Warming up to Mohair

For a long time pure Mohair was too itchy for me, byt the combination of Mohair and Silk can be lovely! Light and fluffy, soft as a cloud, and yet warm! This one in Rowan Kid Silk Haze Stripes (Kaffe Fasset colors), US 8 knit in the round and 3 needle BO with CO edge.

At the Market

So many knits! My friends suggested I try to sell them, so, after much charity knitting, I am now selling at the GreenFlea market and on Etsy. Come and visit me on Sunday, 12/11 10-4, at GreenFlea, 76 street and Columbus Ave in NYC.

Dec 1 is World AIDS day!

December 1st, today is World AIDS Day! Donate some money, buy the (RED) products! Together we can beat it!

Cowls photography

Meet my dress form dummy- darling Clementine.... Great for photographing my knits for Etsy postings.

Snowctober!

A snow storm hit NYC yesterday, so of course I drifted into my LYS, in my hand spun hand knit hat, and Malabrigo cowl. What else is a knitter to do on a snowy Saturday in October???

Rhinebeck 2011

More lovely Cowls for the shop

limited palette cowl

The idea is to take a limited number of colors, that you think are related, and knit a scarf or cowl.
DK, US6, PCO, 3 needle BO.

Cloud Cowl

My own Reversible Pattern
Reynolds Andean Alpaca Regal
US 13

Cowls of 2011 so far

The Tale of Iro the Hero

These days its all about stash busting and making something new out of something old. I set to clean up stash for projects and found some skeins of a lovely shade of Noro Iro (#40).
It just jumped on the needles and knit itself! Twice!

metallic honey cowl

Metallic Honey Cowl
Lana Grossa Chiara
US 7

Rainbow Marriage Equality Scarf

Mazel Tov to all who want to get married in NYS! Now you can!
Just pick carefully :)
Got up early and started my Rainbow Marriage Equality Scarf.
350 St on the needle take a while to get through...

7 rainbow colors from Knit Picks (some Swish, some Wool of the Andes) and US6.

6 garter ridges in every color, (12 K rows).

Took only one week. Not bad for:

350 st per row.

12 rows every color

7 colors.

29400 stitches!

Noro Kureyon Hottie Cozy

Detail can be found here.

WWKIP Day 2011

Big Circle Knitting, Bryant Park, NYC