Okay, seriously…not everyone in my house is happy it is Friday. I should probably be more sedate in my enthusiasm for the week’s end since Steve was selected to serve on jury today of all days. Now, if you live in Pittsburgh you already know what the problem is, for those that don’t its Light Up Night here. Which is apparently utter chaos if you work (or serve on a jury) downtown.
However, I am so freaking glad it is Friday especially that while my to-do list still has things on it, most of the big things are not!
First up, as I previously shared, I went to the Pittsburgh Indie Knit and Spin last weekend. While there were so many lovely vendors, most of the things offered were all “the same” (as in the same fiber, just dyed slightly differently) however, I did find one vendor who is doing some really amazing fiber blends. I would have fallen hard off my fiber diet, but I had the voice of reason with me. He is really good at saying no to things. LOL But, I wanted to share Hipstrings with you all today. Even if you are not a spinner, she has an amazing mill spun yarn that is really incredible. The dark brown fiber is Coal, which is a blend of Finn, Shetland, Black Welsh, and Tussah Silk. The feel of this fiber is just incredible, and I can’t wait to spin it! The other fiber is Wild Geese, a Shetland, BFL, Manx Loaghtan, and Flax. I know! Crazy! Anyways, a little bird told me that she has open studio hours monthly, so I see a trip to visit in my future!
AND!!! I finished Rusty yesterday while catching up with Outlander. All it needs are the final ends woven in and a nice soak and blocking. FYI, Steve thinks the sleeves are too short, and he may be right, but I will see what a bit of blocking does. But, even unblocked – I seriously love this sweater! And here are my mods: I knit the sweater as written until I got to the colorwork. I then added 3 stitches to make the colorwork pattern work out evenly. I did crochet steeks and then picked up stitches and knit on button bands rather than the crochet ones the pattern called for. I knit 6 repeats of the ribbing pattern and then bound off. After a conversation with Mary, I did YO K2tog button holes (I did 10 of them which worked best for me). Now all I need to do is find some buttons, but I think I am going to use my Nana’s button collection. I might be able to find 10 matching buttons, but if not, I know there are for sure 10 white buttons. Full beauty shots next week!
Oh, and the links this week were plentiful and sooo good!
This hat…but really, if you have never knit with Elsa’s yarn, this is the project you must do! Really!! I promise it is so divine and your head will thank you!
Svetlana has been busy again… this time a hat and a scarf!
Or perhaps the Ricochet mitts and hat are more your style!
Brooklyn Tweed’s Holiday Collection! OOOOO!
Peace Knitting… yes, please.
This collection, especially this. (And, this little peek into photography with Gale is not bad either!)
Did you see that Amy King has some lovely shawl pins and these mugs?
And, finally, Beth Smith has some very interesting things brewing and then this too!
That is all I have for this week! Have an awesome Friday and I will see you back here tomorrow!
Can’t wait to see finished photos of the sweater! And those thigh-high stockings are crazy! Did you notice they didn’t include any photos of them being worn under clothes?
I’ve been thinking about Aurora Borealis ever since I saw it. I must knit that hat (and have possibly started shopping for the perfect yarn). Rusty is even more beautiful than I imagined, and now I’m looking forward to seeing it with Nana buttons and modeled. Happy weekend (and good luck to Steve)!
Your sweater looks fantastic! I am looking forward to seeing it post-blocking, though, as I have a feeling you’re going to get a nice yarn bloom.
I don’t think you will be disappointed with your HipStrings purchases. Her fiber is absolutely amazing — and so reasonably priced, too. I’ll be spinning some of it this evening (more of what you saw on Saturday).
LOVE the Aurora Borealis scarf/shawl – gorgeous. Rusty is beautiful Kat – well done!!
You really hit it out of the park with Rusty! Looking forward to seeing you show it off! I don’t often look at links, but this time you had so many fantastic things showcased that I’m considering knitting something new.
My fingers automatically go to BUY NOW when those Aurora Borealis projects hit my eyes. No choice… they’re gorgeous!
I am in awe of your sweater. Someday I will steek!
Love the links, but I have no idea when or where one would wear the thigh-highs!
LOVE the sweater, Kat! It’s just perfect. (And . . . even a mix of buttons would look cool, y’know? Intentional-random. It’s a Thing.) XO
(And I’m All In for a bit of peace knitting. . . )
I can’t decide if I’m going to join in the Peace Knit this year, I’m not crazy about the shawl. But, I enjoyed the community it created.
Your sweater is amazing!
I had so much to do today and yet I found myself coming back here three times to look at this sweater!
That sweater is just so amazing! I love it. All of your links are very fun. Your roving is just so lovely. Cant wait to see it spun up
That sweater is just so amazing! I love it. All of your links are very fun. Your roving is just so lovely. Cant wait to see it spun up
Oh, Kat. That sweater!
You hit this da’s post out of the ballpark! So many great links [sigh] – really intrigued with the Aurora Borealis pieces…and 2017 Peace Knit…
Trust Steve made it home OK, despite…
Cheers~
oh, poor Steve! hope it wasn’t too awful (and that he’s done with Jury Duty!) … and woot for the sweater (saw you started another one, you crazy girl!)