Monday, September 19, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Clothilde
We were in Ashland, Oregon this summer and I happened to see a knit shop right in our walking path!
What luck. (It's the one with the red awning)
Beautiful store with lots of charm (and air conditioning - it was about 35 degrees Celsius outside), miss M and I found plenty to keep us occupied whilst the boys traipsed about in the bookstore next door.
We found a few treasures:
Madelinetosh dk in the colourway Ink.
A panda tape measure by Lantern Moon.
And of course the monkey needle felting kit, as you saw in the last post.
It was one of those purchases when you see the yarn, you quickly find a pattern, and you're off and running.
Meet Clothilde, a triangular shawl knit in dk weight.
Great stockinette sections to show off the varigations.
A fairly quick knit (when you are actually knitting), I do love lace on heavier weights. I made the large size, the final dimensions are 72" wingspan, and 32" deep. I had been hoping to make it on two skeins, but ended up using about 10 percent of a third.
Total estimated yardage 473 yards. A cosy shawl or scarf, I love it.
What luck. (It's the one with the red awning)
Beautiful store with lots of charm (and air conditioning - it was about 35 degrees Celsius outside), miss M and I found plenty to keep us occupied whilst the boys traipsed about in the bookstore next door.
We found a few treasures:
Madelinetosh dk in the colourway Ink.
A panda tape measure by Lantern Moon.
And of course the monkey needle felting kit, as you saw in the last post.
It was one of those purchases when you see the yarn, you quickly find a pattern, and you're off and running.
Meet Clothilde, a triangular shawl knit in dk weight.
Great stockinette sections to show off the varigations.
A fairly quick knit (when you are actually knitting), I do love lace on heavier weights. I made the large size, the final dimensions are 72" wingspan, and 32" deep. I had been hoping to make it on two skeins, but ended up using about 10 percent of a third.
Total estimated yardage 473 yards. A cosy shawl or scarf, I love it.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Monkey See, Monkey Do
Way back in the spring time, I found a little sock monkey kit to knit at Urban Yarns!
It was so cute I bought it without a second thought.
The result was okay, I wasn't thrilled with how the face turned out, but you could still get the idea.
I moved on.
While travelling this summer, miss M found a sock monkey kit to needle felt at Websters!
Happy to encourage creativity in the family, I bought it immediately.
The result was fantastic! We love it!
The sock monkey pals, hanging around the house.
It was so cute I bought it without a second thought.
The result was okay, I wasn't thrilled with how the face turned out, but you could still get the idea.
I moved on.
While travelling this summer, miss M found a sock monkey kit to needle felt at Websters!
Happy to encourage creativity in the family, I bought it immediately.
The result was fantastic! We love it!
The sock monkey pals, hanging around the house.
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