Ginny is hosting the Yarn Along again. She is posting the first Wednesday of each month and I am happy to join in and am looking forward to seeing what others are knitting and reading.
I am knitting Emily a sweater, at her request. She wanted it pink and purple and I am writing up the pattern as I go. I already have some revisions for the next one. The yarn is knit picks Wool of the Andes.
The second photo is of socks for Mike - it is a free pattern from Purl Soho. I am using Westcountry Tweed Yarn from Blacker Yarns. These are the first of my #HandmadeHoliday2018.
The last picture is my progress on the Sleepy Kitten from the no. 4 edition of Making. I made a couple of mistakes already but I am also excited to have learned a new technique - as the legs, tail and arms are knit on - pretty neat. The kitten is a Valentines Day gift for Emily. The yarn is a new wool line from Knit Picks called Simply Wool Worsted and is described as an Eco Wool and all the colors are undyed.
Well we are expecting a snow storm today! It will be nice as there really is very little snow on the ground.
Warm wishes,
Tonya
Beautiful projects! I love all of them but especially the sweater. Stay warm!
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Betsy
I love Wool of the Andes! Great picks for colors. I'm going to have to read Making, I hear a lot of people talking about it.
ReplyDeleteYou can't beat stripes in knitwear <3
ReplyDeleteSo happy to see you back here, Tonya. While Instagram is wonderful on so many levels, I do love the slow-down and coziness of blogs. Funny to write that...I don't think I'd ever imagine saying that about blogworld. Life is speeding up and I just want to slow it all down. I do love that little sweater for Emily. The colours are so sweet together. And hello to snow! Have fun.
ReplyDeletexo Jules
That's a sweet little sweater and I love the colour of those socks. I hope you are enjoying the book, The Signature of All Things. I read it and I loved it.
ReplyDeleteI finished The Signature of All Things and really enjoyed it too!
DeleteI am going to have to find Making, you are the second person I have read mention it the past couple of days! I am also enjoying your handmade holidays series. I would really like to get back to that for my own family as well.
ReplyDeleteOh my! I LOVE the color combination in your socks.
ReplyDeleteI keep hearing people refer to Making. I'm going to have to go search it out.
Nice variety of projects,
ReplyDeletesox are neat.
I would love to hear how you find the little knit kitty when you're done with it! I'm excited to see how much Iris likes the embroidered felt kitty I made for her March birthday. If she loves it, there may have to be more kitty toys, and I have that very issue of Making... Also, I greatly appreciate when you mention new blog posts on IG so I don't miss them. I have had to turn off all blog notifications by email so as not to distract myself endlessly, but then I forget to check... and I love reading your blog so much :) <3 <3 <3
ReplyDeleteLet us know how you like the Elizabeth Gilbert book! I am always looking out for good reads. Have a great start of the week! xxx
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