Yarn, Yarn, More Yarn

GretelYarn
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Blogs with pictures of projects from skein to FO always make me happy. Assuming what makes me happy also tickles you (!), today's pics are of baby projects, some of which haven't even been cast on yet.

Still getting the hang of making flickr and TypePad play nicely, so please bear with the clunkiness...

First up, we have the yarn for Gretel ->

Purchased at Fengari in Half Moon Bay, California, sometime last year - I think I discovered their shelf of Cashmel one night while I was teaching beginning knitting - I've been saving it for something special, and in autumn, my thoughts turn to cables. Gretel is the perfect project for it!

Also pictured is some lovely soft red stuff that may turn into something for my wonderful MiL. The lady can wear red! (It is one of the banes of my existence that I just can't, really... alas... woe... okay, moment of self-indulgent whining over now.)

Winding the Yarn



Agatha is very helpful.

And here's Gretel, growing happily on my needles... although she seems to be a bit squeamish when it comes to the flash, I assure you that her color is robust and true in real life:

Yarn:  Noro Cashmel, color 30
Needles: Harmony circs, U.S. 5 and 7

Also underway and in the planning stages are the Arwen Cardi, the Hemlock Ring blanket, the Anne Shirley scarf, and a cowl.

The Baby Arwen and her proto blankie:

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Isn't this stuff lovely?



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Anne Shirley-in-progress:



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Sand, to self:  Neck's cold...
Sand, other half:  *points to Anne Shirley*
Sand 1:  *whine*  Neck's cold now.
Sand 2:  *spies Malabrigo*

It seems unthinkable that a knitter wouldn't have a soft, squooshy scarf lying about, but apparently I gifted all of those and kept the scratchy ones for myself.  Um, duh?  So the cowl shall go under the scratchy ones whilst I whittle away at the vast Bering Sea of Anne Shirley repeats.  I think I have something like 48 to go...

Happy knitting, everyone!

~ Sand

Comments

[Ana]

Baby Arwen is beautiful.

May your lantern light the way for meeee. :D