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All my knitting adventures

The Wool Was Sticky

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Sneaking out and soaking in the last of summer. I took the kids to an indoor water park today for some fun. I did my mom due diligence and I rode all the slides, swam in the pools and lazied the lazy river. I also sat and read my book club book and tried to knit on my Autumn Gold sweater.

Sleeve number one got done and I put in needles to start sleeves #2. And boy howdy was this yarn “sticky” in the hot and humid environment. Not the most enjoyable knitting but it killed the requisite time until my kids were worn out! I also read Broken Country for book club cover to cover in a couple of hours. This one was a great book and I tore through it. And it had a lot off triggers that really got to me. I will have to process this one a bit before I can give a review.

Happy Last Days of Summer Break!

Wishful Knitting: Rock It Tee

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In my fit of organizing, I bagged up another sweater I want to knit from my queue and SSK 2025 yarn stash.

This is four skeins of Apothefaery Fibers Delightfl DK in a forest green color. I bought this specifically to make the Rock It Tee that I tried on in the SSK Try It On Room. I am looking for a short sleeve and comfy sweater to wear on business casual days or around the house and I loved the fit of the sample I tried.

I am also using my cuss words Fat Squirrel back to hold this one. I printed the pattern and picked a size. I just need to find or free up some needles to be able to start swatching. I am hoping I know based on my current DK sweaters that I should be able to be close to gauge. But I don’t feel like tempting fate….I shall swatch!

Happy (Wishful) Knitting!!

Wishful Knitting: Love Note

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Duke is hellbent on getting into all my of knitting photos lately. He’s cute so I will allow it. Today I did some organizing and got my yarn grouped with pattern and bag to be ready for the Love Note I want to make from SSK 2025 yarn.

I’ve read the pattern and highlighted for my desired fit/size. I need to free up needles to make a swatch for the next step. I still do have Autumn Gold and Bibliophile 2 on the needles so this is more like wishful knitting. And getting it all organized still felt great!

Happy (Wishful) Knitting!!

SSK 2025 Door Prize

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I didn’t just come home from SSK with market purchases and yarn shop hop goodies, I also won two door prizes!

First up is a lady bug handmade pouch. This would work equally well as a needle/notions pouch or for a pencil case. I might ask if PB wants to use this one? She used to have a thing for Ladybug and Cat Noir cartoon.

Next up are three skeins of sock yarn in coordinating colors. All three are from different dyers but are merino or merino/nylon mixes. The pink is Yarn Cafe Creations, The green is an indie Dyer out of Alaska and the green/pink mix is Unique Sheep sock yarn. I have left these bundled together and I might consider a wrap or faded cropped sweater? I need to marinate more on that….

Happy Stashing!!

Puppy Dog Eyes And A Sleeve

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Duke is doing his best to derail my Autumn Gold Sweater. It’s a good thing he is super cute and very cuddly.

I was in a place where I needed more “autopilot” knitting and that is NOT this sweater body that has a section with moving increases and decreases. So I broke out the short circulars and started one of the sleeves. This is all stockinette and easy symmetric decreases that a can be counted. I made great progress on the first sleeve in my meeting!

I will probably wrap up this sleeve and go ahead and complete the second one while I am at it. That way I have a better shot at the sleeves matching and being the same length. I can count rows and make the second one identical.

I am really liking this project and the speed at which it is going. Remind me of that when I get back to working the body that has a pattern!

Happy Knitting!!

SSK 2025 Haul

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Cautious wool fumes ahead….

I am home and unpacked all my treasures from SSK. I was more restrained this year than last year. I had specific things in mind for my purchases. For bags, I grabbed two Fat Squirrel bags as her updates are NUTS. Then for yarn, I grabbed one skein of purple Another Crafty girl worsted for a hat for Jellybean. Then four skeins of DK from Apothefaery Fibers for a Rock It Tee. I unexpectedly found some hand dyed fat quarters for my mom for Christmas. Then I grabbed some yarn ear rings and some stich markers to replace those lost to the couch. Next up was some Miss Babs DK in a neutral grey and the SSK show color. I refilled my Tuft Woolens by some perfume, balm and two new chapsticks. AND the best one ever, a myster bag of yarn in DK weight for my Christmas stocking 🙂

After all those yarn fumes, I stepped outside and found a wee sheep in the wild. Attendees left these all over the campus and it was so cute to find them!

Happy Knitting!!

Bibliophile 2 In The Round

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I made some slow and steady progress on the Bibliophile 2 sweater. I am through the back and forth process that has a ton of purls.

This construction is intriguing as the back and forth is what is what is making the ‘short rows’ that build up the back of the neck. Where I joined and the work is very skinny will be the front neck. I am not sure I have ever built one this way, so I’m interested to see how this works out

Next up for this project, I am in for inches and inches of raglan increases. But at least I will be in the round! Happy Knitting!!

Bliss Yarns Visit

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My second yarn stop in Nashville was Bliss Yarns. I came here last year and it was great. My second visit was just as good.

I was a little more unorganized in this shop. I got some pretty but admitted random purchases.

I picked up some stitch markers to help with sweater knitting and some fun cuss wordy ones. Next up was a skein of Must Stash Yarn must match sock in Ready Player One, Ruby and Roses Fragrent Roses in a DK weight and finally a single aran skein of Making Tracks DK by Junction Mill. I also picked up some wool wash in a fig scent that I couldn’t resist. I love fig scented anything.

I have ZERO plans for all of this other than padding my stash…Happy Yarn Fumes!!

Haus Of Yarn Visit

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I took my car to get to Nashville, so I was able to be mobile! I took some time to get off site and visit the LYS. My first stop was Haus of Yarn. And it did not disappoint.

In the Try It On room, I fell in love with a Love Note by Tin Can Knits. I have to make one. So I was looking for yarn specifically for that.

For the Love Note I grabbed two skeins of Old Rusted Chair sock yarn in a variegated purple, some Malabrigo Mohair in a neutral silver-ish color and one skein of Magpie Fibers Swanky DK because I couldn’t resist cashmere.

And this was only first stop! Happy Yarn Fumes!!

SSK Try It On

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A really cool feature of SSK is the Try It On Room. Knitters bring finished pieces in all sizes to share and try on. You can test drive finished garments before you knit. And those that bring garment get extra tickets for prizes!

I even got in on the action this year and put my Rainbow Radiate in the mix! It made my heart grow three sizes to hear other knitters compliment my sweater.

I also fell in love with a couple of patterns. I want to now knit Love Note by Tin Can Knits, Rock It Tee by Tanis Lavalee, and Beachcomber by Tif Neilan. I used that inspiration to guide my yarn purchases….

Wool fumes coming soon!