Just a quick one to post a photo of a scarf that I finished (sheesh, several weeks ago now). I guess that’s how it goes – I actually finish a project and don’t get photos taken for a few weeks, then don’t post for weeks after that.
Anyway, this was knit from the Dryad pattern, by Jared Flood. I used Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool in acorn.
I love Jared Flood patterns and I want to make every one of them, but I really loved this one.
And I love how this yarn shows cables.
At this moment I am finding several knitting projects absolutely fascinating, but because of other obligations I don’t have enough time to devote to them. Sigh.
Hope to see you at the Pagosa Springs Fiber Festival!
All over again (ha ha).
For some reason I had to make another one. This one is knit from my Cat Mountain Fiber Arts hand dyed merino/cashmere/nylon yarn; colorway – Bark. I used some tiny reindeer antler buttons, from shed antlers of reindeer that are raised here in the San Luis Valley. I love this one!
I finished knitting it over a week ago, and it sat in the basket with the seams unsewn, ends unwoven and buttons unattached for several days. I hate that part. Its very embarrassing how many projects of mine sit ignored with only the finishing remaining to be done. This sweater takes only about half of a 100gram/420 yard skein of fingering weight yarn. This time I used a size 4 needle and it came out just a bit larger than the last one. I’ll likely make a pair of Saartje’s booties(ravelry link) to match. They look so cute with this jacket, being in garter stitch also.
So I read several other blogs, and a recent post on Crazy Aunt Purl’s blog was really interesting to me. The poor dear had to move quite suddenly recently, owing to some dreadful sounding neighbour doing some dreadful sounding thing, which she hasn’t specified or described in detail, but it all sounds simply awful just the same. Aunt Purl often discusses simplifying life and getting rid of things on her blog, and in this post she writes about planning to reduce her possessions by half. I started thinking about that. We will probably move again “someday” and we could very much stand to lighten our load. In fact, the last time we moved, I recall thinking that there was no way I would move with a certain person again. Certain people are very dear and often their hoarding saving of potentially useful things for an unknown future possible need has saved us money and proven extremely helpful. I’ll be the first to admit that it has saved my bacon more than once, actually. But. We have an awful lot of stuff. While I don’t think reduction by half is feasible, but perhaps by 1/4. Maybe 1/3. Possibly 2/5. I can think of several things we have that I am really quite certain we will never need, under any circumstances. My challenge will be convincing certain other people of this. He has been coming around regarding a few things lately. For example, if anyone is interested in collectible Camel lighters (of all things!) – check out ebay, he has several listed!
Happy knitting and have a good week!
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