sunny monday
i know i said i wouldn't be doing another cabled dish cloth, but i lied. this time i did one that only had 1 row of cables in the pattern repeat. the last one every stitch was being cabled in some direction or another several rows out of the repeat. doesn't this remind you of spumoni ice cream? yum!
i have committed myself to knitting a few rows of the entrelac stole each day with the hopes it will be completed by month's end. i'll keep you posted as i near the finish. it is so much fun to knit this. and after trying it wrapped over my shoulders last night, i decided it wasn't too heavy. i think it is going to be a-okay.
i did do some stash enhancement over the weekend. a lot of which wasn't for my stash, but for my secret pal. i am getting my final package ready to send out and picked up several interesting yarns to ship her way. i just have to add a few tasty treats before sending it off. i also purchased yarn for myself at a spring fair (the big one is held in september). like most state fairs, they have a section devoted to spinning, sheep, yarn, roving etc. it wasn't excellent, but i did pick up something.
isn't it pretty? it has two colors twisted together and is very bright. it was a strange combination of wool (i can't recall now). it may end up being another version of the clapotis. we'll see. it is one of those yarns that is just so pretty wound up i am not sure i need to knit it. maybe it can just stay on display in a lovely bowl or something.
last week i was lucky enough to come across some of the new amy butler fabric. i had to pick some up for more bags.
i also have been putting together a series of knitting themed personalized notecards. i am not sure what i am going to do with them yet, but have been doing some illustrations on the computer. if i eventually get on the RAOK ring maybe i can use them as gifties. we'll see.
i have committed myself to knitting a few rows of the entrelac stole each day with the hopes it will be completed by month's end. i'll keep you posted as i near the finish. it is so much fun to knit this. and after trying it wrapped over my shoulders last night, i decided it wasn't too heavy. i think it is going to be a-okay.
i did do some stash enhancement over the weekend. a lot of which wasn't for my stash, but for my secret pal. i am getting my final package ready to send out and picked up several interesting yarns to ship her way. i just have to add a few tasty treats before sending it off. i also purchased yarn for myself at a spring fair (the big one is held in september). like most state fairs, they have a section devoted to spinning, sheep, yarn, roving etc. it wasn't excellent, but i did pick up something.
isn't it pretty? it has two colors twisted together and is very bright. it was a strange combination of wool (i can't recall now). it may end up being another version of the clapotis. we'll see. it is one of those yarns that is just so pretty wound up i am not sure i need to knit it. maybe it can just stay on display in a lovely bowl or something.
last week i was lucky enough to come across some of the new amy butler fabric. i had to pick some up for more bags.
i also have been putting together a series of knitting themed personalized notecards. i am not sure what i am going to do with them yet, but have been doing some illustrations on the computer. if i eventually get on the RAOK ring maybe i can use them as gifties. we'll see.
8 Comments:
Oh my gosh. What cute little cards! They're adorable. And I love that AB fabric... and the dishcloth. Oh, I feel a covetting session coming on.
Your cable dish cloth is so pretty, I love the colors!
Amanda
Those fabrics are awesome! Do you buy online, or have a local source? I'm not much of a seamstress, but the thought of having something made from special fabrics like those is mighty tempting!
Well, you are amazingly good at cable...I am so jelous...that yarn is amazing! Pretty fabric-they inspire me to go by some :-)
Well, you are amazingly good at cable...I am so jelous...that yarn is amazing! Pretty fabric-they inspire me to go by some :-)
I love that yarn that you picked up! The colors are so rich and beautiful... can't wait to see that worked up!
Your cabled dishcloth is really cute!
Oh, those fabrics are amazing--I think we must have very similar tastes--I like all of that! :)
Love the yarn and the fabric! What a cute dish cloth - what yarn did you use for that? I love it!
the dishcloth used my old standby, lily sugar n cream. i think the color was called landscape.
the fabric was purchased locally, but i have ordered online before as well. she has a great list of websites that sell her product at artofthemidwest.com. i ordered previously from a place called fat quarters i believe. good service too.
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