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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Date Night and Wedded Bliss
We had a glorious time at our friends wedding last weekend. It was hot as hades and I may have had sweat dripping from everywhere, but it was a fun night and two awesome people got married! Here are a few snaps I took of us, the decor (very jealous of the lanterns btw), and cold beverages….
The hubs and I have our sixth wedding anniversary on Sunday. We have big plans to eat good food, drink some wine, and DO NOTHING! Ah…married life thy are divine!!
FO Friday: Ombré Billow Blanket
Stashbustin’ #15 is complete! I really kicked this into high gear Wednesday afternoon/evening and cranked out the last two color changes. It has had a bath and was mostly dry Thursday night. I just couldn’t wait to photograph it, I am so incredibly in love with my Ombré Billow Blanket!!
The pattern is Constant Baby Blanket by Tina Laiho made with Knit Picks Billow in six coordinating shades. Great yarn for a great pattern.
I made a few alterations from the written pattern:
– I knit with one color until I ran out and then changed to the next color
– I knit the entire blanket in stockinette to show off the thick/thin slubbiness of the yarn
This blanket is beautifully coordinated to our living room colors and couches. And it’s so wonderfully soft after its wash and block in some gentle wool soap. The thick thin yarn texture really gives the stockinette interest and variety.
The only downside is this yarn did shed quite a bit and pilled as the blanket grew and rubbed on my lap. Most of that I was able to solve during the wash/block. All in all a very fun project! I might save this in my hope chest for our future rug rats….how cute would a nursery in these neutral tones be!?
Happy Knitting!!!!
Harvest Has Begun!
Kansas has officially turned golden! Its wheat harvest time baby!! This is one of my favorite times of year with hues of golden wheat as far as the eye can see. Which is pretty far considering the flatness of the prairie, lol.
I snapped a few photos on our drive home from a wedding last weekend. I can’t get enough of golden grain against green grass and deep blue skies. If you listen closely you can hear the combines starting their throaty rumble and lumbering out into the fields…
Just a little cheer from The Wheat State on this Thursday!!
WIP Wednesday: Stashbustin’ #15
In the home stretch on my Ombré Billow Blanket! (Stashbustin’ #15)
I started my second to last color stripe this past weekend! Billow is such a soft and cozy fiber it’s addicting to knit with. I keep finding myself thinking “just one more row” at 10:30 or 11 at night, lol.
I have noticed that this yarn sheds a bit as my pants are covered in yarny fluff. To be fair this blanket is very large at this point and is a BIG pile on my lap as I work. I have three of my Denise Interchangeables cable strung together to accommodate all my stitches. I still love this yarn and imagine a good soak will get the lions share if the fluff off when I’m done.
I CANNOT wait to show this off when I’m done! Maybe this next week!?!? Too soon to tell…
Happy Knitting!
Stashbustin’ #21: Neon
I really really really really want to start this sweater!
(Photo from Joji’s Ravelry page)
It Neon by Joji Locatelli. And I have the most wonderful green Berroco Pure Pima all caked up and ready to go!
Just a couple of problems…
1) Stashbustin’ 15 or my Ombré Billow Blanket is soooo close to being done, but it’s not quite finished.
2) Stashbusting’ 20 or my Spiral Staircase Shawl is only 1/2 done and waiting for me in the bottom of my project bag.
I love both of these projects and I am enjoying working on them, but…..there’s always a but! I know that I could easily become addicted to Neon and forgo working on anything else. Which I normally don’t do! So in the effort to love all my knitted children equally I vow to finish the Billow blanket and get at least 3/4 done on the shawl before working on my Neon.
I feel like its the appropriate carrot on the end of the stick to power me through these two current WIPs!
Happy Tuesday!!
Knitting With Coworkers
My endless days of knitting at lunch and wearing my FOs to work has taken a toll finally. I have had several coworkers ask if it would be hard to learn to knit. And not being one to stifle the urge to create and craft I have agreed to teach them.
There is another avid knitter that works with me that’s agreed to help me get them started. I’m envisioning a “Stitch N Bitch” or “Knit Night” style weekly gathering with snack and beverages of your choice. Maybe over a 4 to 5 week period depending on schedules in the fall?
My first dilemma is what to teach them? My first instinct was a ruffle scarf. They are easy, compact, and provide instant gratification.
But I have always wanted to do something for Project Linus. A simple blanket is a great way to learn to knit and giving a child the comfort of a homemade blanket is priceless. I thought the One Row Blanket de la Harlot would be great because its a one row pattern of 4 stitches repeated over and over. Not to mention its big yarn on big needles!
Not to mention the texture is fantastic on the FO and you look like a nifty knitter!
Or maybe do both and start with the scarf?
Has anyone else attempted this before? All comments and suggestions are welcome! I plan on picking a plan and doing up some basic instructions and diagrams along side the pattern so they have good visual aids in between meetings.
Oh boy, what have I gotten into?!
Knitting On The Road
I love when my husband drives!
Happy Saturday and Stay Safe!!
FO Friday: More Tutus!
Seriously I can’t stop making these tutus….they are like Pringles, you can’t have just one!! At this rate I’m going to run out of friends with little girls and be the crazy lady giving them away on the corner!!!
(This is my fav mostly because I’m in love with this baby and she’s not even 3 months old yet!)
Another awesome one in tan and gold!
How about punk princess in dark pink and black?
This is destined for a wee KState fan!
These are perfect instant gratification projects that keep me sane while I work on my larger Stashbustin’ projects. The pattern author even quipped that I have made more than she has….I may have a problem, lol!
Oh well, the hubs and I are off to the homeland for a friends wedding. Hope to snag some awesome photos to share next week 🙂 TGIF!
Summer is Here!!
Spending last weekend in my hometown meant a trip to the family garden! Growing up my Grandparents grew a HUGE garden every year. My Grandparents raised four teenage boys in the 60s and 70s and took up gardening to protect their grocery bill! We had beans, potatoes, corn, onions, asparagus, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, rhubarb, gooseberries, tomatoes, peppers, cherries, apples, and more I have probably forgotten. I never knew what frozen or store bought canned goods were until I went to college, lol.
Look at all the green goodness! Thanks to a mild spring and lots of rain the garden is in excellent shape. I couldn’t help snap a few pictures as I wandered the property. It was a beautiful day full of blue skies and sunshine. It was a perfect way to relax and meditate.
My Grandfather has passed and my Grandma is 80, so this garden is largely tended by my father and my uncle. I try to pitch in when I am home because that’s only fair if I share in the bounty. My plans for summer garden goodies are as follows:
- Make and can homemade tomato sauce to store for the year. I use tomato sauce in so many recipes it would be nice to have healthy homemade in stock in my pantry.
- Make and can Jalapeno jam/jelly for Christmas and housewarming gifts
- Make and restock my homemade cherry/berry jam stock. I only have two jars left!!
On my visit I dug some new potatoes for an old family tradition of New Potatoes and Peas. I also snagged some sweet spring onions!
I plan to clean up a couple of these and dice into some stir fry tonight for dinner!
Happy Thursday!!
My Tangled Yarn Knitting Adventures 