A Nicely Ribbed Sock

Source Etsy shop Stray Cat Socks Material 200 meters of beautiful ball of Electric Avenue (every ball sold is 400 meters, so I just used half of it) This is a 4-ply 75% Superwash Merino and 25% Nylon self-striping yarn! One pair size 1.5 (2.5mm) circular needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE   That’s another pair …

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Operon socks – first test knit

Source NBK (North Bound Knitting) Etsy store Material NBK store by Lisa Mutch from Ontario Canada, I used less than half a skein of Superwash BFL (Blue Faced Leicester) Fingering in Lavandula– a beautiful light purple color. This whole skein is 438 yards and 100 grams. One pair of ChiaoGoo size 1 (2.25mm) circular needles working …

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Lady Mary’s Comfort Shawl

Source March 2015 Yarnbox Material 2 beautiful skeins of Skeino Splendid in Peacock (I originally received Aqua, but traded for this multicolor beauty with another Yarnbox subbie). This is 60% silk and 40% Merino. It is a DK weight, 8-ply, and each skein is 275 yards and 100 grams, which make this box a total of …

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A Lotta Whimsy Socks (2-at-a-time)

Source LYS Yorkshire Yarns in Lakewood, WA Material Malabrigo Mechita in Archangel 420 yard of 100% Superwash Merino Wool singly ply in Fingering Weight (Machine washable, gentle cycle, cold water, do not tumble) One pair size US 2 (2.75mm) needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE   Let me introduce you to a disease that plagues sock knitters …

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Whimsy Painting Party

It has been a little over a week since we moved in to our beautiful home. The hours after work everyday have been a constant unpacking, organizing, and reorganizing everything. We have moved from a 696 square feet apartment to a 2-floor house just under 2400 square feet. On the first night we moved in, …

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Wavy Garden Shawl

Source June 2014 Yarnbox Material Artyarns (Yarnbox has recently opened another subscription category called Yarnbox Plus Artyarns and it looks SO TEMPTING!) 1 skein in color H13  and 1 skein in 1029 (this combination is called Jungle Brights) PLUS 1 mini skein of Beaded Silk Sequins Light in color 247 Silver (They should really use something …

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Chevron Infinity Scarf

Source August 2014 Yarnbox Material Imperial Yarns established in 1891 based in Oregon 3 skeins of Erin in Natural, Heathered Grey, and Quail 225yard of 100% Wool 3-ply worsted weight per skein – total of 675 yards.   The pattern for this project is a mix-n-match type deal, so I found a crochet pattern for a chevron …

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Pre-home owner entries

D minus 72 hours Tuesday It is really been crazy lately with our beautiful new house closing and running around getting the mortgage/finances sorted out and purchasing assorted big-item furnitures and arranging for their deliveries. Picking out paint colors for the accent walls in the different rooms and arguing with dad about FungShui. I took …

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Baby bear hooded jacket for Livi

Source LYS (local yarn store) located in Lakewood, WA called Yorkshire Yarns Material Stonehenge Fiber Mill in Michigan (they have some cool llama pictures) 1 skein of 10-ply Shepherd’s Wool Worsted in Peaches n’ Cream. 100% Merino and is 250 yards. US 10 – 6.0 mm circular needles and tapestry needle Pattern Baby Bear Hooded …

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Pinstripe Shawl

Source February 2015 Yarnbox Material Knitted Wit and Sincere Sheep, this is the first time Yarnbox included 2 separate dyers in the same box, and they are both from Portand, OR. 1 skein of Polwarth Shimmer in Black Forest from Knitted Wit (dark blue and the main color in this project) 1 skein of Luminous in …

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Trapper Hat

Source April 2015 Yarnbox Material Manos del Uruguay Wool Clasica in S Magenta 3 huge fatty 10-ply aran weight skeins of 100% handspun wool. Every skein is 138 yards, so all together this box contains 414 yards total. US 13- 9mm circular needles & 9mm dpn Pattern Trapper Hat in Vogue Knitting The Ultimate Hat book   This …

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Rye / Ruista ranteeseen hand warmers

Source Webs America’s Yarn Store Material Berroco Cosma in #2403 Lily (beige) and #2425 Olive (green) Sport weight of 60% Baby Alpaca/ 30% Wool/ 10% Silk Pattern Rye / Ruista ranteeseen designed by Hanne Katajamaki (Finnish)   This is one of the first patterns I “favortied” on Ravelry. For one of my previous projects (Fair Isle Fold Over …

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