on size 17 needles, this Super-Fast Ultra-Cozy scarf goes pretty quick. That's 2 full skeins of Rasta (about 180 yds of super bulky yarn) It also went to another former coworker.


I have one more FO that deserves it's own post so that is coming later :)  Maybe some house photos too!  I'll try not to stay away so long!

YPF-Not even close version :)

I love the colors in this scarf I knit my MIL! I scored another skein in a destash too.

Then I saw the same colorway for sale and bought it...

Go ahead, click back to the scarf....I'll wait ;)

Not even close huh!!
Some very pretty colors, don't get me wrong.


But when your heart is set on another, sometimes a "not even close" version just won't do.


My loss could be your gain!  I have 4 skeins of this yarn! It's pretty soft and I loved knitting with it.


Sheep Shop 2 Bulky 100% Merino Wool
Spring Colorway
90 yds per skein

All 4 can be yours for $20 plus shipping. (will ship International too)  Just email me if you want it.  I'll need your zip/post code.

Wanna hug....

Well here ya go!



Oh...and here's your hug giving you the thumbs up..or telling you to move on down the road...

well...sorta ;)
Hug by Sarah Pasternak
Jo-Ann's Sumptuous in Teal 1.75 skeins for both projects
US 15 dpns

I've always wanted to knit this since it first came out. Sorry no posed pictures...I would have behaved very badly I know this.. It's a pretty quick knit too.

Gotta have a hat too...

Cable & Rib hat by Veronica Machak
Same yarn as above and using US 15 circular. Mostly knit continental style too :) I was practicing the Norwegian Purl to help with my cabling. Tightens up the sts after the cable sts. Continental style was easier with the super bulky yarn...still working on worsted yarns...


Hanging out together waiting to be shipped to my sister-in-law for her birthday. Didn't finish them in time for Christmas, good thing her birthday is in January ;) She's allergic to wool...this yarn was a great substitute. Hmm maybe I should have called it a Sumptuous hug... ;)

Many colors....

Definately a lot of colors going on here!

Had to show you this "up close and personal" picture again. You know, that's what is missing from the Olympic coverage. ABC had great stories of the athlete's from everywhere, not just the USA team members. NBC seems to want to show injuries a lot, but yeah, I guess they do show the good stories I just really miss the ABC coverage.

I guess I'm showing my age and how many Olympic games I've seen. The summer, not so much, but the winter...just give me my winter games and I'm a happy girl. Hubby is an Olympic-widowerer.

Anyhow, back to this non-Olympic Knitting project. Yes, MIL needed a scarf and I didn't want to wait. Call this my warm up knitting. This was a good travel, knit anywhere project. The lace stays home. Not in time out...but it needs "special" attention. It's going pretty good so far, about 10 rows to go before bind off...




I went with a familiar pattern. What is this...you knit another side to side knit scarf??? You who claims to highly dislike knitting them.

Well it was down to the amount of yarn. I had 180 yds. I didn't want to risk running out. Ok, you got me, I'm lying. I love this colorway and wanted to keep some for myself...

Don't worry, it's just the right size she wanted. She's happy, I'm happy I have almost a full skein left and an email into someone destashing another skein.

Scarf of Many Colors aka Scrunchable Scarf
Sheep Shop Two 100% Merino Bulky - Color 43
US 13 circs
Started - February 11, 2010
Finished - February 22, 2010
Blocked size is 3.5" x 62"

Cast on 14 sts as a "skinny" scarf was requested. Ok, right, back to the lace and the skiing and skating...