Bookmarks

Just finished the bookmarks for the bookmark group. These were easy and fun. I used size US1 needles, but the green one is a size 10 crochet thread and the orange one is a size 3 crochet thread. What a difference ....

I just thought this was a great bookmark. I love

this stitch detail.

Secret of the Stole

Ok, I must come clean. A couple of years ago I joined the monthly dishcloth club and become addicted to kntting "mysteries". Then I joined the bookmark club and the fun continued. Now, since the MS3 I think it has become an obsession :o). I heard about the Secret of the Stole being organized by The Nautical Knitter and just had to join. All of this just to justify that I bought more yarn and started a new project even though my WIP's number in the double digits!!!

So ..... we go from this:

Knit Picks Shadow

Colorway: Jewels

To this - using my very own swift and ball winder. Such a joy!

To this!! I knit this swatch using US size 3 needles and #11 silver seed beads that did not show up very well in this photo but stand out quite nicely in person. I am ready for lift off!!! :o)

Ravelry

Only 3381 people ahead of me!! YAHOO!!

September Mid-Month Cloth

I finished the Mid-month cloth and it is really cute!!! I thought it would look great in my kitchen - liven up the counter - add some color - make things brighter .....

But my almost 6 year old daughter had other ideas :o)!! I added crochet ties to the edges and now - presto chango - cloth to barbie dress in 15 minutes flat!!

Another FO!

A "Very Berry T-shirt" from MAGknits hot off the needles. I used 100% corn fiber Amaizing yarn from WSTC on size US7 needles. It fits my youngest daughter very well, but she has to wear it now as it is a "perfect" fit :o). Tonight I will weave in the ends and sew up the underarms and tomorrow she can wear it to school!!

A closeup of the detail on the bottom.
Also OTN - just caston on for the Hanami and also for the Icelandic Shawl. I have yarn for the Bee Fields and am probably going to wind it this weekend and then cast on for that as well. All these beautiful projects are so exciting it is hard to actually do my chores and not have the kids play by themselves :o)

Here are my cakes!!! I just received my new ball winder and swift in the mail and had to try them out! These cakes are my first try at using the swift and they are a little loose on the inside, but they will do :o) They are Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud in the Mist colorway for the Hanami Stole. I can't wait to start

Below is my swatch on size US2 and I'm not sure if I like it. I'm not sure the "solid" part are solid enough for me. Hmmm ... to swatch on smaller needles or not?

This is a close up of the beads I chose. Clear with white on the inside and blue. I am trying to decide which ones look better for this project.

FO's

Two more bookmarks from the bookmark group. My husband immediately took the blue one for himself!! It's the first bookmark that has appealed to him so I was very happy!!

I finally used the new stripes cotton yarn from Sugar n Cream. I really like these yarn colors!! I now have a few more of the stripes yarn in different colors. This might be a trend for me :o)