Summer Production, second set

Got back from another mountain holiday...here are a few results!

First up is the Checkerboard and Rib NeckWarmer from Christa Giles. I used Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Bulky in Cranberry Swirl, one skein. Gauge is 3 sts per inch on 6.5 mm needles, a rather gratifying knit! This I completed in a few hours while watching the news of the rock slide which delayed our departure to Whistler. It was supposed to be my knitting project in the car! This yarn is a little scratchy on the neck, so I may look for some thin fleece to line it with. I like it on my bear, he wears it like a cape.



The buttonhole is pretty big and needed a toggle shape type of closure. This beautiful wood button (handmade by Joe I've had for awhile now, it's just been waiting for the right object to embellish. Done! I love this, it looks very Canadiana with the red and maple together.



While in the Rockies last month I picked up a skein of Lonesome Stone's alpaca worsted (90% alpaca, 10% merino). The farm where the yarn is produced is in a neighbouring town to our family cabin...I like the thought of using a locally made product. The colourway is midnight forest, and the wool itself is very light and airy. I had 200 yards, but I wanted to just make a hat with it. I found a free pattern on ravelry to use, and made most of this from Hope to Pemberton. Cast off that night for another one-day knit. I'm very pleased with the colour distribution, and I have lots left for my stash.



Quite some time ago I received some Artyarns Supermerino from Fabulous Yarn. My first project with it did not turn out well due to dye lot discrepancies. The girls at Fabulous Yarn were so great with my request to exchange it despite it being "used" and wound in balls. I got a full replacement. This time I looked on ravelry to see what people were making with this yarn, and most were knitting socks. Well, that suited me fine, I love socks!




Yet another pattern from Cat Bordhi, this is the Philosopher's House Socks pattern from the same book I've been using of hers, done in the "Upstream Sockitecture." One skein (104 yards) per sock, colourway dusty purple, superwash merino wool, 5 sts per inch on 3.75 mm needles. They were a no brainer, perfect gauge and fit, soft and comfortable. I repeated the last two pattern sections so that I could use up a little more of the yarn. A complete success!