Well, despite how little time I have to finish the projects I already have I continue to start more projects. This is something I have been working on since July. I had to take a break to start and finish a similar blanket for my Dad's birthday at the end of August which I did and it turned out amazing. This one is for Ben and I hope he loves it as much as he loves his polyester "black blanket". I'm not holding my breath though. I call this the "scribble blanket" because it is done in crayon colors and the garter stitch looks like scribbles. It is made mostly from Pattons classic wool on size 10 needles and the concept is Log cabin knitting from Mason-Dixon Knitting.
This little beauty is even better than it looks. It is made from the softest yarn I have ever touched. It is from Misty Alpaca and is baby alpaca. I love it more than life its self so it was worth it to knit it on size 19's which I don't like to use. I did it in plain old garter stitch because yarn that amazing speaks for its self. I am ignoring the fact that I may be slightly allergic to alpaca. While I knit it I was constantly "stuffy". I care not. I can't wait for winter.
I got the alpaca at the Ball and Skein and more in Cambria, CA. I love that place. They have beautiful yarn and the prices are good (for the quality of yarn you get). Plus the people who own it/work there are so nice. Not like a LYS that shall remain nameless where the ladies who worked there looked at me like I was casing the joint.
I also got the sock yarn for the following socks. I did not choose it myself. I asked my mom to choose some yarn for a pair of socks and this is what she picked. Trekking Pro Natura sock yarn in color 1507. It is a wool/bamboo blend from germany and I am using the Fox faces pattern by Nancy Bush. I have not yet mastered the pattern. I am not that experienced with lace patterns and I really need to sit down and do a couple of pattern repeats. Anyway, Mom saw it and really like what I have so far. The yarn feels really soft in the ball but knits up a little rough. She didn't mind, but I know my yarn better than mom does.
This poor little sweater was not meant to be. It is the buttony sweater by Katie Marcus and the pattern is great. I am going to make it again it some other kind of yarn. The yarn is Renyolds Lopi and it is pretty scratchy. It has little bits of hay and some sort of glue spun into it so it does not make the best sweater yarn. I think that this may be felted slipper yarn or felted purse yarn. Something felted. It's not bad yarn, it's just not sweater yarn. It was only the second yarn I had ever bought online and for some reason I decided to drag Brionna into what ended up being not the best yarn purchase. She seems to have rebounded.
Finally, the September Sweater. This is from a great sweater tutorial on Ravelry. It is flawed, but it is really the first adult sized sweater I have ever attempted and it did not come from an exact pattern. I think it will look very impressive when it is done, (thank you cables) and the flaws will not even show. I used lion brand wool fisherman's wool, which I really liked and bought 2 more balls for the Galway Bay Aran shawl I got from Very Pink Knits. I am only holding off on the Aran because I have to start a little baby snuggly thing for a friends baby shower on the 9 of october. I have no yarn for it. I needed to start it yesterday.
I also have this little number to sew. This is for my son's older sister and we shopped for the material together, which was fun at first and then got a little crazy because I couldn't find anything we needed and there were a ton of people there. I really hope Brionna and I do not screw this up.
