The last two weeks have been heavenly, and largely found me out in the garden. Chris and I finally landscaped the yard last fall with bushes and trees, and this spring I have been adding lots of perennials: shasta daisies, valerian, brown-eyed susans, and sedum. The list goes on.
singles in Sweet Georgia
I also have had a bit of a spinning kick. A couple weeks ago I finished a lovely three ply of some Blue-faced Leicester. Then, I dove in my roving stash and nabbed up 100g of a Sweet Georgia brand 75% bfl / 25% tussah silk. I spun and I spun and I spun. Overall, I was pleased with the singles I am able to produce. I filled two spools half way and then double plied a very pleasing light fingering weight yarn. If I calculated correctly, I have 512 yards of this. Now, I have to find the perfect shawlette pattern.
finished, washed yarn. Unfortunately, the color bled quite a bit!
I have been working on a pair of Sámi mittens for the Nov/Dec edition of PieceWork. I am almost done, and they are lovely! Other self-publications have gotten bogged down at the various stages. Maybe I can finish those up before the kids are home for summer.
The following was in my email box this morning. It is so much fun to see my work emailed back to me!
Of the following pictures, I designed the fisherman sweater (on the cover) and the red, white and blue liberty cap. Both are easy projects, but fulfilling to knit and wear. I encourage you to follow the links, check out the issue and order it today!
Travel from the South Pole to the North Pole with Knitting Traditions Spring 2015View in browser »
Welcome to the Amazing Adventures edition of Knitting Traditions! It's all about explorers and adventurers--some were attempting to reach the North or the South Pole, others to circumnavigate the globe. Not all of them were men.
Join Angharad Thomas as she examines the exploits of a number of famous explorers, including Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton. You will learn about explorer Josephine Peary who traveled with her husband, Robert Peary, to the Arctic in 1891. Travel back in time with Jackie Ronne who became the first American woman to reach Antarctica, with knitting needles and yarn in tow.
And then there is the simply incredible Jeanne Baret. This brave woman circumnavigated the globe during a sixteen-month journey. Many other compelling stories and twenty-one stand-out projects-socks, sweaters, mittens and gloves, hats and balaclava, a scarf, and a shawl-await you.
This project has been cooking a looooong time. But, finally, it's time has come!
Next Friday, Heather Ordover's knitting book Defarge Does Shakespeare is being released digitally, with the paperback copy being released two weeks later. I have two patterns and two articles in it! It is a super fun book, chock full of a side variety of knitwear patterns and geeky Shakespeare stuff! If you sign up for the email news blasts, you will receive freebies and keep up to date on the release info. It is found at: http://eepurl.com/ER0hT
My two patterns (test knit by Marcy Prochaska and Anna Packer)
Petard Pants
Petard Pants, 2
The Ravel'd Sleeve of Care
Ravel'd Sleeve of Care, 2
Aren't they all sweet? If you follow the link in the text above, you can view ALL the patterns in the book. I'm so excited. Join me on the newsletter list, and please like the patterns if you are on Ravelry!
