Changes
Well, the oldest child is now safely ensconced in the non-ivy-covered halls of his Southern Californian country club college.
Damn it’s clean quiet around here.
I’m currently using his temporarily unoccupied bedroom as a staging area for a little stash reorganization. Plus, I found a kick ass bookcase thing at IKEA this weekend. It’s bigger than the photo would indicate. That top, center cubby is holding an Indigo Moon batt, and three Grafton batts, and a batt from Miss Babs.
And here’s another change . . . I have photos of three FOs!
A basic felted bag that patiently waited nearly two months for its turn in the washing machine (more info on Ravelry here):
A basic pair of gloves that practically knit themselves (more info on Ravelry here):
And my latest, soon-to-be-available pattern, Heat Wave, which I knit with just one skein of Brooks Farm Primero (more info on Ravelry here):
I just need to take better photos and make the last minute edits to the pattern. I loved this design worked up the the Wooly Wonka silk yarn (only available with the kit) but I love this version just as much. The Brooks Farm yarn has been burning a hole in my stash for nearly two years and this was the perfect project. The skein has only 500 yards of yarn but this finished stole is really good sized — almost 70 inches long and 21 inches wide. And it’s unbelievably warm. I’m really pleased with how it turned out.
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So how is your son adjusting? Not homesick, I hope! Love that new stole and I have a skein of Primero that I just hadn’t found a use for – until now.
That’s a beautiful scarf/stole. How is he doing? (What’s not to love about being young, no huge responsibilites and in college in warm, sunny LA?!?)And you?? It does look decidedly non-East Coast college!
It really is a beautiful stole and wait until they see the pictures you took today!
Beautiful design! Can I borrow some of your organizing energy??
Oh man – I love IKEA. That’s an awesome bookcase.
oh, how I *heart* Ikea! That is one kick ass bookcase! Love those gloves and cute bag too!
Love the new pattern! How did the college move-in go? And how did you do leaving him there? We did the same thing on Saturday, though not long distance as you. And yes it certainly *is* quiet!
your place looks like a yarn store!
I’ve got one skein of Brooks Farm. . .Harmony, maybe? It might be heavier but it might work. Hmmm.
Love Heat Wave! Have saved if to my favorites!
Wow grrl…you have a LOT of fiber…it’s a good thing you are a fast knitter
Your new pattern is beautiful! It’s a wee bit hard leaving them at school the first time around, isn’t it?
Good thing he didn’t end up at Macalester – you have no room for more yarn.
Well, you seem to have thrown yourself into things to get over the emptiness. Just wait and see how one kid fills up the space!
Love the new pattern and I do recognize the Ikea bookcase – it is the same my youngest has for his LEGO collection ….. in 10 years …..
So how many of those groovy Ikea bookcases will you need?
I like how you can see everything. Stash out in the sunlight!
Those are some good looking gloves and I’m looking forward to the details on the stole. I’ll need to check the stash and see what I have that will work for it.
Beautiful stole! Just added it to my Ravelry queue…
I hope Heat Wave will be available soon — it’s gorgeous. Will you have it here for those of us who don’t do Ravelry (yet)?
Everyone seems to be re-organizing their stash and/or setting up craft rooms lately. I’m totally jealous. Our apartments just too small for a craft area like that. I just have to stick to my knitting basket till we move to a bigger place.