tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32014557056614415632024-03-18T14:47:43.538-04:00preciousowlThe Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-38420798848434695252024-03-18T14:45:00.001-04:002024-03-18T14:47:11.823-04:00Knit Big Chain Top by Hinterm Stein<p>So it turns out that one of the benefits of working at a yarn store is when a customer accidentally leaves <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/big-chain-top">a paper printed pattern</a> behind and tells us just to throw it away, I then have the opportunity of rescuing it from the garbage. This is quite an opportunity here in VA where recycling is a joke and all of our trash at work is just thrown in the dumpster regardless of whether or not it's actually recyclable. Don't even get me started on composting. They don't do where I work or where I live. I do it myself in my backyard when it's warm enough but I do miss the giant bins we had collected on a weekly basis from the city back in SF.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVC5lCIF_0ryKt_fHPrPI0HLGR-7tJEZkSHtwP6KYBm_HU2Rih9lIlI_KVqYcfdSccwncZYHWE92gqsaez5FTapsburJXJXwzPTKhvPdVHgLZHp_wiEaUC87xh8avjsVUJm7B7oekkNEYBEUPCk0fgeQcGEYlD78bzO2unqsrIwyPnznOW6ZQukutEVA1w/s4000/20240318_140903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVC5lCIF_0ryKt_fHPrPI0HLGR-7tJEZkSHtwP6KYBm_HU2Rih9lIlI_KVqYcfdSccwncZYHWE92gqsaez5FTapsburJXJXwzPTKhvPdVHgLZHp_wiEaUC87xh8avjsVUJm7B7oekkNEYBEUPCk0fgeQcGEYlD78bzO2unqsrIwyPnznOW6ZQukutEVA1w/s320/20240318_140903.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75SRXa9OWz3AaL0Um4e6sDXc9-RsLB6eczHiORRMBmJwxLLhx5AzqZ5Ip77hy4Ll8GC1hUfaWdUiACF358Yw7WbvWKTBLa_p8jcCH9y2mMwbPfEbL9y0JlJxNP5Z8isVgDa4fT7AdEVPJjMlMHwYs8-qTAyTCP9wc3LC7izrGKWR8fKhJzFwVNPnp9zUD/s4000/20240318_140946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75SRXa9OWz3AaL0Um4e6sDXc9-RsLB6eczHiORRMBmJwxLLhx5AzqZ5Ip77hy4Ll8GC1hUfaWdUiACF358Yw7WbvWKTBLa_p8jcCH9y2mMwbPfEbL9y0JlJxNP5Z8isVgDa4fT7AdEVPJjMlMHwYs8-qTAyTCP9wc3LC7izrGKWR8fKhJzFwVNPnp9zUD/s320/20240318_140946.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this pattern because at face value it's not something I would intentionally knit but after glancing at the chart of the "big chain" portion of the pattern I was so intrigued by it, that I decided to try it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_rx7EY3ezS65EO4GspGLLpy4xZgztSoBqPOGRv20vZ4iJPecLTIAQKTndsWzUT_Wvaii8obEkoXvgAWrKcvDJCMjlaxldG6Sbe12wwoGIrExDxUh15_qR7b2HT14oM8WNtNuG112-UkBubVJ2x9_AYbUhj-N3XoRXW6RnN6FAt2sDPrVezNsJfe82an0/s3024/20240223_203739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_rx7EY3ezS65EO4GspGLLpy4xZgztSoBqPOGRv20vZ4iJPecLTIAQKTndsWzUT_Wvaii8obEkoXvgAWrKcvDJCMjlaxldG6Sbe12wwoGIrExDxUh15_qR7b2HT14oM8WNtNuG112-UkBubVJ2x9_AYbUhj-N3XoRXW6RnN6FAt2sDPrVezNsJfe82an0/s320/20240223_203739.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because it's sleeveless, it took less than a week to knit. I used US size 5 and 6 needles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HBRqpwQC5gQ2yhzwQBviybEyvRcT2h8800wtevWkkV5fkokrdtDso9Rm4sbI8-kO2rDhFHiATNZ5pW2iZ5hAO0dA-B3aL00SAThqX4tO5acsARnVv8V1TlG6B3x4PmTLvh8EpGShynhLd4m7uxjnIUViYgIFub8EEe7TcRPofz6RmAelLIbD4iX6HmOH/s3024/20240223_203915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HBRqpwQC5gQ2yhzwQBviybEyvRcT2h8800wtevWkkV5fkokrdtDso9Rm4sbI8-kO2rDhFHiATNZ5pW2iZ5hAO0dA-B3aL00SAThqX4tO5acsARnVv8V1TlG6B3x4PmTLvh8EpGShynhLd4m7uxjnIUViYgIFub8EEe7TcRPofz6RmAelLIbD4iX6HmOH/s320/20240223_203915.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually finished 1/3 of the top just while Xena was taking a long bubble bath.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFko2j_YSLFraI8Bg8E9QBAjtBYB3Q9r83Fox02ZdEBTAhUsWuFy9JSt06Syp4P4BypDv2iMSwkhJNrIzl02nWoQY79ToK9v-Iw7KyOlW6eJOzAR613eqy9pJEZ5Tom94uIEGvGW5MJuJhI8JsbU2Hpd7Jcl71DbdlrRgCxV05N1vdl26wYdGzCiGKT88/s3264/20240223_225524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFko2j_YSLFraI8Bg8E9QBAjtBYB3Q9r83Fox02ZdEBTAhUsWuFy9JSt06Syp4P4BypDv2iMSwkhJNrIzl02nWoQY79ToK9v-Iw7KyOlW6eJOzAR613eqy9pJEZ5Tom94uIEGvGW5MJuJhI8JsbU2Hpd7Jcl71DbdlrRgCxV05N1vdl26wYdGzCiGKT88/s320/20240223_225524.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FUtUv4NuY4Hxq5Cqal7PRVrkinlGtTpXpSv8Z7Czt3uA9JewUzl7rgYQerRjHiDzOHpCXuNb1NXR47BwV8iHcIu7ZSBWtQY4VBJ_5JjMuRhQYUO92tvBNrgluhfB7HyzM-Nsxxwq-EF8YAhAUhw_kUjbQ-VPm6nlBwx4l3KXkMwGpV84fqRjfZSlTOJc/s4032/20240227_203135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FUtUv4NuY4Hxq5Cqal7PRVrkinlGtTpXpSv8Z7Czt3uA9JewUzl7rgYQerRjHiDzOHpCXuNb1NXR47BwV8iHcIu7ZSBWtQY4VBJ_5JjMuRhQYUO92tvBNrgluhfB7HyzM-Nsxxwq-EF8YAhAUhw_kUjbQ-VPm6nlBwx4l3KXkMwGpV84fqRjfZSlTOJc/s320/20240227_203135.jpg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was my first time adding and modifying the placement of bust darts to best fit my figure and I love the results!<br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OYwRqx_ZLct0ASsTsEblimsxG5j4JVXgQ5Sd_AAUt975bY-kPkuKUxl52DOITfzT6ZEm2jABIzr5S55smIhHTntdMLb0_D11QEPAUJWOUTqtnri18G1WMBlxBe2SIviRkTXEhG4GU2aZyjS6MgMqtwPyguV0cWEpMO3zKhdjgBAjyk7VIKDzVLl0Xuah/s3264/20240301_082655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OYwRqx_ZLct0ASsTsEblimsxG5j4JVXgQ5Sd_AAUt975bY-kPkuKUxl52DOITfzT6ZEm2jABIzr5S55smIhHTntdMLb0_D11QEPAUJWOUTqtnri18G1WMBlxBe2SIviRkTXEhG4GU2aZyjS6MgMqtwPyguV0cWEpMO3zKhdjgBAjyk7VIKDzVLl0Xuah/s320/20240301_082655.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HVwsS32b_qk9gAP_Difib2YU26MS6PYIotnkmSmiYqO8KLFZb4qwgayKfnmNIVZ6NIW3IbboLtwFB6D088gmE36kaYw8PkXoIVYLClj4nMuyxqz6dO4fzQZszIC-RVW1_CTW_8Jp3GV0aqMPaOukcf0yFaLZu5G8QjreqPRiPNwGk_qShd962wslm8Db/s3264/20240301_082455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HVwsS32b_qk9gAP_Difib2YU26MS6PYIotnkmSmiYqO8KLFZb4qwgayKfnmNIVZ6NIW3IbboLtwFB6D088gmE36kaYw8PkXoIVYLClj4nMuyxqz6dO4fzQZszIC-RVW1_CTW_8Jp3GV0aqMPaOukcf0yFaLZu5G8QjreqPRiPNwGk_qShd962wslm8Db/s320/20240301_082455.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also tweaked the body a little by adding a few extra increased and then decreases after the darts and then working straight and finishing the hem in twisted rib.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-I8zZx492dWnIREE67nUJyrqzNsxDch3hF68fyIp3hX9enwSQFekU2_IqOIwuExuJMHAAMAJ8ZanOQfUMY0a-7Lxhgg-Q8w0HcKLSl8FSemP0ulHHx4Y4ZAtCe89B5rrN1x08CAUa4QkmPFjigyOsW8GPM7XzE9_uEzjNZ-uBwwZNWtl8xL9exZ9FwtDn/s3264/20240301_082745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-I8zZx492dWnIREE67nUJyrqzNsxDch3hF68fyIp3hX9enwSQFekU2_IqOIwuExuJMHAAMAJ8ZanOQfUMY0a-7Lxhgg-Q8w0HcKLSl8FSemP0ulHHx4Y4ZAtCe89B5rrN1x08CAUa4QkmPFjigyOsW8GPM7XzE9_uEzjNZ-uBwwZNWtl8xL9exZ9FwtDn/s320/20240301_082745.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxFf5Dwskq7qxbajQlkwqIBWWvh1Q43tNFay2j_sHeJDEWpJsuzvnv1MqDgs2SpEU318ha176X-j-7sCgdzeE1MrbS1YKz1qVDF5kzSP2PjfeS6bTSW16fMf7l63EwmF-PfOFPi_XKoseZBfXMMdk6SYPHgvwq9xiw7BjW0s8UnBAw8bWOGJe5IQOqLxq/s3264/20240301_082605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxFf5Dwskq7qxbajQlkwqIBWWvh1Q43tNFay2j_sHeJDEWpJsuzvnv1MqDgs2SpEU318ha176X-j-7sCgdzeE1MrbS1YKz1qVDF5kzSP2PjfeS6bTSW16fMf7l63EwmF-PfOFPi_XKoseZBfXMMdk6SYPHgvwq9xiw7BjW0s8UnBAw8bWOGJe5IQOqLxq/s320/20240301_082605.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used some Heavenly Stitches Handspun yarn from Patsy Barr that was gifted to me from my coworker, Keyser. It's sport weight although the pattern calls for smooth, DK weight yarn. I used 600-ish yds of yarn to complete the top.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGv3h5I7_onvB9OrLRxaojC0Mlv1UvVFW1nmjxBtw-JyJjvNkgssiAM9kt5to80W5KgzktoBTDtbsU3qcwvK2W7-9qOHHDe13VUzVpLw2GwB2hMWKuKCh6FuYnulIG20dRtTOMbNVqiZRTfR4g7hDaLO80IteNNWbNC-3mYaPCxzC4FI1zbQz5ENjoZdi/s3264/20240301_082619.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGv3h5I7_onvB9OrLRxaojC0Mlv1UvVFW1nmjxBtw-JyJjvNkgssiAM9kt5to80W5KgzktoBTDtbsU3qcwvK2W7-9qOHHDe13VUzVpLw2GwB2hMWKuKCh6FuYnulIG20dRtTOMbNVqiZRTfR4g7hDaLO80IteNNWbNC-3mYaPCxzC4FI1zbQz5ENjoZdi/s320/20240301_082619.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ45bMMvtPj_NUyzhaUeEJdURKjwqsb2k59UmmqBz8QORBQpB3bstbw9F1FvRhNSG-IvKDflESGpUIkYeU5ja_OdDm2TFXaKfgm95vBqQDMPh6URCDVNaR9SDZ60vsFrbF6EMXBjAmb1KrmbMrt5Ppf9qvk2s5PdGHZl1aAquKyulgwxRWUaqY7Wo5ur1Z/s3264/20240301_082755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ45bMMvtPj_NUyzhaUeEJdURKjwqsb2k59UmmqBz8QORBQpB3bstbw9F1FvRhNSG-IvKDflESGpUIkYeU5ja_OdDm2TFXaKfgm95vBqQDMPh6URCDVNaR9SDZ60vsFrbF6EMXBjAmb1KrmbMrt5Ppf9qvk2s5PdGHZl1aAquKyulgwxRWUaqY7Wo5ur1Z/s320/20240301_082755.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was willing to break the rules because I just wanted to knit a pastel colored sweater for Easter!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-24980720170654669872024-03-07T16:26:00.002-05:002024-03-07T16:26:23.158-05:00Ritual Dyes x TL Yarn Crafts Crochet Timber Duo Earwarmer and Cowl<p> In preparation for our upcoming Ritual Dyes trunk show at DWW, I crocheted the Ritual Dyes x TL Yarn Crafts Timber Duo Earwarmer and Cowl Set from the <a href="https://ritualdyes.com/collections/seasonal-kits/products/limited-edition-winter-solstice-2023-offering">Ritual Dyes 2023 Winter Solstice offering</a>. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyScbLEYONbvFGDNZ92EYU3oWrKwrHSLBUrSh8lv3AYqbZiYMErwKfy1_r6HbUboAj9v3zlCVxGeUVXGv-RHKg9-u91bGxBJiAZ6eZbuV1QQUmLy2QeBW9EyFv5RDa9uzNFFL3wFl-LRyEPHEuf9P4RiO8EwYXCMCpNOOHD6EeV0pRkEqsdxhiG5oMcD1/s3024/20240215_115721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyScbLEYONbvFGDNZ92EYU3oWrKwrHSLBUrSh8lv3AYqbZiYMErwKfy1_r6HbUboAj9v3zlCVxGeUVXGv-RHKg9-u91bGxBJiAZ6eZbuV1QQUmLy2QeBW9EyFv5RDa9uzNFFL3wFl-LRyEPHEuf9P4RiO8EwYXCMCpNOOHD6EeV0pRkEqsdxhiG5oMcD1/s320/20240215_115721.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> I am going to be teaching a 3 hour long workshop at DWW to learn how to crochet this set this month. You can register for the class <a href="https://www.danceswithwoolrva.com/module/class/535336/advanced-crochet-timber-earwarmer-and-cowl-workshop-with-kimberlee">HERE</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NXPKCvUcrJaCZDMcjAyCKFgXrf7OfAHy0cluagWI0Z6A_rnNsNO8D9i0E2KtB4Tg2ar0fQ2xko88XRxE2H-s85qnyXOzQcqooep__CUM9bae-6PsZvVI3_4QTbvqUsId969Glsak2isfGZMe6_6m3QGdSu1H5A5ED9Tn_Qm6Iuajo6t1XVc9q5Jc1GMz/s4000/20240307_150330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NXPKCvUcrJaCZDMcjAyCKFgXrf7OfAHy0cluagWI0Z6A_rnNsNO8D9i0E2KtB4Tg2ar0fQ2xko88XRxE2H-s85qnyXOzQcqooep__CUM9bae-6PsZvVI3_4QTbvqUsId969Glsak2isfGZMe6_6m3QGdSu1H5A5ED9Tn_Qm6Iuajo6t1XVc9q5Jc1GMz/s320/20240307_150330.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiPvX2AaAhuXzQH72_jisQCi2WjFLVrh5dG4UW9h7Z6TnjIuo4VX6trWCQaMONCTSuvNswtuwmoPh_F2ImzOwnpJ1NYZmjBmPP-dOnfD0kzBWyei93QbmIjfLo8XWj0rSW42iHpE8hRNb-HAbyeyuwto6iAdzFwh7y0mI78De-hGEcXNpTuRLdu5y5X5L/s4000/20240307_150305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiPvX2AaAhuXzQH72_jisQCi2WjFLVrh5dG4UW9h7Z6TnjIuo4VX6trWCQaMONCTSuvNswtuwmoPh_F2ImzOwnpJ1NYZmjBmPP-dOnfD0kzBWyei93QbmIjfLo8XWj0rSW42iHpE8hRNb-HAbyeyuwto6iAdzFwh7y0mI78De-hGEcXNpTuRLdu5y5X5L/s320/20240307_150305.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">The pattern uses less than 2 full skeins of MARONA, a DK weight 3-ply 100% Cormo wool (250 yds / 100 g). Timber is an exclusive color for this kit!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuq1Bn6_xm-uVv-RFQX5a5gw8THoqkOEHp46KvBua4546mlXCirnBYurmCtVKXVICQJrEi8vuMO6cB8_q5ipeHz6M25nBZJW66AWVlmH1qo8hrjjjoi-iJRdaRcjTa-smmkVGX6pLiIwJJrAgod2AuA2xWpu3peBXe7ITEh2H3gEMZn2J2gMw3QKOVmefu/s4000/20240307_150311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuq1Bn6_xm-uVv-RFQX5a5gw8THoqkOEHp46KvBua4546mlXCirnBYurmCtVKXVICQJrEi8vuMO6cB8_q5ipeHz6M25nBZJW66AWVlmH1qo8hrjjjoi-iJRdaRcjTa-smmkVGX6pLiIwJJrAgod2AuA2xWpu3peBXe7ITEh2H3gEMZn2J2gMw3QKOVmefu/s320/20240307_150311.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pattern uses the basketweave stitch which is extremely textured and elastic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQkcqDqAtAjTx6KDHItK2FL7mK1wM7nEOwibrHYw_Z7UcxUDtWPuT63QOn2q-OLFCOQoRKsaNBYzCV2BwfS0tg7CCZ-7XnF2YaYAgmUCXU_kknf9CnvU18YEDOPwHm6nKgi9Hn8D_C_NwVyCDsMsw5Q_ivJDqvVAQ8BSqpFl-g6Zqm5otSg7FwGCK0Akf/s3856/20240307_150146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2286" data-original-width="3856" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQkcqDqAtAjTx6KDHItK2FL7mK1wM7nEOwibrHYw_Z7UcxUDtWPuT63QOn2q-OLFCOQoRKsaNBYzCV2BwfS0tg7CCZ-7XnF2YaYAgmUCXU_kknf9CnvU18YEDOPwHm6nKgi9Hn8D_C_NwVyCDsMsw5Q_ivJDqvVAQ8BSqpFl-g6Zqm5otSg7FwGCK0Akf/s320/20240307_150146.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is a great stitch to use on blankets and garments. You alternate between working the front and back posts of each stitch.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXZ60h7aVt1JM-QEUDs3iLVATyE4l-GX4MGYYpiWrMkWspdx8cLKVrCxNdkexuwCcUplzzRNTVUIA3UCN-DpIlC63ROOUDfTE74afXoOYnMGfeGd4j49NJrGHv9g5Pi7MC9RjZFn9ij9eUt4f45kc1UF-Yx44a-7VWB9GW8FwMKBoC-iyyZbwou-MWRIl/s3992/20240307_150127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="3992" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXZ60h7aVt1JM-QEUDs3iLVATyE4l-GX4MGYYpiWrMkWspdx8cLKVrCxNdkexuwCcUplzzRNTVUIA3UCN-DpIlC63ROOUDfTE74afXoOYnMGfeGd4j49NJrGHv9g5Pi7MC9RjZFn9ij9eUt4f45kc1UF-Yx44a-7VWB9GW8FwMKBoC-iyyZbwou-MWRIl/s320/20240307_150127.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see, we sure had fun taking photos of my finished work.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9P-qyYlNOuu-LjO2UJzfeWaHBYvXOG0zopqB4m9ObbMsSVxjQsKn0Y5vFO_113kWh4S2ZnvnBNSAiiFhkvCp_5OYvsOUcV7ACqMSohaJ3bTTbfXHZ1apev83Y9d9MgIXbHGFYYXuPeSIIQB0Ilh-5JwvFiWtnmTDHj1DyjSzm1whURCnfXRXmmUeti6M/s1972/20240215_132657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1972" data-original-width="1479" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9P-qyYlNOuu-LjO2UJzfeWaHBYvXOG0zopqB4m9ObbMsSVxjQsKn0Y5vFO_113kWh4S2ZnvnBNSAiiFhkvCp_5OYvsOUcV7ACqMSohaJ3bTTbfXHZ1apev83Y9d9MgIXbHGFYYXuPeSIIQB0Ilh-5JwvFiWtnmTDHj1DyjSzm1whURCnfXRXmmUeti6M/s320/20240215_132657.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HM_w07mKFzSOE30SvrYQY5S7K1g2bHNfDp7Fc9V7FxDkC7SIzPfcglLJ__87ttOhmoHpPMRQap14WxnyN5YFH9Pu41U3Rmhvp8UnTGYT0U9gHh96W4MrzjYuAJul-65pcTXRh3FQ-yw7-M_Qm9RR01HJCUvvXpiwXA4Botm4-0Z-SGpX7szJbR-ghReX/s2042/20240215_132445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2042" data-original-width="1416" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HM_w07mKFzSOE30SvrYQY5S7K1g2bHNfDp7Fc9V7FxDkC7SIzPfcglLJ__87ttOhmoHpPMRQap14WxnyN5YFH9Pu41U3Rmhvp8UnTGYT0U9gHh96W4MrzjYuAJul-65pcTXRh3FQ-yw7-M_Qm9RR01HJCUvvXpiwXA4Botm4-0Z-SGpX7szJbR-ghReX/s320/20240215_132445.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't wait to make more of these earwarmers as gifts for friends.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrMGydtZFwBjrlHX6rahcpP3B0f8dKYrTJj5m8bq_ZE-Qb6YR3hL_xPRnfp9YP-83Ej1OCoYLSXuyw_c7KhcdYif0Cmnclj87tu3cQ1aWlw6TBTZV1oGbrAW3rWgPFC_BKsXt01WZqVjBU39X7p0PSlc-VuDYmx7pfBdXOmNyOTwpp8Vq-0L8qMiwJixn/s3024/20240215_125454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrMGydtZFwBjrlHX6rahcpP3B0f8dKYrTJj5m8bq_ZE-Qb6YR3hL_xPRnfp9YP-83Ej1OCoYLSXuyw_c7KhcdYif0Cmnclj87tu3cQ1aWlw6TBTZV1oGbrAW3rWgPFC_BKsXt01WZqVjBU39X7p0PSlc-VuDYmx7pfBdXOmNyOTwpp8Vq-0L8qMiwJixn/s320/20240215_125454.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is an intermediate beginner pattern.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJ3igrl1FikgXEeBfBPxeP68fSP7uRIyxdlJxy3QGkhqoFuy88cDNUE143ihRJ8wjduVFRDHWXyf5YiRjtJ88AJ549U8KFah_YEhjjK9iD1mc8hhzzE3j4GhECorFXR8YvZ9XRy5sTap4XunvCE-9NkBtbT3rKA7VVlzHnl3Uw5GfjD6hpQzgApwiDMc9/s3024/20240215_125514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJ3igrl1FikgXEeBfBPxeP68fSP7uRIyxdlJxy3QGkhqoFuy88cDNUE143ihRJ8wjduVFRDHWXyf5YiRjtJ88AJ549U8KFah_YEhjjK9iD1mc8hhzzE3j4GhECorFXR8YvZ9XRy5sTap4XunvCE-9NkBtbT3rKA7VVlzHnl3Uw5GfjD6hpQzgApwiDMc9/s320/20240215_125514.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">During class we will should have enough time to complete the earwarmer from start to finish. Then I will give the students the advice to start and finish the cowl on their own.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iR0O4Ag1tXmsFxIWtJTQbMFQ9pi5jneDj6IibglUWkoLy7Op1pPNTkMORQETCV9vQE9GhKJfSqEhIx00VfXv4PIrUqqB9dFVLbIkVVhF6AvnfPaYVyEepgHYU96V-TmNoIhrQy30gUe0t1CraV-u31cUPYBAkPlZoP0wFxVt4bJUIEf5XQBkk9smTUUm/s4032/20240302_153718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iR0O4Ag1tXmsFxIWtJTQbMFQ9pi5jneDj6IibglUWkoLy7Op1pPNTkMORQETCV9vQE9GhKJfSqEhIx00VfXv4PIrUqqB9dFVLbIkVVhF6AvnfPaYVyEepgHYU96V-TmNoIhrQy30gUe0t1CraV-u31cUPYBAkPlZoP0wFxVt4bJUIEf5XQBkk9smTUUm/s320/20240302_153718.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrnPhMkkq6ZfoAk_k1eqdmCnp7AozVHcAyv2LSpMcLFd2vx5UfTNPYusjN4APH956_pAyV2xSQCsskbaBbanoGf8Tme20cbfys7RsM4WJZ2dvk2elfMlbHSIFPoIlyELC3bXIMXHA1d4wWqF-RGkzvMn43GlgMaoUeUfQ2qrZ8esy1E266p3oWmmBwuM-/s4032/20240302_154552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrnPhMkkq6ZfoAk_k1eqdmCnp7AozVHcAyv2LSpMcLFd2vx5UfTNPYusjN4APH956_pAyV2xSQCsskbaBbanoGf8Tme20cbfys7RsM4WJZ2dvk2elfMlbHSIFPoIlyELC3bXIMXHA1d4wWqF-RGkzvMn43GlgMaoUeUfQ2qrZ8esy1E266p3oWmmBwuM-/s320/20240302_154552.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both pieces require a bit of seaming with a tapestry needle and/or crochet hook. It isn't hard and these are great skills to learn.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj2K2uhjdyguJTOSQkyu4lnyW-VwHsDLWfEf1jeFv85b6OeeQj622K0ipHzrU8Fd4Yd47GjwcIKLy3tVGJoEOfVR2pp_cWKhZ5ZPEIq7aAPr7r3UU7yzJzX4RIIgsZXrDf9WMVBvaTkSvC-UPNqONt339Shs3fZ1HmeqcQb_FKTllB9-LSekd_9FOOle6/s4032/20240302_153738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj2K2uhjdyguJTOSQkyu4lnyW-VwHsDLWfEf1jeFv85b6OeeQj622K0ipHzrU8Fd4Yd47GjwcIKLy3tVGJoEOfVR2pp_cWKhZ5ZPEIq7aAPr7r3UU7yzJzX4RIIgsZXrDf9WMVBvaTkSvC-UPNqONt339Shs3fZ1HmeqcQb_FKTllB9-LSekd_9FOOle6/s320/20240302_153738.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88wVd11LPGqMb4yBE4gdKOhPtzY94jlGuoqpPPEdZ56U6g7vh3PSULYforhjIyf1c6Rt_5o_4k95gtfuX88gXbnbEG_Qmr4XssJRkm0S6J0Ui1nwZhh3ME8rxEQgShgrQbTS39TpUwgktYEBGi34Ch6569KyYVKrrNPQsGvCH1SCq42Z6CkhItihfxMLK/s4032/20240302_154607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88wVd11LPGqMb4yBE4gdKOhPtzY94jlGuoqpPPEdZ56U6g7vh3PSULYforhjIyf1c6Rt_5o_4k95gtfuX88gXbnbEG_Qmr4XssJRkm0S6J0Ui1nwZhh3ME8rxEQgShgrQbTS39TpUwgktYEBGi34Ch6569KyYVKrrNPQsGvCH1SCq42Z6CkhItihfxMLK/s320/20240302_154607.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope to see some new students in my upcoming workshop soon!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-67402788593226555132024-02-21T12:42:00.004-05:002024-02-21T12:42:43.717-05:00A last minute crochet commission = FREE Granny Square Blanket Pattern and a Knit Pair of Tin Can Knits Rye Light Socks<p>A few weeks ago one of my best friends from NYC, Todd from Ridgewood, Queens, asked me if I would crochet a blanket to be auctioned off to raise money for <a href="https://www.gottscheerhall.com/">Gottscheer Hall</a>. My friends frequently DJ and chill there. I rarely have the time or energy for commissions these days but I am willing to make exceptions for very special people and places.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnbU4J_rr4F5ovu1nrpqh4SM-hHzOAB9qaf6X0J3_MLISiiwMqrQznx-HwpNrtive2Q4HTTunhyphenhyphen3LRXHawoQaTcCCMIpGnDRSD02j_KcpPoVcGTIP9WiYGhnP9fgUb8vnwwUCJwfewoDxy86cCwmlU1kHyf5_OcDYfEk84Czirm7Ue_7oIzdJENdbq0BK/s4032/20240130_112702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnbU4J_rr4F5ovu1nrpqh4SM-hHzOAB9qaf6X0J3_MLISiiwMqrQznx-HwpNrtive2Q4HTTunhyphenhyphen3LRXHawoQaTcCCMIpGnDRSD02j_KcpPoVcGTIP9WiYGhnP9fgUb8vnwwUCJwfewoDxy86cCwmlU1kHyf5_OcDYfEk84Czirm7Ue_7oIzdJENdbq0BK/s320/20240130_112702.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrDr3cI6qcVt7CthjFIJ4GQC8OOJElCNQ111VxKCV7z0_vcSfh-TQ77110ooWptacMHRgRAThq6Ae3JWbEX2g8eiUbFvQVdHdLiXtYKIzt7nQro7CzB9d9H-THKatQqSsO7lavTQBnqA-_4N9nt0oZvn4GxRK4mj9CkT22T-JC9zGZpQlP4oVWSxr3PEL/s4032/20240213_125113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrDr3cI6qcVt7CthjFIJ4GQC8OOJElCNQ111VxKCV7z0_vcSfh-TQ77110ooWptacMHRgRAThq6Ae3JWbEX2g8eiUbFvQVdHdLiXtYKIzt7nQro7CzB9d9H-THKatQqSsO7lavTQBnqA-_4N9nt0oZvn4GxRK4mj9CkT22T-JC9zGZpQlP4oVWSxr3PEL/s320/20240213_125113.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a combination of Berroco Vintage Worsted and Biscotte DK SWM with a size G hook.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Pcvb3NUtNpg4vsI_7gFVA8cdi-SEoREDszt9fgXPUMnnQgRnBahI5Nnk68Sh7ypJrtx9VYZbP8hvzT0KR89HIanvD0dXE_W0uVA7WFaMadNdzVp7-3GXN_PGu_WpcC6ULqyTq7VdGKaNC36YpSyjIMULsaJzHXJU1gul2OzgTHtcM9cnVhrAoJZhH6jk/s4032/20240204_152034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Pcvb3NUtNpg4vsI_7gFVA8cdi-SEoREDszt9fgXPUMnnQgRnBahI5Nnk68Sh7ypJrtx9VYZbP8hvzT0KR89HIanvD0dXE_W0uVA7WFaMadNdzVp7-3GXN_PGu_WpcC6ULqyTq7VdGKaNC36YpSyjIMULsaJzHXJU1gul2OzgTHtcM9cnVhrAoJZhH6jk/s320/20240204_152034.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm actually teaching a granny square crochet class tonight and granny squares have been on my mind a lot lately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-_Fn-Mq8Ro0FRBqRmbkoxIUM208Q91iuSmbWzz5hfUOsevRLBIJ3tJGL_dVgBPFJYp8fCauhxaZc1mIE0b9-GUAYy5BOwFdITmn6sRuvwSd1TR8gwuc5OouqpekFzIhzmheXdmjhZ8Puw1fOUomW-xfDriSgegMq_vleadJpGlYko2Z-aKBvVOXBrVqL/s3024/20240218_134251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-_Fn-Mq8Ro0FRBqRmbkoxIUM208Q91iuSmbWzz5hfUOsevRLBIJ3tJGL_dVgBPFJYp8fCauhxaZc1mIE0b9-GUAYy5BOwFdITmn6sRuvwSd1TR8gwuc5OouqpekFzIhzmheXdmjhZ8Puw1fOUomW-xfDriSgegMq_vleadJpGlYko2Z-aKBvVOXBrVqL/s320/20240218_134251.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When a granny square is large, with high contrasting colors and crocheted well, it has a very striking effect.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8QA18G6b6Bmwg_dTu9ZNFsLQRf9x3L9lk5iRDd8YkKl4fHBe3wePp3pErZ0cQ3467Zp9wqR_UyFnCI8LckJuLHOizZozQ9AOBOdUav5EIn_94JjjTYXHJyrSTDKF84DTeCrGjueGFi0vVrz4Hf7KkWGyLDlNer2Efl4mTDyzjsX9LVCrxoRhrNnwx2s1/s3024/20240218_140618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2515" data-original-width="3024" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8QA18G6b6Bmwg_dTu9ZNFsLQRf9x3L9lk5iRDd8YkKl4fHBe3wePp3pErZ0cQ3467Zp9wqR_UyFnCI8LckJuLHOizZozQ9AOBOdUav5EIn_94JjjTYXHJyrSTDKF84DTeCrGjueGFi0vVrz4Hf7KkWGyLDlNer2Efl4mTDyzjsX9LVCrxoRhrNnwx2s1/s320/20240218_140618.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In between finishing the JRYC crochet shop sample (to be revealed during the crawl next month) and various other time sensitive shop samples for my upcoming classes, I frantically banged this blanket out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhOSZCEAbFS1sVscx19zD3-wtpDK2JG-_PvhvRqYkAwMOmez2nhEujPwJP7PHQfPdg5-v2C9VEiMGZScbYSuQo2xQTb0WYyuH53UPZhfPY0rU9EGI0S9TtRNTYxyDR7egSCVLMJYbvNymBcTljs9e39KxHfAwl7K9pRBxjJI2QpySHWZm0pwI16-R3jtu/s3024/20240218_135843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhOSZCEAbFS1sVscx19zD3-wtpDK2JG-_PvhvRqYkAwMOmez2nhEujPwJP7PHQfPdg5-v2C9VEiMGZScbYSuQo2xQTb0WYyuH53UPZhfPY0rU9EGI0S9TtRNTYxyDR7egSCVLMJYbvNymBcTljs9e39KxHfAwl7K9pRBxjJI2QpySHWZm0pwI16-R3jtu/s320/20240218_135843.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am NOT a UNC fan but if I was, I would totally crochet a blanket like this for myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvddjVB-0E4lpOCIJiD8XOdbrensWXFOj05Ol7UHqrBp-3k_J3XERNL29xVyLvV41Bf6ELtnyp13nSJyjDqSMq_c1UyonxIxOIydKuWOzQcpw-oEE8-gBwk5jxgJlTI8N0I_gObRoifrY_ne1x8dRfaf-8O0ysp7JIwXPrk7_nmqUT_TOVx128MHC72RAp/s3024/20240218_135854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvddjVB-0E4lpOCIJiD8XOdbrensWXFOj05Ol7UHqrBp-3k_J3XERNL29xVyLvV41Bf6ELtnyp13nSJyjDqSMq_c1UyonxIxOIydKuWOzQcpw-oEE8-gBwk5jxgJlTI8N0I_gObRoifrY_ne1x8dRfaf-8O0ysp7JIwXPrk7_nmqUT_TOVx128MHC72RAp/s320/20240218_135854.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used to sell a variety of granny square themed items on Etsy but it's been a while since I've made or sold anything new. If I ever get the time and/or energy, I'd love to do a handmade granny square pop up someday. Someday...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNd8fcQqRWUrneOb82gMhSf6rYj5ZAkp6EXmCXfAyCe72BYyvhYfrRJSdAnmLYO8HHH3vAcQfQO7nicTJeUXLasHiCUFevCDxyiaHucwiPPdMr7hWT4tm379vhMB0_uJUMuoD8Zjs1xZ4MV_VOvuKxZT31ZNs2EUG9JKw-IvOaQw-0QkXQugqngT5VSJLl/s3024/20240218_140237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNd8fcQqRWUrneOb82gMhSf6rYj5ZAkp6EXmCXfAyCe72BYyvhYfrRJSdAnmLYO8HHH3vAcQfQO7nicTJeUXLasHiCUFevCDxyiaHucwiPPdMr7hWT4tm379vhMB0_uJUMuoD8Zjs1xZ4MV_VOvuKxZT31ZNs2EUG9JKw-IvOaQw-0QkXQugqngT5VSJLl/s320/20240218_140237.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just finished typing up the pattern to teach in my class and I thought I'd share it here. There are a million (free) granny square patterns online and most of them are very easy to follow. This is the condensed version of my pattern using 6 different colors of Berroco Vintage DK yarn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;">Pattern and yarn Requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #191919; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Size E or G crochet hook<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #191919; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6 different color skeins of Berroco Vintage DK yarn [52%
Acrylic/ 40% Wool/ 8% Nylon, 288 yds (263m)/100g (3.5 oz)/skein] or a
total of approximately 1,728 yds of DK weight yarn<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #191919; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ring marker(s)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #191919; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">scissors<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kimberlee’s sample used the following 6 skeins
of Berroco Vintage DK:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><b><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Color A</span></b><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
2110 Fondant Color A _________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><b><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Color B</span></b><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
2192 Chana Dal Color
B _________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><b><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Color C</span></b><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
2179 Chocolate <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Color
C _________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><b><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Color D</span></b><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
2176 Pumpkin Color D _________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><b><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Color E</span></b><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
21197 Bright Blue Color
E _________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><b><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Color F</span></b><span style="color: #191919; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
2102 Buttercream Color
F _________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;">Pattern:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;">Round 1: </span></strong><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;">With <b>color A</b>, make
a slip knot, ch 4 and ss into the first ch (next to the slip knot) to form a
ring or make a magic ring. Ch 3 (counts as first double crochet), 11 dc around
(magic) ring, close ring by joining with a ss in the top of the starting
ch-3. Break yarn leaving an 8”
tail. Weave in ends.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;">Round 2:</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;"> Join <b>color B</b>, 5 ch, 3 dc into same space, *1 ch, skip 3 dc, (3 dc, 2 ch,
3 dc) into next sp, * rep from * to * twice more, 1 ch, skip 3 dc, 2 dc into
same sp as 5 ch at beg of round. Ss into
next chain sp. Break yarn leaving an 8” tail.
Weave in ends.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;">NOTE: Every time you (3 dc,
2 ch, 3 dc) you are in the corner of your granny square. The cluster of these 8 stitches creates the 4
square edges/corners of your blanket.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;">Round 3:</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;">Join <b>color C</b>, 5 ch, 3 dc into same space, *1 ch, skip 3 dc, 3 dc into
next sp, 1 ch, skip 3 dc, **(3 dc, 2ch, 3dc) into next spc, * rep from * to *
twice more, then from * to ** once more, 2 dc into same sp as 5 ch, ss into 3<sup>rd</sup>
st of 5 ch. Ss into next ch sp. Break yarn leaving an 8” tail. Weave in ends.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;">Round 4:</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;"> Join <b>color D</b>, 5 ch, 3 dc into same space, *(1 ch, skip 3 dc, 3 dc into
next sp) <b>twice</b>, 1 ch, skip 3 dc, **
(3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc) into next sp, * rep from * to * twice more, then from * to
** once more, 2 dc into same sp as 5 ch, ss into 3<sup>rd</sup> st of 5
ch. Ss into next ch sp. Break yarn leaving an 8” tail. Weave in ends.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;">Round 5:</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;"> Join <b>color E</b>, 5 ch, 3 dc into same space,*(1 ch, skip 3 dc, 3 dc into
next sp) <b>3 times</b>, 1 ch, skip 3 dc,
**(3dc, 2ch, 3 dc) into next sp, * rep from * to * twice more, then from * to
** once more, 2 dc into same sp as 5 ch, ss into 3<sup>rd</sup> st of 5
ch. Ss into next ch sp. Break yarn leaving an 8” tail. Weave in ends.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;">Round 6:</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;"> Join <b>color F</b>, 5 ch, 3 dc into same space,*(1 ch, skip 3 dc, 3 dc into
next sp) <b>4 times</b>, 1 ch, skip 3 dc,
**(3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc) into next sp, * rep from * to * twice more, then from * to
** once more, 2 dc into same sp as 5, ss into 3<sup>rd</sup> st of 5 ch. Ss into next ch sp. Break yarn leaving an 8” tail. Weave in ends.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;">These
rows set the square pattern. Working 1
more repeat in each side edge, continue until you run out of yarn or the
blanket measures your desired size. Leave
at least 38gm of yarn for the border if desired.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Joining
new yarn:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> When you need to join a new ball of yarn (of
the same color), when there is only 6-8” remaining of your working yarn, tie
the new yarn in a double knot to your ball of working yarn. Continue working until you get to the knot
and then hold your working yarn and both tails (of the new and old yarn)
together and work over all strands until the tails are “hidden” (or woven in as
you go). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;">Border round:</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;"> 5 ch, 4 dc in same sp, *(dc
in each of the next 3 dc, dc in the sp).
Repeat between ( and ) until you reach the corner. **(3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc) into the corner
sp.* Repeat from * to * twice more, then
from * to ** once more. 2 dc into same
spa s 5 ch, ss into 3<sup>rd</sup> st of 5 ch.
Ss into next ch sp. Break yarn
leaving an 8” tail. Weave in ends.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.75pt; line-height: 107%;">Steam or
wet block with a wool wash and pin edges into a square if necessary. Air dry laying flat.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a little yarn leftover and I made a bonus pair of socks to contribute to the auction. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFeGy61zmpgViUaYIYV1fghlw-kFY7rdiI_X0mmFfVI7icZVflGL9Oic8iN8B4f2mawGPhZ8Aq05o_yqG11BrvqUwNs3Hh_V9_y6TAWN8Y31ZpyOZGzAsT2KayyZBT3wX2ooaHBoNP6l_5JiZCZZPdn7_GrKCM8YNlsWxQU9mB5YHIXXAbKJ0gWrROJ4b/s3024/20240218_153905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2493" data-original-width="3024" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFeGy61zmpgViUaYIYV1fghlw-kFY7rdiI_X0mmFfVI7icZVflGL9Oic8iN8B4f2mawGPhZ8Aq05o_yqG11BrvqUwNs3Hh_V9_y6TAWN8Y31ZpyOZGzAsT2KayyZBT3wX2ooaHBoNP6l_5JiZCZZPdn7_GrKCM8YNlsWxQU9mB5YHIXXAbKJ0gWrROJ4b/s320/20240218_153905.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They only took a few hours to make.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1kqYUmTwFiEGOk-GMwVay4babfORXacIdMvNQKpyAO8H8c35o8FsnFJy04EgebXAAUqTwjaEss20-hdkd378mQHecOTq1ot99_aFyaMaTWhr8Ci-SOrRy2ZzvOKChw51ZUM1vtZaI22JbFn1wwYsEE0KLkrrU7tv4VYaSqWWzP_Rup9LoIFLm1JqLS67/s3024/20240219_090042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1kqYUmTwFiEGOk-GMwVay4babfORXacIdMvNQKpyAO8H8c35o8FsnFJy04EgebXAAUqTwjaEss20-hdkd378mQHecOTq1ot99_aFyaMaTWhr8Ci-SOrRy2ZzvOKChw51ZUM1vtZaI22JbFn1wwYsEE0KLkrrU7tv4VYaSqWWzP_Rup9LoIFLm1JqLS67/s320/20240219_090042.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a combination of Summer Lee sock patterns from her new book to knit a pair of vanilla kid socks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqcP4hzFvU7aC_dqMYYLChy4jE1X2EDW9bDt2EbmcMDvtLM-aTwuFr5Wu22aKuBR9qnFrlD-m0Jhb0ZeI6Vr9Pe8MeqUJXK9KVfOrYNQ59CVu6R8VtOhL6fQXRPr6Ee62gjJbAMGn88w9q45W3SQn7ucSCDNEbHiwp_OjLbhxVnMwzhAsTEkm3hFh-z4r/s3024/20240219_090104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqcP4hzFvU7aC_dqMYYLChy4jE1X2EDW9bDt2EbmcMDvtLM-aTwuFr5Wu22aKuBR9qnFrlD-m0Jhb0ZeI6Vr9Pe8MeqUJXK9KVfOrYNQ59CVu6R8VtOhL6fQXRPr6Ee62gjJbAMGn88w9q45W3SQn7ucSCDNEbHiwp_OjLbhxVnMwzhAsTEkm3hFh-z4r/s320/20240219_090104.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Believe it or not, because I knit so loose, I knit these with US size 2 needles!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaE1lPDg1fkgGwwAd42MlXV2_OOoN_DMMSVEBrFbEvsVQ3I_zVcF1uYt3v58Radc9-zj_TBJipuKtGmYtSjUn2Iv1JT7Sz76_2u5iwd7hRM2PcxL-GMasQZ9Fm9MTPl_Ux4y9qXCzwEJwPImLrdS9cSuOdt4msCd2FvwnvSqTOxAER2WWkFxE70BZco9tr/s3024/20240219_090152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaE1lPDg1fkgGwwAd42MlXV2_OOoN_DMMSVEBrFbEvsVQ3I_zVcF1uYt3v58Radc9-zj_TBJipuKtGmYtSjUn2Iv1JT7Sz76_2u5iwd7hRM2PcxL-GMasQZ9Fm9MTPl_Ux4y9qXCzwEJwPImLrdS9cSuOdt4msCd2FvwnvSqTOxAER2WWkFxE70BZco9tr/s320/20240219_090152.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Xena was so pissed that I donated the socks she thought were for her, I'm now knitting her another pair with the remaining Biscotte DK and some Kindred Red Rad Sock scraps. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsYCivrr447mFd6ZpT2kLyT-s91HRmlA38z9M7NYllPnK07gYX2L3_IAy01d9QV9xqWI4ifzzL7DgY2_DGeqUIkbOyizaSEwR4__syOvrvA6oqPkWfXIUw7-DXZk95Mpppc-LX_nLp2TMzhURFULAcH6YzygIijzJjRYzTFIAKD1omOhXdz3gkh9Rq5zx/s3024/20240220_213139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2773" data-original-width="3024" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsYCivrr447mFd6ZpT2kLyT-s91HRmlA38z9M7NYllPnK07gYX2L3_IAy01d9QV9xqWI4ifzzL7DgY2_DGeqUIkbOyizaSEwR4__syOvrvA6oqPkWfXIUw7-DXZk95Mpppc-LX_nLp2TMzhURFULAcH6YzygIijzJjRYzTFIAKD1omOhXdz3gkh9Rq5zx/s320/20240220_213139.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I also just finished a pair of socks for myself and I am pretty sure this is the 4th time I've knit </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/preciousowl/rye-light?new=true#" style="text-align: left;">these socks</a><span style="text-align: left;">. The pattern is so simple to follow and the reverse stockinette bar matches the sleeve detail of the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/preciousowl/flax" style="text-align: left;">Flax Sweater</a><span style="text-align: left;">. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6fKwwL_0eOGHZzxsLqevD0B2mULWMnh3UNPKDnua_fQGtfJ2Jg-JTz2zitmBiJxKMP9H5U6FQAkEdvoTauDtCur7dsrkAKdF7gkzUWEZ3LL1wIYoI2Q7odIHms8Y6OF36YTeBy3EIlIipgMdo5p-X4i77j0E7nNerbzh2cLtZtbOUw8PldKre35nD918/s4032/20240213_184957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6fKwwL_0eOGHZzxsLqevD0B2mULWMnh3UNPKDnua_fQGtfJ2Jg-JTz2zitmBiJxKMP9H5U6FQAkEdvoTauDtCur7dsrkAKdF7gkzUWEZ3LL1wIYoI2Q7odIHms8Y6OF36YTeBy3EIlIipgMdo5p-X4i77j0E7nNerbzh2cLtZtbOUw8PldKre35nD918/s320/20240213_184957.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCOJzfx4ocG7kz1QAy1bTdaZxyKbnKhoQITL6YsgV9FNziLC74IltRiWQNK1HfPIuIPkDGsURyjFbL-d9aZtTd244-YMDS4Vam8rX0CmApD9wQBiCXXm8_yw2nCle-s03_ZKqoRgIILbm7gR1ASsGv8ZEX6uAawvgrwavIb1snQbLXJ9Y_tShof3NCSzd/s3024/20240221_115705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2608" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCOJzfx4ocG7kz1QAy1bTdaZxyKbnKhoQITL6YsgV9FNziLC74IltRiWQNK1HfPIuIPkDGsURyjFbL-d9aZtTd244-YMDS4Vam8rX0CmApD9wQBiCXXm8_yw2nCle-s03_ZKqoRgIILbm7gR1ASsGv8ZEX6uAawvgrwavIb1snQbLXJ9Y_tShof3NCSzd/s320/20240221_115705.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even when I was busy live bidding in a philatelic auction I was knitting a pair of socks...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlmv_HyvDId6zUMqbU607nw8dC1Pg4Spyg58qaFfXSI0ee6XzrmfpsxympfzHlJYixRlt_t0t8o1PlBUocF5m3zUliXWp-4M2MB1t_abfa8LOEK5Kuhu9Def0rQ-RK9rjUWVbNBA_MlJEkYprEiJT7kBUg4cgnHodJjk5uI2ZqiKoWXSUqLZwOoRfPC2D/s3024/20240221_115121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlmv_HyvDId6zUMqbU607nw8dC1Pg4Spyg58qaFfXSI0ee6XzrmfpsxympfzHlJYixRlt_t0t8o1PlBUocF5m3zUliXWp-4M2MB1t_abfa8LOEK5Kuhu9Def0rQ-RK9rjUWVbNBA_MlJEkYprEiJT7kBUg4cgnHodJjk5uI2ZqiKoWXSUqLZwOoRfPC2D/s320/20240221_115121.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As usual (for myself), I knit these on US size 0 needles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_EM5MgO487hih-fKnPqwsKcCZkZHBsMjWV3lYPjmv7_x7fecXnyzIqylVGSC0YqzmFhndTS7-h-DgdDgRU6WOguKQaUideHOCCpH2yWS1zqKAcoOR2VBYr9_qnldzYm1IM33mKoG6AKChGci9_5LmD4eH9bkFu7qtsjvjZXKbeU25Fl_3VZM6Wi5McQd/s3024/20240221_115139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_EM5MgO487hih-fKnPqwsKcCZkZHBsMjWV3lYPjmv7_x7fecXnyzIqylVGSC0YqzmFhndTS7-h-DgdDgRU6WOguKQaUideHOCCpH2yWS1zqKAcoOR2VBYr9_qnldzYm1IM33mKoG6AKChGci9_5LmD4eH9bkFu7qtsjvjZXKbeU25Fl_3VZM6Wi5McQd/s320/20240221_115139.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used 29 Bridges Go To Sock yarn (75% SWM/25% nylon) in the Carbon colorway.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0lwFPXfVDjAhjFWoyhZhAWhnjCO0PMMvQoVMxjjsEV_LsJPWv2jEO_qNv73z6H2YzbFjSSld29Hqz5kHy3ju7TxINGNBeG9hWE2QWvnyVukg-GeAd-xOlmMKFayYn-ytLt5VqHc3ZiKCMXdlFOjj5IoDwLVn2V-Bn93O0QbZfO0gpb9JoIbT7dNTmWG0/s3024/20240221_115214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0lwFPXfVDjAhjFWoyhZhAWhnjCO0PMMvQoVMxjjsEV_LsJPWv2jEO_qNv73z6H2YzbFjSSld29Hqz5kHy3ju7TxINGNBeG9hWE2QWvnyVukg-GeAd-xOlmMKFayYn-ytLt5VqHc3ZiKCMXdlFOjj5IoDwLVn2V-Bn93O0QbZfO0gpb9JoIbT7dNTmWG0/s320/20240221_115214.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really wanted a (dark) grey pair of socks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhbBotdhfDWDkcBvT1cjPplu5wilfFT04YhpsNtXQpBrMqEj-0sRbRQ36JETWnMhAuIfXkm9iyySIamQNJ79jC6kHi8uwcjSMAEd-w1A3Mh62UqnrReGLhcsCEA0Zi7fzkeNWIftqp3LaiiAM6f0TZiu1QfMqVw_wHKhVDJ1JwVwud27poOoHl7Bz5T-n/s3024/20240221_115231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhbBotdhfDWDkcBvT1cjPplu5wilfFT04YhpsNtXQpBrMqEj-0sRbRQ36JETWnMhAuIfXkm9iyySIamQNJ79jC6kHi8uwcjSMAEd-w1A3Mh62UqnrReGLhcsCEA0Zi7fzkeNWIftqp3LaiiAM6f0TZiu1QfMqVw_wHKhVDJ1JwVwud27poOoHl7Bz5T-n/s320/20240221_115231.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knit the leg longer than I've done on previous pairs. I knit twisted rib on the cuff. They fit perfectly and I love them!</div>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-56778332895017939712024-02-05T16:24:00.007-05:002024-02-05T16:33:46.075-05:00Knit Hotdish Cardigan Designed by Larkspur Knits in Little Fox Vixen Yarn and VKL in NYC<p>I enjoyed knitting the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/preciousowl/hotdish-cardigan-2">Hotdish Cardigan designed by Larkspur Knits aka Lindsey Fowler</a> so much, I went in for a second serving. This time I used some local yarn, from Little Fox that I bought on sale at DWW. I used <a href="https://shop.littlefoxyarn.com/pages/about-us">Aimee's</a> Vixen base which is 400 luxurious yards of 80% SWM/20% silk fingering weight yarn. The pattern is designed for marling so I held the yarn double. The MC is the "well that's ranunculus" colorway and the CC's are "Lemon Squeezy" and "Raven's Wing".</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRBA7IrF5mRjoUaCKp742QpalQYAe4x_9yKsb29GrIxtX2EbRPdxUIDigXwOFKuHb6Gtu_4WKhtd6pN6BfCIt4VsMWecYnufA1uyrBFVkmVliG7fp-IH8DYbp5y3HWZOAI5hzOLUP0lDozf3HwUlSb-gvatjWqy_zw6lBXubTk5jWSGSmZeN7XqtVkVFC/s3868/20240205_112946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3868" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRBA7IrF5mRjoUaCKp742QpalQYAe4x_9yKsb29GrIxtX2EbRPdxUIDigXwOFKuHb6Gtu_4WKhtd6pN6BfCIt4VsMWecYnufA1uyrBFVkmVliG7fp-IH8DYbp5y3HWZOAI5hzOLUP0lDozf3HwUlSb-gvatjWqy_zw6lBXubTk5jWSGSmZeN7XqtVkVFC/s320/20240205_112946.jpg" width="250" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeGU53EoipL6Xh5-wy_VpnYLd_9aP-qvpND-3r1F5k2vlTef0VYjk6mUK3A9uVIvWMFAQB74nNqRr4wnzZS2EPtWTSe6diU_Qa1v8d6InBfMsXbvtD3fH1vJ1DtLm7VsGPrbElbsVhIpJghkqkHpc3zJZoHw71loSpf14Ul9dJN6vBNBlpdSwU60N-lFT/s2448/20231210_172254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeGU53EoipL6Xh5-wy_VpnYLd_9aP-qvpND-3r1F5k2vlTef0VYjk6mUK3A9uVIvWMFAQB74nNqRr4wnzZS2EPtWTSe6diU_Qa1v8d6InBfMsXbvtD3fH1vJ1DtLm7VsGPrbElbsVhIpJghkqkHpc3zJZoHw71loSpf14Ul9dJN6vBNBlpdSwU60N-lFT/s320/20231210_172254.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>When I'm working a top down raglan, before I put my sleeves on hold, I always try my garment on naked(!), especially if I'm knitting a cardigan. The reason I do this is because I hate bras. This might be TMI but I frequently wear cardigans indoors and braless. I like my cardigans to be cozy and not too constricting. A good fit check always re-energizes me and makes me excited to finish my pattern.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUjnCZgfUGYHaKlJG4kN3ePSo_ky85FbfycBUwf5QF0RXiXYnT3tyEEKubzr6hTnMRLMwoFk-z_obL342ToS870bBhk5VhMmAZNzX0X3WqdwPW0R3Db1NFDv0BdxUD3ODDeL7r2iaptmD7gpT4xgA6nIABNjuaYRQTQ2NU-PV4E0g9Am6mm6gOU0lkmBL/s3648/20240205_113013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUjnCZgfUGYHaKlJG4kN3ePSo_ky85FbfycBUwf5QF0RXiXYnT3tyEEKubzr6hTnMRLMwoFk-z_obL342ToS870bBhk5VhMmAZNzX0X3WqdwPW0R3Db1NFDv0BdxUD3ODDeL7r2iaptmD7gpT4xgA6nIABNjuaYRQTQ2NU-PV4E0g9Am6mm6gOU0lkmBL/s320/20240205_113013.jpg" width="265" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJOIqI4DiKPXK7-pVr8dCk_7LUBs62_CqTTixBXRg9SrRR8TcuJnvzLjDhjzZjSRR_-Tk9Q0VkGk_ElJvPtBGqqAHndmDiJ-ZJ05yZT2RpyD2ljjuvGvvkYI87P_06WqskaoJGoRgq_GiVyK0HnOl3LiS_w405Q49JX2P3h_oIT-7uGFWT1vdt51YRMcd/s3858/20240205_113000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3858" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJOIqI4DiKPXK7-pVr8dCk_7LUBs62_CqTTixBXRg9SrRR8TcuJnvzLjDhjzZjSRR_-Tk9Q0VkGk_ElJvPtBGqqAHndmDiJ-ZJ05yZT2RpyD2ljjuvGvvkYI87P_06WqskaoJGoRgq_GiVyK0HnOl3LiS_w405Q49JX2P3h_oIT-7uGFWT1vdt51YRMcd/s320/20240205_113000.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started this pattern in early December and probably would've finished it a lot quicker if it wasn't for all of the winter holidays and Xena's break from school but I digress. I was still furiously trying to finish it so I could wear it at VKL last weekend didn't actually finish it until 2 days after the fact. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8hLbKXSrSJQosASYNy4a3TtSv4K5YP9yNod35S0owj3-g39zascpTXFQUjT9pz7dPvfz7-Exo7DpwA-u8FlrQ9C-kCt7SbnY1uKREMH85suQV0dumbQKSKAj-jeYp-F2BCUgtIufGthXG4aB71ALay4t_aY4YcBa119xjQx3GgygEVFOe2HNJLuQIHvK/s4032/20240126_081713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8hLbKXSrSJQosASYNy4a3TtSv4K5YP9yNod35S0owj3-g39zascpTXFQUjT9pz7dPvfz7-Exo7DpwA-u8FlrQ9C-kCt7SbnY1uKREMH85suQV0dumbQKSKAj-jeYp-F2BCUgtIufGthXG4aB71ALay4t_aY4YcBa119xjQx3GgygEVFOe2HNJLuQIHvK/s320/20240126_081713.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2ImI_zo5acpgy65P1rXspfPfQ5PCWaAkoD1eY7i9RhGnDWTA8YyF9YdEsuN8H6rxjPy0sRbLF_xyQG6L306hUCIfgjA-AoWllKHz3gC5LUCd7ZjOdbPYFcuT9MiBNNDg-uk3PiI3JWKCCsTX4pOQoQskwRkQlWSoAhiunwoMiUIMsRClbSo0dzMInC6c/s3264/20240202_112352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2ImI_zo5acpgy65P1rXspfPfQ5PCWaAkoD1eY7i9RhGnDWTA8YyF9YdEsuN8H6rxjPy0sRbLF_xyQG6L306hUCIfgjA-AoWllKHz3gC5LUCd7ZjOdbPYFcuT9MiBNNDg-uk3PiI3JWKCCsTX4pOQoQskwRkQlWSoAhiunwoMiUIMsRClbSo0dzMInC6c/s320/20240202_112352.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This was my first time attending VKL on the East Coast. The overall vibe definitely seemed quite different than on the West Coast; in NYC the atmosphere felt more high fashion and commercially focused. The funniest thing about VKL in NYC is that it was held in the same hotel that I last stayed in while working the NY2016 International Stamp Show. <span style="text-align: center;">The last time I dined in the Marriott Marquis hotel bar/restaurant was in the company of our British/Czech philatelic friends, the Kirke family where I met Nick's brother, Simon, the drummer of Bad Company, for the first time. He was not impressed with the hotel, at all. At the very least, even I think the circle of randomly assigned elevators is confusing.</span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXS7Gl5xJMN9ptb3SuhfRs45s8YTZkCEy2TwdkxyS41k0ZOLA-NAmUZaEL5oaFgiOpQVGa0r3KuKcbFMybSgr14mxbLAH1J6UsFUS6nCPaU0eWyHGFcd5w3FzPTLSbgndq4WpFbGTdKeUPP4uWQ1uyDvXrFNMmCwIzorGalCU-B581IItmIY1QMwIxsmh/s3264/20240127_094737.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXS7Gl5xJMN9ptb3SuhfRs45s8YTZkCEy2TwdkxyS41k0ZOLA-NAmUZaEL5oaFgiOpQVGa0r3KuKcbFMybSgr14mxbLAH1J6UsFUS6nCPaU0eWyHGFcd5w3FzPTLSbgndq4WpFbGTdKeUPP4uWQ1uyDvXrFNMmCwIzorGalCU-B581IItmIY1QMwIxsmh/s320/20240127_094737.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>For this trip, I stayed with my friend Lisa in NJ. We met at Rhinebeck a few years ago. We rode a NJ Transit bus into the city which was great until my motion sickness kicked in and I could no longer sit and knit and instead was forced to just close my eyes and anxiously brace myself for a quick arrival at Port Authority.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7axHR1dI-VyHmZs0Q1m8J82sD1TPIDQpeBDDK9AlKurEhQrxT78kpHBtw9BrZptRpkRRemTXFMjboyZYeuJxXviKRrLysFCzGP-L_6q8K-vttIgt9Au-i910bBH8jlcr2aS721R-YZ-5kOSsVo2MPslrZ8q9R-mgDW_Sw1XgrynMRhvzCk-NGbVSnKL7M/s2706/20240127_125346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="2603" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7axHR1dI-VyHmZs0Q1m8J82sD1TPIDQpeBDDK9AlKurEhQrxT78kpHBtw9BrZptRpkRRemTXFMjboyZYeuJxXviKRrLysFCzGP-L_6q8K-vttIgt9Au-i910bBH8jlcr2aS721R-YZ-5kOSsVo2MPslrZ8q9R-mgDW_Sw1XgrynMRhvzCk-NGbVSnKL7M/s320/20240127_125346.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was fabulous to be reunited with Amber again! Speaking of Amber, we just booked our tix for Yarncentrick and MDSW in May. Amber's been to MDSW but it will be our first time for Yarncentrick and my first MDSW ever! I am SO stoked! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpl2G3be87dhu_qLdThvx-KfMyiUvjCKQ9OfMAuJNlDFwsaqMlV2FGLQmRKyAhg2BQ8ZT-07UYWapgWzdv_9FqxjUMz4rnImGluduLjHtaU86OOAnssl0JRvd-8QJKSRcue4FsFAbafubvbYQQfMY289MGTbVHFcrnFswuraEc13epXTEGwGQ8Ve0pf7wZ/s4032/20240127_122236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpl2G3be87dhu_qLdThvx-KfMyiUvjCKQ9OfMAuJNlDFwsaqMlV2FGLQmRKyAhg2BQ8ZT-07UYWapgWzdv_9FqxjUMz4rnImGluduLjHtaU86OOAnssl0JRvd-8QJKSRcue4FsFAbafubvbYQQfMY289MGTbVHFcrnFswuraEc13epXTEGwGQ8Ve0pf7wZ/s320/20240127_122236.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQZYe7bVF3xvWhFPxC_q3qXFeyJqDS_gNqwlQ6TrHfmKd40DrNrTrFvKsDj5H9hvabD4vkPT6o-9nJt35ZWlx3IL4CnC0StMr6X0gkSYUqZkJNLikB7Un-hKff7T8qANugNY3shkbRzkE0eeterqb6J1UT0KsUutNTvKCI_7R5HFsu6ADFGMY-7awvLim/s4032/20240127_132926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQZYe7bVF3xvWhFPxC_q3qXFeyJqDS_gNqwlQ6TrHfmKd40DrNrTrFvKsDj5H9hvabD4vkPT6o-9nJt35ZWlx3IL4CnC0StMr6X0gkSYUqZkJNLikB7Un-hKff7T8qANugNY3shkbRzkE0eeterqb6J1UT0KsUutNTvKCI_7R5HFsu6ADFGMY-7awvLim/s320/20240127_132926.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got to see my former boss, Amanda, the owner of Atelier in SF/Marin. I can't believe it was already over a year since we saw each other IRL.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdB2s6iNi0lfEEyMREoHzPb2Oq5Q11p7sGOW7p2Pgs2HwNCetlpJUsVzUGU1PrWJ_-9hxp1VRC2_V4Bym3SdLeIFGb6U4iLPpSA9kkccoZ69Yq5rTEqtuN7t9T7Cfxc8IbQ-cgeCKYKzk-95mzRyokwu6ciuJWMkKZ85wEwklKdUWm9T4_4mhx2csGOX2/s4032/20240127_110721.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdB2s6iNi0lfEEyMREoHzPb2Oq5Q11p7sGOW7p2Pgs2HwNCetlpJUsVzUGU1PrWJ_-9hxp1VRC2_V4Bym3SdLeIFGb6U4iLPpSA9kkccoZ69Yq5rTEqtuN7t9T7Cfxc8IbQ-cgeCKYKzk-95mzRyokwu6ciuJWMkKZ85wEwklKdUWm9T4_4mhx2csGOX2/s320/20240127_110721.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuIZXwwbphdJ8o42a3fLuNT_UlNuvwf6906eVjZLRGtzPB-yBVq8xb_dUcTW1X3LYtqs_8HPgxIOs07Q5GjivS4zQaRwj-OzcpTm4HK5G35SM8O5OE0MnQ0GH_zHKGM0zVNyXeL8PLJZVtP2ok-SelUUPmtex-sRbtpeQnyzNTR64_dd3pdafvpUP5RsN/s4032/20240127_111040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuIZXwwbphdJ8o42a3fLuNT_UlNuvwf6906eVjZLRGtzPB-yBVq8xb_dUcTW1X3LYtqs_8HPgxIOs07Q5GjivS4zQaRwj-OzcpTm4HK5G35SM8O5OE0MnQ0GH_zHKGM0zVNyXeL8PLJZVtP2ok-SelUUPmtex-sRbtpeQnyzNTR64_dd3pdafvpUP5RsN/s320/20240127_111040.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't take many photos at VKL because in many cases, the lighting was terrible.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KhSLCgfm0DwGEggH_GX8bw0nqTaM-xzF0vmxZPEA-fFTrubUnjhNLfHvIPPSpb3U8A_FchbCFcOZ7vvTOP76H5Vk7_GtxC-MpYO0b39wV4M9mDtrrfvf6ZhCfBz-H7CMmFfIq2LuCgUGgRVnl0Gtk5oz4KUFu6PY06N4dnURV6WW1MpsqhURGiu02f73/s4032/20240127_114523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KhSLCgfm0DwGEggH_GX8bw0nqTaM-xzF0vmxZPEA-fFTrubUnjhNLfHvIPPSpb3U8A_FchbCFcOZ7vvTOP76H5Vk7_GtxC-MpYO0b39wV4M9mDtrrfvf6ZhCfBz-H7CMmFfIq2LuCgUGgRVnl0Gtk5oz4KUFu6PY06N4dnURV6WW1MpsqhURGiu02f73/s320/20240127_114523.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA3DPbZ0spUKdmGliV7oXIlPz9wmEBy6WoRXfVx6KcOKAAxsibisVYgUWbDIqeu1Y4l-ROgnfSs3OXjq6DudEoxR88Og2HYEvrLzDFlS9Fk2Xe96h7qOsD_g2jdG8QhNlwzbQY00DDfcWtIBxcK9Gn0bD0SJKISpumdrb8V1K1CYKgkZRH_9RO-KN5eRB/s4032/20240127_115257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA3DPbZ0spUKdmGliV7oXIlPz9wmEBy6WoRXfVx6KcOKAAxsibisVYgUWbDIqeu1Y4l-ROgnfSs3OXjq6DudEoxR88Og2HYEvrLzDFlS9Fk2Xe96h7qOsD_g2jdG8QhNlwzbQY00DDfcWtIBxcK9Gn0bD0SJKISpumdrb8V1K1CYKgkZRH_9RO-KN5eRB/s320/20240127_115257.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also didn't get to see a bunch of people I had hoped to see but since I was only there for a few hours on Saturday afternoon, I suppose that's why. Maybe next year I'll make more of a trip out of it. I've just been so busy with work and parenting in general that I didn't want to be out of town any longer and Matt's dad just died the week before VKL...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9-TACGxJjRWveC7p-BipH_vwvWxRDANZ5j_S3umrsF8m89PpUu31BWRq0WsnzGz3fcIxw5jJ_PkDHHpS-5VWmmANFcQYvzyQ6o3tT11OjFg5KAiu_cYP-u-uScXwnrBHTu8v-5Z3vUe_DTg1qRhSz28FKx-T93JvccRpE3aiJeZmSzGe81IrXJbkNjti/s4032/20240127_115313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9-TACGxJjRWveC7p-BipH_vwvWxRDANZ5j_S3umrsF8m89PpUu31BWRq0WsnzGz3fcIxw5jJ_PkDHHpS-5VWmmANFcQYvzyQ6o3tT11OjFg5KAiu_cYP-u-uScXwnrBHTu8v-5Z3vUe_DTg1qRhSz28FKx-T93JvccRpE3aiJeZmSzGe81IrXJbkNjti/s320/20240127_115313.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVXmxoNRKRviIoldhNYmifRSIRBN-sQSnLJYhY-VrVoDUx8IY4S0AaK1TC8ybmgtZd_TNInLpV8Jb-ofCRtEfgkQfkZT8RNULNC9AbRXuSik7S4ZdO2I-Z6vK0cH6lktvf-U2gH9a3hOxroXtDkmPug3YriHRTxelVfRvN5Swz7VfTNrFxgoLET37VgyJ/s4032/20240127_115334.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVXmxoNRKRviIoldhNYmifRSIRBN-sQSnLJYhY-VrVoDUx8IY4S0AaK1TC8ybmgtZd_TNInLpV8Jb-ofCRtEfgkQfkZT8RNULNC9AbRXuSik7S4ZdO2I-Z6vK0cH6lktvf-U2gH9a3hOxroXtDkmPug3YriHRTxelVfRvN5Swz7VfTNrFxgoLET37VgyJ/s320/20240127_115334.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorite things to buy is vintage buttons. Dusty's had a phenomenal selection!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzkeDISIFOuRXVWfakofmYQun_0dEaswbnwxeSffbazTW1bIJiAnYbh1WIw5RnuYQMx5nR8oSN0pLXR676Iyb1PzUN9QA4ou_Bh-OY-2UT6j8uMxsSeD6mV3mp95JA86yiSBtBZIJNYnAqVriW58p0aTw6pwjqG7Ix1ytHEm8oTfVgpl5wFgFz_JeJH5u/s4032/20240127_164101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzkeDISIFOuRXVWfakofmYQun_0dEaswbnwxeSffbazTW1bIJiAnYbh1WIw5RnuYQMx5nR8oSN0pLXR676Iyb1PzUN9QA4ou_Bh-OY-2UT6j8uMxsSeD6mV3mp95JA86yiSBtBZIJNYnAqVriW58p0aTw6pwjqG7Ix1ytHEm8oTfVgpl5wFgFz_JeJH5u/s320/20240127_164101.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you're gonna take the time to knit a garment, don't skimp on buttons. Use the good ones. Every time you button and unbutton your garment, you will thank yourself.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-KFj4JakQWlL5SiP0bw4PEX673JOlkBforgFtMEBN1qbx1_B6GOOvOzysqQcEpFY_Br5yPeHT_amFoC5sk4IcKPvrJv3SIZ4V1yu9tKFM8bF2yDCr7OneIxNkz1tlaZAzi_QTgs-_1-XRcEiY2YvpmgnBiPazWpTRenxHjZb3YYY3e4hSy37iediiia6/s1280/IMG_1331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-KFj4JakQWlL5SiP0bw4PEX673JOlkBforgFtMEBN1qbx1_B6GOOvOzysqQcEpFY_Br5yPeHT_amFoC5sk4IcKPvrJv3SIZ4V1yu9tKFM8bF2yDCr7OneIxNkz1tlaZAzi_QTgs-_1-XRcEiY2YvpmgnBiPazWpTRenxHjZb3YYY3e4hSy37iediiia6/s320/IMG_1331.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I only bought products that we don't sell at DWW or new things that I'd never seen/heard before.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYIrDwV20YIieiWX5Cw2HXBidY8zEHcjhjMnsGMB8l3SwQ5iF9mhmyH3tVzhg2U1UvM97vft4lGTdFZf9G51InGx5tSnOx_-4UX-hOiK1f_KGRW0Rv5eXq43ueHq5y_YZ7nXSXZ2iIpPDB5z8xonznMurgHdskV88e2h_t-tW8GQnUWGoTakz2QZZi-nb/s3024/20240128_164923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="3024" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYIrDwV20YIieiWX5Cw2HXBidY8zEHcjhjMnsGMB8l3SwQ5iF9mhmyH3tVzhg2U1UvM97vft4lGTdFZf9G51InGx5tSnOx_-4UX-hOiK1f_KGRW0Rv5eXq43ueHq5y_YZ7nXSXZ2iIpPDB5z8xonznMurgHdskV88e2h_t-tW8GQnUWGoTakz2QZZi-nb/s320/20240128_164923.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't wait to try these Prym crochet hooks. Some of the self-striping yarns are gifts but all of that luscious Wandering Flock is mine, mine, MINE! Details on the colorways are on IG. I am hoping to cast on a sweater using some of this new stuff before the end of the weekend. Currently I'm working on a test crochet sample for the JRYC and a consignment for my friend, Todd so I am really gagging to cast on something new and majorly cool for myself!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEM1YQ6K1cDlCmVvo5QVnMtqCWBH0E3tANUP0YYQicmDreheXPMcTAZBrQD5l1rVQF-w1xJ6vcm8AqOipxJyRVZvAvG97ooHmkP8KnjTiXszRRnxTlMUNl3pHQrHWptq8hb1RG9WTLT36SyqSaHORSO9rCuqbgQGg_KkoVgrIzMcFWGuOsij8PgsEOOzR/s4032/20240201_185525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEM1YQ6K1cDlCmVvo5QVnMtqCWBH0E3tANUP0YYQicmDreheXPMcTAZBrQD5l1rVQF-w1xJ6vcm8AqOipxJyRVZvAvG97ooHmkP8KnjTiXszRRnxTlMUNl3pHQrHWptq8hb1RG9WTLT36SyqSaHORSO9rCuqbgQGg_KkoVgrIzMcFWGuOsij8PgsEOOzR/s320/20240201_185525.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWUW6yAP8RsFWwoZDnoEkOvANPvYWzzBZng71hzIRlfHK9fSZCPOZEwshU8uo-AWGtKq3-LLeZZw8NxJA-vnrOctiM72BPyPMtsW3Ixi5wzEtoFG9UrqRcpH7y8r6HUHfLOa_d2sE2gp6_QXC196vAuK4D620rqU6C8OYJfYkKHAOChxPPr0_oS5Zm6mJ/s4032/20240201_185544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWUW6yAP8RsFWwoZDnoEkOvANPvYWzzBZng71hzIRlfHK9fSZCPOZEwshU8uo-AWGtKq3-LLeZZw8NxJA-vnrOctiM72BPyPMtsW3Ixi5wzEtoFG9UrqRcpH7y8r6HUHfLOa_d2sE2gp6_QXC196vAuK4D620rqU6C8OYJfYkKHAOChxPPr0_oS5Zm6mJ/s320/20240201_185544.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used these hand carved Mother of Pearl VTG buttons from Dusty's on my cardi and they are just perfect!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoc2P8t3q3NahdgXnRLGh5zcNHUTr8gJFN9IcGWhso0CSM2HUWgRzwnrkTCVUPUm27aXJxCC2WAZH9GVZZStfUyfuN3fjRYypVkBtxGSDyE1GTmcQS9O_o71kqRuRe_seusNqwzXKsjhcBMohhJo8N0uEAurmtOsw6n9WJ-IU8UKPT9eE0_WtcEhCNOmM/s4032/20240201_185602.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoc2P8t3q3NahdgXnRLGh5zcNHUTr8gJFN9IcGWhso0CSM2HUWgRzwnrkTCVUPUm27aXJxCC2WAZH9GVZZStfUyfuN3fjRYypVkBtxGSDyE1GTmcQS9O_o71kqRuRe_seusNqwzXKsjhcBMohhJo8N0uEAurmtOsw6n9WJ-IU8UKPT9eE0_WtcEhCNOmM/s320/20240201_185602.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFDRsjF4H1U1WhnlYCLBZP5j5g0Z7M9MkN9feuTnl4ikf6ssS-ZaXBpvfcP92OUmT84Ve8hciYdaATGUhnFBiOT7uHBSv8gbwEL91Pdwh_jRKOeVMrgGB5VNEAlgtezSmz-zhM_Z4Vu2-7xRPc6ta9NRoBXLF-0NOXJJzURnDq4T8S-8-mjphjc1386Ap/s4032/20240201_185645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFDRsjF4H1U1WhnlYCLBZP5j5g0Z7M9MkN9feuTnl4ikf6ssS-ZaXBpvfcP92OUmT84Ve8hciYdaATGUhnFBiOT7uHBSv8gbwEL91Pdwh_jRKOeVMrgGB5VNEAlgtezSmz-zhM_Z4Vu2-7xRPc6ta9NRoBXLF-0NOXJJzURnDq4T8S-8-mjphjc1386Ap/s320/20240201_185645.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I try to sew buttons on with matching yarn whenever possible although it doesn't always work if the holes are too small. This time I got lucky but it was still a very tight squeeze.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oNv0mO86QDN-_ygeN47H9eljeoTqu3cDWr6vb06UHgbDdfxTPmVZLPgeFSJCOAtgoUnlQXkNkU3mxVlGIe75yCecg2k2mouLCGJz2dA3foGGpUg0oTxcNcoQJBQAtFudNQN6oxnqrW3oTw6yuu8qnbwPFifa-8BbPAyaZpV06xcqbt6-T6PVSvzlXDS_/s4032/20240202_112418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oNv0mO86QDN-_ygeN47H9eljeoTqu3cDWr6vb06UHgbDdfxTPmVZLPgeFSJCOAtgoUnlQXkNkU3mxVlGIe75yCecg2k2mouLCGJz2dA3foGGpUg0oTxcNcoQJBQAtFudNQN6oxnqrW3oTw6yuu8qnbwPFifa-8BbPAyaZpV06xcqbt6-T6PVSvzlXDS_/s320/20240202_112418.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdulCl4_AW-VaI6kRWWO28sj5YFmqRDInEA0U7fyHyhoRlIoFznGTnFdOaCMFi-J0kY9kWLOoyTNZkX4vijIX4nFDeX-g0rBi4sPRHd8qlIEmA09G3gI75QzaI4qWb9TdfUygiMeY2G2-RHkvNg83iqyOacKtEcq4czn1PQDkxkAwvJGSoHrVv1-Mu4hnH/s4032/20240202_112422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdulCl4_AW-VaI6kRWWO28sj5YFmqRDInEA0U7fyHyhoRlIoFznGTnFdOaCMFi-J0kY9kWLOoyTNZkX4vijIX4nFDeX-g0rBi4sPRHd8qlIEmA09G3gI75QzaI4qWb9TdfUygiMeY2G2-RHkvNg83iqyOacKtEcq4czn1PQDkxkAwvJGSoHrVv1-Mu4hnH/s320/20240202_112422.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I only very gently steam blocked this sweater. As with the previous one, I used US size 5 and 6 needles. I knit size 6 of the pattern.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdMcXUg0kIFKOITPfWK9VyWIy5qcW7XSNybHdruRwDCJGZZXDaZMWrlCGeUrlbokMsMpzGHK4cEv_LqYlNNQCoq46zugcpEWEXez3yHEAeaD-BaYZcfXbYUY_EVzroRhr2SCveqgYLdDBFz1uk6G9LdvWu2poeGWgEVqlSKnNBnSFkNXo7zOOH-6tXrWJ/s3264/20240201_115627.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdMcXUg0kIFKOITPfWK9VyWIy5qcW7XSNybHdruRwDCJGZZXDaZMWrlCGeUrlbokMsMpzGHK4cEv_LqYlNNQCoq46zugcpEWEXez3yHEAeaD-BaYZcfXbYUY_EVzroRhr2SCveqgYLdDBFz1uk6G9LdvWu2poeGWgEVqlSKnNBnSFkNXo7zOOH-6tXrWJ/s320/20240201_115627.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In other news, things are starting to look really SWEET at work. Everyone loves Keyser's Valentine's Day display. I am so thankful to work in such a cheerful and loving environment!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNf5nWk9Jyg5tEQufNzPlvSTryTgTXVOSym99KnNpC263AaY7H8mJ2f-XU6D4OyR-uU4O63f51KBQ2biCnRhpypzKORTqIyPBrKBQa36pWd9kohVi6J8TOqrMjl69cx_X4712W4dawRx2g562ZniE0kcOey5uzZn6aPbYuE1gZOOLUcR0tKvkB4Vf9rer/s4032/20240203_110553.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNf5nWk9Jyg5tEQufNzPlvSTryTgTXVOSym99KnNpC263AaY7H8mJ2f-XU6D4OyR-uU4O63f51KBQ2biCnRhpypzKORTqIyPBrKBQa36pWd9kohVi6J8TOqrMjl69cx_X4712W4dawRx2g562ZniE0kcOey5uzZn6aPbYuE1gZOOLUcR0tKvkB4Vf9rer/s320/20240203_110553.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Saturday saw the kick off of our <a href="https://cesiumyarn.com/">Cesium Yarn</a> trunk show at DWW. They are based in Roanoke, VA.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHz1qFp8e6R7rnQc2B5cLeKHe39xxUqxvBN4ZgU1DiqUygpFWkWUabqSBwae6UvGAqFy-NJY5_f-fik-BgaAZSCX_yrISiqbuuiZJgLv70j6-codxe1VS1bKQ84cctUaUYkKDswogDR0tEJvwndL_V18RldHD0dIzaDTZW9vPSCzZLueJPzkwbW-1YOrI/s4032/20240203_110615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHz1qFp8e6R7rnQc2B5cLeKHe39xxUqxvBN4ZgU1DiqUygpFWkWUabqSBwae6UvGAqFy-NJY5_f-fik-BgaAZSCX_yrISiqbuuiZJgLv70j6-codxe1VS1bKQ84cctUaUYkKDswogDR0tEJvwndL_V18RldHD0dIzaDTZW9vPSCzZLueJPzkwbW-1YOrI/s320/20240203_110615.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntySDCGPSvTn1RA6gpw4kg6o6iPkdQMTm6ASE01zwmsgWClqT2TqvFPzhG6Bs2xXREQvdBVyPnEKjs1nn_mzp4VxhRH5FgQJmMTKsFax-3MB_xGE8WaHN0ie_Cb92Hhao4V46YTF5mpezRUu-qLrrsiZZPbwWpMrXGX4fLyiRxoodb0239LCE8nUOqKUq/s4032/20240203_110634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntySDCGPSvTn1RA6gpw4kg6o6iPkdQMTm6ASE01zwmsgWClqT2TqvFPzhG6Bs2xXREQvdBVyPnEKjs1nn_mzp4VxhRH5FgQJmMTKsFax-3MB_xGE8WaHN0ie_Cb92Hhao4V46YTF5mpezRUu-qLrrsiZZPbwWpMrXGX4fLyiRxoodb0239LCE8nUOqKUq/s320/20240203_110634.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was wonderful to meet Cat IRL. She is a woman of many talents, a chemist, dyer, crocheter, knitter, pattern designer and super nice person all around.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVRaP9Ento6B7nYCH4gntrjQwcWsHZ0M0Hpa2KuITfgHaEPqQFUU77vOAmfcsU7jgSMFCzFsJ5dLYqGGqUt4v3nA9fVv5qZksEdW503n5YV60uwI_D5ph10BBa8mByXYWs136dQN9h-lSFbHP1wiFNMuYFDEssKSoMhSufYeE8SGv8RU5K7y8Lveh4RJU/s4032/20240203_110624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVRaP9Ento6B7nYCH4gntrjQwcWsHZ0M0Hpa2KuITfgHaEPqQFUU77vOAmfcsU7jgSMFCzFsJ5dLYqGGqUt4v3nA9fVv5qZksEdW503n5YV60uwI_D5ph10BBa8mByXYWs136dQN9h-lSFbHP1wiFNMuYFDEssKSoMhSufYeE8SGv8RU5K7y8Lveh4RJU/s320/20240203_110624.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was really inspired by this trunk show, especially by all of the well made samples with an equal distribution of knit and crochet pieces.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQJbe739hA8DmX6VMNHGsYLdFbjjlWDfQGv2CzdTYCNdAq-Oe45scM-K0o4F-RZTcnmCmmdxVjWpyrQ7ZMyzjm4-DB4c9c2y-u0sQTSj50oYJ_hHKGiOKR42SActS-yerSffrHddgbLxlAz2iFzWmI0VaVQIpe4wOHj5ONBqgSW5qeWaPMc8BbRt4Pf5R/s4032/20240203_110704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQJbe739hA8DmX6VMNHGsYLdFbjjlWDfQGv2CzdTYCNdAq-Oe45scM-K0o4F-RZTcnmCmmdxVjWpyrQ7ZMyzjm4-DB4c9c2y-u0sQTSj50oYJ_hHKGiOKR42SActS-yerSffrHddgbLxlAz2iFzWmI0VaVQIpe4wOHj5ONBqgSW5qeWaPMc8BbRt4Pf5R/s320/20240203_110704.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qc54nzeXzQIZm4S5i9qSXWBnhhznkzqHhuVLyNOToS_BlIuDRAbAW9vH1-I7wO-c-PM3yDh4GQiBOJN3EBRk3f18dNi4HpFB141kaMKIHugz46lmU_nHM5Nz99WuDIf8m1Y0tadO9n0NX-DXNOqygu-XpfczAm43pOPWBPVQ0yeCmShWV6IvHlwCTYWG/s4032/20240203_111413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qc54nzeXzQIZm4S5i9qSXWBnhhznkzqHhuVLyNOToS_BlIuDRAbAW9vH1-I7wO-c-PM3yDh4GQiBOJN3EBRk3f18dNi4HpFB141kaMKIHugz46lmU_nHM5Nz99WuDIf8m1Y0tadO9n0NX-DXNOqygu-XpfczAm43pOPWBPVQ0yeCmShWV6IvHlwCTYWG/s320/20240203_111413.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You know, it's not like I need to buy anymore yarn but of course, I did!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja37WPJpGGg81MVoYkah760I2UW8vLxyr33_hqTpQQJg4mPaayMvLEgCeVLyWE2H-l2kUIFh2b11SQS1Fpy3CpAbKTYZdG2l9spzdb9PhQrLWkE4Ev1csfGorf2bUPV4K6D1oCA4UqMIdcsfmN3r8iSLjisaWJTP4i9jQC39oVn3XdAPQUKi3svKd6taCY/s4032/20240203_111319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja37WPJpGGg81MVoYkah760I2UW8vLxyr33_hqTpQQJg4mPaayMvLEgCeVLyWE2H-l2kUIFh2b11SQS1Fpy3CpAbKTYZdG2l9spzdb9PhQrLWkE4Ev1csfGorf2bUPV4K6D1oCA4UqMIdcsfmN3r8iSLjisaWJTP4i9jQC39oVn3XdAPQUKi3svKd6taCY/s320/20240203_111319.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how my neon yarn exactly matches the DWW state of VA shaped progress keepers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98Dq1vzot0qU3QoQugewWj4cdvKqgtEakvpEArcxc9C5HYbLDZTTqOUFVz43HgOGCihf5cyEh2_I-NGO2gxQdhdL4waRdSHEXRoMD58cTyo5LoZ-MFOWl7AOkPFbqAGPsKBxWDRz5veDf9XsCyk48olAptSEQrGQP9GAqEafc23FDPeVepksS9tgc5qsh/s4032/20240203_111628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98Dq1vzot0qU3QoQugewWj4cdvKqgtEakvpEArcxc9C5HYbLDZTTqOUFVz43HgOGCihf5cyEh2_I-NGO2gxQdhdL4waRdSHEXRoMD58cTyo5LoZ-MFOWl7AOkPFbqAGPsKBxWDRz5veDf9XsCyk48olAptSEQrGQP9GAqEafc23FDPeVepksS9tgc5qsh/s320/20240203_111628.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div></div></div>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-25942973219561483772024-01-29T14:01:00.004-05:002024-01-29T14:02:51.737-05:00Atelier Pattern #255 - Crochet Nesting Bowls<p>I finally finished crocheting some well overdue samples for Atelier. This pattern is available for free with a purchase of yarn from Atelier. They are worked in the round with a magic ring and HDCs. The edges are crab stitched.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRj5_rz7kza6rQVYnzSsh44hnipzSWEqozvM1FGGMcRHpfZLvmCxGEIwSArm2jsX3sgwtDmZ1M-AXsWyNXKRTnFWMkbCoPlZ6Zd7Q7BQGnnigkdRpEaZ37oMD7PXVtbZPx_POfunyB0HQ1GniLmKFSCouQIkOFE3ZGViQo-W6BROvWtkXU_hC86ly3kDpv/s4032/20240126_091854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRj5_rz7kza6rQVYnzSsh44hnipzSWEqozvM1FGGMcRHpfZLvmCxGEIwSArm2jsX3sgwtDmZ1M-AXsWyNXKRTnFWMkbCoPlZ6Zd7Q7BQGnnigkdRpEaZ37oMD7PXVtbZPx_POfunyB0HQ1GniLmKFSCouQIkOFE3ZGViQo-W6BROvWtkXU_hC86ly3kDpv/s320/20240126_091854.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIStrFssSHjlKQ9sBkZUoZ9IfTRr71dDZMBto-VIod5OWZAKf2rIUWwHkpjsnMNTiOSf_6NgqAolGk17DJzEeIlqahmsW0Ygtb2gZ8gBnjphAd1aaFPU5eTbkmVFnT_Zjrf-A2vPCgfzg7TtoWv8sC0w2eIVpnjgs2rCVYhABSgiZ_TdJ6WcnOcyfTOk7y/s4032/20240126_092013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIStrFssSHjlKQ9sBkZUoZ9IfTRr71dDZMBto-VIod5OWZAKf2rIUWwHkpjsnMNTiOSf_6NgqAolGk17DJzEeIlqahmsW0Ygtb2gZ8gBnjphAd1aaFPU5eTbkmVFnT_Zjrf-A2vPCgfzg7TtoWv8sC0w2eIVpnjgs2rCVYhABSgiZ_TdJ6WcnOcyfTOk7y/s320/20240126_092013.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each set of 3 bowls uses a total of 3, 100g (137 yds) ball of Studio Donegal yarn.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXLfM6bFEox7XKRmt6cK2jeWtqT0SFpsSIrqmajjKuHMIcPpWEHAzqzZfynZCrrYSXnG-EQDkq2gD86tg9RWZKKLoOihFBs3Bbx5mKnjKoht855JMuQ3R00MOR2Opx41tPxn4RxQlF4ur-FVNUuV9JkYPP0vOvZyUoVYEkMW1Wh5GbcWIxq3yUUwuLFeg/s2866/20240126_130019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2866" data-original-width="2866" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXLfM6bFEox7XKRmt6cK2jeWtqT0SFpsSIrqmajjKuHMIcPpWEHAzqzZfynZCrrYSXnG-EQDkq2gD86tg9RWZKKLoOihFBs3Bbx5mKnjKoht855JMuQ3R00MOR2Opx41tPxn4RxQlF4ur-FVNUuV9JkYPP0vOvZyUoVYEkMW1Wh5GbcWIxq3yUUwuLFeg/s320/20240126_130019.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The colors in set 1 were: Charcoal, Silver and Ecru.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYrzIHLEzlzIUlTr4l-A6GNfXfpareDCwhyphenhyphenguixviQQ8XjbSij6Qoq4g9OIxDzAGOaGwhjEYnzAX_TK1VUu7FcpjCVGhxzq7Eifc-ywbw0mvrQxyyWAm5EdManh0Q41N_uQEZfz2zC4yCl-rqX7ew2ZK-mi6J5H9YvOYaHD9G2Zm3WvQoOGug870jF2GL/s2928/20240126_130045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2928" data-original-width="2879" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYrzIHLEzlzIUlTr4l-A6GNfXfpareDCwhyphenhyphenguixviQQ8XjbSij6Qoq4g9OIxDzAGOaGwhjEYnzAX_TK1VUu7FcpjCVGhxzq7Eifc-ywbw0mvrQxyyWAm5EdManh0Q41N_uQEZfz2zC4yCl-rqX7ew2ZK-mi6J5H9YvOYaHD9G2Zm3WvQoOGug870jF2GL/s320/20240126_130045.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The colors in set 2 were: Black, Green and Camel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYVN4Hj6EKs4LZkfV6EN2XMzVvxZe0rprvj1uL-uGd-s2cMkyqtH6wa1u8XQZkg7ZYH9AzovSfyJVTg8tbNa3PEwpMltcS2wLC2xc4loWSM5f_yP0Z_97pBVKkfdQhlfXLQXfk4FmsqUCljwb8-vYJr6s6m-upfNsbIZlhOcOwCGqKYbptKZRTbWWdX2W/s4032/20240126_092332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYVN4Hj6EKs4LZkfV6EN2XMzVvxZe0rprvj1uL-uGd-s2cMkyqtH6wa1u8XQZkg7ZYH9AzovSfyJVTg8tbNa3PEwpMltcS2wLC2xc4loWSM5f_yP0Z_97pBVKkfdQhlfXLQXfk4FmsqUCljwb8-vYJr6s6m-upfNsbIZlhOcOwCGqKYbptKZRTbWWdX2W/s320/20240126_092332.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIt3P6_2Tv1jbq860aBPUbFxQnwIAR63iapgs-isqwl1joQ3a3xEt9nfJedEAA_83uCckj3Wzo_AfJvVpyH_8XIODyaGGuACGwlTPC7xymqBt-Y42BOYCoKSgIQBiWApai00Q9QnpzcYJXpYNCekkTYdUh03ebMN6bS_1VQC-x9mUwuJHYvvcI1_L2oDcV/s4032/20240126_092158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIt3P6_2Tv1jbq860aBPUbFxQnwIAR63iapgs-isqwl1joQ3a3xEt9nfJedEAA_83uCckj3Wzo_AfJvVpyH_8XIODyaGGuACGwlTPC7xymqBt-Y42BOYCoKSgIQBiWApai00Q9QnpzcYJXpYNCekkTYdUh03ebMN6bS_1VQC-x9mUwuJHYvvcI1_L2oDcV/s320/20240126_092158.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bowls make terrific gifts and decorative plant potholders.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DVKd6v2wpCuzLTZmPruDLlisS-CgV1n7JpXK6hgj1sau-0K0-CFHQJ6xHqn8pfbpmgGrg_FKasJIucvzQWg02OgKcNK1IesVdboZ7Pj9QpMlfTxl3moE43Kgbf2Os7z2WPTxPQS8LReJ-Avq_W6OMLT0kd74uoIJkyeFZd8Gpq5yLtGgJ_hatpgY3pDa/s4032/20240126_092353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DVKd6v2wpCuzLTZmPruDLlisS-CgV1n7JpXK6hgj1sau-0K0-CFHQJ6xHqn8pfbpmgGrg_FKasJIucvzQWg02OgKcNK1IesVdboZ7Pj9QpMlfTxl3moE43Kgbf2Os7z2WPTxPQS8LReJ-Avq_W6OMLT0kd74uoIJkyeFZd8Gpq5yLtGgJ_hatpgY3pDa/s320/20240126_092353.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They can also be made out of holding a variety of scraps together for more color and texture.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-52387390861265828112024-01-08T11:35:00.008-05:002024-01-08T11:39:40.749-05:00Atelier Granny Square Baby Blanket/Lap Blanket Shop Sample for my upcoming Crochet Class at DWW<p>I started teaching students how to crochet this pattern back when I lived in SF and worked at Atelier. I crocheted their shop sample featured in their Ravelry pattern images and I blogged about it <a href="https://preciousowl.blogspot.com/2021/01/another-day-another-square.html">here</a>. I started crocheting this shop sample for DWW on December 21, 2023. I used 6 different Berroco Vintage DK colorways and a size G hook. All of the details are in my Ravelry Projects <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/preciousowl/granny-square-baby-blanket-159-3">here</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxc7txv3xwSfi0g3Y247MrR2XBDIQkB78c11R3a6oabmkJDfVBU95kcYOdCZ8OwKYFIXnBeq_kcCcihPeF5DO4JU9FxXTaHLxA4cY0djEERrxQuwSXkvYY2WytWEsqTYJT-FtWiF9e7z_bLC3ishrG1y4PlOq-U4-rtEKds8Oi8brPc3GdSeQyKfNQsm8f/s4032/20231221_194700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxc7txv3xwSfi0g3Y247MrR2XBDIQkB78c11R3a6oabmkJDfVBU95kcYOdCZ8OwKYFIXnBeq_kcCcihPeF5DO4JU9FxXTaHLxA4cY0djEERrxQuwSXkvYY2WytWEsqTYJT-FtWiF9e7z_bLC3ishrG1y4PlOq-U4-rtEKds8Oi8brPc3GdSeQyKfNQsm8f/s320/20231221_194700.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above is the progress I made in between customers during one day of work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4qNoIa8e0EOI24tp-o_j2danVshfZuJCCsJ9DdHvjKnDxxXxZIYyjXvSKn0amoKLUjfDHC3Pu9vpmgWHGboRxJpFNqLwKosG87zKM-xoeO9ZSwmgWb4lOHpKcpcQo7DH1Mlf5HqW7f_5D5SMrXg2qpDJuDFL_qYPC-WTMRmpaX4w6JGFIDXcpuX4blLB/s4032/20231228_232423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4qNoIa8e0EOI24tp-o_j2danVshfZuJCCsJ9DdHvjKnDxxXxZIYyjXvSKn0amoKLUjfDHC3Pu9vpmgWHGboRxJpFNqLwKosG87zKM-xoeO9ZSwmgWb4lOHpKcpcQo7DH1Mlf5HqW7f_5D5SMrXg2qpDJuDFL_qYPC-WTMRmpaX4w6JGFIDXcpuX4blLB/s320/20231228_232423.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZHjQ19Nx0gZfH-jph7WTfg8EianqkMGFNYzGynnRQv_sdPmedq5JIxXkKpPnt2oIphLDrgufYLsl75k2v2GI8FimzBc0KaUnfva7oyffgRR_t-oTe6J2p2XkDgsprLGKkaE4-jznHkWbSBARkUSnZrd-hsV2hppF5waQIABLUciOIMs8E61F01QAw9sH/s4032/20231228_232248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZHjQ19Nx0gZfH-jph7WTfg8EianqkMGFNYzGynnRQv_sdPmedq5JIxXkKpPnt2oIphLDrgufYLsl75k2v2GI8FimzBc0KaUnfva7oyffgRR_t-oTe6J2p2XkDgsprLGKkaE4-jznHkWbSBARkUSnZrd-hsV2hppF5waQIABLUciOIMs8E61F01QAw9sH/s320/20231228_232248.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the state of my progress as of December 28. I am not bragging but I crochet extremely fast and if under pressure to meet a deadline, I can crochet a baby blanket in under a week, although at this point in my life, I'd probably prefer not to!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoTQBVFsY7FWACfz8FCmzS-dHl3FRssjs2m3V4oBNxtVBeld27jl_NTkaHGVf2ChILrVjkPflLrXqffFMt8Jh2j8jRUbFq1yR_lYRWuBNpByfrsg7ArX4x98p3n2P9g2CZbwbPx_Kd2syq3GwvgoA5j8AUTHmAytDO3aq4KUeQyz9REqHVqp0el61eutF/s4032/20231228_232311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoTQBVFsY7FWACfz8FCmzS-dHl3FRssjs2m3V4oBNxtVBeld27jl_NTkaHGVf2ChILrVjkPflLrXqffFMt8Jh2j8jRUbFq1yR_lYRWuBNpByfrsg7ArX4x98p3n2P9g2CZbwbPx_Kd2syq3GwvgoA5j8AUTHmAytDO3aq4KUeQyz9REqHVqp0el61eutF/s320/20231228_232311.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Granny square blankets are frequently crocheted using acrylic yarn and do not require any blocking but it you use 100% wool or any other natural fibers, they must be blocked if you want them to look perfectly symmetrical.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWb59ERsfbd-FW18IgoVPWJftwVS5vvuwpm5aCCdlRqjUpZ-CMBTEKl6ocsc-MVN3t_YdYfSgZQfcNLN5iuxl2Qqg4Nka_ZbRZp6Mf0a387KcA07uW8-iqboRjoKCIadrS4Pz5RRklF8Gg-80Nz-MhWloNTtxNDbR95B2fGO0rThFwciUm3msq603ECYt/s4032/20240108_104546.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWb59ERsfbd-FW18IgoVPWJftwVS5vvuwpm5aCCdlRqjUpZ-CMBTEKl6ocsc-MVN3t_YdYfSgZQfcNLN5iuxl2Qqg4Nka_ZbRZp6Mf0a387KcA07uW8-iqboRjoKCIadrS4Pz5RRklF8Gg-80Nz-MhWloNTtxNDbR95B2fGO0rThFwciUm3msq603ECYt/s320/20240108_104546.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After wet blocking my blanket, it took about 72 hrs to completely dry on foam blocking mats. I only pinned the center of the blanket. It really isn't necessary to pin anything else.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiva03YmKSOXSGeB97SwlRIeAq0HZg5BcZRcU4-BAF6oDdraqa4xj0RJ6LOti24kPfUoEoNnVJegedoEU8kqy8aBk0lchw4ZFizJ50f8LXb-1oARfug8sddvxrs_I9GErLo2wq9V8BXchYXSQGEpf6w9rHjBTl4-dvhH_iRHqztBh46O2SWBXQTI_ySk_YB/s4032/20240108_104610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiva03YmKSOXSGeB97SwlRIeAq0HZg5BcZRcU4-BAF6oDdraqa4xj0RJ6LOti24kPfUoEoNnVJegedoEU8kqy8aBk0lchw4ZFizJ50f8LXb-1oARfug8sddvxrs_I9GErLo2wq9V8BXchYXSQGEpf6w9rHjBTl4-dvhH_iRHqztBh46O2SWBXQTI_ySk_YB/s320/20240108_104610.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCA7DumwrB9Z1xtRDtphsbPPAfY5bUu-fCHZXJM-X-v63moTAQFEgwE5L3W3j3tR1Ma3nlrWavyAlMPXA80CTjL6Yx2qWGI9kE3Rb4IQIHccvriMMFUzB2kP6WW7hXCsS-LSHVvxAjPfJ-44BQHD6CQPY7glmlfSTiMP5XKXML40T0gx15TnSKAwaz9AcP/s4032/20240108_105219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCA7DumwrB9Z1xtRDtphsbPPAfY5bUu-fCHZXJM-X-v63moTAQFEgwE5L3W3j3tR1Ma3nlrWavyAlMPXA80CTjL6Yx2qWGI9kE3Rb4IQIHccvriMMFUzB2kP6WW7hXCsS-LSHVvxAjPfJ-44BQHD6CQPY7glmlfSTiMP5XKXML40T0gx15TnSKAwaz9AcP/s320/20240108_105219.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many fiber artists (particularly snobby knitters) have a low opinion of the might granny square yet I shall always cherish it, rep it and hold it dear to my heart. It is literally the cornerstone of understanding the basics of crochet. When you make a square, you learn how to create a slipknot, chain stitch, count stitches, slip stitches, join new yarn, break yarn and crochet over your tails, double crochet, crochet in clusters, crochet in the round and understand the creative uses of color and contrast. You learn about gauge, tension, yardage and base weights. You learn a tradition of crochet that has been passed on for centuries and if you master it, you can then pass it on to other generations.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFlB3__MwOyiPm5gm1QvjI1YFCcxYXYv9UhxrPhQDl-BVUkfPCb1xyyfiE-E8JCj7PxSZ_00s2ewWNVcDEdSNWGNC-aPLdmJvjU06L1zX0xizeurGwaXNSWxIE0ib1ysAPT-FCg1DD_bD_Z4p15lW-gevqn9hpzXU1uIn_53jfg8p-hHjw_UcsSoYg7bz/s3745/20240108_105320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3745" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFlB3__MwOyiPm5gm1QvjI1YFCcxYXYv9UhxrPhQDl-BVUkfPCb1xyyfiE-E8JCj7PxSZ_00s2ewWNVcDEdSNWGNC-aPLdmJvjU06L1zX0xizeurGwaXNSWxIE0ib1ysAPT-FCg1DD_bD_Z4p15lW-gevqn9hpzXU1uIn_53jfg8p-hHjw_UcsSoYg7bz/s320/20240108_105320.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some obnoxious knitters may boast that they crocheted one granny square blanket and thought it was boring or too easy but it actually takes a lot of practice, patience and precision to crochet even, beautiful clusters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9OPZmtOdwOQwBx6D2MZxoc7MKYwBJXMd1RIk6v12-ZnuleDpxTjM0Yf10J_NT7-ecWXPse1twtc5KJjjljprBU3Fb7q5mtyKlyxVfhncYWw4bOhnst9f79vKNlykUsbwfQjuhUKdcK-LIguPPR5H9AghhHYKOwHxJX-XUE-R3vPm5jRuj9HG648P7PHh/s3166/20240108_105339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3166" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9OPZmtOdwOQwBx6D2MZxoc7MKYwBJXMd1RIk6v12-ZnuleDpxTjM0Yf10J_NT7-ecWXPse1twtc5KJjjljprBU3Fb7q5mtyKlyxVfhncYWw4bOhnst9f79vKNlykUsbwfQjuhUKdcK-LIguPPR5H9AghhHYKOwHxJX-XUE-R3vPm5jRuj9HG648P7PHh/s320/20240108_105339.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, although I am a fast crocheter, there is nothing wrong with going slow, taking your time with the process and not making it a race. However, if you are already an experienced crocheter and you're looking for a challenge, trying doing it with your eyes closed or while walking forward (or even backwards). I'm not joking; it will actually force you to learn how to feel the correctness of your stitches.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYC3bi44MZXTpursMkL5MlSvMOWdxUCRseo_z8Ylbk89Xl6QK3w1oFwu83jhx6DeYzsFs3_lVGzLhq7j3Ez1nelbpkUNPU0qnf2-MRZthn4wBUilmHJeL4ZkbErdiC_yspAbk63spcO1d6bFfrGxlIeDz7Vu7Uhx9RJXQ79rZcJxGhyphenhyphenDS957pdZBpeapI/s4032/20240108_105104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYC3bi44MZXTpursMkL5MlSvMOWdxUCRseo_z8Ylbk89Xl6QK3w1oFwu83jhx6DeYzsFs3_lVGzLhq7j3Ez1nelbpkUNPU0qnf2-MRZthn4wBUilmHJeL4ZkbErdiC_yspAbk63spcO1d6bFfrGxlIeDz7Vu7Uhx9RJXQ79rZcJxGhyphenhyphenDS957pdZBpeapI/s320/20240108_105104.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgDzox-0KmBqXo4htmCGH40djEU7GLtuNFbGGs6gXCDihhI-wNrYvDPwyd0F1raIdq0SvWykcLoyMHmZ1X6B9sq3tyN9T33hxSBF08au1-O8wgrwkWWOpIybtoD4UJNztbI4FFrpjEk9U_imKjoRSGQdWnB0JSMEUd-myvDgPEjL1YpqLwlklQ0HBdYJE/s4032/20240108_105157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgDzox-0KmBqXo4htmCGH40djEU7GLtuNFbGGs6gXCDihhI-wNrYvDPwyd0F1raIdq0SvWykcLoyMHmZ1X6B9sq3tyN9T33hxSBF08au1-O8wgrwkWWOpIybtoD4UJNztbI4FFrpjEk9U_imKjoRSGQdWnB0JSMEUd-myvDgPEjL1YpqLwlklQ0HBdYJE/s320/20240108_105157.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These blankets make the best gifts. I have made more than I can even recall and have had countless recipients remind me that their blankets are still being used decades later. You can also fold this specific size of blanket in half diagonally and wear it as a shawl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.danceswithwoolrva.com/module/class/527803/crochet-102--granny-square-blanket-with-kimberlee">At the end of February, I will teach a 2 session class at DWW on how to make this blanket</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Starting this Wednesday, I will teach a 2 session Crochet 101 class. All of my Crochet 101 classes are sold out in January! I'm really looking forward to teaching again. I'm still in the process of finalizing my spring lesson plans but I will continue to offer Crochet 101 and also a brand new Advanced Crochet class. More details coming soon!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-60302428263228008002023-12-28T18:31:00.003-05:002023-12-28T18:33:04.231-05:00My Third Crochet Flatiron Shawl and a class to teach it!<p>I can't believe it's already been over a month since my last post but between Xena's December birthday and the holidays, this month is becoming more and more overwhelming as time spans on. We celebrated a lovely first X-Mas in our new home and although I haven't had a ton of time for fiber arts lately, I did manage to finish <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/preciousowl/flatiron-shawl">my crochet Flatiron Shawl shop sample</a> for<a href="https://www.danceswithwoolrva.com/module/class/527797/crochet-102--flatiron-shawl-with-kimberlee"> the class I'm teaching at the end of this month</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAot2Tkb_gO6ImpJsPIjUK3xqcgwEbc1rwUlCIn1rXCV_r1ancUPk4LkPYqg7Kbu2yigtvYVnZoTnkoM32sqxt3TdeHWEFqAD3n_yw_9nqffaTQK_0917fkXR2DRWlw9kGstzavp9tps2LkpDN1ykGAFlDX-KY7w1OXH0nM_dmJEB1wOK3flLS8IHcuS5/s2448/20231228_110448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAot2Tkb_gO6ImpJsPIjUK3xqcgwEbc1rwUlCIn1rXCV_r1ancUPk4LkPYqg7Kbu2yigtvYVnZoTnkoM32sqxt3TdeHWEFqAD3n_yw_9nqffaTQK_0917fkXR2DRWlw9kGstzavp9tps2LkpDN1ykGAFlDX-KY7w1OXH0nM_dmJEB1wOK3flLS8IHcuS5/s320/20231228_110448.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">This is the 3rd time I crocheted this pattern. Although I bought the yarn myself, it's a shop sample to represent the class I'm teaching so I<span style="background-color: white; color: #191919; text-align: left;"> crocheted it with yarn that we actually sell at DWW. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #191919; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVY23eBOJv2zljS-Ggyk9FlEAxbNJlb4bv61hZ9eivao_GffceU-wZEFF-DhNIFwd96UsvAu6NuTMsbrboYIDGNAhOSffaVtzm-knsahb-10U3hPMbMfN6sJXy7D5ZfckykCJ3l9-uyPs43sQe0XOqri4v-U4K2H6d6LEJjhkpwcjzv2rNU5DqSkPVYS7/s4032/20231228_110936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVY23eBOJv2zljS-Ggyk9FlEAxbNJlb4bv61hZ9eivao_GffceU-wZEFF-DhNIFwd96UsvAu6NuTMsbrboYIDGNAhOSffaVtzm-knsahb-10U3hPMbMfN6sJXy7D5ZfckykCJ3l9-uyPs43sQe0XOqri4v-U4K2H6d6LEJjhkpwcjzv2rNU5DqSkPVYS7/s320/20231228_110936.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEw2udDSxBvKa0FJdYW7cfENJ_zUokKPaj8nZSrS9rqxlmBQkSakTG_4JDVsrgVjJ9WKjKo9q1N7eVUgceQQ0kE23mFFpHqLniD3uILHx2gkFXjyndm7LHVIUNbc6fCuLU7YWsSAOT6acKP2qeeR3TLLUu2Ynvir0P173k5TDf3WsgfhayveFc2DQTQ4_/s4032/20231228_110930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEw2udDSxBvKa0FJdYW7cfENJ_zUokKPaj8nZSrS9rqxlmBQkSakTG_4JDVsrgVjJ9WKjKo9q1N7eVUgceQQ0kE23mFFpHqLniD3uILHx2gkFXjyndm7LHVIUNbc6fCuLU7YWsSAOT6acKP2qeeR3TLLUu2Ynvir0P173k5TDf3WsgfhayveFc2DQTQ4_/s320/20231228_110930.jpg" width="180" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #191919; text-align: left;">I used 3, 600g hanks of Emma’s Hella Hanks in the August 2023, July 2023 and March 2023 colorways.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFe1jRYgwIfkaRH__7PlDH5zWFxFy09MAN74pSV7WylCkGxFhHSbxYN1md-fj2XLZ3xfOa9T6_tcxnmnxYNO-FqqQsN6feRALEHjJnN-7CLINMTfYMa-SA4oaEHlRx55hJiuOVWtFL02OgCtrNFWHSaGqHpyZXXbK3Y518mz6wX0SFqnTiSeuGYXDOlQQJ/s4032/20231228_110922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFe1jRYgwIfkaRH__7PlDH5zWFxFy09MAN74pSV7WylCkGxFhHSbxYN1md-fj2XLZ3xfOa9T6_tcxnmnxYNO-FqqQsN6feRALEHjJnN-7CLINMTfYMa-SA4oaEHlRx55hJiuOVWtFL02OgCtrNFWHSaGqHpyZXXbK3Y518mz6wX0SFqnTiSeuGYXDOlQQJ/s320/20231228_110922.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9va4hpNdkbFprXvASNSD7kGs-wSuVoN8Ufog0Vq198y9ItEaMtXq104tuwhv2-pU9MzOA1Dq2OU-kfdN3bqvwOLbyJibQ18pKmFDgJWd18KUpDwavBwtMEI5wEnmQjJI-dIlumvG1hgIipFLmPg16HceWisCtuQrQP44gejwZyM48LS6rqCpoaj69MOo/s4032/20231228_110910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9va4hpNdkbFprXvASNSD7kGs-wSuVoN8Ufog0Vq198y9ItEaMtXq104tuwhv2-pU9MzOA1Dq2OU-kfdN3bqvwOLbyJibQ18pKmFDgJWd18KUpDwavBwtMEI5wEnmQjJI-dIlumvG1hgIipFLmPg16HceWisCtuQrQP44gejwZyM48LS6rqCpoaj69MOo/s320/20231228_110910.jpg" width="180" /></a></div></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; text-align: center;">For the border I used some Elemental Effects I had in my stash. I definitely recommend using a solid for the border.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XJwJdigxsfo_jIUjmCfvCWtHRMOrLIztaSIM-CU65LocPcZFiuP5KvGDjo53ut-N2r93TTldB2gqDbsmLPMYlOSq0eL1kPFapyByMSw6G6SnCIgQOl1t9hI7nQMlBm9CKkA1HGoLhVSeRYs3jhetiocY8xP05pv0bzeLwPeBkDuywKug5LNRT7tz2sUR/s4032/20231223_080612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XJwJdigxsfo_jIUjmCfvCWtHRMOrLIztaSIM-CU65LocPcZFiuP5KvGDjo53ut-N2r93TTldB2gqDbsmLPMYlOSq0eL1kPFapyByMSw6G6SnCIgQOl1t9hI7nQMlBm9CKkA1HGoLhVSeRYs3jhetiocY8xP05pv0bzeLwPeBkDuywKug5LNRT7tz2sUR/s320/20231223_080612.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what the shawl looked like pre-blocked. Alas, it must be blocked. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfn-l9GFAyNmqJLQE9rvGNWyp90ciMFVjXcLLHGlqHmdiDePJvHnIO62taOWRNcarjjvMvhUDGnSy7xgAm29-l-tn_dAW7TE11w3570e0h4HgG1qfU3t393GD_VEKfuE_vyuvH4Pck0NEHinG_EsR-akJSkzDZGQdTDh7WCYqwfyLDQSSnhhtkp8-kDusi/s4032/20231223_081651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfn-l9GFAyNmqJLQE9rvGNWyp90ciMFVjXcLLHGlqHmdiDePJvHnIO62taOWRNcarjjvMvhUDGnSy7xgAm29-l-tn_dAW7TE11w3570e0h4HgG1qfU3t393GD_VEKfuE_vyuvH4Pck0NEHinG_EsR-akJSkzDZGQdTDh7WCYqwfyLDQSSnhhtkp8-kDusi/s320/20231223_081651.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVH8ERjF_4FogmATeR9ZVYDObVJkW5GYLjonLJkNN2XwVIaNSvOTYEbVPF5wKNseIQE2wC7nd4SQLa8KNpnsLz_acRo-0hDOIgJVSDyzkrN4QJztrCMo-Kyl73cjkcoFBgV7BQjfERO5IhLgNbAwoCO4QsANPu_weS3U0c0QmDyve3UlnAAmlfBPEIrTz/s4032/20231208_084143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVH8ERjF_4FogmATeR9ZVYDObVJkW5GYLjonLJkNN2XwVIaNSvOTYEbVPF5wKNseIQE2wC7nd4SQLa8KNpnsLz_acRo-0hDOIgJVSDyzkrN4QJztrCMo-Kyl73cjkcoFBgV7BQjfERO5IhLgNbAwoCO4QsANPu_weS3U0c0QmDyve3UlnAAmlfBPEIrTz/s320/20231208_084143.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steam blocking is usually fine for crochet but since the size of this shawl is so large, I decided to go all the way and full on wet block and pin it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAXATZp618kZYs56soJgL8RQwqeUXJQPGrvAeyYJ6MC1p5me-TYi3getD5YGjAbikqK-82WFtg4L_2vk4ptBoxWhHHIxIN-RCuCCytlmfZFQOIO94mPn4TeIboang2QoJgzkBWAiKmRiDf7auhbBiBDGh1RL5DmhkeK_0YNBRA3DWddhCQa2jzmgi-9Ua/s2931/20231223_090712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2137" data-original-width="2931" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAXATZp618kZYs56soJgL8RQwqeUXJQPGrvAeyYJ6MC1p5me-TYi3getD5YGjAbikqK-82WFtg4L_2vk4ptBoxWhHHIxIN-RCuCCytlmfZFQOIO94mPn4TeIboang2QoJgzkBWAiKmRiDf7auhbBiBDGh1RL5DmhkeK_0YNBRA3DWddhCQa2jzmgi-9Ua/s320/20231223_090712.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">It took less than 24 hours to dry and it was well worth the wait.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIFnc-Le7sMiJ9bHmO79UsTwENtaBc4Kknj9gNzDBJjIUH9B3FVtHyEUAj1xIt-c8irukhryC2LJ2xKmhfhRj_g7_0u_as_DR4YfX6oeZKObffdg1VgprXOCFYBdkbSoWNqcwjJ9w9gBT0xpHyq93scmoqPKJ2paLUAwzez45Kf9k24qCuuFABzZ4Qx6v/s2448/20231128_195306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIFnc-Le7sMiJ9bHmO79UsTwENtaBc4Kknj9gNzDBJjIUH9B3FVtHyEUAj1xIt-c8irukhryC2LJ2xKmhfhRj_g7_0u_as_DR4YfX6oeZKObffdg1VgprXOCFYBdkbSoWNqcwjJ9w9gBT0xpHyq93scmoqPKJ2paLUAwzez45Kf9k24qCuuFABzZ4Qx6v/s320/20231128_195306.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It took me just under a month to crochet it and it's so big that it's practically a shanklet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_lIhiOK_O5vCpqYUUkohdKtPs6FR8XmveYjN7wJR-GAHkmn-6bjBOy6FH5IXyKDzbPHZ70aVUBOm9D8cHujC31aTU6vHkL5Svu2hyYi_bzSNaTlZxzbXoLFpUarSbHNLi8wO3fb-GUzbclLUhwBQPz-jZgF94UodvPfSfPiqpgU2pwlWulkzh3WcULxI/s4032/20231228_110844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_lIhiOK_O5vCpqYUUkohdKtPs6FR8XmveYjN7wJR-GAHkmn-6bjBOy6FH5IXyKDzbPHZ70aVUBOm9D8cHujC31aTU6vHkL5Svu2hyYi_bzSNaTlZxzbXoLFpUarSbHNLi8wO3fb-GUzbclLUhwBQPz-jZgF94UodvPfSfPiqpgU2pwlWulkzh3WcULxI/s320/20231228_110844.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is just the type of garment that will quickly become an everyday piece of one's wardrobe.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzjdu3VbRC-32_VCJMuvh6Z1-ZmKPRpHjUbqI01SlnRSTdxdBMjEBHSWLM3Nqa3u8YqPoA4DACH4WIANgGIjDzOMFKmuMJDYJP4-YE7rF6PIwGj7EFBsW02N5qi2zGZpEcyiXsLd5s-Hboi9UhwBJ8O6Z_i45RCRWZxoIuuB1ZGO2V-Mv-1d2ecl31YNC/s2402/20231228_113602.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="1634" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzjdu3VbRC-32_VCJMuvh6Z1-ZmKPRpHjUbqI01SlnRSTdxdBMjEBHSWLM3Nqa3u8YqPoA4DACH4WIANgGIjDzOMFKmuMJDYJP4-YE7rF6PIwGj7EFBsW02N5qi2zGZpEcyiXsLd5s-Hboi9UhwBJ8O6Z_i45RCRWZxoIuuB1ZGO2V-Mv-1d2ecl31YNC/s320/20231228_113602.jpg" width="218" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcuRxQVgqHcqPIKDTHhq1SqgC550lZlfbgNJV3ldKwhQLDnJKhxL0ZDIeko4AxfvigkfDH43XFSBktSJ4p76Rc3vnlOyau89CuLPuFNDgxNp5Ii35xJx9-W-tZkSZZICEOfnyhLtSSZOUhciWVw3duSi0Gw-XHrWZRITTZpKuSyuqeGkIymeWEqjMTO0u/s2407/20231228_113621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2407" data-original-width="1562" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcuRxQVgqHcqPIKDTHhq1SqgC550lZlfbgNJV3ldKwhQLDnJKhxL0ZDIeko4AxfvigkfDH43XFSBktSJ4p76Rc3vnlOyau89CuLPuFNDgxNp5Ii35xJx9-W-tZkSZZICEOfnyhLtSSZOUhciWVw3duSi0Gw-XHrWZRITTZpKuSyuqeGkIymeWEqjMTO0u/s320/20231228_113621.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It can be crocheted monochrome, striped or faded.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjV-vPZa9EVGIFExU5x6RbySPjNWwqnn0KkUAYraDceo14QuV984sbztKY0TD3Let_7Rg74oeUNpXKIq8g4hrQtWVPErZHc0CdqkAyFFVgAk40HE_Q_7-XlpadYO-xTn9fKN3KP8JhtF2E4bTrTlQdiXLOFM90IMFK9O9-IooPhSLSE4Eshyphenhyphen0LYdAOBAhs/s2446/20231228_113637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2446" data-original-width="1776" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjV-vPZa9EVGIFExU5x6RbySPjNWwqnn0KkUAYraDceo14QuV984sbztKY0TD3Let_7Rg74oeUNpXKIq8g4hrQtWVPErZHc0CdqkAyFFVgAk40HE_Q_7-XlpadYO-xTn9fKN3KP8JhtF2E4bTrTlQdiXLOFM90IMFK9O9-IooPhSLSE4Eshyphenhyphen0LYdAOBAhs/s320/20231228_113637.jpg" width="232" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9_QOiyeuHhS9Virh_UR3Ol0lXGOjHsSBe9l4EKhq6l9VQyMJiUh_yPHbr5uS9SD4eRfsAjMCD92db3KgSmGK3wWTJHiJn64u6QoCDBJ5RyXfjFbAhB7p0nVGg5TKSLLFkMm6MRchy8ydmfpk5Gf194CVY6qyls1Hbkj5wvixwpc5bLVcYxr59_Coyfwe/s2124/20231228_113755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="1593" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9_QOiyeuHhS9Virh_UR3Ol0lXGOjHsSBe9l4EKhq6l9VQyMJiUh_yPHbr5uS9SD4eRfsAjMCD92db3KgSmGK3wWTJHiJn64u6QoCDBJ5RyXfjFbAhB7p0nVGg5TKSLLFkMm6MRchy8ydmfpk5Gf194CVY6qyls1Hbkj5wvixwpc5bLVcYxr59_Coyfwe/s320/20231228_113755.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Personally I love high contrast neons and neutrals but there are so many different opportunities for colorplay with this pattern.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qe-DUoZgam9m5j2iLJECF-YuoKopphktXsAKPUqN9ZPeDj9t_wRCHaqjoE4A_TNWBJ1sMTUIWd2R6IcmqEIU2GCzC1j4WRQj1YHof2wR3veBsxAej6wCCHb4XkkZz3JoFI6_CHIAXOgS_f8Wd7BBHS4VIZKyfaixN8M7pf_S655J1tcTqAuyB69hGRGQ/s2388/20231228_113817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="2388" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qe-DUoZgam9m5j2iLJECF-YuoKopphktXsAKPUqN9ZPeDj9t_wRCHaqjoE4A_TNWBJ1sMTUIWd2R6IcmqEIU2GCzC1j4WRQj1YHof2wR3veBsxAej6wCCHb4XkkZz3JoFI6_CHIAXOgS_f8Wd7BBHS4VIZKyfaixN8M7pf_S655J1tcTqAuyB69hGRGQ/s320/20231228_113817.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once it's set up, the pattern is easy to memorize and a perfect mobile crochet project.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YeH6FuCKgGau0US5IdbMxklrNtyJ4lBOhCsQ6VbbcEyHbCxsqbjnnDqM1GSJNAahrOZxXiy7YX9okiyhekZlaRH0W1qZTD1fHPg8lblNqoczMNuWHIuDlhZbWU1rGEpF6y1mHkgHXKg1joVxSJW0Y0rj89oezyQVNCOn0PUUqb0AtECBwX6mlzAXYdhB/s3059/20231228_113845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3059" data-original-width="2144" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YeH6FuCKgGau0US5IdbMxklrNtyJ4lBOhCsQ6VbbcEyHbCxsqbjnnDqM1GSJNAahrOZxXiy7YX9okiyhekZlaRH0W1qZTD1fHPg8lblNqoczMNuWHIuDlhZbWU1rGEpF6y1mHkgHXKg1joVxSJW0Y0rj89oezyQVNCOn0PUUqb0AtECBwX6mlzAXYdhB/s320/20231228_113845.jpg" width="224" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJ2sneMCjCZW3n6_SNFfkgUAGXbGwEdVs2Alclhmqa7iej0H09vCNZKqNBC8Oni77GRpPjICVm575EjZXNYxoiBewk6muvfE5CktZWytt5ystaEG0k2LcGMHh_ucHy_3JVvHE7Pdk1x9tzXAntAjUUpJk1T8ns87SpZIGbGn_1mvtgM7RonTeYzVWr0Ny/s4032/20231228_105851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJ2sneMCjCZW3n6_SNFfkgUAGXbGwEdVs2Alclhmqa7iej0H09vCNZKqNBC8Oni77GRpPjICVm575EjZXNYxoiBewk6muvfE5CktZWytt5ystaEG0k2LcGMHh_ucHy_3JVvHE7Pdk1x9tzXAntAjUUpJk1T8ns87SpZIGbGn_1mvtgM7RonTeYzVWr0Ny/s320/20231228_105851.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My super sweet coworker, Angela, helped me take photos today. It has been such a joy to work with so many talented and positive women!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-31412885673596694822023-11-26T09:30:00.011-05:002023-11-26T09:40:27.257-05:00Mittens, Midwest Roadtrip and socks<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since my last post, I knit a cute pair of mittens for Xena. I've been using the same Candide vintage recipe pattern for years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5L4R3zL1RvzpQBj_0N7RbPtpWfwZMjz9dNkSxc2TLKbfNyoFniWDjzJAZFqPpTtCHFMYblvMpqYhOTNc9XsgHzyRqB8NI-Dr4kwS2FE243Nvd1ekCwbNYPM8qed05HIxmTpJ5zs0-UD6Tpp2ikPGoHsfIsgUu-7n-HIx2PzizWxuf8m92MSLuc_4QIQv/s4032/20231114_072452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5L4R3zL1RvzpQBj_0N7RbPtpWfwZMjz9dNkSxc2TLKbfNyoFniWDjzJAZFqPpTtCHFMYblvMpqYhOTNc9XsgHzyRqB8NI-Dr4kwS2FE243Nvd1ekCwbNYPM8qed05HIxmTpJ5zs0-UD6Tpp2ikPGoHsfIsgUu-7n-HIx2PzizWxuf8m92MSLuc_4QIQv/s320/20231114_072452.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBoIiqQEc05gmiV8Ir7QgI4_vQRfzY0J9Go78NamFDwrgkegEmScC5Re1Jna4_2j08ixkDNBR9AW6eYBax9eVkDy1M9waTdhSV8ZvMecGUWVW9FGTBUDDtESpaluiY36_i7Agy6ay9GNWXY7u2Tia6zqHZJ-jQRN1tRGVZc_qG3DQc4yUO_S8BMSDP-XA/s4032/20231112_220628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBoIiqQEc05gmiV8Ir7QgI4_vQRfzY0J9Go78NamFDwrgkegEmScC5Re1Jna4_2j08ixkDNBR9AW6eYBax9eVkDy1M9waTdhSV8ZvMecGUWVW9FGTBUDDtESpaluiY36_i7Agy6ay9GNWXY7u2Tia6zqHZJ-jQRN1tRGVZc_qG3DQc4yUO_S8BMSDP-XA/s320/20231112_220628.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last week Matt had to judge the exhibits at Chicagopex. While he was already at the show, I stayed behind so Xena didn't have to miss school and I could accompany her to All Pro Dads, the monthly PTA sponsored family morning activity at her school. Next month I will be the guest speaker at Mornings with Moms, which alternates back and forth every month with APD.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8U3-7A3tVSzyySystojgYNTZtZ71H72hFj6lsm3zRysc8zF7yUdZ-nGUgFP9TQi6NDA-oMw-gqFL-fii1NScFVlEA_EBF0aeY6ykhcXp-ps6dnFOThkaQ95TidBFvBudQuU9_5FXlGbKdU9ICLce8l46wHY5hNznuUTezp3YIsuU3Hds5GMDOggn_H6h8/s2448/20231117_081930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8U3-7A3tVSzyySystojgYNTZtZ71H72hFj6lsm3zRysc8zF7yUdZ-nGUgFP9TQi6NDA-oMw-gqFL-fii1NScFVlEA_EBF0aeY6ykhcXp-ps6dnFOThkaQ95TidBFvBudQuU9_5FXlGbKdU9ICLce8l46wHY5hNznuUTezp3YIsuU3Hds5GMDOggn_H6h8/s320/20231117_081930.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As soon as Xena got out of school on Friday, we drove to Huntington, WV and spent the night in this very creepy place. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqDgJq4StRHJ43-xRTxaMWA-uVqGbH_LXggQbN-H5CRc4zWEAFmOL6ubdeO_3SefG7nYTQG1tDYpKGdNr5d_yjxnW8UKiRZZ_oucx2yg9zTK1VugYzqVYZF5AjX1zJlsz42qolBLRx98PRJmgXpNyBGc8tDYoeKcYOjNzWYUWBJVKiuCWxsKM1kIBpWZM/s2448/20231118_103644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqDgJq4StRHJ43-xRTxaMWA-uVqGbH_LXggQbN-H5CRc4zWEAFmOL6ubdeO_3SefG7nYTQG1tDYpKGdNr5d_yjxnW8UKiRZZ_oucx2yg9zTK1VugYzqVYZF5AjX1zJlsz42qolBLRx98PRJmgXpNyBGc8tDYoeKcYOjNzWYUWBJVKiuCWxsKM1kIBpWZM/s320/20231118_103644.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Saturday morning, we drove to the Cincinnati Zoo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLDlzfKs-fYjJeK2BARTyI1nVBSvJwelHSFYCjOFmld1mv-gFkFkd5W5bmCh184KPeMrsX6BiRdMKrLtu-fYjj7WbwA20oaqn931sYqxA67ZiNmG69ij2539o-1lfRPXKBIb9BwFhESPW2HKP8RbFtw1nnkFBc6p40wSorm-Pz3J3txpW6v_e1Ozo2ZLT/s4032/20231118_111745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLDlzfKs-fYjJeK2BARTyI1nVBSvJwelHSFYCjOFmld1mv-gFkFkd5W5bmCh184KPeMrsX6BiRdMKrLtu-fYjj7WbwA20oaqn931sYqxA67ZiNmG69ij2539o-1lfRPXKBIb9BwFhESPW2HKP8RbFtw1nnkFBc6p40wSorm-Pz3J3txpW6v_e1Ozo2ZLT/s320/20231118_111745.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxA2uFxmr51l8ddgoM1gIYcf_NDcdHtu4ctQLoJs7YrQNYJzQ6n79_540i5HCD4jSQ0Ce14CArj7O89z0SBHkxWszSoMjwdZpUJqdjXKJbteP6pn71JHQYuS2lf1OgCJWZDMN23sisQwKSkdcZg8mv51YfE4aiy8KffuhcElsFlPAeuulqRke1673-YtE/s4032/20231118_112449.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxA2uFxmr51l8ddgoM1gIYcf_NDcdHtu4ctQLoJs7YrQNYJzQ6n79_540i5HCD4jSQ0Ce14CArj7O89z0SBHkxWszSoMjwdZpUJqdjXKJbteP6pn71JHQYuS2lf1OgCJWZDMN23sisQwKSkdcZg8mv51YfE4aiy8KffuhcElsFlPAeuulqRke1673-YtE/s320/20231118_112449.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Xena wore the sweater I knit her while I proudly displayed my recently knit Arcane beanie and Lackadaisical mitts I knit last year. I posted the rest of the zoo and stamp show pix on FB.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GGLpOnlfnzWLwVJ5z593lSHn6cDw65uxttcrR_gAbtU89uXchz3a4Dymqd9uB6dS_f8PVkLXacYG8qOTrWIAed_xEymLwschH4eQbTSRLHQHv9ZKglZLu-KmlgiUBS90VAniEwJ5xSMwVJ_x_3feC9bJ0XB8sZjTe4x3yckJ2_aRDkGvgLYFFnSpvzhE/s4032/20231118_123034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GGLpOnlfnzWLwVJ5z593lSHn6cDw65uxttcrR_gAbtU89uXchz3a4Dymqd9uB6dS_f8PVkLXacYG8qOTrWIAed_xEymLwschH4eQbTSRLHQHv9ZKglZLu-KmlgiUBS90VAniEwJ5xSMwVJ_x_3feC9bJ0XB8sZjTe4x3yckJ2_aRDkGvgLYFFnSpvzhE/s320/20231118_123034.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTDoRRPoPE45LnpeWLJ1gHgN22fGNvqOiMdJyypivpIAUjfP5gEkHJHvaiDnRI8O2wYKL1ZlXqreGGxHUHINf2tJmo6CIKOM5OEOyIwxkv52FREezO_JuMT5HiUMosC-kAqzjFczVaeIqHDkKF9nsGkc_6qCN-TurT4fMreH1sGWwO9XyYhhJYpbVr2Jd/s4032/20231118_123512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTDoRRPoPE45LnpeWLJ1gHgN22fGNvqOiMdJyypivpIAUjfP5gEkHJHvaiDnRI8O2wYKL1ZlXqreGGxHUHINf2tJmo6CIKOM5OEOyIwxkv52FREezO_JuMT5HiUMosC-kAqzjFczVaeIqHDkKF9nsGkc_6qCN-TurT4fMreH1sGWwO9XyYhhJYpbVr2Jd/s320/20231118_123512.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Xena loved Skyline! I knew she would but it was still quite comforting to see her clean her plate. From Cincy, we headed to Chicago to join Matt at the stamp show. Xena thoroughly enjoyed the Youth Area this year and I had a terrific time hanging with my stamp friends. I had a very nice dinner with one of my favorite dealers and stocked up on new inventory for <a href="https://www.preciousowl.etsy.com">my Etsy shop</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOphCG0ukO0tZGGxeqow4P3hyphenhyphen7h4-o7ZP9aEsl-ZTjM78spMKL616azf8R-PksUDjkuPZWu8Dc_P6z80A3BkxMoenBpIG8RKjBUWM0EbCr-n8HsD_9i2mFzNLc5pDgPgDAZ0U6wcdNSI4O4YZMxOV7sRxSTDyVg0u0OLCP5wmsqe3FJHff9mKRQzyVubq/s4032/20231120_151202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOphCG0ukO0tZGGxeqow4P3hyphenhyphen7h4-o7ZP9aEsl-ZTjM78spMKL616azf8R-PksUDjkuPZWu8Dc_P6z80A3BkxMoenBpIG8RKjBUWM0EbCr-n8HsD_9i2mFzNLc5pDgPgDAZ0U6wcdNSI4O4YZMxOV7sRxSTDyVg0u0OLCP5wmsqe3FJHff9mKRQzyVubq/s320/20231120_151202.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo213E-rR4f68pcOiQX86JnWihBUqZol9DTSNEVGHgU8G8ggYwV8-sVwIlr0I5Dto0_Bzq4lMA0Mogqn_1go8HUIS-eiAVbTj6dVYkLgc5PCT0zlLMDE57tXrw3YkeSkmkHmncCggh3TzXCUJSmLVoRGnmwF4LSIZ9FgsU1ShQICE7QKlTK95zfNjqk-zj/s4032/20231120_151355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo213E-rR4f68pcOiQX86JnWihBUqZol9DTSNEVGHgU8G8ggYwV8-sVwIlr0I5Dto0_Bzq4lMA0Mogqn_1go8HUIS-eiAVbTj6dVYkLgc5PCT0zlLMDE57tXrw3YkeSkmkHmncCggh3TzXCUJSmLVoRGnmwF4LSIZ9FgsU1ShQICE7QKlTK95zfNjqk-zj/s320/20231120_151355.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While in Chicago, I visited two yarn stores. The first one was <a href="https://www.ninachicago.com/">Nina</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMPqPsEoVhO5IRJwUDTAOpCxHprlozZm14zjjBXnAGQ4bIKKRzVi8DhQXBbkX2LyDWniKHrm80UrXNroKNsgTj93UCM93HWQuYt6CZWoqDP-GTmNzuV3LoNxqUZ0z6ghqjHqmlxsXWBLRgmlQpscFX3hMjnZmu9FT7gblzl3eB7Q9TSa2yPfmVuGJMG96/s4032/20231120_151407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMPqPsEoVhO5IRJwUDTAOpCxHprlozZm14zjjBXnAGQ4bIKKRzVi8DhQXBbkX2LyDWniKHrm80UrXNroKNsgTj93UCM93HWQuYt6CZWoqDP-GTmNzuV3LoNxqUZ0z6ghqjHqmlxsXWBLRgmlQpscFX3hMjnZmu9FT7gblzl3eB7Q9TSa2yPfmVuGJMG96/s320/20231120_151407.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was HUGE; even bigger than DWW!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbI8YKcCRzMaAuM5v_En4b0A4BKSATJS-qg1LvpiPd9BsRT1N94RqVL8Wsvk-pHfFk5WFEZ3F9QVkY-XHkJT5wEswbTtTHxJUZkS1yf2jSNXu9-AU7IoaBcynUMRmgQQdAXoJiywLjCAqchVd2h48Jo13AUiyMSI4vEzq3AotpKnyQcbNKXp8vstWKuDl/s4032/20231120_151418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbI8YKcCRzMaAuM5v_En4b0A4BKSATJS-qg1LvpiPd9BsRT1N94RqVL8Wsvk-pHfFk5WFEZ3F9QVkY-XHkJT5wEswbTtTHxJUZkS1yf2jSNXu9-AU7IoaBcynUMRmgQQdAXoJiywLjCAqchVd2h48Jo13AUiyMSI4vEzq3AotpKnyQcbNKXp8vstWKuDl/s320/20231120_151418.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">They had a terrific open kitchen area for dyeing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKr7pWDpb-GNZ_LfuB2BPsi4WiHXtEX8YoAtTUIkwjdpBFKBkEbje_2hAdyj6kUMXDhMnSjqH75K6sgeo6PXm4ui0IjK1XxGWM1duQvdhVwuVacHFuEuMKziyOXmxUmIx2EuUucXqQk3sjX-k0QZv-ooNJNCHic_d55-cmrUXjEaLMfWPTmdZ27Ip6X4i/s4032/20231120_151448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKr7pWDpb-GNZ_LfuB2BPsi4WiHXtEX8YoAtTUIkwjdpBFKBkEbje_2hAdyj6kUMXDhMnSjqH75K6sgeo6PXm4ui0IjK1XxGWM1duQvdhVwuVacHFuEuMKziyOXmxUmIx2EuUucXqQk3sjX-k0QZv-ooNJNCHic_d55-cmrUXjEaLMfWPTmdZ27Ip6X4i/s320/20231120_151448.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the backroom, with a large table for teaching. They sold fabric and sewing supplies as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aVD3J0SOCe6waJEtcLevNlAt8gXP59apsaQ1sslyFDclKkSQavF5nQS_GiSrDAhkVAj10RxmRTiGBM-FLobVbTEyV6DICK3xNg3EPakh091bDyVmzHH75_PSqrYhQFbSSu2UGjhxx57e7tsjy2w2tfyri0dDXL_s1yyaii4kl_J1erIk13Y_y7fHHpKY/s4032/20231120_151610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aVD3J0SOCe6waJEtcLevNlAt8gXP59apsaQ1sslyFDclKkSQavF5nQS_GiSrDAhkVAj10RxmRTiGBM-FLobVbTEyV6DICK3xNg3EPakh091bDyVmzHH75_PSqrYhQFbSSu2UGjhxx57e7tsjy2w2tfyri0dDXL_s1yyaii4kl_J1erIk13Y_y7fHHpKY/s320/20231120_151610.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xDz9UmwykobSTv9iBVtftSOCurQZOlwZH5RXqj1JyUyKuIzQjKUHkuSr9vjZXG6GY6OgxgME_4piLPa3AiVvG9DtR7sqdDjkRDwqCAxSpZhLTfrmA924kkwE8R08u-gUYdj3p4-b3F5OPZwaI_ueLkJrUXHa0SZN_BxC5E0J8osXGcfLUFFBLvNk2GQR/s4032/20231120_151841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xDz9UmwykobSTv9iBVtftSOCurQZOlwZH5RXqj1JyUyKuIzQjKUHkuSr9vjZXG6GY6OgxgME_4piLPa3AiVvG9DtR7sqdDjkRDwqCAxSpZhLTfrmA924kkwE8R08u-gUYdj3p4-b3F5OPZwaI_ueLkJrUXHa0SZN_BxC5E0J8osXGcfLUFFBLvNk2GQR/s320/20231120_151841.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They had an excellent selection of local yarn in a variety of bases. I was quite amused by this Double Door colorway. I DJ-ed there years ago for Soul Summit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqerTw5_gDVSg-SvHOzsl-7cXx4luQSUA8iiWY53fK1umt5zbALWnMMlQoL5UeiTd38S00gUeqbQ6R5rFkPkY8-Jqf4CMZD8fPmrN2jXl13CLSfwu9igICjEHJw6NdYCzf5pQWyPwtkzP7oFJYonJrYWxwYOAfYYrDe-WuAB7cxYYvIogMwvBAr7DPbYLx/s4032/20231120_151953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqerTw5_gDVSg-SvHOzsl-7cXx4luQSUA8iiWY53fK1umt5zbALWnMMlQoL5UeiTd38S00gUeqbQ6R5rFkPkY8-Jqf4CMZD8fPmrN2jXl13CLSfwu9igICjEHJw6NdYCzf5pQWyPwtkzP7oFJYonJrYWxwYOAfYYrDe-WuAB7cxYYvIogMwvBAr7DPbYLx/s320/20231120_151953.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought all local yarns. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hylkRK859Qgy6tH4EePkPEQrhquY4bBTqy4w0hdrz46F0dKeCEVpsRQs7zKkRBNQBNIC9JKtHA-mVeVR6FMJchvbqU3y6x0-a64DhJy08873lqq2xEgJeTCr5NKQrp87pF9UWw2kspaIZO-2ZqBbyY1LJwCx1WZpwBlcWXPSWq5vit9ER_iiPFE-USj0/s4032/20231120_190513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hylkRK859Qgy6tH4EePkPEQrhquY4bBTqy4w0hdrz46F0dKeCEVpsRQs7zKkRBNQBNIC9JKtHA-mVeVR6FMJchvbqU3y6x0-a64DhJy08873lqq2xEgJeTCr5NKQrp87pF9UWw2kspaIZO-2ZqBbyY1LJwCx1WZpwBlcWXPSWq5vit9ER_iiPFE-USj0/s320/20231120_190513.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next shop I visited was <a href="https://www.sisterartsstudio.com/">Sister-Arts</a> which is located in Boba's old neighborhood. I even parked on a street I would've parked on when I visited him when he was still alive. It's always bittersweet visiting Chicago without my best record friend being there anymore but we find our ways to persist. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji59gykZNQn7gzPU4OSc1RSXsnPUZgRwSX-4hA7_ciPJ1RULUVRiP2ZY8JRuPXRjW0N8dmDBLntnJ4MDaGFhJgvACbIlEnx1uUKzBLxJuTHjFMDf5OK1mxyd59MdHr0uQWHNLuSyAnFM99yKTR_d5zsnUwMlUfxlLpXucYG8hsISIvM1tfzfX8F8AN65aZ/s3290/20231120_194211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3290" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji59gykZNQn7gzPU4OSc1RSXsnPUZgRwSX-4hA7_ciPJ1RULUVRiP2ZY8JRuPXRjW0N8dmDBLntnJ4MDaGFhJgvACbIlEnx1uUKzBLxJuTHjFMDf5OK1mxyd59MdHr0uQWHNLuSyAnFM99yKTR_d5zsnUwMlUfxlLpXucYG8hsISIvM1tfzfX8F8AN65aZ/s320/20231120_194211.jpg" width="221" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfzZHc_lrMKTxifrtfPepwBQCXI1jcd4IbnY-7Fvrm6iHUW53CQqxH20GzZVl3JI3sKxy4Z8KjHQhxHJxBxLcagZEqk0On4xpJ5ueNu1QbMUkcctNleE-228sgbeu0YDhTdDPb1XT3YR54sG9OYpdkPjvlhIc0LExmN3hgAe0HellyeMao37zLkWzaFuI/s4032/20231120_160053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfzZHc_lrMKTxifrtfPepwBQCXI1jcd4IbnY-7Fvrm6iHUW53CQqxH20GzZVl3JI3sKxy4Z8KjHQhxHJxBxLcagZEqk0On4xpJ5ueNu1QbMUkcctNleE-228sgbeu0YDhTdDPb1XT3YR54sG9OYpdkPjvlhIc0LExmN3hgAe0HellyeMao37zLkWzaFuI/s320/20231120_160053.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/babbleandstitchyarn/">Babble Stitch</a> trunk show at Sister-Arts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRyStaDQB-0fF-6N-uUMSuS1fHSt7Nka2mRydHZEWqGgSAzN6tfwf-OOevtgrik4VXuN2LjRLZ9EwbnvCXLXilfH4H2W75oBGL6MtnDGnC6rtcWdQ53E9okMWnla7GTAP2bBc8qFTO-2yeYhLYdM072djceLML2e0hJwH8Ox3mP7Y0_9pAhs5NRbLEkdk/s4032/20231120_160207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRyStaDQB-0fF-6N-uUMSuS1fHSt7Nka2mRydHZEWqGgSAzN6tfwf-OOevtgrik4VXuN2LjRLZ9EwbnvCXLXilfH4H2W75oBGL6MtnDGnC6rtcWdQ53E9okMWnla7GTAP2bBc8qFTO-2yeYhLYdM072djceLML2e0hJwH8Ox3mP7Y0_9pAhs5NRbLEkdk/s320/20231120_160207.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought a hank of their Parchment colorway in their Flora Fingering Cash blend of 80% FSW Merino/10% Cashmere/10% Nylon and also a colorpooling gift for a friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0Ub8Scr0rQibYr1FEJ_5-GD7LUDdINVck-k7aRDaON55z6vPXP5CimCBEUcca73sK3pcVQEitBVyo5NifeLz5iNtu3rNLZoA_s9x7M-Qq9Qz2ZPks8owiR6b6bIOnqwOg2CXCdxkVnsMTcRMV698rOJrKbu2pknJkhGdcoA9s3DF4CHjBk2fpdQvMH1C/s4032/20231120_194740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0Ub8Scr0rQibYr1FEJ_5-GD7LUDdINVck-k7aRDaON55z6vPXP5CimCBEUcca73sK3pcVQEitBVyo5NifeLz5iNtu3rNLZoA_s9x7M-Qq9Qz2ZPks8owiR6b6bIOnqwOg2CXCdxkVnsMTcRMV698rOJrKbu2pknJkhGdcoA9s3DF4CHjBk2fpdQvMH1C/s320/20231120_194740.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jenny shrunk the Professor Meow sweater I made her. Thankfully, I had a replacement on hand. Now Xena has a new cat sweater!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzu6TA3JY8jetYmKf37fnTGqz0fkPRjUYJweSKpD024XdpOh8035pusX4ldQNwAggQ7R-xnlxddBuO8W4FY5Xpr1SCCuPXqaESFueO-oWMCpWd1orM4BdK5AgSSZQJhAdIxVDyW9xVjlh1-eOxDqmeJvXx7BnRxi8uSt0fwRrrUZKX0WfshCrTegI1j6T/s3041/20231125_140832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3041" data-original-width="2129" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzu6TA3JY8jetYmKf37fnTGqz0fkPRjUYJweSKpD024XdpOh8035pusX4ldQNwAggQ7R-xnlxddBuO8W4FY5Xpr1SCCuPXqaESFueO-oWMCpWd1orM4BdK5AgSSZQJhAdIxVDyW9xVjlh1-eOxDqmeJvXx7BnRxi8uSt0fwRrrUZKX0WfshCrTegI1j6T/s320/20231125_140832.jpg" width="224" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQJIHMcaGt7aYBbi4Gn16fuCej2fpZdLjVdwRQMFBsNVDBTq6Tuows4UUUtm5zmKikjbCFO35SgINQTJIryhZpfzahVST-0TuUdSVN2lYeYr8ygUJBMJVOPExoQg0lFvAdR8SwM697RWuUB4LDqSiTh1yxd7bfJf9ZnF6mvc5arsW8evh482JqeuuL7IY/s2560/20231125_140703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQJIHMcaGt7aYBbi4Gn16fuCej2fpZdLjVdwRQMFBsNVDBTq6Tuows4UUUtm5zmKikjbCFO35SgINQTJIryhZpfzahVST-0TuUdSVN2lYeYr8ygUJBMJVOPExoQg0lFvAdR8SwM697RWuUB4LDqSiTh1yxd7bfJf9ZnF6mvc5arsW8evh482JqeuuL7IY/s320/20231125_140703.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">During my journey, I finished the sort of self striping socks I started in <a href="https://www.ritualdyes.com">Ritual Dyes</a> Maven Wild Grape.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPRaB7cQKsSVaTlxEtPuXxAc4BBDDR04WkwaCq9KTo5seUB3qAQo79FHBJ63kTrAh65co-hL3RlHmWcAfLDV_aCWHRb1CRsJTVr6U4sBvt6sbIthjSlvzJsNmgVmVPQLQ1YkvvYadQni-kGKY5v2Wt6Ei45b7sDAt9OguT-C-zmGT_L5AS2j9iOROdEYT/s2679/20231125_140754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPRaB7cQKsSVaTlxEtPuXxAc4BBDDR04WkwaCq9KTo5seUB3qAQo79FHBJ63kTrAh65co-hL3RlHmWcAfLDV_aCWHRb1CRsJTVr6U4sBvt6sbIthjSlvzJsNmgVmVPQLQ1YkvvYadQni-kGKY5v2Wt6Ei45b7sDAt9OguT-C-zmGT_L5AS2j9iOROdEYT/s320/20231125_140754.jpg" width="271" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4SJ5mFrRQ49JebWDO8-9UTrk7JsfNUuVzHC07nb_DbSx94rADY_KFjFl_Bfa82IvAmpaKGy3A0TnZ3h3bUJ3FnNBzSvuR0OqPSHP_L87Wdtz8LjuTdrYNr7XP9BpSosuh61poByCRVFHHjEs55uZQBqDwVdEG1OhoHbcQ-YYq6rJ-q2fCkDgwDm3-oMC/s2470/20231125_140812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2470" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4SJ5mFrRQ49JebWDO8-9UTrk7JsfNUuVzHC07nb_DbSx94rADY_KFjFl_Bfa82IvAmpaKGy3A0TnZ3h3bUJ3FnNBzSvuR0OqPSHP_L87Wdtz8LjuTdrYNr7XP9BpSosuh61poByCRVFHHjEs55uZQBqDwVdEG1OhoHbcQ-YYq6rJ-q2fCkDgwDm3-oMC/s320/20231125_140812.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This yarn is 2 ply fingering US grown and milled 100% Rambouillet from their October subscription.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRetp_FcEzBmlmtbro2RymAkO3b0NEzj4zotFRPl3xOPNmP63Xqsl4KR17ovGXkenjFA9lVCOzrsaOchGyT1XRXU5Mu_rNIk8epI3MK8OPRJsordR-3YQToDSzZiaPb8MMt4205t5Et7lSsvQDbT9LG4cQU08m9ShATdtPAmxcqauLaxBEb6CqkCHsQpFY/s2314/20231125_140730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2314" data-original-width="2244" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRetp_FcEzBmlmtbro2RymAkO3b0NEzj4zotFRPl3xOPNmP63Xqsl4KR17ovGXkenjFA9lVCOzrsaOchGyT1XRXU5Mu_rNIk8epI3MK8OPRJsordR-3YQToDSzZiaPb8MMt4205t5Et7lSsvQDbT9LG4cQU08m9ShATdtPAmxcqauLaxBEb6CqkCHsQpFY/s320/20231125_140730.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how the stripes fade in and out. This is one of my favorite yarns to knit with because it is so spongy and springy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I1bSH9F4tu2WQ6HCA1AbMqeTrN6nagSwLBGKb3FncUDcMImZzjThrJgCuPaKJgGZe4Irjnl5-sd1x6ReOkY7LnUAIdq7KLLUtzU3XgBOEH1hn0ZIHD0tYQDaQgIDUymQn1e-EB3Yt_TV0xipFl-i17Ogys86Y-VMfpGyvdB87TigMEq8c6k7RtfM2wQ5/s3468/20231125_140644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="2257" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I1bSH9F4tu2WQ6HCA1AbMqeTrN6nagSwLBGKb3FncUDcMImZzjThrJgCuPaKJgGZe4Irjnl5-sd1x6ReOkY7LnUAIdq7KLLUtzU3XgBOEH1hn0ZIHD0tYQDaQgIDUymQn1e-EB3Yt_TV0xipFl-i17Ogys86Y-VMfpGyvdB87TigMEq8c6k7RtfM2wQ5/s320/20231125_140644.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I worked on Black Friday and yesterday was Small Business Saturday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2H4Y-3vRxfBA4Tt1GqyB66uEEHKGBXfWjdAH9Atl_TkfKArnbIdgOV91F0lv2enoWszJH6QZ2hASdfFLKyBlX-L6DYDCVswk9hMBhLFmRFAckgixduu4U05oh-SnWWSM6EFub3KfwGj1MXFIli4r6PS7zXfIlMpl06fqsiGX3Ok5Kkufhhzy130rpU9U/s4032/20231125_140937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2H4Y-3vRxfBA4Tt1GqyB66uEEHKGBXfWjdAH9Atl_TkfKArnbIdgOV91F0lv2enoWszJH6QZ2hASdfFLKyBlX-L6DYDCVswk9hMBhLFmRFAckgixduu4U05oh-SnWWSM6EFub3KfwGj1MXFIli4r6PS7zXfIlMpl06fqsiGX3Ok5Kkufhhzy130rpU9U/s320/20231125_140937.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We debuted the <a href="https://www.pliedyarns.com/">Plied Yarn</a> trunk show.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrbu3-0wn2RsznCMlKtpUgRhQ2I9KOE-bMSkyZTcISrqEISD7MhnJzww797w0tecBljAE6X5ur83a6cM9_xzIwBXxwBVy_TTz32xxP9K-BiDPFXpaYhuwoDGuY8sJlf3tUYL1wBL8neVqEYQZzh2gbutkAad8W62esmB8sURlNwPVfIMbVPf1yjFs1mM9/s4032/20231125_140944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrbu3-0wn2RsznCMlKtpUgRhQ2I9KOE-bMSkyZTcISrqEISD7MhnJzww797w0tecBljAE6X5ur83a6cM9_xzIwBXxwBVy_TTz32xxP9K-BiDPFXpaYhuwoDGuY8sJlf3tUYL1wBL8neVqEYQZzh2gbutkAad8W62esmB8sURlNwPVfIMbVPf1yjFs1mM9/s320/20231125_140944.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHMBzGtECVOtH-WcbHKsX11Hd1zFCn3dkYFgEb_cUIrf4N_pRwfdStil2MxvTpIOAsf560ZLDBMT3RnMRuiB-af-L036OH3d2ftWPN-H8Hx4kSsckuZ52GQ7L-nHYnMWJTmSon2Lewsxdv97YRwJzlUXHiwcJVUpc8ILjZsTi99pADQXkz-GSSD3f3SOd/s4032/20231125_140950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHMBzGtECVOtH-WcbHKsX11Hd1zFCn3dkYFgEb_cUIrf4N_pRwfdStil2MxvTpIOAsf560ZLDBMT3RnMRuiB-af-L036OH3d2ftWPN-H8Hx4kSsckuZ52GQ7L-nHYnMWJTmSon2Lewsxdv97YRwJzlUXHiwcJVUpc8ILjZsTi99pADQXkz-GSSD3f3SOd/s320/20231125_140950.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are a tons of great kits available for this yarn!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rmBAp9ubFw6HVqjStXXA-OqcKjxf74NpeuVLRgGImvltCfdf88LWW5MvMftUmcKEkjwpZFi4YbP1RNShn-ONMTjTIbmztu81-AbrDSQzpDrqayt9O0iTMbz11IBwIfh6VPd2D0CIDcPapm9tm3nLpUIs18MXzfKeUUZ57pp_z3aPl0E7xTx1p-pf3wKu/s4032/20231125_140958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rmBAp9ubFw6HVqjStXXA-OqcKjxf74NpeuVLRgGImvltCfdf88LWW5MvMftUmcKEkjwpZFi4YbP1RNShn-ONMTjTIbmztu81-AbrDSQzpDrqayt9O0iTMbz11IBwIfh6VPd2D0CIDcPapm9tm3nLpUIs18MXzfKeUUZ57pp_z3aPl0E7xTx1p-pf3wKu/s320/20231125_140958.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although I 100% do not need anymore yarn, perhaps I'll buy some as a gift.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzXxoFs2Svtnp5V20dvEm_LZztjRVhJKShwsRQhT4EaTpuaXcO2sTWP_stzFntH_qkSy14AUqs3kEWmHRjBFacAymnMtyn7j1BoiP4GxPvYyuMoJH6FFzEc5JUNPZfkBxXbkkDEBMwT3Tp68A1egAQGQ947Ynt6gAKk3WvOZLvTOn4EfrYH6jc7qS019j/s4032/20231125_141012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzXxoFs2Svtnp5V20dvEm_LZztjRVhJKShwsRQhT4EaTpuaXcO2sTWP_stzFntH_qkSy14AUqs3kEWmHRjBFacAymnMtyn7j1BoiP4GxPvYyuMoJH6FFzEc5JUNPZfkBxXbkkDEBMwT3Tp68A1egAQGQ947Ynt6gAKk3WvOZLvTOn4EfrYH6jc7qS019j/s320/20231125_141012.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday we hung our stockings over the fireplace in the lounge at work.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRNgIQ4TnC8-8fRDuXiqxvDJ5N-aviL6NRYeOYjGSkAySB4nL0AfmGW6o4WzmGoMPvkoLOcjpnRmOWPR0C2_b1HSFJ-kWzFqARU7-RWEH4VAdEmteTY9CBmalG-3UOHwspaTKAjRC2842w6leaQYnOEg00Xomk9XouEnYPY74YNaWlNJw0T1GZRPioA2z/s4032/20231125_160939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRNgIQ4TnC8-8fRDuXiqxvDJ5N-aviL6NRYeOYjGSkAySB4nL0AfmGW6o4WzmGoMPvkoLOcjpnRmOWPR0C2_b1HSFJ-kWzFqARU7-RWEH4VAdEmteTY9CBmalG-3UOHwspaTKAjRC2842w6leaQYnOEg00Xomk9XouEnYPY74YNaWlNJw0T1GZRPioA2z/s320/20231125_160939.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ute, our German knit and crochet teacher actually knit and crocheted all of these stockings herself! Then she got these wood die-cut personalized ornaments for all of us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9-KM38lQ5U044-M3Oqq2Vv111Zu7H3eup-uELIof_QTNnvFwMVbAfOoWT1cPlPMM5kEyrBpChB4fgu9PVM0zg4-9mEkOvNYLxGrZvNSAFRvNrXNVjC05MAdmy7OvzH2BGGiqBTO1MffXqOm0IJl-lItXvPM3AB_rV76vbAr9k0Vf9nKgHPtqgZmCdl0d/s4032/20231125_161007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9-KM38lQ5U044-M3Oqq2Vv111Zu7H3eup-uELIof_QTNnvFwMVbAfOoWT1cPlPMM5kEyrBpChB4fgu9PVM0zg4-9mEkOvNYLxGrZvNSAFRvNrXNVjC05MAdmy7OvzH2BGGiqBTO1MffXqOm0IJl-lItXvPM3AB_rV76vbAr9k0Vf9nKgHPtqgZmCdl0d/s320/20231125_161007.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI7jGZlRZ61Guj9-K1mqzm4pgEAGzOpdgQnc_sm1SqPs4-cBaCIVRT3WMsePWk11dQXX7V3U_L4bYWNrwueEgHEpo3E7_eSLxNECETZD2VH5L2GPI53TYs39JVih6WGAhOCDuNhd44fxZeQkge1Pu60wusyE2iJ-aN_GXse2KJRfTdNcxBZDvCTlHM6Nt/s4032/20231125_161017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI7jGZlRZ61Guj9-K1mqzm4pgEAGzOpdgQnc_sm1SqPs4-cBaCIVRT3WMsePWk11dQXX7V3U_L4bYWNrwueEgHEpo3E7_eSLxNECETZD2VH5L2GPI53TYs39JVih6WGAhOCDuNhd44fxZeQkge1Pu60wusyE2iJ-aN_GXse2KJRfTdNcxBZDvCTlHM6Nt/s320/20231125_161017.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I picked the crochet grinch because, why wouldn't I?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Matt and Xena return from Boston tonight so I'm just trying to enjoy what little remains of my quiet alone time. I have no shortage of WIPs and fun new projects in the works. I also have the new responsibility of planning my own teaching crochet curriculum for DWW for the new year and I am really looking forward to it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-55678229784980880352023-11-11T15:09:00.001-05:002023-11-14T18:44:15.742-05:00Matching Striped Knit Mommy Daughter Knee Highs and more!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BrxP57L7qVQnEVAaXdz_eo3PvnkWmqOk9AEay9G9aerSMTNZunzTbF-osVPa4eJU4SGFVyjJkDmlG7AFHbUugf0dDZnMyTUERqutySNCSOOUTbjwYPk3L_dATJr2DHMbnStMLrTTQgLF7pgDRkUAwLJ5MaYCu2KIYqL2M_KW3TaIDYKVOt_VwG3gN58r/s2704/20231103_135630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2704" data-original-width="2028" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BrxP57L7qVQnEVAaXdz_eo3PvnkWmqOk9AEay9G9aerSMTNZunzTbF-osVPa4eJU4SGFVyjJkDmlG7AFHbUugf0dDZnMyTUERqutySNCSOOUTbjwYPk3L_dATJr2DHMbnStMLrTTQgLF7pgDRkUAwLJ5MaYCu2KIYqL2M_KW3TaIDYKVOt_VwG3gN58r/s320/20231103_135630.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidivB5K6qIQaXSYRnjCakX450J_RjELVe7QFnw0SmSEfqyBCwCliEgD_ntUyb7w2so1zS04P7bVUanZmbcnT4w7KHlRfyOechggAOCOhtI7LRcr_Jl6_h0-sSKnNVF5qjX8t2sOJZvc9pE67WTIVJrTGh1n278WuCfCsZh9Hl45Q1XbDSXZDbZ08eYPi1/s2448/20231103_133042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidivB5K6qIQaXSYRnjCakX450J_RjELVe7QFnw0SmSEfqyBCwCliEgD_ntUyb7w2so1zS04P7bVUanZmbcnT4w7KHlRfyOechggAOCOhtI7LRcr_Jl6_h0-sSKnNVF5qjX8t2sOJZvc9pE67WTIVJrTGh1n278WuCfCsZh9Hl45Q1XbDSXZDbZ08eYPi1/s320/20231103_133042.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last weekend Matt and I attended a special SFE competition and philatelic gala at the National Postal Museum, a swank cocktail party at the Waldorf Astoria and dinner with fellows of the Collectors Club of NY. I used it as an excuse to get all dressed up in my finest handmade knits and fancy evening dress.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROyz6ks7XHGf6lHazchqvpDjapLKbgP53KrerMSAL2kaml8eD075YU2R_E7GzDS-eqxvSOimo7x_pLv2VnbjOnWFrh_mtKOKckHkU952T853D8HguKyzf88uz1ii9_X9KYBOIycFNHA5JAx3e3b1kpKTpBPm_-TpMpn2IVfk6jRkiTYXlWls4zw13bcmT/s3094/20231103_135659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3094" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROyz6ks7XHGf6lHazchqvpDjapLKbgP53KrerMSAL2kaml8eD075YU2R_E7GzDS-eqxvSOimo7x_pLv2VnbjOnWFrh_mtKOKckHkU952T853D8HguKyzf88uz1ii9_X9KYBOIycFNHA5JAx3e3b1kpKTpBPm_-TpMpn2IVfk6jRkiTYXlWls4zw13bcmT/s320/20231103_135659.jpg" width="235" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ix0HC6yBpze-uzx1naquhRcrgXO2JCHgtSM8xydTBQbTp1gR9i69wL68CJQ_XPjXGGHFFT50oe-MOJH4-kQDOuBrWbnaEwqBCfX-oJlEBBStWOrucPAGWkjNum-yCPy_8J3rsyKXQDrmZCHBR9s6Sh3gVQVjf1DFUdmz3_NfMn8qgXFKqmh6e32PcHlN/s2729/20231103_135431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2729" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ix0HC6yBpze-uzx1naquhRcrgXO2JCHgtSM8xydTBQbTp1gR9i69wL68CJQ_XPjXGGHFFT50oe-MOJH4-kQDOuBrWbnaEwqBCfX-oJlEBBStWOrucPAGWkjNum-yCPy_8J3rsyKXQDrmZCHBR9s6Sh3gVQVjf1DFUdmz3_NfMn8qgXFKqmh6e32PcHlN/s320/20231103_135431.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The photos above are of me in my Summer Vibe top with my matching mittens and socks. I already posted the fancy dress photos on IG.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRykz_a43Ex3Rdhpt3ukfgVOrQUOs3rEmd0Tx99ZBGidjxnrh_Xd_KeoK7gZRFbHSZfB5bwp4y-otES2D7599l3vFEWnv1ecIsFz61pgmE3-zunPBskF03OTxSaG350fnRfFfoThdIDHqB0a-rjBP7j2TfJ2XZyvdExeyeNEwfsuTkTGYxGUOAtMRG357/s2448/20231103_165725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRykz_a43Ex3Rdhpt3ukfgVOrQUOs3rEmd0Tx99ZBGidjxnrh_Xd_KeoK7gZRFbHSZfB5bwp4y-otES2D7599l3vFEWnv1ecIsFz61pgmE3-zunPBskF03OTxSaG350fnRfFfoThdIDHqB0a-rjBP7j2TfJ2XZyvdExeyeNEwfsuTkTGYxGUOAtMRG357/s320/20231103_165725.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">It was even chilly enough to wear my Lighthouse pullover which is quickly becoming my favorite cold weather sweater!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7J0U7jKQNJJY-t3BXNKG8Q2WaNiaP8mfMMAKweP-zqMq3kMEsMenh117sSVvCl1E8pqf2qwSQ0NdxtHp-b0DK00v1VHRmaPzatsXhYuqQ8uoYG7kDp1nkTGJb3sc9WqeuUKaMlCVNSU86DOcj3wS69uUpoV6XIyvHW5AEEKaP1-gtGwtZkbVnqnTa1O4/s2448/20231104_115351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7J0U7jKQNJJY-t3BXNKG8Q2WaNiaP8mfMMAKweP-zqMq3kMEsMenh117sSVvCl1E8pqf2qwSQ0NdxtHp-b0DK00v1VHRmaPzatsXhYuqQ8uoYG7kDp1nkTGJb3sc9WqeuUKaMlCVNSU86DOcj3wS69uUpoV6XIyvHW5AEEKaP1-gtGwtZkbVnqnTa1O4/s320/20231104_115351.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Matt's cousins watched Xena while we were in DC and she wore my handmade knitwear too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CR0Dgs4eRhX-xFM3yHx9-cH3OCip_mMW9GZeRhD7-oxLih-oNv1yldnb6lD2tDvAhsoKRa0PXmkhG1QpWzCscZkfza6B3fq5Z0OARomv5FhRFelpG_U2Fe66cmS7GmF2n7ndlRViFGUHXcIRiQ_l_L-N0YL3fgTATW3TCWff8E_Drntc1ZDdCxTWIfja/s1600/IMG_8170.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CR0Dgs4eRhX-xFM3yHx9-cH3OCip_mMW9GZeRhD7-oxLih-oNv1yldnb6lD2tDvAhsoKRa0PXmkhG1QpWzCscZkfza6B3fq5Z0OARomv5FhRFelpG_U2Fe66cmS7GmF2n7ndlRViFGUHXcIRiQ_l_L-N0YL3fgTATW3TCWff8E_Drntc1ZDdCxTWIfja/s320/IMG_8170.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdw65V6aFWp3Y3Fyx-KTVCOXhOouM8vY2pUuRL4D1anv3gaWuND1JIM3zCXpbtArj7Cf1T9KmULkCn9B7tJhHvOE417RFiJBIVSJh7odO8jrqC_LrvBhTV2ixXU9q9YhSKXKoRFqfZRFo4OfLfgY1KcZUmKzTEeLMEeg4JWgxsmet0_4Siesl1WxrmWWM/s4032/20231105_101033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdw65V6aFWp3Y3Fyx-KTVCOXhOouM8vY2pUuRL4D1anv3gaWuND1JIM3zCXpbtArj7Cf1T9KmULkCn9B7tJhHvOE417RFiJBIVSJh7odO8jrqC_LrvBhTV2ixXU9q9YhSKXKoRFqfZRFo4OfLfgY1KcZUmKzTEeLMEeg4JWgxsmet0_4Siesl1WxrmWWM/s320/20231105_101033.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cast on a sock in Ritual Dyes Grape but was so busy with social events that I barely had time or even energy to knit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmv1R1hpm8eS-b1kIvzFOhab5u6duxNd_tSlOg2xQCNewGfTht2ighbUQ0u73BlhAIftm6o2j7i-PxAYNBOsHBElRXMAm3cmT05JFznPFhBU4n-MSevFAIqrM4giAbTv3bKslzTtzLLfSPLYOct7vrQLWGPiCDEI3mI3okEMZxX6PRScb8n1XAUwwc3a2G/s2448/20231104_121635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmv1R1hpm8eS-b1kIvzFOhab5u6duxNd_tSlOg2xQCNewGfTht2ighbUQ0u73BlhAIftm6o2j7i-PxAYNBOsHBElRXMAm3cmT05JFznPFhBU4n-MSevFAIqrM4giAbTv3bKslzTtzLLfSPLYOct7vrQLWGPiCDEI3mI3okEMZxX6PRScb8n1XAUwwc3a2G/s320/20231104_121635.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The NPM was amazing! I could spend days/weeks/months there. I definitely want to return with Xena when we have more time to properly enjoy it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiLWQDLvp-1QZnrMx1ldn1UlICEdZNkNsm4pBWF6i4iXOoX1SQa0bVN3KSa1AOG0sJTq0JlJ_fLN3mePw69wGmekNZL-mpjLN1F81fPd150vlVLEBpSwZjtq9JlLqBaK07k6BEOS-zhhNq7feVxSH_3eyIAlldemN0sm3uMpqq_BCGENQ85dPxpBcF46l/s4032/20231106_175824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiLWQDLvp-1QZnrMx1ldn1UlICEdZNkNsm4pBWF6i4iXOoX1SQa0bVN3KSa1AOG0sJTq0JlJ_fLN3mePw69wGmekNZL-mpjLN1F81fPd150vlVLEBpSwZjtq9JlLqBaK07k6BEOS-zhhNq7feVxSH_3eyIAlldemN0sm3uMpqq_BCGENQ85dPxpBcF46l/s320/20231106_175824.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNrBTvx6aXeOdUrw3vFVBNS5cNWwXoNDuE2uyuQNK0A3bW8P9dD1ufBnQwNf93i2f9UCyWZdDTU9CQOKPQZODIoLMQaih7ttGZChS3onwdiKL356XH2ze058mqR_L8tcJKtMC9qXvmUH34XdUE6bJirXZAgjO5-FaC8zXij-QU40KXsCKmikXnyNXhKU-/s4032/20231106_195757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNrBTvx6aXeOdUrw3vFVBNS5cNWwXoNDuE2uyuQNK0A3bW8P9dD1ufBnQwNf93i2f9UCyWZdDTU9CQOKPQZODIoLMQaih7ttGZChS3onwdiKL356XH2ze058mqR_L8tcJKtMC9qXvmUH34XdUE6bJirXZAgjO5-FaC8zXij-QU40KXsCKmikXnyNXhKU-/s320/20231106_195757.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right after we returned to RVA, I attended a super fun loom weaving class at DWW taught by Keyser. Our morning meet up buddies Kelly and Angela aka The Peanut Gallery were there to help me laugh until I peed in my pants a little.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTD_r6JyoRKtL6fxHZwThLAlw-AnHUyjDLmxAns-HnEwenx6N3vI3sreOPpFY0rDOJPvDFA3_AFOcunNSOe06ndZqHMQEqzxX1L2SYgWc1I5kJAVU05uUiRf5CAXj2T6V0R6CfCbfzHYpZvBPojGPxrSozlbMYyRxMXVdo7oBP0XSLe1h3I-RHH_Lozv6P/s4032/20231107_204255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTD_r6JyoRKtL6fxHZwThLAlw-AnHUyjDLmxAns-HnEwenx6N3vI3sreOPpFY0rDOJPvDFA3_AFOcunNSOe06ndZqHMQEqzxX1L2SYgWc1I5kJAVU05uUiRf5CAXj2T6V0R6CfCbfzHYpZvBPojGPxrSozlbMYyRxMXVdo7oBP0XSLe1h3I-RHH_Lozv6P/s320/20231107_204255.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTGeR9g_C_HA_q7hUQxAMCT5sWGLtdGrXjtSLbl863e_9MkA6EYGE7ZJZ2eSK2U8RzkFS4qbg6qwr5ecLaeQYyx7kaBZgRiL7IapXfe_8K0m-vmqiT2koZm9euFEoe6tXVEl6FSKJxfQP3dO2DBaxBuVJaM3SFjux_SIoOCxSutX1Fv88hwnpZyH7fWWF/s3170/20231111_143217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3170" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTGeR9g_C_HA_q7hUQxAMCT5sWGLtdGrXjtSLbl863e_9MkA6EYGE7ZJZ2eSK2U8RzkFS4qbg6qwr5ecLaeQYyx7kaBZgRiL7IapXfe_8K0m-vmqiT2koZm9euFEoe6tXVEl6FSKJxfQP3dO2DBaxBuVJaM3SFjux_SIoOCxSutX1Fv88hwnpZyH7fWWF/s320/20231111_143217.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In other news, I inherited a ton of amazing ephemera from a retired local fiber artist and have been enjoying flipping through it for inspiration every evening. I finished my first Grape sock and just started the second yesterday.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemNy-PtR-RfeoSLQxomAr4DhogAFHYk4R2opBb0rNIw3wc151Cucx1ADU6E_1xR4eiXpp7i14AlUtksveZuaWDJe31MNKmuanssHSbFG7ZQ7khdXjnd61PjdnV6W1vPdPbGvj7YJ0XMa83kYW90LyFS_M_IbhhaWm7TFekjoJihBVKxUyLnt98Vnx_1Pd/s1767/20231111_143118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="1767" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemNy-PtR-RfeoSLQxomAr4DhogAFHYk4R2opBb0rNIw3wc151Cucx1ADU6E_1xR4eiXpp7i14AlUtksveZuaWDJe31MNKmuanssHSbFG7ZQ7khdXjnd61PjdnV6W1vPdPbGvj7YJ0XMa83kYW90LyFS_M_IbhhaWm7TFekjoJihBVKxUyLnt98Vnx_1Pd/s320/20231111_143118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I literally finished our matching striped knee highs the day after Halloween but only just got around to photographing them today. Unless the shape of our legs drastically changes, I think I should be able to use my sizing template for these knee high socks for quite a while. This is really a dream come true for me. Being so short, it's impossible for me to find commercially made knee highs that actually fit me and this template that I designed fits perfectly. In order to keep the striping sequences consistent, I used a Twisted German cast on for the socks. (If you're using self-striping yarn) you can simply place your slip knot wherever you want your first color to start and then do the same for the second sock. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlb1yeiDbRQSoahzRsLDjF7f1o9HZwTrY7GsUmxiwxC-C0b9px2yO9Md-HpwVNZ2QTdqL8P6JISeQqpRznldpGwMhaCuqalJlL_bRFEMGlaIbdzBRHvwbfoG3vBg5UEXJpNVhJ56ZFFgVD-tBb8vuOl6gcjJuLKgGANgJ9iFIto3lhtcTdKVX3xHcRwCGb/s2186/20231111_143325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1951" data-original-width="2186" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlb1yeiDbRQSoahzRsLDjF7f1o9HZwTrY7GsUmxiwxC-C0b9px2yO9Md-HpwVNZ2QTdqL8P6JISeQqpRznldpGwMhaCuqalJlL_bRFEMGlaIbdzBRHvwbfoG3vBg5UEXJpNVhJ56ZFFgVD-tBb8vuOl6gcjJuLKgGANgJ9iFIto3lhtcTdKVX3xHcRwCGb/s320/20231111_143325.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my socks, using size 0 needles, I cast on 74 sts, knit the cuff in twisted rib for 1", knit the calf for 3" and then started decreasing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1st decrease round: *K1, SSK, knit to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1 (2 sts dec). Knit even for 6 rows.*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Repeat *.* until 60 sts are achieved then start the heel and work as a basic sock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For Xena's socks, using size 1 needles, I cast on 52 sts, knit the cuff in twisted rib for 1", knit the calf for 2.5" (or 3 different color stripes).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1st decrease round: *K1, SSK, knit to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1 (2 sts dec). Knit even for 7 rows.*</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;">Repeat *.* until 40 sts are achieved then work even for about 2" (finishing off the stripe of the next color), start the heel and work as a basic sock.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Basically if you want to design a knee high template for yourself, you just need to figure out the gauge of total stitches for your calf and then work down to your regular sock gauge by gradually decreasing every 1-2 inches.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I have a lot more that I want to write about but I also have a lot to do today so I'm gonna wrap this up for now.</p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-32165400910653343602023-10-29T18:10:00.008-04:002023-10-29T18:14:56.591-04:00Rhinebeck 2023 Recap<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWE7i2UAru1Jct5n-Lh3nGHQywRgVQabpl2AWN9mpNsrZe0CucINpK49phKO8-PZBKRAfIpPH-SPo6u4-7qXNPbZZX4xeVsF1lc7IJo240Vyv8RaOsUxPr7_6f39Ny3ELa-J5Ysci-uDGB-rG-8-fAWKIZr5OxMyw6D9ASm-HvWs7o3Hj1lv0CCEMvg4-P/s4032/20231018_164914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the best aspects of moving back to the East Coast is that for the first time since I started attending the NY Sheep and Wool festival, I didn't have to start off the weekend jetlagged, exhausted and stressed out from a red eye flight, followed by having to pick up a rental at the airport at the asscrack of dawn and then try to concentrate on driving through insane traffic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uEl6w5Wa935CHOuI9V4uJ305zxsX_lijxWgB2TwoUebOQyh5QMZ3k6zEeq0qHqC6Fa5AQS7yLkB28Y1FN8TDN84J1yg5hXlqLQxr4ivhc337P82i5-s6v68HYD9lBrW0asenBPcS8hn2026XPEt3Vlk2yCPs1GAOvH6qlS31G9LqjRa8g1R3VDos3FSC/s4032/20231018_172233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uEl6w5Wa935CHOuI9V4uJ305zxsX_lijxWgB2TwoUebOQyh5QMZ3k6zEeq0qHqC6Fa5AQS7yLkB28Y1FN8TDN84J1yg5hXlqLQxr4ivhc337P82i5-s6v68HYD9lBrW0asenBPcS8hn2026XPEt3Vlk2yCPs1GAOvH6qlS31G9LqjRa8g1R3VDos3FSC/s320/20231018_172233.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRX1A3age8RLPIq5XDK95lCgviVi4OBjNOvo3DHJl2D-40O_qPaHakL1_umorolJT0wBUV8kkab7xczKAaFEH61Eq_aLJwmr_lQa0qD0IK15UdZmTvebdCSb3p3Li0VmUlmx81r4eOtn55pYZn9eoCEDNHRfc0YnaUO6Jf0xcYU1TDGXTkYOIqmOVE2yA/s4032/20231018_181145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">We had a terrific seafood dinner at Devon and breakfast at K'Far, definitely my favorite Israeli cafe in Philly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-otrOA21NWZp7eOtY544gQJTV168r278a46R5XCR5Kja1QccVGUdTWmBVV16kbCR1XHuMp3xtSbfLtNirkflQ8L_YHiacM2mgZUxXrV4ohWZKqJlDhrhyOaBTUgkv1A2v3203TalkPqBeR-i7FyzCgoOBOtAw_YgRBsa6VCtU0mFagSm5q0INc15tPi4U/s4032/20231019_143155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-otrOA21NWZp7eOtY544gQJTV168r278a46R5XCR5Kja1QccVGUdTWmBVV16kbCR1XHuMp3xtSbfLtNirkflQ8L_YHiacM2mgZUxXrV4ohWZKqJlDhrhyOaBTUgkv1A2v3203TalkPqBeR-i7FyzCgoOBOtAw_YgRBsa6VCtU0mFagSm5q0INc15tPi4U/s320/20231019_143155.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8yn_rtm-dUa_gnyRaCKOVffeTzW6Aig1g3XXRBPSCI72wM4TESpDWEQmUyQGMT_g25uQkNm50H_6PQ47Rs8oILHtZp46W_LQW0wp1s0MZy9Jia62lsIYtPxUxG4NiTQxsG51vlm2s91VNdK2ZPqc466BtMUZW8pCcvfTm2y4v1bWBsb9fLcKrZHrd7hC/s4032/20231019_143445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Some people know Aaron as the lead singer of the CTxHC band, Death Threat. I just think of him as my ex-BF, Noah's older brother whom I briefly lived with in Canton, CT along with CJ from Hatebreed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqqNEJPah2uRtji6gn9J7JyNetETwl5f0KXV_bvURoZdKhqdSYoBmTnAffKm7ehiQr3ewG-YZUo7a1Uk8cBXycfZAXck2X51xp_dw1wiTPBY_ljqWXsfuCkeXW8pV-oYv-z6_mYaUFz3CPC6pcHe8vftqTSyRK-Wzq2rtA9lMhAALA2KRS76KogZ_jRDc/s4032/20231019_144926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqqNEJPah2uRtji6gn9J7JyNetETwl5f0KXV_bvURoZdKhqdSYoBmTnAffKm7ehiQr3ewG-YZUo7a1Uk8cBXycfZAXck2X51xp_dw1wiTPBY_ljqWXsfuCkeXW8pV-oYv-z6_mYaUFz3CPC6pcHe8vftqTSyRK-Wzq2rtA9lMhAALA2KRS76KogZ_jRDc/s320/20231019_144926.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WL89FRUb1zav171m-Lv_xrVHvwWlZoQrYYoJAKp8iKaA-Ah2VFB9kx8H3Rx4HLLD8stRsSba_5BQw4VrGFZ_XecG6B__KwloSwRJpayDusF-CNZsAZdKG9ds_pF73gvtb2sdEhzcWXcyO-IYqnPN7-pK3DE5hmXLqVxdD-FL5ChPfKStHRHvLgCBOMiA/s4032/20231019_173052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Already high, the standards were slightly improved with complimentary cookies, champagne, sleep masks, sleep spray and chocolate truffles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhELioOWPtVxBDpTyXwdxl5lUAvAj-TLLhiWPAP2OTuC9WUAWYN_7q6-npiDx4Io-xekAUmp2DMhxm5ZnKPHR1ontsIdjIf1fMV1UnZgrsu3WOXja1QCFeGZm1nRpKCNbLZAHI3a1pbF0bS2x-tdzsirMtq6Zmo3TPoweC3SJmHDGdCq1XyU3GsO3rx5h/s4032/20231019_195600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhELioOWPtVxBDpTyXwdxl5lUAvAj-TLLhiWPAP2OTuC9WUAWYN_7q6-npiDx4Io-xekAUmp2DMhxm5ZnKPHR1ontsIdjIf1fMV1UnZgrsu3WOXja1QCFeGZm1nRpKCNbLZAHI3a1pbF0bS2x-tdzsirMtq6Zmo3TPoweC3SJmHDGdCq1XyU3GsO3rx5h/s320/20231019_195600.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHE0EVX3MHOPCNvHZKsuUMlvPueG8O8YtsXVY57QZLvX6ARLw7MP6Ek8Ypuj-MW5g13Ouuzxd7jAvhBdRubl84IWwrPMLoLUaswRFYCcUAuURqQpc1cdGQDy4zWZ5sNgV9eiIQhjV5rCO6vC-Xn_xADbGI980OrZM9g7a9xc9c2ZCMo0EnXBq1DndLWOj/s4032/20231019_222718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">We hit up Rhinebeck Bagels every single day. The service always prompt and the quality consistent.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhflSryG8CeZrjvi6uDKWu6Gf-boUPU-e4JemyXaMkP-0S0bZhp0kYck6UZyB1sHWYPO15yDCnCVrOt6lGc0jid771AQYf2M4aS1EQ4aJXzWCA8c8rrURk2AQBwaDlMSPnMPMtwGyPP_5DAK7SguwP_skHyRAJHJ1NMxdJQ5d_vHf2lqrS2EO_iyMPgUc/s2448/20231020_103030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhflSryG8CeZrjvi6uDKWu6Gf-boUPU-e4JemyXaMkP-0S0bZhp0kYck6UZyB1sHWYPO15yDCnCVrOt6lGc0jid771AQYf2M4aS1EQ4aJXzWCA8c8rrURk2AQBwaDlMSPnMPMtwGyPP_5DAK7SguwP_skHyRAJHJ1NMxdJQ5d_vHf2lqrS2EO_iyMPgUc/s320/20231020_103030.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite the rain, Indie Untangled was rad! I found exactly what I wanted, fancy stitch markers and yarn from 29 Bridges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmeS2lZno9lTScufhkgLJVD15IFVJP-IRsGVtm4U2z0wE8FAq4G-AcojbqAhwV4PtzLhFoPfWpIMiB2LChHXrg3n9FUmzueInLdIvBv-6TCQ0IaiWE1bicehmBok3DaVgRyKq-pd79E-jucSiOzJvdNdAROo7BhqvPacQcIXfn-SHpKm8ugGTtpUG0MFM/s3535/20231026_081006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3535" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmeS2lZno9lTScufhkgLJVD15IFVJP-IRsGVtm4U2z0wE8FAq4G-AcojbqAhwV4PtzLhFoPfWpIMiB2LChHXrg3n9FUmzueInLdIvBv-6TCQ0IaiWE1bicehmBok3DaVgRyKq-pd79E-jucSiOzJvdNdAROo7BhqvPacQcIXfn-SHpKm8ugGTtpUG0MFM/s320/20231026_081006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The swag bag was overflowing with cute little goodies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioH8SDj0OLIZZOtjLaIngwPeEpmtP-eApGSseIzvmtH0e_i7QWPnJQCY7FaRRrx6bqazmsWU-1TGo-Un1PJsRAsu0FrgZncyw0eyjGpPYvPLyzhGcA9K_1MKCF9t_TPcl8IhaWkMBTS1HLQWr6ZtR_ehlnhCy1bxG2580DYLSnahG4CnHNYoSbM0dVpQT3/s4032/20231020_103601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioH8SDj0OLIZZOtjLaIngwPeEpmtP-eApGSseIzvmtH0e_i7QWPnJQCY7FaRRrx6bqazmsWU-1TGo-Un1PJsRAsu0FrgZncyw0eyjGpPYvPLyzhGcA9K_1MKCF9t_TPcl8IhaWkMBTS1HLQWr6ZtR_ehlnhCy1bxG2580DYLSnahG4CnHNYoSbM0dVpQT3/s320/20231020_103601.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Ugg transparent rainboots were the smartest thing I packed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zEOut86wqJPrYYfEAqnVCC_49cn_X0rJRhTug3JxTx3aNafarIAmLrFYH6BZljhmde8AhkLn9nJHh4MFwoEzo1D7gc5OrZC24r94HFWxLmPLTBVWAbw_2IETosrRs048QboEoH6Y-QN8oubPZbKHr3LWgz1S4mFjDbVcKT2uZps9PKNL2fed4lUdifP1/s4032/20231020_105757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zEOut86wqJPrYYfEAqnVCC_49cn_X0rJRhTug3JxTx3aNafarIAmLrFYH6BZljhmde8AhkLn9nJHh4MFwoEzo1D7gc5OrZC24r94HFWxLmPLTBVWAbw_2IETosrRs048QboEoH6Y-QN8oubPZbKHr3LWgz1S4mFjDbVcKT2uZps9PKNL2fed4lUdifP1/s320/20231020_105757.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6CYRU_CcYzg881YnyEuTofvddtPMJsxUPp-Uud8CgqPerhdtclXH3j0b0XF7imQ2cx1BETsDuJoM3CH0rAnRL7STCUtUVJqhENoQE6nZiY8mW7e6gNC15HB6tR9TXRknV1aO0vgXSm7MvrDLERQBEEgh_wOzGve8n4qiBNPDL-wTEb96o6rFoKFBY4OJ/s4032/20231020_140923(0).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6CYRU_CcYzg881YnyEuTofvddtPMJsxUPp-Uud8CgqPerhdtclXH3j0b0XF7imQ2cx1BETsDuJoM3CH0rAnRL7STCUtUVJqhENoQE6nZiY8mW7e6gNC15HB6tR9TXRknV1aO0vgXSm7MvrDLERQBEEgh_wOzGve8n4qiBNPDL-wTEb96o6rFoKFBY4OJ/s320/20231020_140923(0).jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As far as the shitshow now universally known as Wool & Folk goes, all I'm gonna say is that although we did have to illegally park, at least Amber and I were totally prepared and our rental wasn't towed. We had our camper chairs and cooler. We posted up under the podcast tent as soon as we arrived. We even bumped into my boss Debbie, co-worker Keyser and friends Angela and Kelly from the weekly DWW morning meet ups.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgu2mnmXhNey5TvmAm1HLxVhhFo5f_wInUK5CRi_3aqYZYaXqBqxBv546bGFB5C-2CEeI-siGhSjUOoAXp3GJDk0Mlhs6DrrzGtB8NAn988kd3OWlqn26p39ccHI_HkzDQwQoOsdAQkxrEOv9jp5ZY44T9shkK0M8QXvaFbxIp-hBXXvH2UUGhJltc42_p/s1024/imagejpeg_1(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgu2mnmXhNey5TvmAm1HLxVhhFo5f_wInUK5CRi_3aqYZYaXqBqxBv546bGFB5C-2CEeI-siGhSjUOoAXp3GJDk0Mlhs6DrrzGtB8NAn988kd3OWlqn26p39ccHI_HkzDQwQoOsdAQkxrEOv9jp5ZY44T9shkK0M8QXvaFbxIp-hBXXvH2UUGhJltc42_p/s320/imagejpeg_1(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While the marketplace was a total nightmare, we still thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAh2X_O5yo21w69F-jD4m9Bsjf_37CLq79B6b9gQTKfPAakH9i2KN7UWAC9AbLgy2UApTIiRTxj8dCGdV0T5MJHjceZZTPOikdBmwS9qnHCn5lxsap7BJ6N5wQKe2vN6yaCmlRurO8gy75HJyXznD66HbDXaP2b4kXWJBfWPxdDx4RhgXrT4OAX4C4TNg/s4032/20231020_172004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAh2X_O5yo21w69F-jD4m9Bsjf_37CLq79B6b9gQTKfPAakH9i2KN7UWAC9AbLgy2UApTIiRTxj8dCGdV0T5MJHjceZZTPOikdBmwS9qnHCn5lxsap7BJ6N5wQKe2vN6yaCmlRurO8gy75HJyXznD66HbDXaP2b4kXWJBfWPxdDx4RhgXrT4OAX4C4TNg/s320/20231020_172004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't even feel comfortable documenting the Crying Jordan grimaces of all of the vendors so I took photos of these beautiful hydrangeas outside instead.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVTrnQlOj04sMTO_1HdG8vFpCPvWuyLZpV5kw0-wpQnsyTsdD5fhNoLm-2YdIh0HePZyUvne6DOvXs36O5YFuEfOOMoLIiR5fKWY0ZB4PGySikGhciJ_VuJC6WJ7LOfS4icVdH6y0REDJS1sNJ0vByroRsjwA5_ofhdQ4ywo8SwTdxQndl_j_VBn0Nvm9/s4032/20231020_172013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVTrnQlOj04sMTO_1HdG8vFpCPvWuyLZpV5kw0-wpQnsyTsdD5fhNoLm-2YdIh0HePZyUvne6DOvXs36O5YFuEfOOMoLIiR5fKWY0ZB4PGySikGhciJ_VuJC6WJ7LOfS4icVdH6y0REDJS1sNJ0vByroRsjwA5_ofhdQ4ywo8SwTdxQndl_j_VBn0Nvm9/s320/20231020_172013.jpg" width="180" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because the marketplace was so overwhelming, the only thing I purchased was sweater quantity of the Wandering Flock 10th anniversary colorway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeYqOmPr6Pdk0RWd2YLI6oHbUIhEhGbnu8jkfrGdMHIgu4V0siUAjw8wUhP3JUkEMGuDWEs6r9acRu9J5qQncjFcBEIPrRuBM0Urjc9e0W-3MaNdY5WyciZaPkS1r6ftYB6qgis4cHCexOIz-pGP5GfOeEY2Ywap_6cweAEUpazVDEYvgiFKBnFgPiMyM/s2268/20231026_081329.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="2268" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgeYqOmPr6Pdk0RWd2YLI6oHbUIhEhGbnu8jkfrGdMHIgu4V0siUAjw8wUhP3JUkEMGuDWEs6r9acRu9J5qQncjFcBEIPrRuBM0Urjc9e0W-3MaNdY5WyciZaPkS1r6ftYB6qgis4cHCexOIz-pGP5GfOeEY2Ywap_6cweAEUpazVDEYvgiFKBnFgPiMyM/s320/20231026_081329.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the actual NY Sheep and Wool festival, the only yarn I purchased was from Periwinkle Sheep.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEiNEkzeciSl96Y-YfHPdoDbipymBfWw4mM62sznX9zTTYz3IXThuhDcJIPIZcI-Js2Sv-JTB4OA_yt2Xn_DhafSwG5HhCGNjQ3bDxwOAkqq0jROhpnx6GnLMv6DMxgHl5RCIa4eHWT5ZBAiba7obZs2eGXpnpl_wrFz-BlEWJD5XBFD2gITUmJlfdwm_/s3172/20231026_080244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3172" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEiNEkzeciSl96Y-YfHPdoDbipymBfWw4mM62sznX9zTTYz3IXThuhDcJIPIZcI-Js2Sv-JTB4OA_yt2Xn_DhafSwG5HhCGNjQ3bDxwOAkqq0jROhpnx6GnLMv6DMxgHl5RCIa4eHWT5ZBAiba7obZs2eGXpnpl_wrFz-BlEWJD5XBFD2gITUmJlfdwm_/s320/20231026_080244.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also bought some awesome sheep themed letterpressed stationery and ephemera and the <a href="https://lainepublishing.com/en-us/products/grand-shetland-adventure-knits">Grand Shetland Adventures Knits book by MJ Mucklestone and Gudrun Johnston</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cmg0I36cKA_NvWeE-Ub64ZneZKAZf6OmP7IjbeqqBvP-6Ii0_f0tbLPknESzWAO_LVpsc2jl9iSV89K560MbcJDPfqe6ihXqqmXnEy1UxfERSSMbbkbqguIJD_TnmylbFjyCMpt8IX-SQwBSr06vq-JfY0R4UzQ0VkWFo6DSrI998FlGwSkGshFlia0b/s4032/20231021_094843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cmg0I36cKA_NvWeE-Ub64ZneZKAZf6OmP7IjbeqqBvP-6Ii0_f0tbLPknESzWAO_LVpsc2jl9iSV89K560MbcJDPfqe6ihXqqmXnEy1UxfERSSMbbkbqguIJD_TnmylbFjyCMpt8IX-SQwBSr06vq-JfY0R4UzQ0VkWFo6DSrI998FlGwSkGshFlia0b/s320/20231021_094843.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I picked up a book about Bargello a while ago from Cool Chris back in SF and I was very intrigued by this booth at the festival.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C7Ahka98CC9yXj5-1UTXDuh5OvrXJ8H2Mn2BGhZtlx2nYIVPlMp28T1phTigVMZuBq6wbuww6I7D6KlKFJ_J_hlF-GRrdXlizVA0oV8Bht3Vz795jJJ2XiKQcLQMpFvq_XeR-AEg25vkMJ7qlG7_OSBs0GSSKN_irHOudG_VNG686vm29reYtOgwbEUh/s4032/20231021_094853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C7Ahka98CC9yXj5-1UTXDuh5OvrXJ8H2Mn2BGhZtlx2nYIVPlMp28T1phTigVMZuBq6wbuww6I7D6KlKFJ_J_hlF-GRrdXlizVA0oV8Bht3Vz795jJJ2XiKQcLQMpFvq_XeR-AEg25vkMJ7qlG7_OSBs0GSSKN_irHOudG_VNG686vm29reYtOgwbEUh/s320/20231021_094853.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Sn-AomeMefe65bEtFraXd8jlt5124tNoo37EJsKVcFyMeeEGD1buEg1VhvxnrigrMlwAWV_FPDHoowprg95fh1aAbd0RqcYbUhST1z5SwMjD2smdY4h3HQx3dP5ieJJRmGCweLEFlSuGZHrhZ8_-ENWCmLXtXBfbnBoUlQmfRwLfYw0S_M8_zqyIaOv7/s4032/20231021_112952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Sn-AomeMefe65bEtFraXd8jlt5124tNoo37EJsKVcFyMeeEGD1buEg1VhvxnrigrMlwAWV_FPDHoowprg95fh1aAbd0RqcYbUhST1z5SwMjD2smdY4h3HQx3dP5ieJJRmGCweLEFlSuGZHrhZ8_-ENWCmLXtXBfbnBoUlQmfRwLfYw0S_M8_zqyIaOv7/s320/20231021_112952.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've already shared many of my Rhinebeck photos in previous posts and this is all I have left. The green Drover sweater sample was hanging in the Neighborhood Fibers booth. I recently purchased a kit for it after winning a $75 CAD gift card to Ancient Arts from the PomPom virtual launch party.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigt9gROcENmH8_yLNi6GhCrKU66HUs-uQedSeyUUsK24fjPSbaPnhg505DLM5ciNbjwPkD9ZIXczfsNbFkAXUZ40bTDCkA8xd5ilmHlfpXAQK64lpl0-p-gImO8Udvux0uwauVOZbbloQFbbfSHtHeUNRzCDK0rNqf9qGP5bN02XCPNaaqAt_pXajVruHA/s4032/20231021_143322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigt9gROcENmH8_yLNi6GhCrKU66HUs-uQedSeyUUsK24fjPSbaPnhg505DLM5ciNbjwPkD9ZIXczfsNbFkAXUZ40bTDCkA8xd5ilmHlfpXAQK64lpl0-p-gImO8Udvux0uwauVOZbbloQFbbfSHtHeUNRzCDK0rNqf9qGP5bN02XCPNaaqAt_pXajVruHA/s320/20231021_143322.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9gzal9QdCNReCTndfzt9Qn5F5d2zUFpbd9JT4mlowL6tqyluf5K4OJZZmb0XSfm4ltIV2Z_SvTDiHjThz1VBC7_aUsL_hHsmyycktAdoHzaUF-es6vJdRyjuU3kgMu0kpkl_I5DJZTkKB_u1TRb3v1hIMnxKqABnI6Qo2On04JjWVHjwIg8tt2UvHe47/s4032/20231022_093631.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9gzal9QdCNReCTndfzt9Qn5F5d2zUFpbd9JT4mlowL6tqyluf5K4OJZZmb0XSfm4ltIV2Z_SvTDiHjThz1VBC7_aUsL_hHsmyycktAdoHzaUF-es6vJdRyjuU3kgMu0kpkl_I5DJZTkKB_u1TRb3v1hIMnxKqABnI6Qo2On04JjWVHjwIg8tt2UvHe47/s320/20231022_093631.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's Alex and Susan participating in the drop spindle contest. Amber and I both loved the drape on this Tidal sweater.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQq4ZVp-PduRfZM4n2BUj8M7JIabtcMPfTtjOpNyysrFG2XqSbDx9dWB6p1s1X_WSFavXNBJnsY92WO464qaTFMho9qomiLQOO1HKfQejjRggHopdCYG-wRpS2u6ZNOZwnvK7jLrytFnotn4524Uag6SfBG1ne9WmjxFMXdTxknF93oQE1cyMfmW-CcnaH/s4032/20231022_093635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQq4ZVp-PduRfZM4n2BUj8M7JIabtcMPfTtjOpNyysrFG2XqSbDx9dWB6p1s1X_WSFavXNBJnsY92WO464qaTFMho9qomiLQOO1HKfQejjRggHopdCYG-wRpS2u6ZNOZwnvK7jLrytFnotn4524Uag6SfBG1ne9WmjxFMXdTxknF93oQE1cyMfmW-CcnaH/s320/20231022_093635.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdE0H5x_qS4O8cnR0PA4ruiviivhTLF173BXgXHBq3NyaL59h33Tl2ihekSKPdxWjVzwagkbnW6-ckqR54ZxeH1ulQWmjS4KBSb5erTnB6OwDzAfxlzjZ1OXj_VhlDtqTM6f0SB41_bBJWCJke3lX0IP5Tr0RHV_dVVqkA5GezgBT3CHHBNiE37cHCBNej/s4032/20231022_190024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdE0H5x_qS4O8cnR0PA4ruiviivhTLF173BXgXHBq3NyaL59h33Tl2ihekSKPdxWjVzwagkbnW6-ckqR54ZxeH1ulQWmjS4KBSb5erTnB6OwDzAfxlzjZ1OXj_VhlDtqTM6f0SB41_bBJWCJke3lX0IP5Tr0RHV_dVVqkA5GezgBT3CHHBNiE37cHCBNej/s320/20231022_190024.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The final photo is from an incredible sushi and sashimi feast with my penpal, Suzette. I spent the night at her place in Maplewood, NJ in an effort to break up my drive home. Her neighborhood has so many impressive Halloween decorations. We had such a nice time catching up. Now that I'm back on the East Coast, I really need to visit my friends up north more frequently.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-82757932945448244092023-10-29T17:32:00.003-04:002023-10-29T17:33:30.085-04:00Knit Vervain Socks designed by Sachiko Burgin from Laine Publishing's 52 Weeks of Socks Book<p>I just realized that although I posted these socks as soon as I finished them back in late September on IG, I forgot to share them here. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVCm2_KJ8CUeARvPtiTcagE8E6d_ZqcC5q-OQeoItWRms26uKtv5YRSyYuCpriGhVv3IP52L-uUewelnycMiVKg9rkS2Gzz6avfbOb1fsKkx6NictlPA45nfC7UeV7rWcVHYyda1_l1IehIRgWA9CY1ipUZCnmayrwIcdpk3cj6Ybtl1n7tApSH0-_7K3/s4032/20231021_190123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVCm2_KJ8CUeARvPtiTcagE8E6d_ZqcC5q-OQeoItWRms26uKtv5YRSyYuCpriGhVv3IP52L-uUewelnycMiVKg9rkS2Gzz6avfbOb1fsKkx6NictlPA45nfC7UeV7rWcVHYyda1_l1IehIRgWA9CY1ipUZCnmayrwIcdpk3cj6Ybtl1n7tApSH0-_7K3/s320/20231021_190123.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the sock pattern that Amber and I agreed to use as our "Rhinebeck socks". They would've been in the same yarn as would our Rhinebeck sweaters, except for the fact that I still cannot find the box containing all of that yarn that I purchased at Rhinebeck the year before since we moved?! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiu2oI0R67uFZHQVZN9kcLoB0Av0HlB-Mh3H-LdcaouPiui2rylVaWrxFgIjgkbtid_2ARl0yVDDgDWu74xt2xa9ObUnibkVyWb67N-oaZt1j9BoJ-39SMN1xp4B1Mn7P9l5CbW1NW552pTKLuO3tfdLME2skaUWlf6Jy8XXzAreI3CbyAbwJFKeQ4bqN/s4032/20231021_134535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiu2oI0R67uFZHQVZN9kcLoB0Av0HlB-Mh3H-LdcaouPiui2rylVaWrxFgIjgkbtid_2ARl0yVDDgDWu74xt2xa9ObUnibkVyWb67N-oaZt1j9BoJ-39SMN1xp4B1Mn7P9l5CbW1NW552pTKLuO3tfdLME2skaUWlf6Jy8XXzAreI3CbyAbwJFKeQ4bqN/s320/20231021_134535.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh545QzRqpa1k3ne0vANE85HvfL81BEO1tD-RZM80mUvUUgHXjmtWebNFohHkINfuJR8nnbB9yIAGd_nzG4EkDPgY92wXy0IHGnWqligYZBXlizX9qtHkV0rOeDKbUwnTUwvMyJtdGuiAu2sm_dhIq3sIt_fQ98xMkcCRKiLhaUqYPPLOcWNkTeNmDUSvcV/s3096/20230929_143518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh545QzRqpa1k3ne0vANE85HvfL81BEO1tD-RZM80mUvUUgHXjmtWebNFohHkINfuJR8nnbB9yIAGd_nzG4EkDPgY92wXy0IHGnWqligYZBXlizX9qtHkV0rOeDKbUwnTUwvMyJtdGuiAu2sm_dhIq3sIt_fQ98xMkcCRKiLhaUqYPPLOcWNkTeNmDUSvcV/s320/20230929_143518.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>So, I ended up using one of my favorite sock yarns ever, the now defunct Houndstooth Fibers Painted Ladies from NorCal.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YCEiCyV_R9KESVK-pwah6cFEijY2yYYO-_gDmBYGuMOOKyAI208cYzI_66Zc2dZpJkijvyqG3urnjQr21rqXCF3tUWKQI-koRnLA-B6Ga4W5fnzOW7hcYNYMF9KltTNvqwNeRwjPMSrHLE3NtvurDHCT1qKheZVc60ye2523oXNvsDYxHfW6ExEa8FNY/s2493/20230929_143540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2493" data-original-width="2159" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YCEiCyV_R9KESVK-pwah6cFEijY2yYYO-_gDmBYGuMOOKyAI208cYzI_66Zc2dZpJkijvyqG3urnjQr21rqXCF3tUWKQI-koRnLA-B6Ga4W5fnzOW7hcYNYMF9KltTNvqwNeRwjPMSrHLE3NtvurDHCT1qKheZVc60ye2523oXNvsDYxHfW6ExEa8FNY/s320/20230929_143540.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just love the gentle ombre of this style of dyeing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgairUb-yZ-K6jWXP8b1b0Y4gXrMCNW5nEoFsxSIQNJ0iKgV4Q6SM08Jfi0JCfbwNwO_AWea2nz9xwDsA6-kQ17fE2RyXOK3Jx5b-5_rcde0r_6hA_UmVRNyr4Dql2Xidy9FewCwiUCGk8NJm_JNwg0UMePKXva9NZBobQA9MOtHSLEC0-k4ZD6cxa2qcza/s2430/20230929_143556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="2430" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgairUb-yZ-K6jWXP8b1b0Y4gXrMCNW5nEoFsxSIQNJ0iKgV4Q6SM08Jfi0JCfbwNwO_AWea2nz9xwDsA6-kQ17fE2RyXOK3Jx5b-5_rcde0r_6hA_UmVRNyr4Dql2Xidy9FewCwiUCGk8NJm_JNwg0UMePKXva9NZBobQA9MOtHSLEC0-k4ZD6cxa2qcza/s320/20230929_143556.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/preciousowl/vervain" style="text-align: left;">Vervain Socks pattern</a><span style="text-align: left;"> was designed by Sachiko Burgin. The pattern is available for purchase individually on Ravelry and also featured as one of many outstanding patterns featured in Laine Publishing's <u>52 Weeks of Socks</u> book aka <i>one of my favorite sock knitting books ever published</i>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmggFgfyl7cjbqM7y5yOSvYwMzFPmfYzY5-TVRgGBlEwJfQO8nsgh-1ashRbvlsKvijisieu-3Pcz4Qv1CuLgdGVN2g-33mRqR4KHELEOfF4GY214IZx6_eiHRxFSnSqm4o3WNQ55xgVp_PCKtEfGT-aN0wYiPHGE9ZCQbvfaV5HyZEiUimIQg_BRJ2VL/s4032/20230929_143144.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmggFgfyl7cjbqM7y5yOSvYwMzFPmfYzY5-TVRgGBlEwJfQO8nsgh-1ashRbvlsKvijisieu-3Pcz4Qv1CuLgdGVN2g-33mRqR4KHELEOfF4GY214IZx6_eiHRxFSnSqm4o3WNQ55xgVp_PCKtEfGT-aN0wYiPHGE9ZCQbvfaV5HyZEiUimIQg_BRJ2VL/s320/20230929_143144.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiePdzhzfLabhqvmwNw3HRHuqhAVrsMLO_Sy2DfnRC3iHFGuRByRkTfn3Nb0ThtYYqFp7mUikWQasGROagb-4eew2cikt-lYSbcAdb97FGre5pFpcHnMmf08K3PAhgXVa3rPOTOXqP8iaikNPzgWN1kqxTyOAFgsu0tu-h8FEDqWptveyyfKU8EiqQYAwk/s4032/20230929_143201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiePdzhzfLabhqvmwNw3HRHuqhAVrsMLO_Sy2DfnRC3iHFGuRByRkTfn3Nb0ThtYYqFp7mUikWQasGROagb-4eew2cikt-lYSbcAdb97FGre5pFpcHnMmf08K3PAhgXVa3rPOTOXqP8iaikNPzgWN1kqxTyOAFgsu0tu-h8FEDqWptveyyfKU8EiqQYAwk/s320/20230929_143201.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Prior to when I first started knitting socks, it never really crossed my mind that socks could be knit with a pattern design specific to each left and right foot.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UwhfSEP0owlnAxeQtm9R56nIDXFsF88WZHLPRsufAZyOkCI1kkjPOfUmWn4Or1lLvdjzmNPXkey9274r56O3q3Z6QJFitXo_MaReRmNzozwNQ_LaFn1D7FihjtgiDXOAHeYJBtyc44jFr-D4PzygGogOcs77HREUmNCSyBUpDIYhyphenhyphenp9f7CihGm2GJjc8/s3023/20230929_143615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UwhfSEP0owlnAxeQtm9R56nIDXFsF88WZHLPRsufAZyOkCI1kkjPOfUmWn4Or1lLvdjzmNPXkey9274r56O3q3Z6QJFitXo_MaReRmNzozwNQ_LaFn1D7FihjtgiDXOAHeYJBtyc44jFr-D4PzygGogOcs77HREUmNCSyBUpDIYhyphenhyphenp9f7CihGm2GJjc8/s320/20230929_143615.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>This lacey pattern was such a joy to knit and I cannot wait to make another pair...but not until I get started on my Squam 2024 socks for next year. :)</p></div>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-32170238570180345912023-10-25T18:36:00.003-04:002023-10-25T18:36:54.014-04:00Knit Arcane Beanie pattern designed by James N. Watts featured in the Ritual Dyes Fall Equinox offering<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnS9DBhpoHsOhOnEF9VgMz7RhvpsalJpJEMUKhGnyO9Ueei9BUSMXd6JLEIgm75u6M_6oDagdFC2Fj23BlKTJzdBORLipxN3aFiMoZ7AdqF6SUi_qxXQZLbVQBGOV53rssUyfWlbIjNg2_qF5sw_4MqVQGdeEjhb8ePDoBJla1Diiaxki1KgThAFQqu2rm/s3407/20231007_135659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3407" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnS9DBhpoHsOhOnEF9VgMz7RhvpsalJpJEMUKhGnyO9Ueei9BUSMXd6JLEIgm75u6M_6oDagdFC2Fj23BlKTJzdBORLipxN3aFiMoZ7AdqF6SUi_qxXQZLbVQBGOV53rssUyfWlbIjNg2_qF5sw_4MqVQGdeEjhb8ePDoBJla1Diiaxki1KgThAFQqu2rm/s320/20231007_135659.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My <a href="https://ritualdyes.com/">Ritual Dyes Fall Equinox offering</a> arrived only days before Rhinebeck. But I was so intrigued by the pattern that I cast it on almost immediately. I set aside the brown colorway it came with and replaced it with <a href="https://preciousowl.blogspot.com/2022/11/stitches-socal-and-recent-purchases.html">leftover Knudsen I bought at the last and now final Stitches SoCal</a> so it would match my Midcoast Sweater, my "official Rhinebeck sweater".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NWCse6zDwZ0KnVk4SWZIlygX1NwMUSYbyw5iOSCnS-PZIQgItOYIES0m_9XPsWHtzeWVeodVS89zUy1Uh_Q1HE1C40hrBxRsY3t1hhnTnZyRJYuFEq2t3-rvyitRJhcwfZmKjTeqQg7uOGyVKs6o-5cwQh1K3BlmY9gxr-HUIHhTiYUX9GniIbW3BukH/s3322/20231001_163928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3322" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NWCse6zDwZ0KnVk4SWZIlygX1NwMUSYbyw5iOSCnS-PZIQgItOYIES0m_9XPsWHtzeWVeodVS89zUy1Uh_Q1HE1C40hrBxRsY3t1hhnTnZyRJYuFEq2t3-rvyitRJhcwfZmKjTeqQg7uOGyVKs6o-5cwQh1K3BlmY9gxr-HUIHhTiYUX9GniIbW3BukH/s320/20231001_163928.jpg" width="218" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4MtLgsxpVVGygqhknDjzIo1w7-AxlnLmyUvmzhoOuBNdm4lfE5dCUngbqP6qujgMHE1pY3W01-aG7s3PlxfsqQpGUTzv0Tf81Jz2DFcm9xb9bVQ7s1nKScKYrwW4PF8NtlPGdZ1TMFicRVnZgIGkYbV5lLTmOeUP0yJsphHRzfhzJwRAWbdg-tktx2Hp/s4032/20231015_195704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4MtLgsxpVVGygqhknDjzIo1w7-AxlnLmyUvmzhoOuBNdm4lfE5dCUngbqP6qujgMHE1pY3W01-aG7s3PlxfsqQpGUTzv0Tf81Jz2DFcm9xb9bVQ7s1nKScKYrwW4PF8NtlPGdZ1TMFicRVnZgIGkYbV5lLTmOeUP0yJsphHRzfhzJwRAWbdg-tktx2Hp/s320/20231015_195704.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On October 1st, I had a delightful visit from my friend and former Atelier co-worker, Catherine. She's originally from RVA but has been living in SF for decades now. Her sister still lives in Salisbury, VA and we finally got to hang again for the first time since before I moved back here from CA. She is actually the person responsible to introducing me to DWW in the first place! Our mutual loves of RVA and The Bay binds us together. The photo above is of our snack spread. We have a long history of eating, knitting and having the best conversations together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPn6lL46HXtnAKNHd4L2_DZf9WKvd6dw3ni3hvlZagUB-WnWhKHiGPE6Z3Ih48ueys5rbW6k_DJ08C703nSewZW_QljxjsLprFXvz7W3dZnLcMX7fIdM1V8560Rq7FgKRcyhC_V-xzj45F-Mh_ukOCVZ62od6BtJqbXHNlFi0AHe253zDTnJx29bVumU-/s4032/20231009_200700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPn6lL46HXtnAKNHd4L2_DZf9WKvd6dw3ni3hvlZagUB-WnWhKHiGPE6Z3Ih48ueys5rbW6k_DJ08C703nSewZW_QljxjsLprFXvz7W3dZnLcMX7fIdM1V8560Rq7FgKRcyhC_V-xzj45F-Mh_ukOCVZ62od6BtJqbXHNlFi0AHe253zDTnJx29bVumU-/s320/20231009_200700.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvszBBZu52-Y67R78ch_RBZjf3qYBh40kvWuKn63-gHt5wwScMX2Gi7LZDjG-QrBV6rL-uotiDjKM1PDNHoWSn8aeigrXqSpu0N7Be1ZCWbjmlRRuskaZ-ni1MDFZvz_VsDhtTkJFU9jYjJd7PSMnAdMB6euJktsF9-xjxKWsJY6Rz9yt0bYzrAYi9gxx/s4032/20231009_201911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvszBBZu52-Y67R78ch_RBZjf3qYBh40kvWuKn63-gHt5wwScMX2Gi7LZDjG-QrBV6rL-uotiDjKM1PDNHoWSn8aeigrXqSpu0N7Be1ZCWbjmlRRuskaZ-ni1MDFZvz_VsDhtTkJFU9jYjJd7PSMnAdMB6euJktsF9-xjxKWsJY6Rz9yt0bYzrAYi9gxx/s320/20231009_201911.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knit size 3 of the hat. I didn't make any modifications.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_hw_FVKZ6ML_7vQ2BN82IPNAXyCAd5xdq23zFMh1R7ApvvBM85g-0gmP2yvm1qavADUtTviZejErj7Felr5psEiyIra0LCR57oHEpuAkdYOtfrxKWqABv8P9LQGHOE2t-ZBYE93TgClka35-YzLQzx3kOcgvPAII2Jj3VISv5v9hqLO54R5rffLqlZtN/s2448/20231009_202424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_hw_FVKZ6ML_7vQ2BN82IPNAXyCAd5xdq23zFMh1R7ApvvBM85g-0gmP2yvm1qavADUtTviZejErj7Felr5psEiyIra0LCR57oHEpuAkdYOtfrxKWqABv8P9LQGHOE2t-ZBYE93TgClka35-YzLQzx3kOcgvPAII2Jj3VISv5v9hqLO54R5rffLqlZtN/s320/20231009_202424.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the braided cabled headband and I love that you can just measure it as you go to ensure that you have a perfectly fitted hat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfhTolLSjX-OcqQbB_Qjh5cOguhMmTr2hd5J_XvH04G4MtQwvWgI2H492e4LQfzBX8oCPJ2TQ9AuWUgFJHQyayIeXJ8zjSxtb1hV59nFjuFVoY3Gl9xojcP-wZ03xW-MDH7i0pAmMb-rzDs_uYLbjFwjlh6XabaeHhwdonNfCJtaQW0DQtmsfM_wbnn7F/s1024/imagejpeg_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfhTolLSjX-OcqQbB_Qjh5cOguhMmTr2hd5J_XvH04G4MtQwvWgI2H492e4LQfzBX8oCPJ2TQ9AuWUgFJHQyayIeXJ8zjSxtb1hV59nFjuFVoY3Gl9xojcP-wZ03xW-MDH7i0pAmMb-rzDs_uYLbjFwjlh6XabaeHhwdonNfCJtaQW0DQtmsfM_wbnn7F/s320/imagejpeg_3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I promised myself that I would wear this hat at Rhinebeck and on Saturday AM, I was up at 5AM finishing up the last few crown decreases in front of the cozy fire in our hotel lobby.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDjQXbRT8A7viDO7NY-DEmV18AnXaSlyoQGxZLgMOlZid7fmyH5ofw5OzZ0_3zGIu2_iOIkN4lpZv3q-Y9B7iu2mLb8zzrIvSsXC1FjlUJ7_Tz0ATmVMbDR3E-9swlz2_jGXfRAxD8eHcmZ1swwmAxExYDyaxduO__NLxnDZpgduhAsRzGDTHW7gg7XNj/s4032/20231021_052647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDjQXbRT8A7viDO7NY-DEmV18AnXaSlyoQGxZLgMOlZid7fmyH5ofw5OzZ0_3zGIu2_iOIkN4lpZv3q-Y9B7iu2mLb8zzrIvSsXC1FjlUJ7_Tz0ATmVMbDR3E-9swlz2_jGXfRAxD8eHcmZ1swwmAxExYDyaxduO__NLxnDZpgduhAsRzGDTHW7gg7XNj/s320/20231021_052647.jpg" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGbv6tnNz6_-VSA5P0U6mt_dVNbtXg-CUlKcijqv0d8Xe8CH2xTOl4m5KKWDuNpejwg6D8lPCeWCa4DMC7aFo-WTPsshRLK5-KT4MVF_P_93LewoeIftvfhbuOpJi4TawPjYn2SMNVeTL0gy6GpsEmVqZlbY0TOs9EO0oGzz9eDjzyAz6tqrEkbAqY-n2/s4032/20231021_060104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGbv6tnNz6_-VSA5P0U6mt_dVNbtXg-CUlKcijqv0d8Xe8CH2xTOl4m5KKWDuNpejwg6D8lPCeWCa4DMC7aFo-WTPsshRLK5-KT4MVF_P_93LewoeIftvfhbuOpJi4TawPjYn2SMNVeTL0gy6GpsEmVqZlbY0TOs9EO0oGzz9eDjzyAz6tqrEkbAqY-n2/s320/20231021_060104.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This hat will always remind me of Rhinebeck and the fabulous friendships I've made over the years.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXBuVQOvcAr0W9smlPIXUbULqlmqleV-JSSAX3VO-AkJRQ2GR_NLWiFChtZZgDk63Jp3Dk7d3xcsR-jwKPXmUCycArbTxjXG08hxyatY-vcuhDgESeAlFRU8CWhQQMTuEEnaWj-GishHmanL7sfCjcluxf5GGlwtVzDDBe7ukPtB1QDQB-zKH_w15a_BX/s4032/20231021_121055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXBuVQOvcAr0W9smlPIXUbULqlmqleV-JSSAX3VO-AkJRQ2GR_NLWiFChtZZgDk63Jp3Dk7d3xcsR-jwKPXmUCycArbTxjXG08hxyatY-vcuhDgESeAlFRU8CWhQQMTuEEnaWj-GishHmanL7sfCjcluxf5GGlwtVzDDBe7ukPtB1QDQB-zKH_w15a_BX/s320/20231021_121055.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FT9IJCrBbdwznV2z9mP5-CLKd-9CuXvv5TOk12Vloh7-owMpsCmDACQHf_nuKtacKYWo_OEQ9BWXD42rjKLMYYtV5oxnhlBRaLMrVRukQxh0YfEbWFBSRmMvtFtuzS6QbrXBKBJFQZmY2hQjCZxL88VTldGsiWnVCCHiFO44PKHmXGeUmTygTWrYlsse/s4032/20231021_120352(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FT9IJCrBbdwznV2z9mP5-CLKd-9CuXvv5TOk12Vloh7-owMpsCmDACQHf_nuKtacKYWo_OEQ9BWXD42rjKLMYYtV5oxnhlBRaLMrVRukQxh0YfEbWFBSRmMvtFtuzS6QbrXBKBJFQZmY2hQjCZxL88VTldGsiWnVCCHiFO44PKHmXGeUmTygTWrYlsse/s320/20231021_120352(1).jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The photos above are from the Asian <span style="font-family: inherit;">Makers meet up that <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve-breaks;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/labienaimee/">Aimée Gille</a> organized on The Hill. It was the most Asian knitters I've ever seen all in one place in my entire life. My mind was blown. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_6pPhXJmMHKdvPZyv6cZ4cPBE4hxWoCLuT7PkBtUlq1DSugV4AYBLUewaw5jjyVwPCg1pYI1RX2puJz94Y0mLZB1l2cAHBDxc4_7_vLw1FxRi1kvGbVQ8e22uI3Dcw5QXmNPhUNNw2BEGzaJ6dqNQU7RPjF2hZ4tYTJgsIpR8n8vWP0Jls5btkuWJDQN/s2448/20231021_095734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_6pPhXJmMHKdvPZyv6cZ4cPBE4hxWoCLuT7PkBtUlq1DSugV4AYBLUewaw5jjyVwPCg1pYI1RX2puJz94Y0mLZB1l2cAHBDxc4_7_vLw1FxRi1kvGbVQ8e22uI3Dcw5QXmNPhUNNw2BEGzaJ6dqNQU7RPjF2hZ4tYTJgsIpR8n8vWP0Jls5btkuWJDQN/s320/20231021_095734.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still haven't even blocked my hat but it fits perfectly.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5wD0wnVcuWIdwa9tCx7ihhYyrU_SsI-o9BjLtF5bvXR2yESLyrJZZ2eV75F-pjy7zhpHyUc8j6pmRTGLes1J2WXYwXfQyLyT2iZxnCifr0HbTazvPyWhF0VAPE9iI5tH4qHCNWKuaNgbe7oSZ1fA0VSO6VL3Ak8FeHqsKmdvYu1Wb31Rt2BV6_J3c_Tb/s2448/20231021_092715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5wD0wnVcuWIdwa9tCx7ihhYyrU_SsI-o9BjLtF5bvXR2yESLyrJZZ2eV75F-pjy7zhpHyUc8j6pmRTGLes1J2WXYwXfQyLyT2iZxnCifr0HbTazvPyWhF0VAPE9iI5tH4qHCNWKuaNgbe7oSZ1fA0VSO6VL3Ak8FeHqsKmdvYu1Wb31Rt2BV6_J3c_Tb/s320/20231021_092715.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm also considering adding a pompom and I am already anxious to knit another hat ASAP while the charts are still fresh in my memory.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkZvNZoG_HCb94QYxYF0PCyiP1UkGu6VrGhjcPub1GGj6sY-oGNcKbKo0ph50zGzc9bIZ3tZiG8Poo3UKvQN4Fatp-YkatqsOW_MmUOT6R5f0ZtU9Il55CeGHh3tIGztoDIVpF52Ia_IeTNs_gWYo8qziRDsUrtLeFGOIYSJrInCousaDUTgHJlZQCG59/s4032/20231021_092652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkZvNZoG_HCb94QYxYF0PCyiP1UkGu6VrGhjcPub1GGj6sY-oGNcKbKo0ph50zGzc9bIZ3tZiG8Poo3UKvQN4Fatp-YkatqsOW_MmUOT6R5f0ZtU9Il55CeGHh3tIGztoDIVpF52Ia_IeTNs_gWYo8qziRDsUrtLeFGOIYSJrInCousaDUTgHJlZQCG59/s320/20231021_092652.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo is of Amber and I in our #1 all-time, absolute favorite place at Rhinebeck, the <a href="https://periwinklesheep.com/">Periwinkle Sheep</a> booth. I'll post photos of all of my purchases soon. It's just taking me a while to get back into the groove of things and it probably won't happen until this Sunday at the earliest.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-23374696752257218562023-10-25T12:54:00.001-04:002023-10-25T13:40:34.501-04:00Level Up Knit Cowl Pattern designed by Kacey Herlihy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMx9WfrNu_4H0_NTPqJg37qh_XlLtfMwOY1PLX7-KOSfZxmkuZGtTVa7ycWnBsVzc7FSag2CuPA0JfnmGgx356MnUwfXzh-ECZrusCt79FSM_QW78_tiP1k9xXLbyZxbKlu6tkQgma7fqrzoowlNU_Ejst6db-gdBj64w93irxuIMDbZfeDprJ-tBKT35/s4032/20231022_112105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMx9WfrNu_4H0_NTPqJg37qh_XlLtfMwOY1PLX7-KOSfZxmkuZGtTVa7ycWnBsVzc7FSag2CuPA0JfnmGgx356MnUwfXzh-ECZrusCt79FSM_QW78_tiP1k9xXLbyZxbKlu6tkQgma7fqrzoowlNU_Ejst6db-gdBj64w93irxuIMDbZfeDprJ-tBKT35/s320/20231022_112105.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ35hw3AzbKfDsky6iCXl0Ch0PXicwonphljywGozJNNLoIcJI7-2fmLDij9mk69czhV5e8slaHFp-EB1VgldpmXzf3RhWQ6wM9Op9JHtvYygXM4ymKs4bVhpWTb1wlpwxlFWLYKYZzobrMzvDX3I9fi-13IgHcf80hFHzzAlGVuwQCAdgIFnfy1hmZiw9/s4032/20231010_105543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ35hw3AzbKfDsky6iCXl0Ch0PXicwonphljywGozJNNLoIcJI7-2fmLDij9mk69czhV5e8slaHFp-EB1VgldpmXzf3RhWQ6wM9Op9JHtvYygXM4ymKs4bVhpWTb1wlpwxlFWLYKYZzobrMzvDX3I9fi-13IgHcf80hFHzzAlGVuwQCAdgIFnfy1hmZiw9/s320/20231010_105543.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I feel pretty lame because I purchased this pattern right when it was initially released back in November 2022 and then it took me literally, almost a year to finally get around to casting it on.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE0OA7fdibMoYDBg2oC4XiCoyGKkDuwctV0DJs_OE24RP5e01LNjtEzXNTZOsV2FbfPrDeCqczD0bIG9Wlbse2nhXKobom5sDSC72snaDBlSyejkoNLQna0Qcxp2YNfT8e4wY9QzUaDP_6JwjKoW7vjFyfdyqsKntOqz3WKqxB03LjApkx5xhcFFgDrq_/s2448/20231010_072529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE0OA7fdibMoYDBg2oC4XiCoyGKkDuwctV0DJs_OE24RP5e01LNjtEzXNTZOsV2FbfPrDeCqczD0bIG9Wlbse2nhXKobom5sDSC72snaDBlSyejkoNLQna0Qcxp2YNfT8e4wY9QzUaDP_6JwjKoW7vjFyfdyqsKntOqz3WKqxB03LjApkx5xhcFFgDrq_/s320/20231010_072529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Level Up cowl is designed by <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/preciousowl/level-up">Kacey Herlihy</a>. We both used to live in the Bay Area and work at LYS's. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EY52Bbe_ZCmmH_pYnfge9rbSVdBk0GGFhyUzBAJa7jyy5pZJoOdHqQBfPMfclWDTMXxwQBLxhlDMjKVTWuStXyWdQMdf7Bp2c1S7mikJZ-1RM_R5i1-FuvKpPSWFMFuNIGm_TSwnbuvgEP7VOVwgjj0-3uJtnHcfCtrcjC7CtX64J6XDHExDdeESNr9j/s2448/20231010_072448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EY52Bbe_ZCmmH_pYnfge9rbSVdBk0GGFhyUzBAJa7jyy5pZJoOdHqQBfPMfclWDTMXxwQBLxhlDMjKVTWuStXyWdQMdf7Bp2c1S7mikJZ-1RM_R5i1-FuvKpPSWFMFuNIGm_TSwnbuvgEP7VOVwgjj0-3uJtnHcfCtrcjC7CtX64J6XDHExDdeESNr9j/s320/20231010_072448.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was such a quick and fun knit! It took me under a week to make it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5URvo1MIov6ElnxBfrfo55Iz5qZ4UmvMM0pSr7lcjugUXYydR0D_or6gzMk6T9aVhsdJ9CxfKz-rkvq9_CNG8acwPX_UeLnzdSfJR9yg2gNHneeZUhUvebdSwRdihipLHynTJbjhiTyk-KZwBB8zv-LTQEoUZlArRDucRpSfmXxWGpQuPDOaROYojSIW/s4032/20231010_072311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5URvo1MIov6ElnxBfrfo55Iz5qZ4UmvMM0pSr7lcjugUXYydR0D_or6gzMk6T9aVhsdJ9CxfKz-rkvq9_CNG8acwPX_UeLnzdSfJR9yg2gNHneeZUhUvebdSwRdihipLHynTJbjhiTyk-KZwBB8zv-LTQEoUZlArRDucRpSfmXxWGpQuPDOaROYojSIW/s320/20231010_072311.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjzcWCkHNVPx82phT90rdMexJXt7AM9ZvIYKBwKtXjvaQP0_YHLgQqQa5frpRVnL-47SdZsbp-H3_0Xo_Hvh7HdGiVjUee64smMvm5tP5ggrbB6bv-A6XlxdBGGvusXdPFtHEWo5SSCTrEebXSTbSB8oU2p94Qhk6ozynIbRvH9UfUOH85UhIY5_z6XbY/s4032/20231005_193224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjzcWCkHNVPx82phT90rdMexJXt7AM9ZvIYKBwKtXjvaQP0_YHLgQqQa5frpRVnL-47SdZsbp-H3_0Xo_Hvh7HdGiVjUee64smMvm5tP5ggrbB6bv-A6XlxdBGGvusXdPFtHEWo5SSCTrEebXSTbSB8oU2p94Qhk6ozynIbRvH9UfUOH85UhIY5_z6XbY/s320/20231005_193224.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used some Black Diamond baby alpaca and some leftover Sandnes Garn alpaca I bought when we visited Norway 6 years ago.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErDTlNM7t15jMoQ6PZN-z__b6oYUxIeIlU9kXiDiMNc_6YtYGnMxhYYmVlGrzZ37LY7fSGHjsMyhpEmBrX0mu1tadmMslxynTUuc9Va68lt1iK65VgXLBryy-TWwoqvhzWhgx3osoSRfKVAjOmsROyW89caIst8KO3eXwctFiqJpS0H13PbN6xjW2Y_z7/s2448/20231010_071818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErDTlNM7t15jMoQ6PZN-z__b6oYUxIeIlU9kXiDiMNc_6YtYGnMxhYYmVlGrzZ37LY7fSGHjsMyhpEmBrX0mu1tadmMslxynTUuc9Va68lt1iK65VgXLBryy-TWwoqvhzWhgx3osoSRfKVAjOmsROyW89caIst8KO3eXwctFiqJpS0H13PbN6xjW2Y_z7/s320/20231010_071818.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I followed the pattern exactly. I wet blocked my cowl and it is the softest neck warmer in the world!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYB0EInbWTcyhz2b7TuRwRZEherF0LSTOlCWgqTzWZw3omiOQkqvG0vP1RPCp4vFOfepHbwS87XFG6NhfQ1KtAzJNf-qTxwQUNIWaPVz8mMaYw1axdh6OFbWOX0HY4dF6ldMgBs4YB4x81VdIRj0nQRfZVkQaik9e5atUEtVXFMEz3T0rYY-qPUr7gDyG/s4032/20231008_203517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYB0EInbWTcyhz2b7TuRwRZEherF0LSTOlCWgqTzWZw3omiOQkqvG0vP1RPCp4vFOfepHbwS87XFG6NhfQ1KtAzJNf-qTxwQUNIWaPVz8mMaYw1axdh6OFbWOX0HY4dF6ldMgBs4YB4x81VdIRj0nQRfZVkQaik9e5atUEtVXFMEz3T0rYY-qPUr7gDyG/s320/20231008_203517.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm stoked on my floats. I love how beautiful stranded colorwork looks both inside and out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-kqZ8c7dqiCOdYDCc9wZGPZo8rD1_vhwRmUDoHoCzQlGnLDLO6l8cUuQXyhJ2SE5Q8oE3eFKyPGmqb1n4nsb5xpxcibKJRs6V90IFYbqK502WQ2hOJjjrN4gouvm3AlfhJbJWChNZk10iPzFasUjFjepke0N9O9qPe1ALGFVSu0Dp2IaG8e849Rt_Cbe/s4032/20231008_203350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-kqZ8c7dqiCOdYDCc9wZGPZo8rD1_vhwRmUDoHoCzQlGnLDLO6l8cUuQXyhJ2SE5Q8oE3eFKyPGmqb1n4nsb5xpxcibKJRs6V90IFYbqK502WQ2hOJjjrN4gouvm3AlfhJbJWChNZk10iPzFasUjFjepke0N9O9qPe1ALGFVSu0Dp2IaG8e849Rt_Cbe/s320/20231008_203350.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so nice to bump into Kacey at Rhinebeck and show her my finished product IRL. I already cast on a second cowl with the same yarn in different colorways and the only thing I am doing different is using twisted ribbing on the top and bottom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-79521707729075127602023-10-25T10:51:00.005-04:002023-10-25T10:53:50.727-04:00Summer Vibe Top with matching striped socks and mittens<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsMy44bI3g-EnZXvcD3b9aSbbvM7Gcmn4V5niNyqhOUqute2KdAwbR2Qkv41zhn7EHwhzoTxKhG_sZ05x_N5eODquFaOTokPS5YWV620xzmguhQ5SncIYpIJg_NyFVfP52px47pVLCjPehgnjplT7GiOtqmd-xSMYrNdxsZzEyv-nzsGkk7d29pEiPBrE/s2448/20230915_120157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsMy44bI3g-EnZXvcD3b9aSbbvM7Gcmn4V5niNyqhOUqute2KdAwbR2Qkv41zhn7EHwhzoTxKhG_sZ05x_N5eODquFaOTokPS5YWV620xzmguhQ5SncIYpIJg_NyFVfP52px47pVLCjPehgnjplT7GiOtqmd-xSMYrNdxsZzEyv-nzsGkk7d29pEiPBrE/s320/20230915_120157.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Knitting my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/preciousowl/summer-vibe-top?new=true#">Summer Vibe top</a> was truly a labor of love. <a href="https://preciousowl.blogspot.com/2021/10/rhinebeck-recap-and-mailbox-loot.html">I bought the yarn at Rhinebeck in October 2021</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6AKMYidQmC1ukB0X1w3Fe-6YsYjKK3GucAQH5fhcPmJQlQasmP1d9DN75WmSGEnvuOhxc426r0G7c5ls2k2OQcHsoEstHaEt6jMyhuNFglmn91ebNtJRfP3T2ncOdL7zBkb5KE9QATq4jZ0VfGbw6CtypiqAs4p8nIDLPuRil4JnHwGSWEDlZ6d-CEI51/s4032/20230914_125128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6AKMYidQmC1ukB0X1w3Fe-6YsYjKK3GucAQH5fhcPmJQlQasmP1d9DN75WmSGEnvuOhxc426r0G7c5ls2k2OQcHsoEstHaEt6jMyhuNFglmn91ebNtJRfP3T2ncOdL7zBkb5KE9QATq4jZ0VfGbw6CtypiqAs4p8nIDLPuRil4JnHwGSWEDlZ6d-CEI51/s320/20230914_125128.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5no_tCzCS7byK4NppgO_pDO9dYhSkIzvk3OfQN8SV9ut3M0CcE4vPn6jeA_5EnfSmbwbN1e3tsiwsItsMAehdC1COXmtjltJZfW5wtHZtPIQg_mZzOi8tXURkR3ba9K6NYhdlMNaoTq0NEamuhFZ7qof2JcDQmkytFjA24o_YGX178UfstRvStcQ4t12V/s4032/20230915_184500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5no_tCzCS7byK4NppgO_pDO9dYhSkIzvk3OfQN8SV9ut3M0CcE4vPn6jeA_5EnfSmbwbN1e3tsiwsItsMAehdC1COXmtjltJZfW5wtHZtPIQg_mZzOi8tXURkR3ba9K6NYhdlMNaoTq0NEamuhFZ7qof2JcDQmkytFjA24o_YGX178UfstRvStcQ4t12V/s320/20230915_184500.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was my first time ever knitting lace and it took me forever. I used a lot of lifelines in the beginning but by the time I finished, I had the chart memorized.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8-MZAOVq_iwQHDHMv64QlYh2eVV52iH-KtJYtGcqdInaQkKHMhYhQ5oeMogBlGAQVmdQveGOB1pbj6ghhDhP__NynAerafnk-__YUxDsDF8VGFIEfcYtACT5G38HmRaGFCs51tN4EC2Qw0NdFY29Xondlb552qcsMxZ8uWhvDYfrzGnqdRF8cMmQdPxD/s2592/20230928_151006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8-MZAOVq_iwQHDHMv64QlYh2eVV52iH-KtJYtGcqdInaQkKHMhYhQ5oeMogBlGAQVmdQveGOB1pbj6ghhDhP__NynAerafnk-__YUxDsDF8VGFIEfcYtACT5G38HmRaGFCs51tN4EC2Qw0NdFY29Xondlb552qcsMxZ8uWhvDYfrzGnqdRF8cMmQdPxD/s320/20230928_151006.jpg" width="280" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIaPOKOiX0M6hRTbz-vjdO9646IR3dMgdKH-Jyifb6fxAgiyLiDKL_BiToAoooKKcUS9oxr4_DfVVjX9RvV__NT281j3diBKczAB33Fxgkk4n0SEYRWp6g8Cd0ZVwhVF-FTOIEgFhHKBTv_QEaCAjhu5xT3xnP9m7nCRU9rO6i5E8TZaSPHQz0xFoq5FY/s4032/20231003_142744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIaPOKOiX0M6hRTbz-vjdO9646IR3dMgdKH-Jyifb6fxAgiyLiDKL_BiToAoooKKcUS9oxr4_DfVVjX9RvV__NT281j3diBKczAB33Fxgkk4n0SEYRWp6g8Cd0ZVwhVF-FTOIEgFhHKBTv_QEaCAjhu5xT3xnP9m7nCRU9rO6i5E8TZaSPHQz0xFoq5FY/s320/20231003_142744.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had so much yarn left over that not only did I knit myself a pair of matching socks, but I also knit a pair of matching mittens!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uu22Jo4IvbcHp7JwT-DPDIj5Ygbv6RiU65zzpwMESWRdV0NZ8zP-w6HeoEPG_pu_2JT1NQ8fxQ4r0qxwe50u3KaeXvDmW1eZVa5EDxP_0kuGwxKHTMgZIs94nfEp8Dw8wc2lJJzfjYEjnvKxZPc8_hrijDqwOY5O9tJaYL4eQlY3JptKYkcJSucDuWAN/s3361/20230928_150324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I STILL have even more yarn left and I am planning to knit Xena a pair of matching gloves.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigr1njyYUTGGp04z5V9hbMjHuD1xUYWSC5KYf7QQMwzakIYXboFrRwHoM9HefNNIECV20Vg0qSkRQ2ZcATIUo009gximr7ItyTRAtVL7D_c6j0u_Ca-QMaR50mjcgGHDAd2y1CPfZhDvmsmC-dKrKD_N4E5Tew0ssDq6AEegy4MHungfuMaAhLGlkIe0zA/s2220/20230928_150941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2033" data-original-width="2220" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigr1njyYUTGGp04z5V9hbMjHuD1xUYWSC5KYf7QQMwzakIYXboFrRwHoM9HefNNIECV20Vg0qSkRQ2ZcATIUo009gximr7ItyTRAtVL7D_c6j0u_Ca-QMaR50mjcgGHDAd2y1CPfZhDvmsmC-dKrKD_N4E5Tew0ssDq6AEegy4MHungfuMaAhLGlkIe0zA/s320/20230928_150941.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was my own stripped sock recipe where I knit 11 rows of each color using 0's.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbouM7OXVdOkVnB2-Abom4X4sYqfgV4fFvmdwByGxPwns_3LnSIUisXpCVPRD1vamhz8-_UxjWXy8-zRnYTwlfo3fdupxz1HvGpwYfJnQyhCtAGbmgt3Mp3-V8r-8Ohv6p8SxA8vx8FbBu8VU2hPNXBHOgzzP7PgXMkRFt5jKJrWDHLrMEKv4PFzGspXv/s3312/20230928_150253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3312" data-original-width="2220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbouM7OXVdOkVnB2-Abom4X4sYqfgV4fFvmdwByGxPwns_3LnSIUisXpCVPRD1vamhz8-_UxjWXy8-zRnYTwlfo3fdupxz1HvGpwYfJnQyhCtAGbmgt3Mp3-V8r-8Ohv6p8SxA8vx8FbBu8VU2hPNXBHOgzzP7PgXMkRFt5jKJrWDHLrMEKv4PFzGspXv/s320/20230928_150253.jpg" width="214" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBTPcgo4MtnY697YG0vMJ-rQ1ijJiNXFd1ENcKvEs67NJmUK75Swsy6dclMF51SmImDw5JPviIbGYZx41Rupw9WVq7faDgJHcP1hQP4Ug1hxTdLaaS57DwsMufe2kyZyQFhmcj61Z0m4UwobBtJup0F-bawwvpwqpXwnEJFfj9RA8pFcikOxsM3iFLk0R/s4032/20230925_193559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBTPcgo4MtnY697YG0vMJ-rQ1ijJiNXFd1ENcKvEs67NJmUK75Swsy6dclMF51SmImDw5JPviIbGYZx41Rupw9WVq7faDgJHcP1hQP4Ug1hxTdLaaS57DwsMufe2kyZyQFhmcj61Z0m4UwobBtJup0F-bawwvpwqpXwnEJFfj9RA8pFcikOxsM3iFLk0R/s320/20230925_193559.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These socks travelled with me from the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden to the Biergarten at Maymont and every where else around RVA in between.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSy30MWcIu61gtnt3ED_yxDi7inpcGwguG1KGAIHw2fHsNM_JFCht9qDpT_X3vDz8tyYcCsypO9-TRMH6E62FN2LsmlK_GDHT3THBorMlFmsfJR6WAIugfgix0fdvERFRG2HQ-_dcTsuu1rWqEEY6JN1pKh00rUgAnMhqAqPGxdnCjAwLEpLIluI0iTGYJ/s4032/20230922_184601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are currently celebrating Socktober at DWW and although employees can't win a prize, it's been fun to get wrapped up in everyone's sock-madness at the meet ups.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1v-h3hn9e7jEgpHO9oQ772XHvhAvgOoRNDJEu9eonVt3NsCWzJaqsx9Yhy6d7JQSKWD6r558XGsZzCDlN2ojLIK8g6SZvU2hpYgR0wJbXHfc83HDlrTXMc43qjMgSUzrwOLg8D0YYrNdyOFrQtJQP6c6gPNRwxzvqi_fBlFzKrRvrlyUjkUL4eGNVOpF/s4032/20230922_184706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1v-h3hn9e7jEgpHO9oQ772XHvhAvgOoRNDJEu9eonVt3NsCWzJaqsx9Yhy6d7JQSKWD6r558XGsZzCDlN2ojLIK8g6SZvU2hpYgR0wJbXHfc83HDlrTXMc43qjMgSUzrwOLg8D0YYrNdyOFrQtJQP6c6gPNRwxzvqi_fBlFzKrRvrlyUjkUL4eGNVOpF/s320/20230922_184706.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Photographing my striped ensemble at our favorite spa hotel in Rhinebeck marked the beginning of a wild and wonderful weekend.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrUbIt33NMfe1r4ho-BTiJkFZyJuikm1irQuARXpIIUjszUm8m1ttOwxKMS0QUgf0JYuDrGY-ZpUgG8FvOR_NRUec51-MkkEl_b81ovjp7jorRLzlvDuaLYcLu8qOEv1djpCi5yjOPhFU0xN2BfNkaTsEMEHYdbw9sAGhk5rTaP53jf_mUz6gjLWhAzl8/s4032/20231019_165726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrUbIt33NMfe1r4ho-BTiJkFZyJuikm1irQuARXpIIUjszUm8m1ttOwxKMS0QUgf0JYuDrGY-ZpUgG8FvOR_NRUec51-MkkEl_b81ovjp7jorRLzlvDuaLYcLu8qOEv1djpCi5yjOPhFU0xN2BfNkaTsEMEHYdbw9sAGhk5rTaP53jf_mUz6gjLWhAzl8/s320/20231019_165726.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No thanks to climate change, I've become a real fan of knitting vests and sleeveless or shortsleeved garments.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHu-IeJln98L3urGykwbrQ4AN2Kxiwst1eEcQmYdizP71kmDK3v440XzTXyoDAgPzNn0OZtFx4ECW6SE-YqiTPDTkaxRALb63xsYGGjchzYGfUE6-3bBSjU0gTxIabkLKU22-0gDdmZYojNkfM_9oNRXedvsOwaUfgByDYEDkMKzreFcrYitT5SN0mUlS/s2448/20230915_120253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHu-IeJln98L3urGykwbrQ4AN2Kxiwst1eEcQmYdizP71kmDK3v440XzTXyoDAgPzNn0OZtFx4ECW6SE-YqiTPDTkaxRALb63xsYGGjchzYGfUE6-3bBSjU0gTxIabkLKU22-0gDdmZYojNkfM_9oNRXedvsOwaUfgByDYEDkMKzreFcrYitT5SN0mUlS/s320/20230915_120253.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I referred to a super basic pattern to knit my mitts, I followed my 11 row striping sequence for each color but knit the mitts on 1's instead of 0's. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSGRbwL0u2xYByieBBdg80cpa895VlJAVso8z4zZzGIbth2SGj1K34k7Swba27FxTTQaSRFiS3qZ1fUF2GuNXhRZFcYbntw4iZcnQhidSV79QW0VPJpc5-Q5kP4v-d1rNQ5OaikROwXf1UQM6VK4wW-c97f3_LNIED8A8t7sBQgc-n8sit7NCeci43zxu/s800/imagejpeg_0(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSGRbwL0u2xYByieBBdg80cpa895VlJAVso8z4zZzGIbth2SGj1K34k7Swba27FxTTQaSRFiS3qZ1fUF2GuNXhRZFcYbntw4iZcnQhidSV79QW0VPJpc5-Q5kP4v-d1rNQ5OaikROwXf1UQM6VK4wW-c97f3_LNIED8A8t7sBQgc-n8sit7NCeci43zxu/s320/imagejpeg_0(5).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I intentionally made elongated mitten cuffs with a folded hem to keep my wrists extra warm. I've been pleasantly referring to my mitts as "evening mitts".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WXSJZnYz3OR91p7IaZOMw967hUwYEFLJCQI7CSFLdG8HkKOV67jif4f710eHnUEdlDkPypVTVHmBOZ8OL0eMWW5s2xFWGffuwPAGtvQgFGWuAlrTjJn08jI0bLtp3-9n6Cez_FHGkk1Hc80DkczcVOuZ5S99tHnlgMqdlbgjNeFCsmqwrIWVCJlK3TEb/s4032/20231020_140923(0).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WXSJZnYz3OR91p7IaZOMw967hUwYEFLJCQI7CSFLdG8HkKOV67jif4f710eHnUEdlDkPypVTVHmBOZ8OL0eMWW5s2xFWGffuwPAGtvQgFGWuAlrTjJn08jI0bLtp3-9n6Cez_FHGkk1Hc80DkczcVOuZ5S99tHnlgMqdlbgjNeFCsmqwrIWVCJlK3TEb/s320/20231020_140923(0).jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGkcO68hTa3Qf8mjJjp1mmI5rnit74KlzPzMWhA0pl1tpFr9nqhWotwb99vpHaKp4kFwDg8NUrXRDx8pAmZ-Mu1-qZHN9SqfeBZxxyh4bW2sZCXUSXIt-nicUeOZXSWd9TLZNf8Rdp7XsFF3l3EnhYm_0hdFc73B77XH6_hooBM1NBFFTnSEpR-s1hKo0/s4032/20231020_105757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGkcO68hTa3Qf8mjJjp1mmI5rnit74KlzPzMWhA0pl1tpFr9nqhWotwb99vpHaKp4kFwDg8NUrXRDx8pAmZ-Mu1-qZHN9SqfeBZxxyh4bW2sZCXUSXIt-nicUeOZXSWd9TLZNf8Rdp7XsFF3l3EnhYm_0hdFc73B77XH6_hooBM1NBFFTnSEpR-s1hKo0/s320/20231020_105757.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All of my wool striped gear certainly came in handy over the wet weekend!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCiVAEE_3HX22qXkrOUVVr1xXePah2CAjYOtfPAWGy3YifzDXvEE3K5fCUwKhEKPBjfcEihsvjL10TI12g5S30LQZz3wGwNweEWblw9mgLU69fFEV4u93uKdTyRo65FS4UAcXTa89K4L7IcQ-pC-vmKQEkH5OtKU6GQxUJ9sa1qqQMzRCrYEJjp_Ws9QU/s4032/20231020_103601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCiVAEE_3HX22qXkrOUVVr1xXePah2CAjYOtfPAWGy3YifzDXvEE3K5fCUwKhEKPBjfcEihsvjL10TI12g5S30LQZz3wGwNweEWblw9mgLU69fFEV4u93uKdTyRo65FS4UAcXTa89K4L7IcQ-pC-vmKQEkH5OtKU6GQxUJ9sa1qqQMzRCrYEJjp_Ws9QU/s320/20231020_103601.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-62895080248393618242023-10-25T10:23:00.004-04:002023-10-25T10:25:23.878-04:00Sycamore Shrug - FREE Pattern with purchase of yarn at DWW or FREE if you contact me directly<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJ2IbwUk_jlL-TuFG-5VG_tmWvd-6IgJMTA1Wa_0w9i3GziW8vl2xuMwSLf-lHlgeaEeWVY8wk5ouIfp8Ivz4l6llBIEMOsaX2jTQYvHldSSXcQ5C4mqztPZ4iFLXXh6ZWN9xu5SJano51i5XbBVrYwy8eqUE9sexcTOtHGlBItTpUbJUSsVAbHMqHvVq/s3707/20230906_202313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3707" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJ2IbwUk_jlL-TuFG-5VG_tmWvd-6IgJMTA1Wa_0w9i3GziW8vl2xuMwSLf-lHlgeaEeWVY8wk5ouIfp8Ivz4l6llBIEMOsaX2jTQYvHldSSXcQ5C4mqztPZ4iFLXXh6ZWN9xu5SJano51i5XbBVrYwy8eqUE9sexcTOtHGlBItTpUbJUSsVAbHMqHvVq/s320/20230906_202313.jpg" width="196" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9RuD78aQk7v5-i1mMon2VBQ408j2eH_QZnyCRDNmVkagxCF0i_gmPnIjfgKoBxKJV4IYecG5pkUUBhAvEaxK0dJ13-XKH_G6LokROahVuJiZl9ZWzxg0TZWb59hZOObGZ8bayknkL8vcxDmGDwn8eqd9MuAB7PESfaBJpu2v-aoD60xUZOSgwPkvCWBX/s4032/20230907_212859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9RuD78aQk7v5-i1mMon2VBQ408j2eH_QZnyCRDNmVkagxCF0i_gmPnIjfgKoBxKJV4IYecG5pkUUBhAvEaxK0dJ13-XKH_G6LokROahVuJiZl9ZWzxg0TZWb59hZOObGZ8bayknkL8vcxDmGDwn8eqd9MuAB7PESfaBJpu2v-aoD60xUZOSgwPkvCWBX/s320/20230907_212859.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OK, before I start blabbing all about Rhinebeck, I want to get caught up discussing a lot of FOs and other things I've been meaning to write about over the past few months. Back in September I helped the shop by designing a shapely shrug to be used with Extra Chunky aka Extra Bulky yarn.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8w4K0eLI4zcJLtroYEAEnFe38yYom99Qz3fROm-ceJfC2D8bFoG-RY2yy3RdLbckQotD7eyTGHpC0WAFX2CKKCFJyF51vrGpzydelFT_SqeARfDhOIoCHo9jqQF8vW2S0DESZdwUoN7wSSbIKkLRd-4E3WNtvXLV30x57ShX90ubS7kIbs0hPalo3554/s2448/20230906_204345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8w4K0eLI4zcJLtroYEAEnFe38yYom99Qz3fROm-ceJfC2D8bFoG-RY2yy3RdLbckQotD7eyTGHpC0WAFX2CKKCFJyF51vrGpzydelFT_SqeARfDhOIoCHo9jqQF8vW2S0DESZdwUoN7wSSbIKkLRd-4E3WNtvXLV30x57ShX90ubS7kIbs0hPalo3554/s320/20230906_204345.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The request was for a striped shrug using <a href="https://blueskyfibers.com/product/woolstok-north/?highlight=wool%20stok">Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok North</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja721IuX8SXEHuxgvAjxzkONwmEiZCP4ZFQ4nAScieVkcHLWX-XOs7l6sqT14W8SdFVPiuSzaMxpGEjFevQL3phLJm0F1XWcK-b8gGcoWTJ4SmzQSVzNISh2CtbtObT7vfLV8J4uaFAACdZ-PfyTplykKx8f8FgZQk7ptvT2XOlX206KZvZJ1bpPzgi9LQ/s2448/20230907_212800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja721IuX8SXEHuxgvAjxzkONwmEiZCP4ZFQ4nAScieVkcHLWX-XOs7l6sqT14W8SdFVPiuSzaMxpGEjFevQL3phLJm0F1XWcK-b8gGcoWTJ4SmzQSVzNISh2CtbtObT7vfLV8J4uaFAACdZ-PfyTplykKx8f8FgZQk7ptvT2XOlX206KZvZJ1bpPzgi9LQ/s320/20230907_212800.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While experimenting with gauge and shaping, I used a few other fun bases. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfULzg4IGk-TvbKQSrstqG41YiSEsLaFFopXtXAictjrdt8kCZHayW3BTujZ14HedMCEqTGdtNlhmQgfUP4PVoJf9phgsobh__NoY3yk0sLAwT22lUPHzANie6GYwUHF2wKasCm-IOvZYijcwerrhBNHu2fH5ysqC2Xfy3M-TzK2oi4Hw1sqPqblWP6_ci/s2448/20230912_085442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfULzg4IGk-TvbKQSrstqG41YiSEsLaFFopXtXAictjrdt8kCZHayW3BTujZ14HedMCEqTGdtNlhmQgfUP4PVoJf9phgsobh__NoY3yk0sLAwT22lUPHzANie6GYwUHF2wKasCm-IOvZYijcwerrhBNHu2fH5ysqC2Xfy3M-TzK2oi4Hw1sqPqblWP6_ci/s320/20230912_085442.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I especially like this combination of Malabrigo Rasta held double with some handspun indie-dyed DK Merino held triple. The latter was a gift and there was no ball band but it's single ply.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMYdz4rnf3pZA0MoMXeZ2wtkH_IrRjmRVfyW7lpnr2_xoxah1A_02XbSnRFe6g7l_vVH7AD2lNYiac9H3AnzEi6yEl47w67mVjjvxwgNerX3R73XPu7o6VT30H7_eP9IhWdGhyphenhyphend7y9Zev47pDcI-uHBkZau5ltWU5Ji-ATMfA_ye0Itx9LfVjctym_mPa/s4032/20230907_215518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMYdz4rnf3pZA0MoMXeZ2wtkH_IrRjmRVfyW7lpnr2_xoxah1A_02XbSnRFe6g7l_vVH7AD2lNYiac9H3AnzEi6yEl47w67mVjjvxwgNerX3R73XPu7o6VT30H7_eP9IhWdGhyphenhyphend7y9Zev47pDcI-uHBkZau5ltWU5Ji-ATMfA_ye0Itx9LfVjctym_mPa/s320/20230907_215518.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKP1wOfxhovT8jpIwGddqJaN3ivUthPkuX7mm-61_wGyM72cRJg712HnWfizuNUcG81mNItFEHg3zxBfRcIoMt8Hd8DRvIB5GhJPj2S4sjxqg3_p1DmVBk8MHRDG-SWouj0Jfy7qPYXJ4mfsDWtb4hQDZqoaRyjEQ2j4-1EeLhNLn8WX16pytNWloNHSRD/s4032/20230910_161903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKP1wOfxhovT8jpIwGddqJaN3ivUthPkuX7mm-61_wGyM72cRJg712HnWfizuNUcG81mNItFEHg3zxBfRcIoMt8Hd8DRvIB5GhJPj2S4sjxqg3_p1DmVBk8MHRDG-SWouj0Jfy7qPYXJ4mfsDWtb4hQDZqoaRyjEQ2j4-1EeLhNLn8WX16pytNWloNHSRD/s320/20230910_161903.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really enjoy marling and the options are endless with this pattern.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7DsNZSsgrlpitzKoQZXnxieSJqaeFzC0VTdT1He-X-9iWps53L6MvbWDEp8qd-txbb9te4U2J7o1qQ-AVXtyGZxdUS7ZW3SiIx7zAZaMZv0js3afQhc_r5z_zr8odoxlhQOhW48nEzJ5nJ3VQDspNU_Fxl1w_jMFcNNy34C_GSIXxL6sQPKUVyvfT_pH/s4032/20230911_104544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7DsNZSsgrlpitzKoQZXnxieSJqaeFzC0VTdT1He-X-9iWps53L6MvbWDEp8qd-txbb9te4U2J7o1qQ-AVXtyGZxdUS7ZW3SiIx7zAZaMZv0js3afQhc_r5z_zr8odoxlhQOhW48nEzJ5nJ3VQDspNU_Fxl1w_jMFcNNy34C_GSIXxL6sQPKUVyvfT_pH/s320/20230911_104544.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGufLnUp_tYnwjmZVinJN4PzD8FlGGZlnwlbZpdZ4quUHsz3dDrxX6uqDKrQ-4nGYTju1doYJbGEs5m-YuoA2_Xxstx7mzfMddu0K5M7XBhqsU2mnfeRaxYi3ARP-ASufX5LkbUA9F9Oi-w-T_IhuuNnFoZaPS2JXb2KMJrl7Ruleto3tzNtj4B8hFQTC/s4032/20230911_220336.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGufLnUp_tYnwjmZVinJN4PzD8FlGGZlnwlbZpdZ4quUHsz3dDrxX6uqDKrQ-4nGYTju1doYJbGEs5m-YuoA2_Xxstx7mzfMddu0K5M7XBhqsU2mnfeRaxYi3ARP-ASufX5LkbUA9F9Oi-w-T_IhuuNnFoZaPS2JXb2KMJrl7Ruleto3tzNtj4B8hFQTC/s320/20230911_220336.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In an effort to explore restrictive budget options, I also knit a sample using Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick 'n Quick which is an acrylic blend.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDecfFZ9sEdkOPWg_7kUd8NGBBXNMrYgqqmOEAGii8XJ282g3Gg_fKb7cgMNR3_xOTx4nKwXT7_c8yOhD_RWcSwR2aaHb8t9To6_fmiRx59CvzWJtRxK6rjlixmQ074elx7tAmvzXpreKaEQ1z_gxTakdepx71wlrLle5tzSBh9-3jJciaAk913PM8xE8e/s2448/20230914_071901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDecfFZ9sEdkOPWg_7kUd8NGBBXNMrYgqqmOEAGii8XJ282g3Gg_fKb7cgMNR3_xOTx4nKwXT7_c8yOhD_RWcSwR2aaHb8t9To6_fmiRx59CvzWJtRxK6rjlixmQ074elx7tAmvzXpreKaEQ1z_gxTakdepx71wlrLle5tzSBh9-3jJciaAk913PM8xE8e/s320/20230914_071901.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If anyone wants a free copy of the pattern, just reach out to me directly and I will provide it to you with a .pdf. Otherwise, you can acquire a printed paper copy free with purchase of yarn directly at DWW.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ns3UMfnvqefrLJbqNoSXnzS1M2DxodFpT2lOLa9USZgRP0UV-xW4zb8DiXAZanZDVWz2_8IhTgy-QC1OoigdmBatSkWfdxPk0wfDnzAxNg7z0V41XXEAoGRMBUxMONaT7h4vnH7rEPjbk096iiRWao6npWtkcsjNFGIo1q7nQaD-XyBKH7MWH2x30yHD/s2448/20230914_103258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ns3UMfnvqefrLJbqNoSXnzS1M2DxodFpT2lOLa9USZgRP0UV-xW4zb8DiXAZanZDVWz2_8IhTgy-QC1OoigdmBatSkWfdxPk0wfDnzAxNg7z0V41XXEAoGRMBUxMONaT7h4vnH7rEPjbk096iiRWao6npWtkcsjNFGIo1q7nQaD-XyBKH7MWH2x30yHD/s320/20230914_103258.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pattern is super basic stockinette knit in the round with size 13 needles. Not only can it be a great stashbuster, but it's a quick gift knit that be finished in only a few hours, definitely in a day or 2 days max.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9OHf-TzUxLfh7a21gO7neLeGVSV85lVnEsz2KwkHSmHbS5dLg2-g_OzW6TO2bBIpMIxf7NwzFJ3odTDixeidtGEI3BTwkU8UnbwCKrd4u4RVXNhO635uKN8y4usRf-MSZjdtaDUQo_bzM9m_7lO0gaYh_4IKJvtgxT31viXY9hmf-sBicXjbsT067xmd/s4032/20230916_132800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9OHf-TzUxLfh7a21gO7neLeGVSV85lVnEsz2KwkHSmHbS5dLg2-g_OzW6TO2bBIpMIxf7NwzFJ3odTDixeidtGEI3BTwkU8UnbwCKrd4u4RVXNhO635uKN8y4usRf-MSZjdtaDUQo_bzM9m_7lO0gaYh_4IKJvtgxT31viXY9hmf-sBicXjbsT067xmd/s320/20230916_132800.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRamJg8oIThP5HPFTJx-4SzEgUidHv5qalpZzsB3oDjv7ldGDbCWULvqsF3rlSiQTmV_f3DV-pDzu5VTk4wNxGeVQbisI63RFuWpak4Xk0UD12ifjzmdbcxeziJu6BOOniLF1Ted2oyTA95XswVrjPOJrtjh-v8qUA5ivLrC0UkzLClKtpMiKj07iI7BU/s4032/20230916_133012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRamJg8oIThP5HPFTJx-4SzEgUidHv5qalpZzsB3oDjv7ldGDbCWULvqsF3rlSiQTmV_f3DV-pDzu5VTk4wNxGeVQbisI63RFuWpak4Xk0UD12ifjzmdbcxeziJu6BOOniLF1Ted2oyTA95XswVrjPOJrtjh-v8qUA5ivLrC0UkzLClKtpMiKj07iI7BU/s320/20230916_133012.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This shop sample uses 2 hanks of the MC and 2 hanks of the CC.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTse-aFRW-y_R_2no9iDo2kHTwQwwsEbJkYtZ_TClGVpVBNbTM_LoJZtKAWxnquRU4Z69wAtO9NhlGn6Lkn2liiS2gdpkdDSwyGiEqFppkEh9azlWYDLKWUiGwiXqEjQg0lMgZvK9ltFKGMmqkghmJ7ZJ4tWkKWfS0QPmBkt77c62SHO83i3cA2V1zabV/s2302/20230917_102248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2302" data-original-width="2199" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTse-aFRW-y_R_2no9iDo2kHTwQwwsEbJkYtZ_TClGVpVBNbTM_LoJZtKAWxnquRU4Z69wAtO9NhlGn6Lkn2liiS2gdpkdDSwyGiEqFppkEh9azlWYDLKWUiGwiXqEjQg0lMgZvK9ltFKGMmqkghmJ7ZJ4tWkKWfS0QPmBkt77c62SHO83i3cA2V1zabV/s320/20230917_102248.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knit the shop sample in Thermal Spring and Loon Lake colorways.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eSvcuaK8D4nKfejrRU7MGGKW5dF43YfMWk2iqj38eITJ4ZKXrhe727R21d4Ivnvr0cIIY28n7qB8iJaYNkiyZPA3rRlnSn18LVjSsCTNPT8oiLNivy92pc8-mwe5DHyiBHp_XRjXO51qHhXfgl8tlkXawbdnDWNq8soxUUM0z_g2iLrO7g5qSWrpCSWY/s4032/20230919_113922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eSvcuaK8D4nKfejrRU7MGGKW5dF43YfMWk2iqj38eITJ4ZKXrhe727R21d4Ivnvr0cIIY28n7qB8iJaYNkiyZPA3rRlnSn18LVjSsCTNPT8oiLNivy92pc8-mwe5DHyiBHp_XRjXO51qHhXfgl8tlkXawbdnDWNq8soxUUM0z_g2iLrO7g5qSWrpCSWY/s320/20230919_113922.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">It was so much fun to be a part of this development process and especially to assist customers shopping for yarn to use on a pattern that I designed.</p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-36572260187988334162023-08-31T07:42:00.002-04:002023-08-31T07:43:45.328-04:00Dances With Wool<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzj_tvj3m0R8f3w0m_czplMTbjlY6yX_xhQIzNBYasRRJDpPLSlkPxdXAve8_7uZjlN7_ebN53IzYq-9tPrqLcuotElp6tjTCUwW5vpMR95fTE5lljWzmx8D9WTBXP9l3983N1ey2DHUifZx_2Kk03OZw36NeyrY_FLNgSaDEpNXMO2jgnp7j25eg867a/s2448/20230822_134831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzj_tvj3m0R8f3w0m_czplMTbjlY6yX_xhQIzNBYasRRJDpPLSlkPxdXAve8_7uZjlN7_ebN53IzYq-9tPrqLcuotElp6tjTCUwW5vpMR95fTE5lljWzmx8D9WTBXP9l3983N1ey2DHUifZx_2Kk03OZw36NeyrY_FLNgSaDEpNXMO2jgnp7j25eg867a/s320/20230822_134831.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a selfie I took during my first day of work at <a href="https://www.danceswithwoolrva.com/about-us.htm">Dances With Wool</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unsurprisingly, I've been enjoying my new job SOOOOOO...very much!!! Debbie, the owner, and all of my co-workers have been so kind and welcoming. The diverse skill set and mad skills of everyone is mind blowing. I'll be working Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and one Saturday per month in addition to helping out at special events. I usually also attend the morning meet ups before work starts on Tuesdays and Fridays. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am still working on <a href="https://www.preciousowl.etsy.com">Etsy</a> everyday and assisting <a href="https://www.collectorsclub.org">The Collectors Club</a> with our virtual speakers series and I just started working with a new planning committee to organize upcoming functions and services at The Collectors Club's new location. It isn't open to the public yet and we still have a lot of behind the scenes work to do so I'm not going to elaborate on it any further for now. The main thing is that all of this work, in addition to also trying to get a functioning PTA going at Xena's new school has left me very little time for knitting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That being said, I have finally finished my Rhinebeck Sweater but I'm going to wait until Rhinebeck to reveal it. I started my Rhinebeck socks and plan to put some serious effort into them this weekend. I finished a pair of socks for Xena that's she's been wearing so much that I haven't had time to block them or take photos and I'm about to finish a pair of toddler socks for an upcoming birthday party. I am also almost finished with my Summer Vibes top which is also technically a Rhinebeck top, because I bought the yarn and kit the first time I ever attended Rhinebeck. That's all for now. I'm really looking forward to some M_F sweater weather!</div><br /><p></p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-74973608140573335392023-08-21T10:14:00.002-04:002023-08-21T10:19:01.605-04:00Xena's first day of school with a new capelet!<p>Well, I had hoped I would have an opportunity to post sooner but it's been a very busy summer. Last week, while Matt was overseeing his first public auction for <a href="https://www.kewrigaauctions.com/">his new auction house</a> at <a href="https://stamps.org/great-american-stamp-show">GASS</a> in Cleveland, OH, I took Xena camping for her first time at <a href="https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/pocahontas">Pocahontas State Park</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyZ9pX87pYvr6yZrzS2iSNll9xBU7YSqwmukkrvCJCjIe-72XnzWCr6fftGIwWI2mgQNCrr6e9JCJ8BgT9Koxpu6ftbddki-JD4cOlw_yN1yJa96VAwssd9oIprEmklthJehXeC0IgzHIPuXMGKny5N3lm7IyfSYH6ueuO6OzMU5h5bTiGN0YGi_2yhTq/s4032/20230816_095913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyZ9pX87pYvr6yZrzS2iSNll9xBU7YSqwmukkrvCJCjIe-72XnzWCr6fftGIwWI2mgQNCrr6e9JCJ8BgT9Koxpu6ftbddki-JD4cOlw_yN1yJa96VAwssd9oIprEmklthJehXeC0IgzHIPuXMGKny5N3lm7IyfSYH6ueuO6OzMU5h5bTiGN0YGi_2yhTq/s320/20230816_095913.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was hot and humid, in the mid-high 90s everyday, with a heat index of 100+ degrees F. Gross!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aUT0vUPzpPKaCcjzHjLD70t_uYcGaZpv4BrqCmcVJShYWtO0U5hTXGa8gbYPao2C72Se7Qk9kN_i3vXrAYRVTEzEQCgAkM5SJI6WE5MkqxB_63mfYYhx629Yjd6y3TQ4Fr_uRTGdN5PNWkUd4TrEiIivLUPQWBmg6-KjISRlF402up7MjbjfxKa5h2w8/s2448/20230815_152301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aUT0vUPzpPKaCcjzHjLD70t_uYcGaZpv4BrqCmcVJShYWtO0U5hTXGa8gbYPao2C72Se7Qk9kN_i3vXrAYRVTEzEQCgAkM5SJI6WE5MkqxB_63mfYYhx629Yjd6y3TQ4Fr_uRTGdN5PNWkUd4TrEiIivLUPQWBmg6-KjISRlF402up7MjbjfxKa5h2w8/s320/20230815_152301.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So it should probably come as no surprise that we spent the majority of our time at the park's excellent waterpark.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUUX0haW28KpcViMFvMCh9Vxt_DzU9zHx4eaqLiQ2WxSHLKkk9ii9i1M0e1rcxAUYlWZ8VLammEk5Nh1dFIniYnNHHcyBcXVrTW5W_-5LVcaah1AR_c0Ezfd18JkzkiAAwuQVpywna-IWeZ1teC0qSBruF-paGlu28gKhW_Sj8Z3dAPUfuMb6wU_Po4U0/s4032/20230814_140740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUUX0haW28KpcViMFvMCh9Vxt_DzU9zHx4eaqLiQ2WxSHLKkk9ii9i1M0e1rcxAUYlWZ8VLammEk5Nh1dFIniYnNHHcyBcXVrTW5W_-5LVcaah1AR_c0Ezfd18JkzkiAAwuQVpywna-IWeZ1teC0qSBruF-paGlu28gKhW_Sj8Z3dAPUfuMb6wU_Po4U0/s320/20230814_140740.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are a ton of different things to do at the park such as fishing, kayaking, canoeing and hiking but for us, it was worth it for just the waterpark alone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQAdQhcTFm65ZpWi6EIgaHKxB6-ZsY3YOo3Q_5PsIRHEtGPbNjnpUuyVIsZZTUH8CG1hwi9b6oZiFJITU4Tv2mxCYbizLHV5LXQDt7SSyddqxAUVo-s990avZQYKW68xPb6GjOiUuW96TaEZrjM_XRpptn2yrD_QW42txzjj9EqkmGN2hiYoHTexyxu0E/s4032/20230814_140855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQAdQhcTFm65ZpWi6EIgaHKxB6-ZsY3YOo3Q_5PsIRHEtGPbNjnpUuyVIsZZTUH8CG1hwi9b6oZiFJITU4Tv2mxCYbizLHV5LXQDt7SSyddqxAUVo-s990avZQYKW68xPb6GjOiUuW96TaEZrjM_XRpptn2yrD_QW42txzjj9EqkmGN2hiYoHTexyxu0E/s320/20230814_140855.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent 5 or 6 hours there everyday! Annoyingly, it doesn't open until 11AM but if it opened sooner, we certainly would've stayed even longer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHHeUB8MFhvjyHw-t38iDuXuSUHpjp4MZB3PHtqyrRjKgTQStWrBeLPZf4tNL7y2fAHWYcZ-eklUmlWpjhZCNG_jKk3CzClrKYkNzsC9D8m8ZSXriSvQKc2y42iOeSpTmlGbd1CUwZIJ0poVL1xoTcjdisYy6VGGIKSKv8xZzwPy04QGO4KxHJefidY1e/s4032/20230807_073600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHHeUB8MFhvjyHw-t38iDuXuSUHpjp4MZB3PHtqyrRjKgTQStWrBeLPZf4tNL7y2fAHWYcZ-eklUmlWpjhZCNG_jKk3CzClrKYkNzsC9D8m8ZSXriSvQKc2y42iOeSpTmlGbd1CUwZIJ0poVL1xoTcjdisYy6VGGIKSKv8xZzwPy04QGO4KxHJefidY1e/s320/20230807_073600.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-eAqihiVW_p3s09YfyEZc5C181eq7hIqAIYFqHiK1rWICQ2ojg2qus6mRlfU-qg3exCj0ltPsQrDiXpkql_dhb4-fH9TN8w6k-Z-JGL3JSHCRaGnxESbxWsTvaYn_9VVT9diJBDzjbxFWaHvpWdmxvmJn-tfKR3sYYPCdg--fl3w9OITI5rUL3XJqfS_/s4032/20230817_150326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-eAqihiVW_p3s09YfyEZc5C181eq7hIqAIYFqHiK1rWICQ2ojg2qus6mRlfU-qg3exCj0ltPsQrDiXpkql_dhb4-fH9TN8w6k-Z-JGL3JSHCRaGnxESbxWsTvaYn_9VVT9diJBDzjbxFWaHvpWdmxvmJn-tfKR3sYYPCdg--fl3w9OITI5rUL3XJqfS_/s320/20230817_150326.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In preparation for school to start, Xena attended 2 half days of Kindergarten camp and an open house.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPdrwwP-QSwXGKfYcp26xsym-ElE8yOiuTJoP4ZZ4HOYLnL2hVFRMRKIhQbqNiYu3XCMZ2tFKelPYXiaEog6CtHxc7AxJ9qeNMTMGBU8qyFnGS8gAkJiXxijZk1kgMh63AHy6BFlmfIs6kOOGrUWURdeeub_0MMZyo-guzTvFCOpMtWNtnNaYq_Hg3SQJ/s2448/20230817_150550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPdrwwP-QSwXGKfYcp26xsym-ElE8yOiuTJoP4ZZ4HOYLnL2hVFRMRKIhQbqNiYu3XCMZ2tFKelPYXiaEog6CtHxc7AxJ9qeNMTMGBU8qyFnGS8gAkJiXxijZk1kgMh63AHy6BFlmfIs6kOOGrUWURdeeub_0MMZyo-guzTvFCOpMtWNtnNaYq_Hg3SQJ/s320/20230817_150550.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Continuing our tradition of making a poster to commemorate the first day of school out of an old LP cover, we spent the past weekend working on all sorts of arts and crafts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIl6nHtHRfLCkPTppYPXN884ERVwuAhuiRYVI8xfkD1Cyw839aLCRcPEMwJ7N909I6B1lnHg3oUCKXKbqMracfBGvlnax-jz9qGXbqCJj15Iquj9GAAyiLXU26U0yY1Mu5tpOdPgyIJc_08lapTk6ZxJvGUYJRgcC-__1HXsKvyKLns_GF8WOm0xOlvoTN/s4032/20230818_162007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIl6nHtHRfLCkPTppYPXN884ERVwuAhuiRYVI8xfkD1Cyw839aLCRcPEMwJ7N909I6B1lnHg3oUCKXKbqMracfBGvlnax-jz9qGXbqCJj15Iquj9GAAyiLXU26U0yY1Mu5tpOdPgyIJc_08lapTk6ZxJvGUYJRgcC-__1HXsKvyKLns_GF8WOm0xOlvoTN/s320/20230818_162007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Xena has been really into sewing and this year she wanted to sew her own poster.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnvoitnSl0UBMcxj_4w4kfB8XgngjZmKdd0bfQVDcw86P3z2bsiM5aUnk2lIZrdMrmicT_WHnYpC-bUpnmzJCozM_FfJI0XlJqGvj86dtm_8q97qmrjRpHkmUoB0spuL_3CWJx3UAAVMt8DIkU5Wc7GSU2YxnKqPp8_p52JVB87CHT4L7CJWmrQqQFEOM/s2849/20230818_182943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="2849" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnvoitnSl0UBMcxj_4w4kfB8XgngjZmKdd0bfQVDcw86P3z2bsiM5aUnk2lIZrdMrmicT_WHnYpC-bUpnmzJCozM_FfJI0XlJqGvj86dtm_8q97qmrjRpHkmUoB0spuL_3CWJx3UAAVMt8DIkU5Wc7GSU2YxnKqPp8_p52JVB87CHT4L7CJWmrQqQFEOM/s320/20230818_182943.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put my trusty hole puncher to use on the border and my old graffiti mom skills kicked into action on the lettering. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5ookDqepflIy8jyshrbL7ZVBXwDv9IHkYaxf3UYdPjBlr-9K5SwRuyZfI_UgxpaKBfl5lC4hXd-2Xly9VO2DKkq5Xy1qT-DBhiEa6EXGlNI9jK72YHreKb_BVewI_lh4-abEHMre_H8AiecCdkBFYNLLu51bAJ0Q2zPKkW6t0vmYJjbPbvqHMR-Zi2j-/s2268/20230818_183014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2103" data-original-width="2268" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5ookDqepflIy8jyshrbL7ZVBXwDv9IHkYaxf3UYdPjBlr-9K5SwRuyZfI_UgxpaKBfl5lC4hXd-2Xly9VO2DKkq5Xy1qT-DBhiEa6EXGlNI9jK72YHreKb_BVewI_lh4-abEHMre_H8AiecCdkBFYNLLu51bAJ0Q2zPKkW6t0vmYJjbPbvqHMR-Zi2j-/s320/20230818_183014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a compass to punch holes into each letter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzdPEjgfbCQJ-xtXEloRF5EHTijdmtez24xHto0-w9B17j7iHvetfGooG9m4oLMvVNzKCgzGKBsrjFdHYEL_bs2H1jGTHa3eiBo_LwfdU0ZoYOhhOc1jh3Wpla1q2qtvE1ZcRvAzBMj7cAy_m_z0MkvdJx1XDb18tJn5pR9XLFrcdFE83yEBWNtFVwbax/s4032/20230818_182901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzdPEjgfbCQJ-xtXEloRF5EHTijdmtez24xHto0-w9B17j7iHvetfGooG9m4oLMvVNzKCgzGKBsrjFdHYEL_bs2H1jGTHa3eiBo_LwfdU0ZoYOhhOc1jh3Wpla1q2qtvE1ZcRvAzBMj7cAy_m_z0MkvdJx1XDb18tJn5pR9XLFrcdFE83yEBWNtFVwbax/s320/20230818_182901.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fingering weight yarn was perfect for detailing the letters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVsTV7Rvyl34pWa4ZWAk9IbcVbNTyNaRe3zRVjUqKrb-DePKmkLgSQU9svG-Gi4rTgskec1stywit4V-jKO4Q5WPOmUdeaKvTj1aV6W6_pOULVRMAGzRPy-7bgr0IPG3zeqCSJuvVVowwNVzNJlHNPYLMB0iozbVb0S5N4PVeGXOp8RR16qaTENUsefPb/s4032/20230819_145745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVsTV7Rvyl34pWa4ZWAk9IbcVbNTyNaRe3zRVjUqKrb-DePKmkLgSQU9svG-Gi4rTgskec1stywit4V-jKO4Q5WPOmUdeaKvTj1aV6W6_pOULVRMAGzRPy-7bgr0IPG3zeqCSJuvVVowwNVzNJlHNPYLMB0iozbVb0S5N4PVeGXOp8RR16qaTENUsefPb/s320/20230819_145745.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I let Xena pick her stitching colors from my sock yarn stash.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjIeSwJ311FL5jJ5T_RM8owWh41KxDMevdsE-ka3TflMVs3nbHtrrwzkp_cRJCZ1dZQk9UOlYT0JnO--t4XCatka5tz5amebMWxuqQ9kXQmcBfiIvtw4uCc4PHmbY8M9UYEIP0Bx4aXPVjlNvyoNDjtjNcP0d9Ga6sOIbe0TXoGncnXHrarjaF-JESHGk/s4032/20230819_150227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjIeSwJ311FL5jJ5T_RM8owWh41KxDMevdsE-ka3TflMVs3nbHtrrwzkp_cRJCZ1dZQk9UOlYT0JnO--t4XCatka5tz5amebMWxuqQ9kXQmcBfiIvtw4uCc4PHmbY8M9UYEIP0Bx4aXPVjlNvyoNDjtjNcP0d9Ga6sOIbe0TXoGncnXHrarjaF-JESHGk/s320/20230819_150227.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's no surprise that the first yarn that she picked was dyed by my favorite indie dyer ever, Amalia at <a href="https://www.kindredred.com/">Kindred Red</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-OijKyJFMoA2LgtUZ0yS9syoTLyrotd6AI7F9JAcJuA26OHYWarGxOh78E2cYnFZXWp0cRpeIeKd7CzxHJjO2GE8hiILgePLybwrHzmv0Jf4T2X4hh_W9Iq6jhY9omMXOWMb6PGXRAVxQFB7EdE8klSupP9SXkfnc4yxwN3dYuOs5P7vrgFo7IEz6rIN/s4032/20230819_153709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a terrific indoor project to beat all of the extreme heat we've had lately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA4ExZ55UZBdWAKzT5xrGarTOVmS2J3qrQwT7XRInPEAP7Q4_lsc0dggyGWVyWwf2G172IjI9du4i5GMIlU6ddIsrlsm4R7c9YMLpRoT7Ca-3AR9lKVo5RA1GxtthhZR6pnQz2FrvZ0tjfuHdm7IR3IOYXzwrAc--YlYYDJzL9YwaLdwLaPMSWnzYqBmL/s2198/20230821_071304.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="2198" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA4ExZ55UZBdWAKzT5xrGarTOVmS2J3qrQwT7XRInPEAP7Q4_lsc0dggyGWVyWwf2G172IjI9du4i5GMIlU6ddIsrlsm4R7c9YMLpRoT7Ca-3AR9lKVo5RA1GxtthhZR6pnQz2FrvZ0tjfuHdm7IR3IOYXzwrAc--YlYYDJzL9YwaLdwLaPMSWnzYqBmL/s320/20230821_071304.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the finished poster. Xena took it to the next level by bead-dazzling the border with a rainbow of Perler beads.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0PybxzG1OtpVeoSyDQPX0RSdm61KXyRwrjO8DUw17zEHELMfLXcNdxTR_qrCDIFpQbuBILUeWxBNVhKhzD3eR6S6wGpbSU_oSlv-dU7fRGbtFpp_Zf0XmM6K7FwN5vm6yIBhgxYA7jhR0mT-4TW3fvhcqYUCHKK0bwqPhK1UJg9wH_dWvCIzxA7r0bNA/s4032/20230821_060710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0PybxzG1OtpVeoSyDQPX0RSdm61KXyRwrjO8DUw17zEHELMfLXcNdxTR_qrCDIFpQbuBILUeWxBNVhKhzD3eR6S6wGpbSU_oSlv-dU7fRGbtFpp_Zf0XmM6K7FwN5vm6yIBhgxYA7jhR0mT-4TW3fvhcqYUCHKK0bwqPhK1UJg9wH_dWvCIzxA7r0bNA/s320/20230821_060710.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Unsurprisingly) Matt slept in but I woke up at 5:30AM today to pack Xena's lunch and get ready for her first day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrnQbIwfTWnnClnXlyeUWUCPU-nN9LLpmep7xSYmy2WJVEoQBjZ130lWTVDLbUVBjSAhGERI9lt4gHsiqTi8A5QqPE25Qk1u-pkFOo8vYgNW8H1Zsrc4_UGVm8KGL0X-ovlV-tcOfvzgNQA4iTkOJV0CDddU1sqRnSfFbRCq6VDDCu7djj1uhbPLYMlaY/s4032/20230821_065701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrnQbIwfTWnnClnXlyeUWUCPU-nN9LLpmep7xSYmy2WJVEoQBjZ130lWTVDLbUVBjSAhGERI9lt4gHsiqTi8A5QqPE25Qk1u-pkFOo8vYgNW8H1Zsrc4_UGVm8KGL0X-ovlV-tcOfvzgNQA4iTkOJV0CDddU1sqRnSfFbRCq6VDDCu7djj1uhbPLYMlaY/s320/20230821_065701.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rukr_t59Vnn84lOsUee-gutDUAlj7g-6ivw5IhWV4bPzNfdnmYg0B8zT1DV-a68B4PjkXVkccqXo74mWMLArOAdWheA5WpWbf4tfp-BKI424d4r3qbRW4gWsOZPAHvsQF1_KSquZFaKn4VjWJYJb_EsYqA-QiSauy9imC0rdDuOqgwoYUdgeXQFRZC64/s4032/20230821_065722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rukr_t59Vnn84lOsUee-gutDUAlj7g-6ivw5IhWV4bPzNfdnmYg0B8zT1DV-a68B4PjkXVkccqXo74mWMLArOAdWheA5WpWbf4tfp-BKI424d4r3qbRW4gWsOZPAHvsQF1_KSquZFaKn4VjWJYJb_EsYqA-QiSauy9imC0rdDuOqgwoYUdgeXQFRZC64/s320/20230821_065722.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because it's been so hot and humid, I didn't expect Xena to wear a handknit sweater on her first day but she at least graciously modelled the pattern matching capelets I knit for her and her friend, June.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk5N39wRjQRICHfzejQRK70oOFML_DOMTnYiU_chl1RBfG6vgoSFjADaeItRgi3I4Gx3DbW9Y5CYmMqU0d1b7jFGCdAjf-XXPtsSrsXZ3ufgNo44rwbpoB3RDVemzrNdOoj_1WLq32zylFzboXMOPBNjustVGlb49leYQ6HOX0q_7h5RGWC3LcVvNgFdz/s4032/20230821_065738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk5N39wRjQRICHfzejQRK70oOFML_DOMTnYiU_chl1RBfG6vgoSFjADaeItRgi3I4Gx3DbW9Y5CYmMqU0d1b7jFGCdAjf-XXPtsSrsXZ3ufgNo44rwbpoB3RDVemzrNdOoj_1WLq32zylFzboXMOPBNjustVGlb49leYQ6HOX0q_7h5RGWC3LcVvNgFdz/s320/20230821_065738.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGP_NIKLj_X2XF1p1PvNZ9zeZzyXhPb09wlwe3oH4Y0Q734az3GXRuRuvzB5DzjPh75d6zi4UNQdGX8o5j2Dm8nvJwa6vORpKLoBj8k1N7JHT_bJRFUtcfB_8pqOQXE9uStnJ_ijhhsputL7e6dAEcoO-gH8HXrmDGVIKkqjosgbIwX5ZZra4eS2lCVeb/s3280/20230821_080554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3280" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGP_NIKLj_X2XF1p1PvNZ9zeZzyXhPb09wlwe3oH4Y0Q734az3GXRuRuvzB5DzjPh75d6zi4UNQdGX8o5j2Dm8nvJwa6vORpKLoBj8k1N7JHT_bJRFUtcfB_8pqOQXE9uStnJ_ijhhsputL7e6dAEcoO-gH8HXrmDGVIKkqjosgbIwX5ZZra4eS2lCVeb/s320/20230821_080554.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used the first ever pattern that Amanda, the owner of Atelier, ever designed, <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/childrens-capelet-001">#001 the Children's Capelet</a>. I knit one capelet in <a href="https://lilyandpine.com/products/surfs-up-oak-bulky">Lily and Pine Oak Bulky Surf's Up</a> colorway and the other in <a href="https://lilyandpine.com/products/peace-love-oak-bulky">Peace and Love</a>. I purchased this beautiful, fluffy 100% SWM yarn when I was visiting Vancouver, B.C. with Sankari last summer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTaHzJqarrTrVqvlRzJCk8Z2jVko03ud4y93sVSs2MU4umxRnrvDDmNEgcISwzaqTty-qyg-HixCnnUouW_68-LnE6zgfdmQdyPBEWKWwsMVfwH05RT_3Z5KfB3GT9pPLDR7rFDfSeoQA4XK_Yndw895E5Qf6HYyHIjAAyf5SwWQk5XZoJJ2oDeDBOaF3/s4032/20230821_065937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTaHzJqarrTrVqvlRzJCk8Z2jVko03ud4y93sVSs2MU4umxRnrvDDmNEgcISwzaqTty-qyg-HixCnnUouW_68-LnE6zgfdmQdyPBEWKWwsMVfwH05RT_3Z5KfB3GT9pPLDR7rFDfSeoQA4XK_Yndw895E5Qf6HYyHIjAAyf5SwWQk5XZoJJ2oDeDBOaF3/s320/20230821_065937.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginuxQzciXOeLH6y1HzfLtyIEewg--TGCZnb3qeDqAY4tUJ5b_xaKhFMiK8lPJJdGsW-v7bBrIpnWiSgoQcW_OCCPx5x5TpxM0W3Nta_IahJqYb36EIJRI_FnzVkRpZFyQJFI1Xa0UBJvN38-5BnrBeVQOkyiub7XyMVRSUjntd7i2Y3cEp69qxWJKtsBm/s4032/20230821_093026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginuxQzciXOeLH6y1HzfLtyIEewg--TGCZnb3qeDqAY4tUJ5b_xaKhFMiK8lPJJdGsW-v7bBrIpnWiSgoQcW_OCCPx5x5TpxM0W3Nta_IahJqYb36EIJRI_FnzVkRpZFyQJFI1Xa0UBJvN38-5BnrBeVQOkyiub7XyMVRSUjntd7i2Y3cEp69qxWJKtsBm/s320/20230821_093026.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Xena loves wearing anything cape-like that she can quickly throw on over her head and easily whip off.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYvnAiy-2d1QSwpgIvhoUcuKLP7sAmbjguwBAITWLKwNAO_DvYZk3cA0LH8uKIDnBYtVB_U-49BRVp0GB2DolnCfcNw1nSMWK2rfrt9NMNiri7autY9H1vY2EUKLTxaT0-1DIJsEzcbLtmQeSalY9b07qM7GTCdsj3XRUlPzR1o7DvNXk7FdHtAvRC_M2/s2268/20230821_093049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1904" data-original-width="2268" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYvnAiy-2d1QSwpgIvhoUcuKLP7sAmbjguwBAITWLKwNAO_DvYZk3cA0LH8uKIDnBYtVB_U-49BRVp0GB2DolnCfcNw1nSMWK2rfrt9NMNiri7autY9H1vY2EUKLTxaT0-1DIJsEzcbLtmQeSalY9b07qM7GTCdsj3XRUlPzR1o7DvNXk7FdHtAvRC_M2/s320/20230821_093049.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I slightly modified this pattern knitting the body for 12" (instead of 8") and working the rolling collar for 5-6" (instead of 4"). This can easily be modified to suit any body size or length preference for a child or adult. There's also an aran weight version. This is a super quick, beginner's level knit. It can easily fly off your needles from start to finish in under a week. I imagine some speed knitters could even finish it in a day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD8qq27fjuub0VyaKJezHuTJXjXiAl5NJjagcdcDBW98vG1KLCXuxNJDj4_GOOXbcghgeAwxTGn2vm5RDQk3-xz_D9UJH83b8Xz7Hf18hNCnIrtDot7164wp24NWOs_BxCnF-GggePXqxidMTpOns_mRoBDTgrJ8xIWYF96OHy0Gezg88HjpkDhujJg4a/s4032/20230821_081721.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD8qq27fjuub0VyaKJezHuTJXjXiAl5NJjagcdcDBW98vG1KLCXuxNJDj4_GOOXbcghgeAwxTGn2vm5RDQk3-xz_D9UJH83b8Xz7Hf18hNCnIrtDot7164wp24NWOs_BxCnF-GggePXqxidMTpOns_mRoBDTgrJ8xIWYF96OHy0Gezg88HjpkDhujJg4a/s320/20230821_081721.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After I dropped Xena off at school, I went for breakfast at Silver Diner. It reminds me a lot of CA since offers so many healthy options like tempeh bacon and egg white omelets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pa7CSICqVttLSPXcwMqMpRcBOa7MA78eEE0de-1UW2YBeEYAci9wKIoo6xZujQy7tgIwU95YNXO6ZLGtqHhe-gaEfsQeSMslqJJdrhByPLso-WJNYpAVMarainK8gb7mAZ_JEDD7oGZoDM4ngQoDSWveNsSOD5zaaUHtw2eI1GPR6QOVxT9GCAfgPQHe/s2448/20230821_080442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pa7CSICqVttLSPXcwMqMpRcBOa7MA78eEE0de-1UW2YBeEYAci9wKIoo6xZujQy7tgIwU95YNXO6ZLGtqHhe-gaEfsQeSMslqJJdrhByPLso-WJNYpAVMarainK8gb7mAZ_JEDD7oGZoDM4ngQoDSWveNsSOD5zaaUHtw2eI1GPR6QOVxT9GCAfgPQHe/s320/20230821_080442.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that Xena's in a school, I can happily announce that tomorrow, I will start my first day of training to work at my favorite LYS, <a href="https://www.danceswithwoolrva.com/">Dances With Wool</a>!!! More details coming soon but if you know me, then you must really know just how excited I am for this new, fibertastic adventure to begin!</div><p><br /></p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-46440500086980618362023-07-02T18:15:00.002-04:002023-07-02T18:15:23.426-04:00Tooth Fairy Pillow<p>Looking for a fast and fun leftover fingering weight stashbuster project/gift for a kid? How about a tooth fairy pillow? Xena lost her first 2 teeth this summer. She really treasures them and was worried about crushing them if she left them under her pillow so I wanted to make her something special to keep them in when the tooth fairy comes to visit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBRBR_EzvEtlRIZCWBW1HdWTC1YmbKwdslKgn8Trl5aJx6BJvtZerAd59uKpPEDgBqMpQoe5Sv26CL2EnRA_RHsJjB_3_e63xJaM0mzK_y_aD7BO0zJZ_ICO7Gq55FtRezaONugO7Dw0Rf7yyVVI4imGXFz3rVWqie3wWC92ABJ3YjGETKrfwkAQ8czPR/s2921/20230702_180000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="2921" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBRBR_EzvEtlRIZCWBW1HdWTC1YmbKwdslKgn8Trl5aJx6BJvtZerAd59uKpPEDgBqMpQoe5Sv26CL2EnRA_RHsJjB_3_e63xJaM0mzK_y_aD7BO0zJZ_ICO7Gq55FtRezaONugO7Dw0Rf7yyVVI4imGXFz3rVWqie3wWC92ABJ3YjGETKrfwkAQ8czPR/s320/20230702_180000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used size 2 needles. I cast on 30 stitches and knit an 8" long flat rectangle in stockinette. For the tiny pocket, I cast on 14 stitches, knit 5 rows in garter and enough additional rows in stockinette to create a square shape. Then I seamed 3 sides of the pillow together - end to end with single crochet and mattress stitch on the sides. I stuffed it with a shredded up old t-shirt and garnished it with mini pompoms in the corners.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjdxodvdPA8C0dW2159_uDoObbGXZaPl1N6aD3TFlv2sKg5cnnegpgz8BO-tpDOQpb36_UzbsG_bWuRVCrSQNuuiGYBM1xdFG6rvID3l9UnA1EcdPn6qIv2lkcvCdc_NuSTDMCvCpT9dez4xh83VKguy91FYSYAC9sskU0vtVEoreLeaNzHhS-NR6Xl6y/s2889/20230702_175943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2889" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjdxodvdPA8C0dW2159_uDoObbGXZaPl1N6aD3TFlv2sKg5cnnegpgz8BO-tpDOQpb36_UzbsG_bWuRVCrSQNuuiGYBM1xdFG6rvID3l9UnA1EcdPn6qIv2lkcvCdc_NuSTDMCvCpT9dez4xh83VKguy91FYSYAC9sskU0vtVEoreLeaNzHhS-NR6Xl6y/s320/20230702_175943.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, she loves it and the bonus is that she can use it as a pillow for her dolls and stuffies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDE_3kudxR11dnlSJJR-OQuTACoNJnMG8G1HwMIsvt5q_UIgi52k0b9ZCICIzR7L5po8GpxTCvBfHciJ-CF4RGcfzq_ycx-gK_gDaPphrvicA-gLY671P-c1OCNPWHYgyDRrO7DC2G3aV9m-kUafnRWZcO_Qb602lGKA4yh_vaStSNmiQNjWjgJGuTjsQ/s4032/20230702_175843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDE_3kudxR11dnlSJJR-OQuTACoNJnMG8G1HwMIsvt5q_UIgi52k0b9ZCICIzR7L5po8GpxTCvBfHciJ-CF4RGcfzq_ycx-gK_gDaPphrvicA-gLY671P-c1OCNPWHYgyDRrO7DC2G3aV9m-kUafnRWZcO_Qb602lGKA4yh_vaStSNmiQNjWjgJGuTjsQ/s320/20230702_175843.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><p>You can also use this recipe with heavy weight yarn to make a bigger pillow. If I had more energy, I might've even made a whole string of pompoms and sewn them around the entire pillow for the border.</p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-92153412681398686382023-06-28T08:16:00.005-04:002023-06-29T06:41:46.956-04:00Sport Socks and Matching Mommy and Me Socks!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When the NYK's were in the NBA playoffs, I had my moment and celebrated by knitting matching blue and orange socks for Xena and I.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizxrw276Uc-4VZSTU_4C9A3ZP5AUrVLLLgqtw7Dj76ElCf1r2LEc2cLyfLg84N9RhH_34IYHLtFKZxOBvsCeQ2OLP-y8dMPyIVbaUO838bk16XcyuQ3kORxDik9EObcleeIPzHlmJ1X7o-ShM1DBP0K-tYP-oO_G0CZn2a62pDrOxloYGw_LWAyAIv845/s2466/20230511_101057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizxrw276Uc-4VZSTU_4C9A3ZP5AUrVLLLgqtw7Dj76ElCf1r2LEc2cLyfLg84N9RhH_34IYHLtFKZxOBvsCeQ2OLP-y8dMPyIVbaUO838bk16XcyuQ3kORxDik9EObcleeIPzHlmJ1X7o-ShM1DBP0K-tYP-oO_G0CZn2a62pDrOxloYGw_LWAyAIv845/s320/20230511_101057.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know the Knicks wouldn't clench it but since I am also a Syracuse and UVA NCAAMB fan, these socks share multiple purposes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1cgWkaRBKM9OIhLUheLjyQNlCBEVoyoIBcuuhqJrWV818H0Ahags9WpyAOoLSGOJ0_rkwmOj7uKJITEj9wngxjzEz-eAtBSfGRk8jQOQ78gBeHV06wg88bAgNKgQtUBxYu6Ei7RfgDRnT3SrRX1usdxjmWCbRPO2KxPj8omgBFLyUFqR3IMst-DEUafJ/s3157/20230511_101245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2261" data-original-width="3157" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1cgWkaRBKM9OIhLUheLjyQNlCBEVoyoIBcuuhqJrWV818H0Ahags9WpyAOoLSGOJ0_rkwmOj7uKJITEj9wngxjzEz-eAtBSfGRk8jQOQ78gBeHV06wg88bAgNKgQtUBxYu6Ei7RfgDRnT3SrRX1usdxjmWCbRPO2KxPj8omgBFLyUFqR3IMst-DEUafJ/s320/20230511_101245.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I shared these photos on IG a while ago but forgot to post them here. I used baby alpaca sock yarn. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerpUaLvglYWKgoXY14GDdZ3pFilVZJs6Y8OBo2lYksOXhxsxklHsFgyXMJjyP80oBkxfj5oWbmCWZa1_OCghU-43yMQkCLeOLtKfHp-xcMVjCCKb3RDfSlaCXbWLV3CKe9no0MUQQ1pRK1Jo5dpM5EIyjHLxr54B1kbq6-4pcSPdBYBOpq04WrdgIfatF/s3543/20230511_101207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3543" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerpUaLvglYWKgoXY14GDdZ3pFilVZJs6Y8OBo2lYksOXhxsxklHsFgyXMJjyP80oBkxfj5oWbmCWZa1_OCghU-43yMQkCLeOLtKfHp-xcMVjCCKb3RDfSlaCXbWLV3CKe9no0MUQQ1pRK1Jo5dpM5EIyjHLxr54B1kbq6-4pcSPdBYBOpq04WrdgIfatF/s320/20230511_101207.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are super basic and I didn't follow any specific pattern.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCetDAJrUAVmQXk7Q33S0iIS4YMlEpLg7xZVW6nFN21Hy3FN04XDPn1arAiMf7mzJ_OQZx2mC0HSyGndvN0eg01GyA3hX8xDUPWd_iM0c7R0dPncvEEWTxlhHLYmnt_LHPZfikHn00EE1Hx14ktCv10qXa4ja_T0ZzAe683Eh8o0lATKq1Ag3ugbgVfxDb/s3331/20230511_101156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3331" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCetDAJrUAVmQXk7Q33S0iIS4YMlEpLg7xZVW6nFN21Hy3FN04XDPn1arAiMf7mzJ_OQZx2mC0HSyGndvN0eg01GyA3hX8xDUPWd_iM0c7R0dPncvEEWTxlhHLYmnt_LHPZfikHn00EE1Hx14ktCv10qXa4ja_T0ZzAe683Eh8o0lATKq1Ag3ugbgVfxDb/s320/20230511_101156.jpg" width="218" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIYZ9a-3Ln6vrPuOwjYYG9oV5G6HUeHtwpYo6j5xH-vyeeZC8nesUel4ry-1UFuruKXHo6MpnZjTL50iizkwGfks3DAVMTaMS7KxsRrPd2jvGzJhfqfGXSZdQuOxSHRr6WyhlJyvwaqUQvrceEZwuRcIihwZRRMzO30iGPg-HsBOHqtVyO6wXBoLXqZZ_/s4032/20230511_100125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIYZ9a-3Ln6vrPuOwjYYG9oV5G6HUeHtwpYo6j5xH-vyeeZC8nesUel4ry-1UFuruKXHo6MpnZjTL50iizkwGfks3DAVMTaMS7KxsRrPd2jvGzJhfqfGXSZdQuOxSHRr6WyhlJyvwaqUQvrceEZwuRcIihwZRRMzO30iGPg-HsBOHqtVyO6wXBoLXqZZ_/s320/20230511_100125.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Xena loves to pretend she's ice skating when sliding around our hardwood floors in her slippery socks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivT4-t8p1yqLPczyBWGqNhGiCvFGXs2kBag4A-PmRHEY3xWwfjIBsGiOR0vAIwAiie-mJ8z7o8MIyVImka9EZPaJbzuItXFq28zR0uHFUoV8ixDHxdxoSyIv6ez-vmLjZXNJr8h5nYnsOJXPkmEdz0kD8F6fTnW-h8MK0f3oeVJjeDWqGqH5j171GoKLXt/s2245/20230511_101138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="2118" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivT4-t8p1yqLPczyBWGqNhGiCvFGXs2kBag4A-PmRHEY3xWwfjIBsGiOR0vAIwAiie-mJ8z7o8MIyVImka9EZPaJbzuItXFq28zR0uHFUoV8ixDHxdxoSyIv6ez-vmLjZXNJr8h5nYnsOJXPkmEdz0kD8F6fTnW-h8MK0f3oeVJjeDWqGqH5j171GoKLXt/s320/20230511_101138.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm frequently asked if my socks are made to order. If I had the time to make and sell extras, I might but it simply just isn't in the cards right now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjG-WXup-XZjOO-tUCaSJs_ZzXIJnBB8sccG9DG1nUnO31bQySKBOPj36MT-Zsbh1wYVM9LrBFICu6iX7vKbJbGnrpgccX1DokV3mR3h5ykVfkkZnJcx2iieNfEFdw2N1d3zBDY74Kx7gsqaUg8Aa4WshAJdOXS9m678C7wPHOjcv7vuzVGu4YKX4AkI8/s4032/20230511_100201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjG-WXup-XZjOO-tUCaSJs_ZzXIJnBB8sccG9DG1nUnO31bQySKBOPj36MT-Zsbh1wYVM9LrBFICu6iX7vKbJbGnrpgccX1DokV3mR3h5ykVfkkZnJcx2iieNfEFdw2N1d3zBDY74Kx7gsqaUg8Aa4WshAJdOXS9m678C7wPHOjcv7vuzVGu4YKX4AkI8/s320/20230511_100201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still want to knit Xena a few more new pairs before school starts in August but I'm running out of time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPybE70JiWp_pOkJ8vQb9GEgBI2-U8LF0HrsmaVO570wbH38HJC3SS9e5H63qsr0brbgwa9HSfv8ZTbGAM3RsIqYpgILC1E3yMsu5MTzTwIbfwyD1Uu6L34nnCmVIIQJAMfvQot6AOTVGhMts6-oEvI5zkIKNS7zLnwPdC_dRHrUbrbpZwJVUPGJRBle_/s2790/20230511_101116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="2790" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPybE70JiWp_pOkJ8vQb9GEgBI2-U8LF0HrsmaVO570wbH38HJC3SS9e5H63qsr0brbgwa9HSfv8ZTbGAM3RsIqYpgILC1E3yMsu5MTzTwIbfwyD1Uu6L34nnCmVIIQJAMfvQot6AOTVGhMts6-oEvI5zkIKNS7zLnwPdC_dRHrUbrbpZwJVUPGJRBle_/s320/20230511_101116.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the past few months since I moved back to RVA, I've been attending the weekly meet up at Dances With Wool out in Midlothian. I bought this <a href="https://yarnclubknits.com/pages/sheep-graffiti">Sheep Graffiti</a> sock yarn there after one of the first meet ups I attended, literally because it had "graffiti" its name and also because it's from VA Beach. I later visited The Yarn Club during the JRYC and met Andrea, the owner and dyer herself. I always love putting a face to the yarn and shopping locally and supporting fiber artists across VA.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdPT5w-jAHsKl46klR8uqXJjOwvd9Wm2zsF-3mqrzcaoLdIMj1D_RBk_5Amv_dVOpOWy2DtdTusjPHeeGiulydP1nsBVJvUqdhoUinSfL6tB1B5lEQyVxwcqLshHB6uw9lxtSPzIjn8qZSmfvFJprdAnhYEdq4jIJ0k_TF5lGQiFnRpQ9FGVcQDbGMV_V/s4032/20230425_200106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdPT5w-jAHsKl46klR8uqXJjOwvd9Wm2zsF-3mqrzcaoLdIMj1D_RBk_5Amv_dVOpOWy2DtdTusjPHeeGiulydP1nsBVJvUqdhoUinSfL6tB1B5lEQyVxwcqLshHB6uw9lxtSPzIjn8qZSmfvFJprdAnhYEdq4jIJ0k_TF5lGQiFnRpQ9FGVcQDbGMV_V/s320/20230425_200106.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend, Lauren, mentioned that one of her favorite color combos is hot pink and black. Then I found out that her daughter June's birthday was approaching and of course, I simply couldn't resist knitting them matching pairs of striped socks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92h6bXZ-04dHnvfmVScIssc4LB2WLfWlCWXK3V71kJoD-llCRspP8GH0DTx1s3hFHzup3lyVeGIdpQ0wuYLth_JTA1nTQXyP4nxLDaapf971Z6TO3I0NqB53cQrr_RMhhFf1P7QxLUrw5SAqNb-1YA-LqIvD0j8MpZzOAyJPytet-5GZMaTneR3DbuxBx/s4032/20230426_120950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92h6bXZ-04dHnvfmVScIssc4LB2WLfWlCWXK3V71kJoD-llCRspP8GH0DTx1s3hFHzup3lyVeGIdpQ0wuYLth_JTA1nTQXyP4nxLDaapf971Z6TO3I0NqB53cQrr_RMhhFf1P7QxLUrw5SAqNb-1YA-LqIvD0j8MpZzOAyJPytet-5GZMaTneR3DbuxBx/s320/20230426_120950.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyQDcoxL-AP6zVjdMXufbrajtpG4NTsihWpob2UCtShRQxymH2Y-AlpnocA1zVk5ynL4srBuPMSsDXxU16t8hzMCKU7wvVjTSHKU3e3_Omfj89Q50MAwuCmtfvCkycPXlw2O-aembygrPyHriiCAf-jgJBTfIKPDEAUH09U5SGC8bXHeLNXb38PTFhhTi/s4032/20230525_161323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyQDcoxL-AP6zVjdMXufbrajtpG4NTsihWpob2UCtShRQxymH2Y-AlpnocA1zVk5ynL4srBuPMSsDXxU16t8hzMCKU7wvVjTSHKU3e3_Omfj89Q50MAwuCmtfvCkycPXlw2O-aembygrPyHriiCAf-jgJBTfIKPDEAUH09U5SGC8bXHeLNXb38PTFhhTi/s320/20230525_161323.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Prior to gifting, these socks travelled all around the country with me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8DiCQrtmpi3mp1_2F0cyQJ6dNZi-cL0zlLvfuhye_1FEbtvPfyns8vGK4tXl0Pk8kfbuMWxsI0eLOM8RjsrTLd4fnvBBELEEMURlWKB1Lrw_isR7fRyl8Na17sdrVx6CSMmWGUL_xqSdoZm3tJ3-ZAK5-m5RitYrAnvlJz2gWsHttmus2jyDLep0ATjC/s4032/20230518_144700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8DiCQrtmpi3mp1_2F0cyQJ6dNZi-cL0zlLvfuhye_1FEbtvPfyns8vGK4tXl0Pk8kfbuMWxsI0eLOM8RjsrTLd4fnvBBELEEMURlWKB1Lrw_isR7fRyl8Na17sdrVx6CSMmWGUL_xqSdoZm3tJ3-ZAK5-m5RitYrAnvlJz2gWsHttmus2jyDLep0ATjC/s320/20230518_144700.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8J68__u8z2fJEieB_NLXbmQuthXkFK4udGmlhZDpTKwgOZpSF_cBImk71wxvIG7B7o_QiKdvkoQA_GHPCF8L8D7jmXp4JM2f1dQDT7jZg5zJPPkLTiGt0pHzkIyGlbRgMXc6D_9jpJ4gDbgxWz_oIdbkxTkEu-P-vBT6nPvKSLVrOdVjibNkUnlicxWS/s4032/20230427_124629.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8J68__u8z2fJEieB_NLXbmQuthXkFK4udGmlhZDpTKwgOZpSF_cBImk71wxvIG7B7o_QiKdvkoQA_GHPCF8L8D7jmXp4JM2f1dQDT7jZg5zJPPkLTiGt0pHzkIyGlbRgMXc6D_9jpJ4gDbgxWz_oIdbkxTkEu-P-vBT6nPvKSLVrOdVjibNkUnlicxWS/s320/20230427_124629.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I want to preface this with the FACT that I will not knit socks for just anyone. I have to really, really like or full on love you to do it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhIvYoAXunVVkQF2bkPk5hbVLv0SENY4sG4Z5n5BjCNR2kObulicK8EEq6bHa1BIIct57yassaLDJb2lkBUC8S82ccQAZypVCZ2a2jnZx10x6SxmJSUC1w3AXCN26TBStkoWaz-TyFwkBwZQO7LX9hKJlT367QzValui-gQfIbhIqDB26id5RcUHx-xRh/s4032/20230609_081255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhIvYoAXunVVkQF2bkPk5hbVLv0SENY4sG4Z5n5BjCNR2kObulicK8EEq6bHa1BIIct57yassaLDJb2lkBUC8S82ccQAZypVCZ2a2jnZx10x6SxmJSUC1w3AXCN26TBStkoWaz-TyFwkBwZQO7LX9hKJlT367QzValui-gQfIbhIqDB26id5RcUHx-xRh/s320/20230609_081255.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lauren is an amazing mother, incredibly supportive wife and excellent friend. She is so thoughtful and dependable and she owns THE COOLEST vintage clothing shop in RVA, <a href="https://www.bluebonesvintage.com/find-us">Blue Bones</a>! She is hilarious and her thrifting skills are no joke. She is my ride or die partner and I could not be happy living here without her love and support.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7Yfupyx-wN11XbLwmVV3yLhkhvHMNPa5inHa6uGAjK-z6rGSEwNjonna2Oyy17ufvCq4uOzfZP9W82G9I66je7tRfGfhag3y9TszRupoTlantL2XoF1YHFAjTRXn08xHHmVJUIMrH2iMe2zmJSrAKo5wxb0LqV9wMNskj5XnimsiiNgTUjUXh8yCmudW/s4032/20230609_081242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7Yfupyx-wN11XbLwmVV3yLhkhvHMNPa5inHa6uGAjK-z6rGSEwNjonna2Oyy17ufvCq4uOzfZP9W82G9I66je7tRfGfhag3y9TszRupoTlantL2XoF1YHFAjTRXn08xHHmVJUIMrH2iMe2zmJSrAKo5wxb0LqV9wMNskj5XnimsiiNgTUjUXh8yCmudW/s320/20230609_081242.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnVZCzIXbfOHfJl5hiiGcBpOTlQ_iD6-LHglqW0PYVxH4pMsBj83TiTLZcV7gMnVtnGSlEFQ6I4qdx6aZl5PLP9iqhIFUdivAMTspPm1kZsCG5tUH8ibyc-AlGBscsm9d8girY8qCt4SFkV09EJADwW8vSRuHjr-HZvyuWIywg6EUKiTTsxddBZDOww0F/s4032/20230609_081225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnVZCzIXbfOHfJl5hiiGcBpOTlQ_iD6-LHglqW0PYVxH4pMsBj83TiTLZcV7gMnVtnGSlEFQ6I4qdx6aZl5PLP9iqhIFUdivAMTspPm1kZsCG5tUH8ibyc-AlGBscsm9d8girY8qCt4SFkV09EJADwW8vSRuHjr-HZvyuWIywg6EUKiTTsxddBZDOww0F/s320/20230609_081225.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our kids constantly play together and even though we've only known each a few months, we already shared so many mutual friends and have shared so many amazing adventures, her family are like family to me. This is starting to sound like if I wasn't already married, I would propose to her.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZ6eiqUb9bgVWBE1l1KtdxYBVWhUTjXAKVk-jpBfKKD6nSfkL00NR_xry4m0ujV3di71bAXP6Ov4G57jguVOZapqHjNgk599oJOrGjQo584HuEcdTzp61XLsAihehOoo-qrjuI4f1FpGqn0gOqEvE7Ka5_UE-2kDn22YcgkbfmGs4JXDbT6KmqS00WJRd/s4032/20230607_131655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZ6eiqUb9bgVWBE1l1KtdxYBVWhUTjXAKVk-jpBfKKD6nSfkL00NR_xry4m0ujV3di71bAXP6Ov4G57jguVOZapqHjNgk599oJOrGjQo584HuEcdTzp61XLsAihehOoo-qrjuI4f1FpGqn0gOqEvE7Ka5_UE-2kDn22YcgkbfmGs4JXDbT6KmqS00WJRd/s320/20230607_131655.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, after I finished knitting the matching striped socks, I looked at June's feet and then my own feet and realized that even though she's a child, her feet are only slightly smaller than mine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6qYSgLXItu1wjRk4G7lHyMicNwgo2-OBvAPlW4D1BWlDKTnk_bVg6JNciYyw7UWJPI7lm5DnVm5WC6RAlXKGMs1_orX6KVm_0WHCp0o2aSGP20mlBrSqrWN-9ZGWVq40WzrMvWuFM7dUef1NlcA5ETzHg5MjKKte3CqPiCB1GQFO0FIuNRJNLr82I38R/s4032/20230606_180117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6qYSgLXItu1wjRk4G7lHyMicNwgo2-OBvAPlW4D1BWlDKTnk_bVg6JNciYyw7UWJPI7lm5DnVm5WC6RAlXKGMs1_orX6KVm_0WHCp0o2aSGP20mlBrSqrWN-9ZGWVq40WzrMvWuFM7dUef1NlcA5ETzHg5MjKKte3CqPiCB1GQFO0FIuNRJNLr82I38R/s320/20230606_180117.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So in the event that she grows out of the striped socks too soon, I knit her a second pair of socks in some of my favorite yarn from <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/wooly-wonka-fibers-nimue-sock">Wooly Wonka</a> that I purchased all the way back at the first ever Stitches West (RIP) I attended in Santa Clara, CA. Thankfully June has a younger brother who can hopefully get some legs out of the striped socks as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAgWw2w49w51H6ZUKDgSfLXHcit3svTs3nckxGnbqGimu6Ki0a-XXjNLsrE_N1Y0bSfOKSiDllDBab2jqsmHU4BUMU0gwVP4DfTAyE1P0h41LkoR_FGuSd8y42b1wp6OFntT94mVt-D7obTdo6mLkSKqdYQAS2AAieKITifQREVrA0_8kCavzaH4uPCzU/s4032/20230611_073138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAgWw2w49w51H6ZUKDgSfLXHcit3svTs3nckxGnbqGimu6Ki0a-XXjNLsrE_N1Y0bSfOKSiDllDBab2jqsmHU4BUMU0gwVP4DfTAyE1P0h41LkoR_FGuSd8y42b1wp6OFntT94mVt-D7obTdo6mLkSKqdYQAS2AAieKITifQREVrA0_8kCavzaH4uPCzU/s320/20230611_073138.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPTKWQGR4INj5RkAvLHnoWN1yxYZd4blRT4lCvw8pxa8uRuiMOl4r8Y8TETGDOgmdJC8--gfrJkDilpvv25ueg_6Zw64cUgZCKf96QkUC0ydYHPkiE6RtT8MZGLBY_ZwbE10R7oMozJnr5LNPYwmFEz46KSBVGsNuIQvQztux5sPnzTmqkZ3xZGtS-oDy/s4032/20230611_073113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPTKWQGR4INj5RkAvLHnoWN1yxYZd4blRT4lCvw8pxa8uRuiMOl4r8Y8TETGDOgmdJC8--gfrJkDilpvv25ueg_6Zw64cUgZCKf96QkUC0ydYHPkiE6RtT8MZGLBY_ZwbE10R7oMozJnr5LNPYwmFEz46KSBVGsNuIQvQztux5sPnzTmqkZ3xZGtS-oDy/s320/20230611_073113.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I haven't seen Wooly Wonka at Stitches in years. It looks like her Ravelry page hasn't been updated since 2017 so I wonder if she is even still dyeing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudbELoXeiS9SDJcJKsOGuZOOIdDI-W7zbYpxU0_-GpyRp-76lVbs7uSp7lodMg7uBl-cYoI4Ridz2jFQstm_oynXn9eG1NBo-lf-fCm9vZhHrjrWiGS8P6KeYhxu-a6Aay0Z1uCENcVkNqyqAsiYnHdaCzp00YLUTiG74j0_U0XqQ-iw67BcnD2Q7BeU_/s4032/20230611_073051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudbELoXeiS9SDJcJKsOGuZOOIdDI-W7zbYpxU0_-GpyRp-76lVbs7uSp7lodMg7uBl-cYoI4Ridz2jFQstm_oynXn9eG1NBo-lf-fCm9vZhHrjrWiGS8P6KeYhxu-a6Aay0Z1uCENcVkNqyqAsiYnHdaCzp00YLUTiG74j0_U0XqQ-iw67BcnD2Q7BeU_/s320/20230611_073051.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CmwAdOtXSxL8kI2Is6mpcO83OwtIlR6f6ioQlhJ5BtzuVxn8k7_Z3DM4jSER2q7Rs5wDqhNldFa8AsUWZYUxj1wocOO7Chl5mV5alDuRJpLZJnRS-OPUpZCrJF0z-9P4BJdqGLhheAcfraQN02AT55FPzoJvGknYGndxSoO_OmTKbbysTkdFqhwcGZRs/s4032/20230611_073030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CmwAdOtXSxL8kI2Is6mpcO83OwtIlR6f6ioQlhJ5BtzuVxn8k7_Z3DM4jSER2q7Rs5wDqhNldFa8AsUWZYUxj1wocOO7Chl5mV5alDuRJpLZJnRS-OPUpZCrJF0z-9P4BJdqGLhheAcfraQN02AT55FPzoJvGknYGndxSoO_OmTKbbysTkdFqhwcGZRs/s320/20230611_073030.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is some of the nicest yarn I've yet to knit or crochet with. I wonder where the base comes from and if I will find something similar again. Just to give an example of the sizing, the photos directly above are of my feet in June's socks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-56540533482097850962023-05-26T14:16:00.001-04:002023-05-26T14:16:28.743-04:00Xena-sized Knit Lighthouse Keeper Pullover Designed by Lindsey FowlerWell, the momentum kept going and I managed to finish knitting Xena's pattern matching <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/preciousowl/lighthouse-keeper-pullover-2">Lighthouse Keeper Pullover</a> in under a week. It might seem quick but for me, aside from knitting with 100% pure cashmere, there is nothing smoother, quicker and more enjoyable than knitting with silk and mohair blends. Some people despise mohair; some are allergic to it. I never really gave it much thought until I really started knitting a few years ago and now it's safe to admit, I'm obsessed.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDV33f3Qx0LMr_z8UdzLV-vkIayjzFn3zsUrrNncnQH4UYWifK3T0uqQRhTtS6zMgs7i9RIp0wh6nHt_IHHluQl2we07C7BPexoMoihXeg4M8Y4c4V8wqfu8n4VDInwSi6ow7LcQGWm-y8Ylc1oQJjZQuywJnGYLhtPbWSKwHTN-NIuXCod9HJLbodSQ/s4032/20230526_130624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDV33f3Qx0LMr_z8UdzLV-vkIayjzFn3zsUrrNncnQH4UYWifK3T0uqQRhTtS6zMgs7i9RIp0wh6nHt_IHHluQl2we07C7BPexoMoihXeg4M8Y4c4V8wqfu8n4VDInwSi6ow7LcQGWm-y8Ylc1oQJjZQuywJnGYLhtPbWSKwHTN-NIuXCod9HJLbodSQ/s320/20230526_130624.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkHCrPWzsCHYcMZ5LHDEyat5wyM6QNH_fKveAtj3T1UqfW9O9U2x38Px-ZkY7llVWEWzYarlAMR5jFjrTrhgAInKSzxK9VL0cvHxoW8nJiRl7rF6-YU93DZF0FJ1Qrft6SZRNwq1o6be-jsIzLoKBLuoVye9DNpVQinGS2yib4w-5s7e40WasXrysGQ/s4032/20230525_181312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkHCrPWzsCHYcMZ5LHDEyat5wyM6QNH_fKveAtj3T1UqfW9O9U2x38Px-ZkY7llVWEWzYarlAMR5jFjrTrhgAInKSzxK9VL0cvHxoW8nJiRl7rF6-YU93DZF0FJ1Qrft6SZRNwq1o6be-jsIzLoKBLuoVye9DNpVQinGS2yib4w-5s7e40WasXrysGQ/s320/20230525_181312.jpg" width="180" /></a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used the same size needles for Xena's sweater as I did for mine. I used <a href="https://www.kimdyesyarn.com">Kim Dyes Yarn</a> Stroopwafel DK (55% SW BFL/45% Silk) in her Shrimp Bisque colorway + <a href="https://www.labienaimee.com/">La Bien Aimeé</a> 70% Mohair/30% Silk in her Tang colorway. Xena is 5.5 yrs old and this sweater only used a 2 1/2 hanks of Kim's yarn and less than 1 hank of Aimeé's. This will come as no surprise, but I am obviously knitting matching socks for Xena and I with our leftovers. I was so excited for Xena to wear her sweater, I still haven't blocked it, so I apologize for my wavy stitches. I promise they will look better soon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJQHTMpcblKkMftL3jVkWJqEFWx34dKIqb6O6Rgoy9e1GWMvSn78tJ6KPFqkrA5u0C8fXBt30Pnl7_R_-3Ll1dHWLbxqBW9averTX9NMCjmRcP-EzfLAYBnaMssTy3wDKHPbbErai_G-BZY-yuacE_H0RpHUwv6UzQZzEFYGUlaNPWa48q42-JdkgPg/s3100/20230526_130654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3100" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJQHTMpcblKkMftL3jVkWJqEFWx34dKIqb6O6Rgoy9e1GWMvSn78tJ6KPFqkrA5u0C8fXBt30Pnl7_R_-3Ll1dHWLbxqBW9averTX9NMCjmRcP-EzfLAYBnaMssTy3wDKHPbbErai_G-BZY-yuacE_H0RpHUwv6UzQZzEFYGUlaNPWa48q42-JdkgPg/s320/20230526_130654.jpg" width="234" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeF5WMekLIeECnWfjj5EpkC87pNe0uo6hfW_xgZ_Ar7ztt8upA8jWlL4iK7ISGRTJP6IMvLsfdIduWvv_2ZaurCyLWpVfQmQr1sgMXeXTQ16OH0u6zYHRTI4LjBu9rWquEqGBWcih7_Gi3gUT1-O5YYBEgrocgaqe85h7VJ-M-25epH86wqQc0cPnbA/s4032/20230526_125604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeF5WMekLIeECnWfjj5EpkC87pNe0uo6hfW_xgZ_Ar7ztt8upA8jWlL4iK7ISGRTJP6IMvLsfdIduWvv_2ZaurCyLWpVfQmQr1sgMXeXTQ16OH0u6zYHRTI4LjBu9rWquEqGBWcih7_Gi3gUT1-O5YYBEgrocgaqe85h7VJ-M-25epH86wqQc0cPnbA/s320/20230526_125604.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As a transracially + transnationally adopted Korean, it was very significant for me to knit something, for the first time ever, with yarn dyed by two different Korean women who also grew up in the USA.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3LKkzNGn9BFzU8I4tnGBvNxBhQ_DzOz973yqDspXBXVrhSFwE8rJ98VlLVf_KduHwqxNdCzzehEc3MdMc16MaSzQzxmaKfXUPpH2If28Xwh2NBUJcvbn4_rJJT_H3XFEpay2MqmuYfhXfuWukhP03BNUNng-KXuWXq-uV099BclmoY5gZ6VEpmO_uQ/s4032/20230526_125750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3LKkzNGn9BFzU8I4tnGBvNxBhQ_DzOz973yqDspXBXVrhSFwE8rJ98VlLVf_KduHwqxNdCzzehEc3MdMc16MaSzQzxmaKfXUPpH2If28Xwh2NBUJcvbn4_rJJT_H3XFEpay2MqmuYfhXfuWukhP03BNUNng-KXuWXq-uV099BclmoY5gZ6VEpmO_uQ/s320/20230526_125750.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knit the smallest size of the sweater. The smallest bust measurement was a few inches wider than Xena's body but the upside of knitting garments for kids is that inevitably, they will grow into them. That's why I generally intentionally knit longer sleeves to maximize the mileage on Xena's handmade garments.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfS_VFRMD9acHRANgBwRwUFYG2ifNn0BUCKJTHfYppxsmAx2FaPJ_SFhIt6-TvhDmh8IsChw-h00U7FiZhuXMmi6kKt9tT0b5HRLb1U9g2oWM3WrxeplC1E8TJXZMRho7ew_eI068G2Z_bA8DgimUkBDJ8RF6cM9rVJNjfjPnADOacAm1EDZOI6lo5Qg/s2448/20230526_125655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfS_VFRMD9acHRANgBwRwUFYG2ifNn0BUCKJTHfYppxsmAx2FaPJ_SFhIt6-TvhDmh8IsChw-h00U7FiZhuXMmi6kKt9tT0b5HRLb1U9g2oWM3WrxeplC1E8TJXZMRho7ew_eI068G2Z_bA8DgimUkBDJ8RF6cM9rVJNjfjPnADOacAm1EDZOI6lo5Qg/s320/20230526_125655.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This sweater is very easy to modify. For instance, there wasn't an exact corresponding separation point for exactly where I wanted put the sleeves on hold but because the pattern has a 20 row repeat, it took minimal math to calculate when to stop and which pattern row to pick up when I started the sleeves.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7i5MUMZ2ZlS4uYbVz3b3UMnMJHHwFqgAa7NP2_F0bsP4k4apzUkIOA1FbGqASS77Uj_uKRHdmXcqKXXGWiMcPcAqNnywn2LSqAHMr8IQyJh45HMwReyJtLEOXFNWcMPwi_bQKSyK6NZ4TPwPM_BWOdNROKxh3V6Nsb1WrNClxzPlMhLYDn9alDZJFw/s2448/20230526_125647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7i5MUMZ2ZlS4uYbVz3b3UMnMJHHwFqgAa7NP2_F0bsP4k4apzUkIOA1FbGqASS77Uj_uKRHdmXcqKXXGWiMcPcAqNnywn2LSqAHMr8IQyJh45HMwReyJtLEOXFNWcMPwi_bQKSyK6NZ4TPwPM_BWOdNROKxh3V6Nsb1WrNClxzPlMhLYDn9alDZJFw/s320/20230526_125647.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are all of my failed attempts of, "Smile for the camera!".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WcDU6VznmCLU1dC5Gd3Fy4KKl2m06Y0L8rWih1ZMExchGDJr95qMGCPElzX4SRdd_8-ewzx9Fgn8TSJ820v6jv7Ji2gR9Xp1G46iRxEZSdjNe2hVPD5gINz6YxubklTO2Zsm1MFie1E9JFbW5TRrGJuZhnBEE_nVSIilTTseh6KWcdCXSqL3tj8kRA/s2448/20230526_125639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WcDU6VznmCLU1dC5Gd3Fy4KKl2m06Y0L8rWih1ZMExchGDJr95qMGCPElzX4SRdd_8-ewzx9Fgn8TSJ820v6jv7Ji2gR9Xp1G46iRxEZSdjNe2hVPD5gINz6YxubklTO2Zsm1MFie1E9JFbW5TRrGJuZhnBEE_nVSIilTTseh6KWcdCXSqL3tj8kRA/s320/20230526_125639.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went even further into our backyard for this photo shoot than for mine. I'll post photos of the pool when (hopefully) we successfully open it in a few weeks. We're making a super quick trip up to NAPEX next weekend and then Xena starts summer camp the following week so my plan is to open it mid-June. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMigmvOBwnU7BzWIfFpXd_3LPJHeSCiA1x7Ubpt19_yC787Dg7Wq767daBHXOE8wwgW7o8I_Hj1fZPT48b9_qwtwdRW-4_b8vPZHE6ahP7z112snWsPix40g3IjVYQzIft9LTVRYtiUsp3Nxh4PNTJJzhOHHOPeSSDCW7syFxsD8tCCXKRHMWuON-yg/s2329/20230526_131258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2329" data-original-width="2155" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMigmvOBwnU7BzWIfFpXd_3LPJHeSCiA1x7Ubpt19_yC787Dg7Wq767daBHXOE8wwgW7o8I_Hj1fZPT48b9_qwtwdRW-4_b8vPZHE6ahP7z112snWsPix40g3IjVYQzIft9LTVRYtiUsp3Nxh4PNTJJzhOHHOPeSSDCW7syFxsD8tCCXKRHMWuON-yg/s320/20230526_131258.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What's on my needles next? Well, I still have to finish the lace top I started over a year ago. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1miIq6DC0yGDqANzN8yzIVksRSRlBWvny0RgPLVNf-UCQDjk3k6vmJo0Hc8SHDMtuw4PjByBU4QhtYRrEzp3UPzOGn5ystDvK37EbXl_Br4ld0K_Zwq8_LVPD-5hPk36DVIJ6TZf-3bf4NIhyCitSsJNvUPreGiKEybh5SPvIQex2O-kVAAaWzakJQ/s4032/20230526_125602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1miIq6DC0yGDqANzN8yzIVksRSRlBWvny0RgPLVNf-UCQDjk3k6vmJo0Hc8SHDMtuw4PjByBU4QhtYRrEzp3UPzOGn5ystDvK37EbXl_Br4ld0K_Zwq8_LVPD-5hPk36DVIJ6TZf-3bf4NIhyCitSsJNvUPreGiKEybh5SPvIQex2O-kVAAaWzakJQ/s320/20230526_125602.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzww6SJN7Kb75iUhLY4mEL-LFs68wzuVg2mWmZaGxJRC_wCACMfokzNcrBJtrk2ZVVQeXwT9UEZFk1n9Xw8-lDB1ZeYc92BDKkMKUHxDyCE6z7aonHc8aZbCYo-Vhw7dAr9Dw3eWzsXFv5ylVqmksJn5DagChyEoBmyllI-ZPqn7UiYBHQSWIkKiOFpA/s2706/20230526_131128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="1747" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzww6SJN7Kb75iUhLY4mEL-LFs68wzuVg2mWmZaGxJRC_wCACMfokzNcrBJtrk2ZVVQeXwT9UEZFk1n9Xw8-lDB1ZeYc92BDKkMKUHxDyCE6z7aonHc8aZbCYo-Vhw7dAr9Dw3eWzsXFv5ylVqmksJn5DagChyEoBmyllI-ZPqn7UiYBHQSWIkKiOFpA/s320/20230526_131128.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also have to add pockets and buttons to a couple cardis for Xena. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxQZLaKQEEF4z1kWOKCSiDRlHZuBT0L6d_kZvsbMX2BBdu0Io2BhK2ZUWARH7mBNwQklBO7MsQOkwIelyLegviCoYTpAOZTHshr5KFLn3fVDcjQcX8RgNp6dmh9kp-0nfxslSNs8jnraeeWvdVALcH8o65EoyH7bKPiRqGhL0aZBDlqUtjg1e3hTHOA/s1206/20230526_131230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="1160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxQZLaKQEEF4z1kWOKCSiDRlHZuBT0L6d_kZvsbMX2BBdu0Io2BhK2ZUWARH7mBNwQklBO7MsQOkwIelyLegviCoYTpAOZTHshr5KFLn3fVDcjQcX8RgNp6dmh9kp-0nfxslSNs8jnraeeWvdVALcH8o65EoyH7bKPiRqGhL0aZBDlqUtjg1e3hTHOA/s320/20230526_131230.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I am already well overdue to get started on my official Rhinebeck sweater which Amber and I are knitting matching patterns of.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_gErsvs2meKdrKNw3pAkXqPml6ihxKV52Qq04PUsnw9chAXpXOpphhRG-fDA45H7RsrdO78Q8awxdBQVWjywZrnJdSOmIjlhQUMpG53kmw44rxvaw6q9Erdw2kNQSjizWavFF5VTi2mh005UvU2QjYQcwQPRVQDeDEfAmvxMEF2tVcKuKBu_pGzcPQ/s2868/20230526_131102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2868" data-original-width="1906" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_gErsvs2meKdrKNw3pAkXqPml6ihxKV52Qq04PUsnw9chAXpXOpphhRG-fDA45H7RsrdO78Q8awxdBQVWjywZrnJdSOmIjlhQUMpG53kmw44rxvaw6q9Erdw2kNQSjizWavFF5VTi2mh005UvU2QjYQcwQPRVQDeDEfAmvxMEF2tVcKuKBu_pGzcPQ/s320/20230526_131102.jpg" width="213" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tzcYidBVFVfWMA1ebx2Jz2skKNuVN_SFs1l3qnL5epIoRuUaQiptETPnq73E5MOxTJAGgeiQPKBWK9iGfO1RgVtgWvkPbXxEXGeL3wyV0bGOuQymlI7pBAm9l5iGbqLaZgJTRIN4RArB9UFVPxfzdsqSusDK5cXmkclUZ3mw5FFzrMOd2cDdfCdIew/s4032/20230526_130543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tzcYidBVFVfWMA1ebx2Jz2skKNuVN_SFs1l3qnL5epIoRuUaQiptETPnq73E5MOxTJAGgeiQPKBWK9iGfO1RgVtgWvkPbXxEXGeL3wyV0bGOuQymlI7pBAm9l5iGbqLaZgJTRIN4RArB9UFVPxfzdsqSusDK5cXmkclUZ3mw5FFzrMOd2cDdfCdIew/s320/20230526_130543.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy to see these pretty mushrooms growing behind our shed. It makes me curious about what died to help feed them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxa7aYqCqLRSB1luuvGN5kUEi641hXUxD4k8ctRdoNzVr5rmoNv7nbhnUz9yUrLT7Ww2rK8ijftH7YKjXj2R8SRfdXqqVyY7dPy44PLC8TCdarcw1dvvudmDJasdmAwQayd8gBi4NRFjRf8P4QrjncrBj5sQtbVff5ei5XQy0NZQ21WneAJQ1e2Dj_Q/s4032/20230526_125408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxa7aYqCqLRSB1luuvGN5kUEi641hXUxD4k8ctRdoNzVr5rmoNv7nbhnUz9yUrLT7Ww2rK8ijftH7YKjXj2R8SRfdXqqVyY7dPy44PLC8TCdarcw1dvvudmDJasdmAwQayd8gBi4NRFjRf8P4QrjncrBj5sQtbVff5ei5XQy0NZQ21WneAJQ1e2Dj_Q/s320/20230526_125408.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, I am super stressed out about all of the wack algorithm BS that has been going on with Etsy. They've already threatened to shut my account down on numerous occasions because of their messed up algorithm that seems think there is something wrong with selling postage stamps?! I just don't understand how much of it is real or bots or what. It's infuriating because I have been selling on Etsy since they started. I even tested their BETA version and assisted with multiple software upgrades. Yet now, even though I am a Star Seller with nearly 9,000 sales, they continue randomly deactivating my listings, not responding to any of attempts to contact customer service and ignoring all of my emails. Ex.) 3 different Hanukkah and carnivorous plants postage stamp listings were randomly deactivated for "being against Etsy's policies". Are they now anti-Semitic with something against meat eating plants?!</div><br /><div><br /></div></div>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-13536099397443007912023-05-21T12:13:00.004-04:002023-06-28T06:23:37.197-04:00Knit Lighthouse Keeper Pullover designed by Lindsey Fowler<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHohzuprJRj7clpxuWy4Pqxx5tLzb7T0CnRowxl9zy_mNH_RlvmHbDnrOQH-xLTGqdHVdsHy8q72N5YGk_hd9_RTMWCvmLfyN2h_FbA8zfxdsnXowHClFO9W_KUYRa9wgByRyGpY7vFLxx52gHYqtPEkn7ClYXHIbunKNRGarIs6wC8KPn05qzKbZL2w/s4032/20230424_202031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHohzuprJRj7clpxuWy4Pqxx5tLzb7T0CnRowxl9zy_mNH_RlvmHbDnrOQH-xLTGqdHVdsHy8q72N5YGk_hd9_RTMWCvmLfyN2h_FbA8zfxdsnXowHClFO9W_KUYRa9wgByRyGpY7vFLxx52gHYqtPEkn7ClYXHIbunKNRGarIs6wC8KPn05qzKbZL2w/s320/20230424_202031.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I mentioned in my previous post, I had originally intended on knitting a pattern from Lindsey Fowler's <u>Salt and Timber</u> book prior to knitting my recently finished Hotdish Cardigan and the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/preciousowl/lighthouse-keeper-pullover">Lighthouse Keeper Pullover</a> was it.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLgLzfDhORujoJNS5acPuUtE1_58czc3meU7ltdzWdfXD9NjhSnmI1zLZ6J5tgnDk3Meyu2UcWjtP-K0x9VW34j2CB54Ts2ktMyggQwmtfqevsmwHcgU1Im8yCjHl4pjv9y-yKmbdDk7Y9rDFhdsPh1l3rnfhk-koImqTKQivU8Z5qobayLdSR2Fh2A/s4032/20230424_205421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLgLzfDhORujoJNS5acPuUtE1_58czc3meU7ltdzWdfXD9NjhSnmI1zLZ6J5tgnDk3Meyu2UcWjtP-K0x9VW34j2CB54Ts2ktMyggQwmtfqevsmwHcgU1Im8yCjHl4pjv9y-yKmbdDk7Y9rDFhdsPh1l3rnfhk-koImqTKQivU8Z5qobayLdSR2Fh2A/s320/20230424_205421.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used Wandering Flock Worsted weight 100% Extrafine Merino in their Dune colorway for the MC and their Lace weight 80% Kid Mohair/20% Silk blend in their Mother of Purl Rhinebeck custom colorway as the CC.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65hi4-ctbMHo5l-Lavz3AGZay19lruBoWoeXiJTfqDj3SPv18MsAGqT3BkRVy1NxjMYS2QIDBzHhZ7xXgr07BIjfnKlCw_Xio-0gwbSQcN16l7NKND7AQjagos1Q2sFyngJ4WEcqHsAdgGbWXH8_lW17xUaqFK2qkIs_UkAgECeBZeeK3UueaRXh5KA/s4032/20230521_113715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65hi4-ctbMHo5l-Lavz3AGZay19lruBoWoeXiJTfqDj3SPv18MsAGqT3BkRVy1NxjMYS2QIDBzHhZ7xXgr07BIjfnKlCw_Xio-0gwbSQcN16l7NKND7AQjagos1Q2sFyngJ4WEcqHsAdgGbWXH8_lW17xUaqFK2qkIs_UkAgECeBZeeK3UueaRXh5KA/s320/20230521_113715.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAfXVxLJHJCacUKzz2VUyMojGAYD0LVkGvz0tduWNa3ZXqD7uk2tekFOvf5xsBg1FJwpw8wkzb4f3H8psfDC0C1eJIQuer_wyRV7MydL4ZIuHcaOccXUX0UFPPs_sZxF6Km0TKnjm81TUEiXEzJ7sFxtJQgMF7_Vpt9NbA4K5N5OS5ZeI5pgo0wVzWw/s3272/20230521_113810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3272" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAfXVxLJHJCacUKzz2VUyMojGAYD0LVkGvz0tduWNa3ZXqD7uk2tekFOvf5xsBg1FJwpw8wkzb4f3H8psfDC0C1eJIQuer_wyRV7MydL4ZIuHcaOccXUX0UFPPs_sZxF6Km0TKnjm81TUEiXEzJ7sFxtJQgMF7_Vpt9NbA4K5N5OS5ZeI5pgo0wVzWw/s320/20230521_113810.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knit size 6 of the pattern. I used the recommended needle sizes which I can generally only get away with if I'm knitting in the round because I knit really loose when working flat. I simply spritzed and steam blocked the sweater on my ironing board; no wet blocking required for this one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhNF_E4fleZEY3Dcmnp2rUUnsLPevV0GScq21u3C30ZtruB57a10RunG6XJ13fTQUQTCZ7F2ePffhMUiXn9sXdShL7iiATHd9qwf3czbN8_8Xdm9tWbhk5FvvE2MFrPUbPoB_3oRQfhzTTX71B1atOvHB7GWwsqg7oeN-ykuX29ADr0dPIZhDWNQ0dQ/s3236/20230521_113828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3236" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhNF_E4fleZEY3Dcmnp2rUUnsLPevV0GScq21u3C30ZtruB57a10RunG6XJ13fTQUQTCZ7F2ePffhMUiXn9sXdShL7iiATHd9qwf3czbN8_8Xdm9tWbhk5FvvE2MFrPUbPoB_3oRQfhzTTX71B1atOvHB7GWwsqg7oeN-ykuX29ADr0dPIZhDWNQ0dQ/s320/20230521_113828.jpg" width="224" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo65Do7oVKoOBr01oX6LWXa67dHKrv_89AX-WOGVI4SkE3e_3tRb2UB9JUiZTZf5G9kKdreGvDUZP2nvUVmdUYCSHls2Nokt8OFcMPRlAYcNvxSJMNVCoelZsIFhTHxBX-Rh8SkiRZAWr1sR0R6fccHRaVP6NL1LwPlyym3gB2mDD5HVkQcJtD0FMQ9g/s4032/20230521_113238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo65Do7oVKoOBr01oX6LWXa67dHKrv_89AX-WOGVI4SkE3e_3tRb2UB9JUiZTZf5G9kKdreGvDUZP2nvUVmdUYCSHls2Nokt8OFcMPRlAYcNvxSJMNVCoelZsIFhTHxBX-Rh8SkiRZAWr1sR0R6fccHRaVP6NL1LwPlyym3gB2mDD5HVkQcJtD0FMQ9g/s320/20230521_113238.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the woven textured chain created with a simple alternating repetition of purls and slip stitches. I also love the extra structure created by the alternating slip stitches on the sides of the body and sleeves. It has a thick double-folded collar that will offer extra warmth and fuzz in blustery weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5Ra3NEfJIj6GjT6yHkSSooXdEJdRAD3l7XGHehkWKpb_z2cI_H-AfsHRNS7So28rXscZvqsuoVFiL8gJlYHHsM9WbgMpvb3wsbouFRhRcZvUPDhzisqMamAlQ-jBNGIEYr0xVYMcT3fgblhRNEAPqW93jWmBw9T8WxFMN7M-nP6ePmCKRiI80dZxbQ/s4032/20230521_113210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5Ra3NEfJIj6GjT6yHkSSooXdEJdRAD3l7XGHehkWKpb_z2cI_H-AfsHRNS7So28rXscZvqsuoVFiL8gJlYHHsM9WbgMpvb3wsbouFRhRcZvUPDhzisqMamAlQ-jBNGIEYr0xVYMcT3fgblhRNEAPqW93jWmBw9T8WxFMN7M-nP6ePmCKRiI80dZxbQ/s320/20230521_113210.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOkCACn98IOaG2K8lLw4axZ_oQPhPmY1YpkXLotYP7yqPb-YDd1PlSku4DlPSZoXS-1Re-X236RmiYUWeF7VzdazKmz7v4SDjfYWWGgbyvDsNJNx_aGWZAmdpRgsynLoxA7TRe6wid3NeB8CJVM2JbE02Z9tyqJnd2wkREdZ5GWuO1Zazq_SoDV8yeg/s4032/20230521_113143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOkCACn98IOaG2K8lLw4axZ_oQPhPmY1YpkXLotYP7yqPb-YDd1PlSku4DlPSZoXS-1Re-X236RmiYUWeF7VzdazKmz7v4SDjfYWWGgbyvDsNJNx_aGWZAmdpRgsynLoxA7TRe6wid3NeB8CJVM2JbE02Z9tyqJnd2wkREdZ5GWuO1Zazq_SoDV8yeg/s320/20230521_113143.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a lazy Sunday afternoon and when I was getting ready to take photos, instead of getting all dolled up, I decided just to be my natural-self, unbathed, sweatpants, old Vans, no make up and messy hair since technically, this sweater is specifically intended to be <i>that special handmade sweater</i> that you can pullover anything to feel good and cozy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKKpGsZ4qEz3fanCfq3rMXjoc_PaCnJhRrYAcigpmURj6ySJokCQEv2s7bZLLqYoX1NIi-Lg1r4eRIlC2bs_NeU8VRHfy7AZfFrPdnjWscExfQUBbKGZMQ3pm78NN25AV22xcKFoDIILC-J8lOtCod2nmvS2voAY-N-vP-PBfqrcrPBQr1g7hmW8UXA/s4032/20230521_113129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKKpGsZ4qEz3fanCfq3rMXjoc_PaCnJhRrYAcigpmURj6ySJokCQEv2s7bZLLqYoX1NIi-Lg1r4eRIlC2bs_NeU8VRHfy7AZfFrPdnjWscExfQUBbKGZMQ3pm78NN25AV22xcKFoDIILC-J8lOtCod2nmvS2voAY-N-vP-PBfqrcrPBQr1g7hmW8UXA/s320/20230521_113129.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think part of the reason why I finished this sweater so quickly is because I was so excited to a knit a matching (pattern) for Xena with 100% Korean dyed yarn from Kim Dyes Yarn and La Bien Aimee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkKFC9NiHD_fR-tXSxD_eWxV-KFVgBnR7laBSGc691Dh8Pciv5QUN2gGTEDPRkw1lgAMkqL0USUM3IvaVUgKyufIGM6V2xHwBbpvtq-EGdYVK7y5_QeYcZAjiZv84RnZQ3xym9isjiJdTFCChDn9pNHQ-TWdUrQ_xqkED-AsEz1HVcmTYt3atcLdK8A/s4032/20230519_173123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkKFC9NiHD_fR-tXSxD_eWxV-KFVgBnR7laBSGc691Dh8Pciv5QUN2gGTEDPRkw1lgAMkqL0USUM3IvaVUgKyufIGM6V2xHwBbpvtq-EGdYVK7y5_QeYcZAjiZv84RnZQ3xym9isjiJdTFCChDn9pNHQ-TWdUrQ_xqkED-AsEz1HVcmTYt3atcLdK8A/s320/20230519_173123.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>Photos coming soon, maybe even before the end of the week if I keep my momentum going.<br /> </div><br /><br /><p></p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-18676096770555365942023-05-16T13:32:00.007-04:002023-05-16T16:03:20.114-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjM_gG_7kOCtfP_hfRrEEqxfWMJKTHsm5I2JMDi2HbPZu0z0KsAXvJCbrS-m0HM6K_hZk0RIlD6qoDcF0Fc6n5hPoTNMnWxTYc6SQf44TorHWiKuqMkCChnjNzfvP0wACf-5Q_yri5y_00yT9Hq6LsKK3zsorzJoG-wXj3wqLsI0FM2MaribhIQY3cBg/s4032/20230516_103248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjM_gG_7kOCtfP_hfRrEEqxfWMJKTHsm5I2JMDi2HbPZu0z0KsAXvJCbrS-m0HM6K_hZk0RIlD6qoDcF0Fc6n5hPoTNMnWxTYc6SQf44TorHWiKuqMkCChnjNzfvP0wACf-5Q_yri5y_00yT9Hq6LsKK3zsorzJoG-wXj3wqLsI0FM2MaribhIQY3cBg/s320/20230516_103248.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsNpuMWEsQj23u8qBBfDCb4O6ah2W4V-EPd3E-t9H3pon9WlTz0fdwL5IO3H13ZevY-jUWUfTsG3WTgWpnwlrT_Q4mTKZL5Bmaq_qOk2IbsiR_GDBFzepr16U-mAyrR3q9i6D5TU5C6TVfnCBGMsAH8G-d3EMs3sp9NgL7NlBAylvS2u4f1vXkTf4lA/s3411/20230516_103955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3411" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsNpuMWEsQj23u8qBBfDCb4O6ah2W4V-EPd3E-t9H3pon9WlTz0fdwL5IO3H13ZevY-jUWUfTsG3WTgWpnwlrT_Q4mTKZL5Bmaq_qOk2IbsiR_GDBFzepr16U-mAyrR3q9i6D5TU5C6TVfnCBGMsAH8G-d3EMs3sp9NgL7NlBAylvS2u4f1vXkTf4lA/s320/20230516_103955.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you ever make something that fits so perfectly, you just want to wear it everyday and never take it off? Well <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/preciousowl/hotdish-cardigan">this</a> is it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyo76Tus65crAfDzAqCYIex0F66FaCkUBjXojN2xIZA3ujLD4Y4MnMdQMSTaH22OdIiw-WBYa_1VbMuKjmVw72WwOdpiECIAKZa0D2qhcKhVYDu_R0DyrTCEfbmpIJwQ-4s__CZUgxs2mfnWb-HeELhOz90jwKkgPVYqzALKExNabjjdmB8jAtkaMG9w/s3356/20230516_103931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3356" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyo76Tus65crAfDzAqCYIex0F66FaCkUBjXojN2xIZA3ujLD4Y4MnMdQMSTaH22OdIiw-WBYa_1VbMuKjmVw72WwOdpiECIAKZa0D2qhcKhVYDu_R0DyrTCEfbmpIJwQ-4s__CZUgxs2mfnWb-HeELhOz90jwKkgPVYqzALKExNabjjdmB8jAtkaMG9w/s320/20230516_103931.jpg" width="216" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMRPkgIk_2EKO4jToKNkjLgDZGjCVSl1HiFLT3gRsVBWRr9GcgdFx5cReQBXfyu8VobCfhfUKgRTe90oP8Cssi9gdpInKIQ0nMqn6fApXQiGmboV7HR_GU088zcR5WNBUox05KjjodVN9vBxZXrY_5v-_TwzHwOvnRQ2N0OgU8QbRib5SYZenFExDFA/s3327/20230516_103904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3327" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMRPkgIk_2EKO4jToKNkjLgDZGjCVSl1HiFLT3gRsVBWRr9GcgdFx5cReQBXfyu8VobCfhfUKgRTe90oP8Cssi9gdpInKIQ0nMqn6fApXQiGmboV7HR_GU088zcR5WNBUox05KjjodVN9vBxZXrY_5v-_TwzHwOvnRQ2N0OgU8QbRib5SYZenFExDFA/s320/20230516_103904.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I first met <a href="https://www.larkspurknits.com/">Lindsey Fowler</a> at the Indie Untangled event in Saugerties, NY last fall. She autographed a copy of her Salt and Timber pattern book (published by Laine) for me. I planned on knitting one of the patterns from that book first but while I was attending what I now know was my first and last Stitches ever (XRX just declared bankruptcy today) she released her Hotdish Cardigan pattern. That gave me a great excuse to buy yarn and I ended up using Midwestern/IL-based <a href="http://2guysyarn.com/">2 Guys Yarn</a> Tweedy Toes. It's their fingering weight 85% SW BFL/15% Donegal Nep yarn. I used the Cuppa Cream colorway for the MC and Freshly and Road Hazard for the CC's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxuqt6crP7gzKy_EPLXxDLWSgFrp4pHdF7yn56eMYDcPAOOnrjKXsCMTrWbGda8xbklHEFILlDo9fHKIxABQ9pRlUFj8Y4aUq4MLuYpzWnSLRinmnYylkUiIBlBlGZJkVcm8FYYdMOGnhjBQb0P8CNfgvjpUzlNt_2YjCoVvee1_l7ZEwPFaqHXYEdg/s4032/20230424_174435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxuqt6crP7gzKy_EPLXxDLWSgFrp4pHdF7yn56eMYDcPAOOnrjKXsCMTrWbGda8xbklHEFILlDo9fHKIxABQ9pRlUFj8Y4aUq4MLuYpzWnSLRinmnYylkUiIBlBlGZJkVcm8FYYdMOGnhjBQb0P8CNfgvjpUzlNt_2YjCoVvee1_l7ZEwPFaqHXYEdg/s320/20230424_174435.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1ujV0tPP6zNn4Y30GiWy1oIlnPVkWi0KNBxJbhOxuGlOiQZof9TFl5rxXucaaJkrJDNLJbvEBSM8vqCh5wFZUUi05nPC38gtTqNMbxSpTN-ZhAXiHh5471dGqASvsrdx9bRkHMvQkOFnYOn8OFC6Dbw7Pth9kISbSkT0jSO5KYkN8cawLiErkDIZ5A/s3372/20230516_103917.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3372" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1ujV0tPP6zNn4Y30GiWy1oIlnPVkWi0KNBxJbhOxuGlOiQZof9TFl5rxXucaaJkrJDNLJbvEBSM8vqCh5wFZUUi05nPC38gtTqNMbxSpTN-ZhAXiHh5471dGqASvsrdx9bRkHMvQkOFnYOn8OFC6Dbw7Pth9kISbSkT0jSO5KYkN8cawLiErkDIZ5A/s320/20230516_103917.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the highlights of returning to Southern living is the realization that on a hot, sunny day, you can wet block a sweater outdoors in the sun and it dries in just a few hours!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBHL0DwGxjYkqHxuVU8eCsyt8Z2R1rTnY9qTOExCp_c5HP36fNQMr8MoVZI77CG1g6SF1NX_HX9FOYWg4R7jZxXZMCLwgEx4VanA-KmJYIdUG-8cErTUhE3OEHjyhkpMskkhoFA_gV9KA_356ItGyTg13er7OdmR9EK5OaGJxBCdj1O9vbFHX_Xt3Hw/s4032/20230425_121337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBHL0DwGxjYkqHxuVU8eCsyt8Z2R1rTnY9qTOExCp_c5HP36fNQMr8MoVZI77CG1g6SF1NX_HX9FOYWg4R7jZxXZMCLwgEx4VanA-KmJYIdUG-8cErTUhE3OEHjyhkpMskkhoFA_gV9KA_356ItGyTg13er7OdmR9EK5OaGJxBCdj1O9vbFHX_Xt3Hw/s320/20230425_121337.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually finished this sweater back in April but then life got in the way. I knit size 6 of the pattern. I went down a needle size and used US size 5 and 6's.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQQl02ybfGuNSTHDF0vaorcypjAt7Bskdh9Ox6z0U1AypHT9UzOCKFnXW38E6_1DSlvxxQPaXgYcMowVn3wKqhWBj2nxu8XMJZNz7tfBa3uktkGwfaWCNgl918TG8izUU6Lor0AZlUVRpUG-zsxat3JuR5j4_6PzPeodTzIlyOLBqqScRv6R9Ik_SZA/s2448/20230430_120504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQQl02ybfGuNSTHDF0vaorcypjAt7Bskdh9Ox6z0U1AypHT9UzOCKFnXW38E6_1DSlvxxQPaXgYcMowVn3wKqhWBj2nxu8XMJZNz7tfBa3uktkGwfaWCNgl918TG8izUU6Lor0AZlUVRpUG-zsxat3JuR5j4_6PzPeodTzIlyOLBqqScRv6R9Ik_SZA/s320/20230430_120504.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought multiple set of buttons to add to it but after wearing it around for a while, I now think it looks most flattering worn open and that it doesn't even need buttons. This is Kristine and I on her birthday. I am so glad we got to celebrate it together IRL in the Eastbay even though I no longer live in CA.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdT2YfsT1Lx0DojPMeCs_YayRThJ80d5CiGgCu373yKqr15Gro9rjNZ-jyHbdVaAjPr541kVHAAinwa4sLt5Ct1G08vFDuIUromS7c6O2sj-GcFurVxpG9jrNsTe_W7tvMK-d7Vgv7ruHLBNjPtKw5D7vSGQs1kY-D5yoFMOjccshAo4VmBnSkpwYhg/s2448/20230506_120112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdT2YfsT1Lx0DojPMeCs_YayRThJ80d5CiGgCu373yKqr15Gro9rjNZ-jyHbdVaAjPr541kVHAAinwa4sLt5Ct1G08vFDuIUromS7c6O2sj-GcFurVxpG9jrNsTe_W7tvMK-d7Vgv7ruHLBNjPtKw5D7vSGQs1kY-D5yoFMOjccshAo4VmBnSkpwYhg/s320/20230506_120112.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've really had a lot going on within and outside of fiber arts. I haven't had much time or energy for blogging but I do want to at least note that I discovered <a href="https://www.loopedyarnworks.com/">this super cute yarn store</a> in DC the other day when I drove up to meet my former crochet student, Tiffany, for dinner at Dukem, my favorite Ethiopian restaurant.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFtevVorbQIDFQAOrFcfftA5MWxbcY58RBWss1FSCsVgOZwZhulSyhUBOJuqYzMCOr0-4n4uoVaW1ZBT-4ojM1muN-bvjxw9nITaEMI3r4uJ6OrEC8hhNIikwGuwHw9LS7aiowl32IoOOSY-2pFj1N7LlTND8xX1CERsR05A1ys6-jJ_FL-SSGJTCDQ/s2448/20230509_171022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFtevVorbQIDFQAOrFcfftA5MWxbcY58RBWss1FSCsVgOZwZhulSyhUBOJuqYzMCOr0-4n4uoVaW1ZBT-4ojM1muN-bvjxw9nITaEMI3r4uJ6OrEC8hhNIikwGuwHw9LS7aiowl32IoOOSY-2pFj1N7LlTND8xX1CERsR05A1ys6-jJ_FL-SSGJTCDQ/s320/20230509_171022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was my first time participating in the <a href="https://jamesriveryarncrawl.com/">James River Yarn Crawl</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjsNqc_rYm0ZIAsIZy-pgRrLJfSnIe-azLcXFqnoIY-Fb30ltEV_2KlWW3ErbR5sX4CIUXTcG6bFISiXwnx7ZU7iloI4TIiiD1JOf6CK-saN0CEK3F8sIeDhGwQkc1j2U9b37PQVa1dwpDDRDehXuDFAkEyfkVl0pTqMTFl94cCbwv1YVP-mvV3u7eg/s4032/20230512_100134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjsNqc_rYm0ZIAsIZy-pgRrLJfSnIe-azLcXFqnoIY-Fb30ltEV_2KlWW3ErbR5sX4CIUXTcG6bFISiXwnx7ZU7iloI4TIiiD1JOf6CK-saN0CEK3F8sIeDhGwQkc1j2U9b37PQVa1dwpDDRDehXuDFAkEyfkVl0pTqMTFl94cCbwv1YVP-mvV3u7eg/s320/20230512_100134.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It kicked off last Friday and I celebrated with all of the regulars who attend the Friday morning sit stitch at <a href="https://www.danceswithwoolrva.com/">Dances With Wool</a> out in Midlothian. It has really been an emotional and financial struggle since we moved, especially now that I am no longer working and teaching at a yarn store. The group at DWW has been so kind and welcoming and just meeting up with them when I can has already brought me much newfound fellowship and peace of mind.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFh4nmDepSij94wOdJ7MPfWhyREVW27wesdcOwlBE6whUUoKfjFYujgK5bmY2Dgnl32jfZ-2gMgi6Z4V1PdDNrWAbkzDjda5yHz5C-B4tEB4OEZYS70GM_BrRBQm0309ODUpdWVv4n75_r1Jx19waPothEqoCNWmIgNtiE3nDPBclx8Q_gcpVTL3-gw/s4032/20230512_100549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFh4nmDepSij94wOdJ7MPfWhyREVW27wesdcOwlBE6whUUoKfjFYujgK5bmY2Dgnl32jfZ-2gMgi6Z4V1PdDNrWAbkzDjda5yHz5C-B4tEB4OEZYS70GM_BrRBQm0309ODUpdWVv4n75_r1Jx19waPothEqoCNWmIgNtiE3nDPBclx8Q_gcpVTL3-gw/s320/20230512_100549.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was immediately drawn to this Sunshine colorway from the Red Stag Fibre trunk show. I bought sweater quantity without a pattern but I'm sure I'll figure something out soon. I also bought a couple yarn crawl custom colorways.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WOtiI92jQnvYDJrVI3Uho_HmG0eLgRgmcUADvgjrdztB0xpwZdlQ1mmXaSP7FVKq_IR_hzBXIqV6Fno-Hq4DOSdmFdwCFiANG-CAhSGdZiJaH46xhKnNpBvPeR7IZBgk1IxUUQH5DUE18_w3rcB3cCFwBh6H3_POjhZM8NU7QaHViyVUhOAGawRkuA/s2386/20230512_151200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2386" data-original-width="2202" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WOtiI92jQnvYDJrVI3Uho_HmG0eLgRgmcUADvgjrdztB0xpwZdlQ1mmXaSP7FVKq_IR_hzBXIqV6Fno-Hq4DOSdmFdwCFiANG-CAhSGdZiJaH46xhKnNpBvPeR7IZBgk1IxUUQH5DUE18_w3rcB3cCFwBh6H3_POjhZM8NU7QaHViyVUhOAGawRkuA/s320/20230512_151200.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was LYS-famous for being the first customer of the day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-XYX2Zl7GVOmE3wmpvCOWZmRHle5tsLZ34p8zgSJ7UmymDNYhhnh-1PMpDo3q8TixSXzG-K085QOf15FJI6qi2fM8DyB-SfTC8jlrYlsYPF6dWKSMDZozWhbtq3ZCUWFviIY15xKthX02Eevd8IzD6vrWI0MHaaQRQC_AxIv_xxc8krKRDuqBqujPA/s4032/20230512_142656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-XYX2Zl7GVOmE3wmpvCOWZmRHle5tsLZ34p8zgSJ7UmymDNYhhnh-1PMpDo3q8TixSXzG-K085QOf15FJI6qi2fM8DyB-SfTC8jlrYlsYPF6dWKSMDZozWhbtq3ZCUWFviIY15xKthX02Eevd8IzD6vrWI0MHaaQRQC_AxIv_xxc8krKRDuqBqujPA/s320/20230512_142656.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wBL_RHd3CGeHuPhGK8GoZjQoVm6TmWxUj5B6frzW3ij3Mtgi_2rdiBsB_HDoQNkwgRVSh6K_mMXJJXVFUo6GZskkpci1VNAk3_tVn6_5fJJ97aVxfhs9E3rBb0B2R2hVPv2TV4CYANN4bMZ8161tUabU_xG5Io0pg9lQfTsBS8Ca7S7P6O92NZQEnw/s2220/Screenshot_20230512-151950_Instagram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2220" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wBL_RHd3CGeHuPhGK8GoZjQoVm6TmWxUj5B6frzW3ij3Mtgi_2rdiBsB_HDoQNkwgRVSh6K_mMXJJXVFUo6GZskkpci1VNAk3_tVn6_5fJJ97aVxfhs9E3rBb0B2R2hVPv2TV4CYANN4bMZ8161tUabU_xG5Io0pg9lQfTsBS8Ca7S7P6O92NZQEnw/s320/Screenshot_20230512-151950_Instagram.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I headed over to <a href="https://www.centeroftheyarniverse.com/">Center of the Yarniverse</a> which is actually geographically closer to our home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzmb6r7-VlH2MsztFX07aFwWhspjk_kYLr8-i-Wg93Jeqn14A_hUeLqXwvM1AkfROEZ-vT3f00LBeHA2a8ZV-ypuPhYpJ2EPNZJe86F7O6rarClf_phIpt76lUlGVuwbVzI7arPxM7_rATfig_rZmVzfgvKS2j3sJm4haVU55K2Sm8puWbQ-7sLkxGw/s2263/20230512_151216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2263" data-original-width="2263" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzmb6r7-VlH2MsztFX07aFwWhspjk_kYLr8-i-Wg93Jeqn14A_hUeLqXwvM1AkfROEZ-vT3f00LBeHA2a8ZV-ypuPhYpJ2EPNZJe86F7O6rarClf_phIpt76lUlGVuwbVzI7arPxM7_rATfig_rZmVzfgvKS2j3sJm4haVU55K2Sm8puWbQ-7sLkxGw/s320/20230512_151216.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everything I bought was picked out by Xena but since it was Mother's Day weekend, it was simply a reaffirmation of the joy of being a mom who makes things for a kid who truly appreciates them. Xena is posing with Laura, the lovely lady behind <a href="https://fxbgfibers.com/password">FXBG</a> from Fredericksburg, VA.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi311cHn3V1QMIcYg5yzofKpiIXx3H9Q6UMU9fm9ONYtwF8Xsgjhgmh4sqlcnRdJtxj--4tDHU9XYPhBxry-Y-pRAAuvTFqgyYAkNwWwprCXc50eQyZGJNsL4Ri0NxTeQg0Q2vtr1uRdKMmZKi5udyitZE4BHObAUvPnPWgqVbM3ASJlibQubvlLJ5DZw/s4032/20230513_134427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi311cHn3V1QMIcYg5yzofKpiIXx3H9Q6UMU9fm9ONYtwF8Xsgjhgmh4sqlcnRdJtxj--4tDHU9XYPhBxry-Y-pRAAuvTFqgyYAkNwWwprCXc50eQyZGJNsL4Ri0NxTeQg0Q2vtr1uRdKMmZKi5udyitZE4BHObAUvPnPWgqVbM3ASJlibQubvlLJ5DZw/s320/20230513_134427.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKZofk4PqRRT0MrZKIHkRJO9cC3CHq9UkQllkDM2UQmXgf-9rY-TZMmqe8O79XZgFozitwUTAbfmYF0I0ovZjTLKSbyrDAjruJGG30JBK5Tjy19w-Jgzs5A4AUewEPyPwWft_h66tphSbU0sr3kkFArldjhq54MEiHtcp-3KVfOQwlyR4myKSgvOkUQ/s4032/20230513_140457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKZofk4PqRRT0MrZKIHkRJO9cC3CHq9UkQllkDM2UQmXgf-9rY-TZMmqe8O79XZgFozitwUTAbfmYF0I0ovZjTLKSbyrDAjruJGG30JBK5Tjy19w-Jgzs5A4AUewEPyPwWft_h66tphSbU0sr3kkFArldjhq54MEiHtcp-3KVfOQwlyR4myKSgvOkUQ/s320/20230513_140457.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><p>On Saturday, Xena and I picked up Aaron's mom, Clarisse, down in Williamsburg. She's a knitter and her husband, David, is a wood turner. He's made me yarn bowls in the past and he also sells them at yarn stores around central VA. First we stopped at Baa Baa Sheep in Norfolk where <a href="https://www.kimdyesyarn.com/about-kim">Kim Dyes Yarn</a> was having a trunk show. Connecting with her on IG and then meeting her IRL was very inspirational. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlP9YUoo_-JG6NiHW_qur3MvFyOy0hP22CBEO-gkpnD3Eke07nl386mL5hGVIXgClb065CE1ei2g-pU8A9mAJ-cm-9exKIINE08EMdh7tijBrjVpabFTKTnl6CD0HR5gzpt6_PKFT0M_Bacmc99OBH6ZBNYLJ8U2P6UQTevwqqisZxX8vv3pW3TykK3g/s2448/20230513_140434.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlP9YUoo_-JG6NiHW_qur3MvFyOy0hP22CBEO-gkpnD3Eke07nl386mL5hGVIXgClb065CE1ei2g-pU8A9mAJ-cm-9exKIINE08EMdh7tijBrjVpabFTKTnl6CD0HR5gzpt6_PKFT0M_Bacmc99OBH6ZBNYLJ8U2P6UQTevwqqisZxX8vv3pW3TykK3g/s320/20230513_140434.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is also a Korean mom (of 2 boys) and she has been dyeing yarn for 13 years! I bought 4 hanks of her gorgeous Shrimp Bisque DK colorway.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURRjIGfNC187ULdooLUliWYyGHkzNwHBJ-yAfcRLsu_3q-UDtp52VFsGmODEoy8sx6TuV1-If-MUlHsiZLXIPSNHFnHXkEble4NjuQYqWV-t1EnkcjrzIoSiZH-7eHCodhzZ-T5QTbtJO8yO2Gl7vWM2EPeMjY2B5w3zWdf6ePpopUQOV7vmyasO2Hg/s4032/20230513_140845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURRjIGfNC187ULdooLUliWYyGHkzNwHBJ-yAfcRLsu_3q-UDtp52VFsGmODEoy8sx6TuV1-If-MUlHsiZLXIPSNHFnHXkEble4NjuQYqWV-t1EnkcjrzIoSiZH-7eHCodhzZ-T5QTbtJO8yO2Gl7vWM2EPeMjY2B5w3zWdf6ePpopUQOV7vmyasO2Hg/s320/20230513_140845.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIC7SbVVYChLtpZnKCH5EMhCsMXm8r5jo9RH4x-B2DHHWBEvjOFsrJzi-t0QQsCFS1tCe320LPTZvOtEnyq5yaHiCfIpeW7k9_6y7BklLwnYZ81LGuxZrGQdFl2Wp2ziejy8LkLN_1-vBArNOflLJEXX-4kFLssuf7h_NLgqYoWbI3Ql1_asmBTgT6w/s4032/20230513_152422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIC7SbVVYChLtpZnKCH5EMhCsMXm8r5jo9RH4x-B2DHHWBEvjOFsrJzi-t0QQsCFS1tCe320LPTZvOtEnyq5yaHiCfIpeW7k9_6y7BklLwnYZ81LGuxZrGQdFl2Wp2ziejy8LkLN_1-vBArNOflLJEXX-4kFLssuf7h_NLgqYoWbI3Ql1_asmBTgT6w/s320/20230513_152422.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our final stop was Yarn Matters in Williamsburg. I was so excited to shoot a photo of Xena in their photo booth, I didn't realized the book she was holding was upside down. <u>A Yarn About a Tree</u> is an adorable children's book.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rP4TdwJQHORcwZJ5YAXWlVVG8lbmYbotTrc5WcmaK8BQS0IjZ7fcviVb4TPb-ZegLRMr5fAJX9OVuq56yL4p1eG5MGG3fsOR31GfRDfvmwQ7tjj7umP6ldd7kjCik1SS4B84DBVkv_GzphOIAzwoGacOdXjl0VFftRiOccrylgfJYQuhwEglvm3bfw/s4032/20230513_152347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rP4TdwJQHORcwZJ5YAXWlVVG8lbmYbotTrc5WcmaK8BQS0IjZ7fcviVb4TPb-ZegLRMr5fAJX9OVuq56yL4p1eG5MGG3fsOR31GfRDfvmwQ7tjj7umP6ldd7kjCik1SS4B84DBVkv_GzphOIAzwoGacOdXjl0VFftRiOccrylgfJYQuhwEglvm3bfw/s320/20230513_152347.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's one final store, The Yarn Club, in Virginia Beach, that I would need to visit to complete my JRYC passport. Originally we were going to check it out yesterday but the weather wasn't great and now there's supposed to be extreme rainstorms today. Tomorrow, if I wake up early enough and the weather is accommodating, I will drive down there but I really don't want to make the trek unless we can make an actual beach day out of it. We'll see!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-39657005961605100072023-03-28T10:46:00.003-04:002023-03-28T10:49:25.609-04:00Revised Atelier XL Crocheted Stash Basket Pattern <p>Recently I crocheted a few shop samples for Atelier while simultaneously revising their shop pattern and I thought it would be nice to share here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VZXjqehZsLbST_B7UOUwXigKf3M-R2z9mQ2j7V6IzeoX4hE_p8cvrAZFMtHvNLS4iFu75v2fqXspJR8CkcMcNDyOQQ-o2OTDQM_DgXI12hOj1cn4NC42F-PDu2O5DKV4GghugJ_wWPLlj9RgKxiMzMduItOBxaM9wkEz_uiynzlGJeBWizAvIwhfkQ/s3329/20230328_083808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2266" data-original-width="3329" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VZXjqehZsLbST_B7UOUwXigKf3M-R2z9mQ2j7V6IzeoX4hE_p8cvrAZFMtHvNLS4iFu75v2fqXspJR8CkcMcNDyOQQ-o2OTDQM_DgXI12hOj1cn4NC42F-PDu2O5DKV4GghugJ_wWPLlj9RgKxiMzMduItOBxaM9wkEz_uiynzlGJeBWizAvIwhfkQ/s320/20230328_083808.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>XL Crocheted Stash
Basket Pattern</u></b> – written by Atelier Yarns 2015, Revised by Kimberlee
Fuller (March 2023)<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQAw4QzbTczJDZ-jVtXNI_pHX5sD_PJaxiHsUpMc2NsduIFGy95pEQB3G6Z9TdgQtWlAeZeuuiwkAsyFSSXYIJTZ6W2cUOmFr7Shud0zIqFY-MvRCh_dWW-i3-gAq0TNA4hm6bIpieyRTUoDNwK2xB3F8T55cmUlkudU_HyRSPbwWXYod3yR_FZuX-w/s4032/20230328_083414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQAw4QzbTczJDZ-jVtXNI_pHX5sD_PJaxiHsUpMc2NsduIFGy95pEQB3G6Z9TdgQtWlAeZeuuiwkAsyFSSXYIJTZ6W2cUOmFr7Shud0zIqFY-MvRCh_dWW-i3-gAq0TNA4hm6bIpieyRTUoDNwK2xB3F8T55cmUlkudU_HyRSPbwWXYod3yR_FZuX-w/s320/20230328_083414.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2lMFs9Ks34ZCAVrUnBZJbuqvoroc0DivUljvxRVZNLyzlz3a2NLAjLhro8_qed7jua0Gpn7UHn4OkiIPRcdd20_GbIcROCxyMbSggQBS4PeuPUG4DNUNNTgIGWLBxLQArTmG28WUhRkjQNPFmeKgnInCOF68UFW_Nl7UBSzeRTAOn2KJTMPhthMUIQ/s2987/20230328_083747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2987" data-original-width="2241" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2lMFs9Ks34ZCAVrUnBZJbuqvoroc0DivUljvxRVZNLyzlz3a2NLAjLhro8_qed7jua0Gpn7UHn4OkiIPRcdd20_GbIcROCxyMbSggQBS4PeuPUG4DNUNNTgIGWLBxLQArTmG28WUhRkjQNPFmeKgnInCOF68UFW_Nl7UBSzeRTAOn2KJTMPhthMUIQ/s320/20230328_083747.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Yarn Requirements:</b><span style="text-align: left;">
400 yds of any super bulky yarn or if you’re doing the stash busting version,
then the equivalent in various weights held together.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">Ex.) 4 different worsted weight yarns held
together or 2 different bulky weight yarns held together; or whatever it takes
to meet the gauge.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">The yarn used in my
samples is Dream in Color Savvy in the Atelier Exclusive colorway (blue jewel
tones) and Whetstone (pink jewel tones).</span><span style="text-align: left;">
</span><span style="text-align: left;">You can use the same colorway throughout.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">You can do stripes or randomly switch out
colors as you go.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">Be creative and have
fun!</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs5lL_C3jbIkadQ9cdt1yNCTz7DYGIbZoPGVf_Yzru7ugl2ifsA2o_ZRdApTogQsN1OsCypW9wDCxHT6bKCI2hoAKD-wcNtUDbMOcYn1d8N8nkJA9_Q63p50cA1wFFdhW2qhdYtkK_fkeQ2oj484RXdtVcEMha_UgFde647xjCLtga76dISbVCcJgGQ/s1988/20230328_083722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1988" data-original-width="1988" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs5lL_C3jbIkadQ9cdt1yNCTz7DYGIbZoPGVf_Yzru7ugl2ifsA2o_ZRdApTogQsN1OsCypW9wDCxHT6bKCI2hoAKD-wcNtUDbMOcYn1d8N8nkJA9_Q63p50cA1wFFdhW2qhdYtkK_fkeQ2oj484RXdtVcEMha_UgFde647xjCLtga76dISbVCcJgGQ/s320/20230328_083722.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaWbUH_VUgh46C4OA4-yzD6Nl1jPj9lRM5sMT7ObiYvwziwWkgXeCqReQGluduQnPwHijpfCGwZyIlE1htVN0wRPLz7v_T9cMri_6-vFM4aVB6A529QZVj_xspw6cKYK_E1CRF2PlPIyITnuLRszb_H7QLRIMU7RxeAhV2hmMYsPbDCXrDcJzX8hrIQ/s3533/20230328_083830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3533" data-original-width="2169" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaWbUH_VUgh46C4OA4-yzD6Nl1jPj9lRM5sMT7ObiYvwziwWkgXeCqReQGluduQnPwHijpfCGwZyIlE1htVN0wRPLz7v_T9cMri_6-vFM4aVB6A529QZVj_xspw6cKYK_E1CRF2PlPIyITnuLRszb_H7QLRIMU7RxeAhV2hmMYsPbDCXrDcJzX8hrIQ/s320/20230328_083830.jpg" width="196" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Hook size:</b><span style="text-align: left;"> L</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you want to stiffen the bag after it’s finished, use Beacon’s Stiffen Stuff spray, poster boards, inflated garbage bags or any hard,
round shape that you want your finished basket to assume.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you don’t stiffen your bag, it can easily
be flattened or folded for quick and easy storage.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRP7B461Q4mdSxwwnNe-pCP0UNUmc4oc9jEkAWGzQVeyV6Ju9p9wqt2uVb03s5Y82ot4A18uZXgRVhJxONUIQcHYlEGLaEuimiyQTRzw4v8Elqj2BFpkVXpuVyKEOABf546CLKG0bf7m-Z7L0NBunuPQz-2nXWCkP3oxilrQsMv7RcdGn2hHai8zmdQ/s4032/20230328_081043.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRP7B461Q4mdSxwwnNe-pCP0UNUmc4oc9jEkAWGzQVeyV6Ju9p9wqt2uVb03s5Y82ot4A18uZXgRVhJxONUIQcHYlEGLaEuimiyQTRzw4v8Elqj2BFpkVXpuVyKEOABf546CLKG0bf7m-Z7L0NBunuPQz-2nXWCkP3oxilrQsMv7RcdGn2hHai8zmdQ/s320/20230328_081043.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gauge:</b> 8 sts over
4” in hdc. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Finished dimensions:</b>
13.5” L x 13.5” W x 13.5” H, lying flat but it expands much wider once full.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Basic Crochet
Abbreviations and instructions:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPYlSPGXUjM-D9lECC-qhQl848Fr9H-NWePeNn1c5ZP-XrLUMyrgXRRwoZXa8E3-_w9X1eruX2pvl8KDWmf00a1TpZzHuiZVAlSlU6fVqbjDI2N4L4Ajk1xnXNXmBoK8Y6Rpot6-b3iVZ-_DOLlWN2Ms2EkkrUjjVFdVQaIAqNZNId0LFPjU8Nx-JJw/s3714/20230328_083630.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3714" data-original-width="2215" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPYlSPGXUjM-D9lECC-qhQl848Fr9H-NWePeNn1c5ZP-XrLUMyrgXRRwoZXa8E3-_w9X1eruX2pvl8KDWmf00a1TpZzHuiZVAlSlU6fVqbjDI2N4L4Ajk1xnXNXmBoK8Y6Rpot6-b3iVZ-_DOLlWN2Ms2EkkrUjjVFdVQaIAqNZNId0LFPjU8Nx-JJw/s320/20230328_083630.jpg" width="191" /></a></p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yo </b>– yarn over:
1. Loop the working yarn over your hook from back to front using either your
left hand to wrap the yarn over your hook from behind and then over the top, or
by using your right hand to manipulate your hook to do the same thing. <o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">st</b> – stitch<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">How to make a slip
knot:</b> 1. Pull at least 6” of yarn from your working yarn ball. If you make
your slip knot approximately 6” away from the tail end of the yarn, you’ll have
a long enough yarn tail to weave in later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>2. Make a loop, crossing the ball yarn over and on top of the tail
end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3. Insert your hook into the center
of the loop, from front to back. 4. Use your hook to grab the ball-end yarn,
and pull it through the center of the loop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>5. Pull both ends of the yarn to tighten the loop around the hook. The
loop on your hook should be tight, but still loose enough to slide up and down
the hook. Make sure that you still have at least a 6” yarn tail that you can
weave in later. Your slip knot is now complete, and you are ready to start
crocheting. To begin making chain stitches, pinch the base of the slip knot
between your thumb and middle finger of your left hand and start your chain
(instructions below).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ch </b>– chain: 1.
Make a slip knot on your hook. With the slip knot on your hook, grasp the knot
between the thumb and middle fingers of your left hand. The slip knot should
face you. The working yarn, the strand coming from the ball, should flow over
your index finger, between your index and middle finger and across your palm,
then to the back again between your ring and little finger. This may feel a
little awkward at first, but it will help you tension the yarn as you make
stitches and need more yarn from the ball.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Grasp your hook in your right hand using a pencil grip, knife grip, or
whatever feels most comfortable to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To
start, keep your hook facing upward. You will be rotating it as you make chain
stitches, so grip the hook tight enough to maintain control but loose enough to
move easily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2. Yarn over by looping the
working yarn over your hook from back to front using either your left hand to
wrap the yarn over the crochet hook from behind and then over the top, or by
using your right hand to manipulate your hook to do the same thing. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ss</b> – slip stitch:
Insert hook into designated stitch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>yo
(yarn over) and pull back through the st and through the loop on the hook.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sc</b> – single
crochet: 1. Make a slip knot and ch the total of amount of chains for your
foundation chain/row (this pattern starts with just 2). 2. Locate the second ch
from your hook, insert your hook into the ch and yo (wrap the yarn over the
hook). You will never work in the first chain from the crochet hook unless a
pattern specifically directs you to do so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>3. Pull the yarn back through the st you just worked through and draw up
a loop on your hook. You now have 2 loops on your hook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4. yo and pull the yarn back through both
loops on your hook. One single crochet stitch is now complete.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hdc</b> – half double
crochet: 1. Make a slip knot and ch the total of amount of chains for your
foundation chain/row (this pattern starts with just 2). 2. Locate the second ch
from your hook. 3. yo, then insert your hook into the ch and yo again (wrap the
yarn over the hook). You will never work in the first chain from the crochet
hook unless a pattern specifically directs you to do so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3. Pull the yarn back through the st you just
worked through and draw up a loop on your hook. You now have 3 loops on your
hook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4. yo and pull the yarn back
through all 3 loops on your hook. One half double crochet stitch is now
complete.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please note that these baskets are worked in concentric
rings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the end of each round, we will
always join the last stitch to the marked first or second chain of the one or two
chains at the very start of the round (depending on which part of the pattern
you are working that round) with a slip stitch and then begin each new round
with a ch 1 or 2 which counts as the first st of the round.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Follow the instructions for the basket base below and end
after you’ve reached the desired diameter.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Basket Base:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Create a slip knot and chain 2.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Round 1: 8 sc into 2<sup>nd</sup> chain from hook.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Round 2: 2 hdc into each st.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Join with a ss into first hdc of round 16 sts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Round 3: Ch2 (mark the second chain), 1 hdc in next st, *2
hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st* repeat from *.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ss in marked second chain. (24 sts)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will always begin counting your total
stitch count after the marked st.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Round 4: Ch2 (mark the second chain), 1 hdc in next 2 sts,
*2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts* repeat from *.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ss in marked second chain. (32 sts)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Round 5: Ch2 (mark the second chain), 1 hdc in next 3 sts,
*2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts* repeat from *.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ss in marked second chain. (40 sts)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Round 6: Ch2 (mark the second chain), 1 hdc in next 4 sts,
*2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 4 sts* repeat from *.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ss in marked second chain. (48 sts).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each round will continue to increase by 8
sts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Continue in this way, adding 1 st
more between each cluster of 2 hdc in 1 st until the last row, the 10<sup>th</sup>
row is: Ch2, (mark the second chain), 1 hdc in next 8 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1
hdc in next 8 sts* repeat from *.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ss in
marked second chain. (80 sts)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Round 7: Ch2 (mark the second chain), 1 hdc in next 5 sts,
*2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 5 sts* repeat from *.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ss in marked scond chain. (56 sts)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Round 8: Ch2 (mark the second chain), 1 hdc in next 6 sts,
*2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 6 sts* repeat from *.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ss in marked scond chain. (64 sts)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Round 9: Ch2 (mark the second chain), 1 hdc in next 6 sts,
*2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 7 sts* repeat from *.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ss in marked scond chain. (72 sts)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Round 10: Ch2 (mark the second chain), 1 hdc in next 6 sts,
*2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 7 sts* repeat from *.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ss in marked scond chain. (80 sts)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Turning round for
the side wall:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJNvwwzR9VcJAnhup20XytP-QuK0sAx6fwk8yGsgM0OOewN83lduumUdABOZP0BOg0Q1iBIu5LqPsvFEVjoHdmb8ENZw2t1RM0UwwSkN004ZBZNgqSTALWOCXmrNBJRdz0jk_MrEyX4EzhT1RNvBlYZhWqENyuPbFGfKPJluTegEefxqh5SJsF8wkDA/s4032/20230322_212838.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJNvwwzR9VcJAnhup20XytP-QuK0sAx6fwk8yGsgM0OOewN83lduumUdABOZP0BOg0Q1iBIu5LqPsvFEVjoHdmb8ENZw2t1RM0UwwSkN004ZBZNgqSTALWOCXmrNBJRdz0jk_MrEyX4EzhT1RNvBlYZhWqENyuPbFGfKPJluTegEefxqh5SJsF8wkDA/s320/20230322_212838.jpg" width="180" /></a>Ch1 (mark this chain).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You will turn your work or begin working in the reverse direction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sc into the back loop ONLY; this is the back
ridge of each hdc all the way around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ss
into the marked chain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Basket sides:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Round 1: Ch2 (mark second chain), work 1 hdc into each
st.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ss into second chain.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Round 2: Ch1 (mark this chain), working into the back loops
only, sc into every st.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ss into the
first chain.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Round 3: Same as round 1.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Round 4: Ch1 (mark this chain), work 1 sc into every
stitch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ss into the first chain.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These 4 rounds set the repeating side wall pattern for
basket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Repeat these 4 pattern rounds, 5
more times (20 rounds).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Handle Round 1: Work 17 sts in pattern, skip 5 sts and ch 6,
work 34 sts in pattern, skip 6 sts and ch 6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Finish in the established pattern to the end of round.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No stitch quantity change.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Handle Round 2: Work around in the established pattern,
working into the chain sts when you come to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No stitch quantity change.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Work 2 more rounds in the established basket side
pattern.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Break/tie off your yarn at the
end of the round and weave in your ends.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Joining new yarn:</u></b>
When you need to join a new ball of yarn, when there is only 6-8” remaining of
your working yarn, tie the new yarn in a double knot to your ball of working
yarn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Continue working until your get to
the knot and then hold your working yarn and both tails (of the new and old
yarn) together and work over all three strands until the tails are “hidden” (or
woven in as you go).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Optional
Stiffening:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you’d like to make your basket stiffer, you can place it
over a hard form of roughly the same size.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We recommend Beacon’s Stiffen Stuff spray starch, some poster boards and
inflated garbage bags to create molds for your bags to fit on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Follow the instructions on the back of the
bottle for your spray starch.</p>
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Finding a few moments to let my mind wander while crocheting these simple, rather mindless baskets has been a very welcome relief every evening.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFxzGI-kfSx-vz1GlB7wEfWu_Qg6iVq6d3MHuSZyjyhnwGVwVDmR_-UgazB9FV0GlvsieYd02UJKpczdLcIRjwJUDpWDfXPNre_GGPK2M2R9eikslMCtLvW7eJYPsbgz7K1jNRPmq8TbfRILREjexo9BOW-gW0G_ObiCxgKGFZ5xS1OGN7ajeU5j8Ug/s4032/20230318_221317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFxzGI-kfSx-vz1GlB7wEfWu_Qg6iVq6d3MHuSZyjyhnwGVwVDmR_-UgazB9FV0GlvsieYd02UJKpczdLcIRjwJUDpWDfXPNre_GGPK2M2R9eikslMCtLvW7eJYPsbgz7K1jNRPmq8TbfRILREjexo9BOW-gW0G_ObiCxgKGFZ5xS1OGN7ajeU5j8Ug/s320/20230318_221317.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3T6zx21yVqOBFHl7tVhS5tMmLcrv-05s_yudlVceeCvoinzeAOGZC2QHey5UjdJzTnj90wctNp4zoLTXo9Ut3fw3a3FDxBtptqnA37JZK4W0Oh4vaL8iEiHxOoLxvDF5lE4p3WJJ3505Gr9Dd9eassZZCi6BsD70ITcV5L-xHMCJWYVxz2Dd6LGZt7A/s4032/20230321_212242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3T6zx21yVqOBFHl7tVhS5tMmLcrv-05s_yudlVceeCvoinzeAOGZC2QHey5UjdJzTnj90wctNp4zoLTXo9Ut3fw3a3FDxBtptqnA37JZK4W0Oh4vaL8iEiHxOoLxvDF5lE4p3WJJ3505Gr9Dd9eassZZCi6BsD70ITcV5L-xHMCJWYVxz2Dd6LGZt7A/s320/20230321_212242.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our house is a functional disaster zone. We still need to buy a lot of furniture and do a ton of work but I am making significant progress every day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2dYtMQ_7Q4eZSjZcKsBky08m-b_ojkrp4nU-TfnC4hD_hJAhN6xC4dJinvIo5G5hisOc3TivRk81y2lDEeClEKmXdAwrp_ka9Mq5EKPpjspSoA3vjR-tRQPH2gA5XEcTz7VE0BHLClqLoNWHLav7uC2FHE09HravIGlH29CviOsTu_JdvanhrJkiCw/s4032/20230318_210242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2dYtMQ_7Q4eZSjZcKsBky08m-b_ojkrp4nU-TfnC4hD_hJAhN6xC4dJinvIo5G5hisOc3TivRk81y2lDEeClEKmXdAwrp_ka9Mq5EKPpjspSoA3vjR-tRQPH2gA5XEcTz7VE0BHLClqLoNWHLav7uC2FHE09HravIGlH29CviOsTu_JdvanhrJkiCw/s320/20230318_210242.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally reopened my Etsy shop, although my office is far from being where I want it to be. I need to update my inventory ASAP but every day is filled with new and different distractions. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPgU3JQUIdLfhCp6TdbyiFTstJQ-52xMPsB8k54TWxQ_gzPna35auH9C4n2zsgW4ZWmi6cGJDPD0qPBc3vdm86OByQ7R3A1z2IZRGkax1Hq1RbOFcBZZ9R9_gevzWHE6qM6U297pn-572M-3jI5MOHB3Ss96Vlxuzfc561zCm_cJNfkNtCQzR_YpJiQ/s2268/20230319_222432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="2268" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPgU3JQUIdLfhCp6TdbyiFTstJQ-52xMPsB8k54TWxQ_gzPna35auH9C4n2zsgW4ZWmi6cGJDPD0qPBc3vdm86OByQ7R3A1z2IZRGkax1Hq1RbOFcBZZ9R9_gevzWHE6qM6U297pn-572M-3jI5MOHB3Ss96Vlxuzfc561zCm_cJNfkNtCQzR_YpJiQ/s320/20230319_222432.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that I've finished these baskets, I will begin working on some smaller ones with different textured yarn and also some nesting bowls.</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-23391825313651536642023-03-14T22:21:00.002-04:002023-03-14T22:24:33.494-04:00Kindred Red Knit Lackadaisical Fingerless Mitts from PomPom Quarterly No. 41<p> Maaaannnnn, I started knitting these <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/preciousowl/lackadaisical">Lackadaisical fingerless mitts</a> designed by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kindred.red/">Kindred Red</a> all the way back in the beginning of June 2022. The pattern was featured in <a href="https://pompommag.com/">PomPom Quarterly No. 41</a>.</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw84V_-D-Q0-VyYyMg8jVuxPf_W0qR_2ePNmrAwc3BcryzKPsvxF8aDwN7Vgoek7q137Ok-jTcGBP09kaO-jMjpotfedYJTyc0vitLuhvvdGq5RjboyoHcljpX_Tm5-GYPid-G9-tI_HiGZjo-Svea_OKIeSfGZFkHBgc9Kr01FGujkHIRN0ljd2VkUA/s4032/20220601_150239.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw84V_-D-Q0-VyYyMg8jVuxPf_W0qR_2ePNmrAwc3BcryzKPsvxF8aDwN7Vgoek7q137Ok-jTcGBP09kaO-jMjpotfedYJTyc0vitLuhvvdGq5RjboyoHcljpX_Tm5-GYPid-G9-tI_HiGZjo-Svea_OKIeSfGZFkHBgc9Kr01FGujkHIRN0ljd2VkUA/s320/20220601_150239.jpg" width="240" /></a> </p></blockquote><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4F7Dpa08iwEUq0-hSvWRqxinPZ5vGbMnAQIr-HBWhLSlHogLLrloM0z3ZdJVy_mEX0Zl9vR4xf3VYnILbPtrl0DB1PXMIu3ezrEwNQ6Ia3_IQsvV_EyhlMaog7lcuprc2C14oUANtoMX70LJx20Y5R2xaBwI-0YIZy-sLF-Kktl9ZqxilpIrd_53bg/s4032/20220601_160850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4F7Dpa08iwEUq0-hSvWRqxinPZ5vGbMnAQIr-HBWhLSlHogLLrloM0z3ZdJVy_mEX0Zl9vR4xf3VYnILbPtrl0DB1PXMIu3ezrEwNQ6Ia3_IQsvV_EyhlMaog7lcuprc2C14oUANtoMX70LJx20Y5R2xaBwI-0YIZy-sLF-Kktl9ZqxilpIrd_53bg/s320/20220601_160850.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">I used (the pattern's designer who is also a dyer) Kindred Red's Rad Sock Jaderade colorway for the MC and Clementine for the CC.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwi3MPw2DdDQP5Cf1x0R5Xvotr6aE0yp_xPJuYc49N6qtAqCaOQUWO40lf9RaVpS2gdIL4hF22XDU0u7G-pCfvNP5aeEx26p37QUIzySZ6aM9raC8w_MbTsk_8scB5geFbETmX0aFVq-aWHp9vHSYUiMe2jyQohVBZgDJuQ496oNdYsL9zSKCLf55Sog/s4032/20220605_155839.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwi3MPw2DdDQP5Cf1x0R5Xvotr6aE0yp_xPJuYc49N6qtAqCaOQUWO40lf9RaVpS2gdIL4hF22XDU0u7G-pCfvNP5aeEx26p37QUIzySZ6aM9raC8w_MbTsk_8scB5geFbETmX0aFVq-aWHp9vHSYUiMe2jyQohVBZgDJuQ496oNdYsL9zSKCLf55Sog/s320/20220605_155839.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfj94tGaySlLV8P7Ezd3ZVJIzwZwb1jndbegieQPnxcPrKwHZaPpFtyhQl5wVWO1E10NXx_q8SoB59w90-fvUxdbZsWrlS4Dct9CuLE61KCU1Vy42V6BtiFqopng861nZDqiVSierwrO75hleYeaz1wgHdAHUr5bUMuf4Q5FnkxoctntjiyQ5MHr4Jg/s4032/20220601_230811.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfj94tGaySlLV8P7Ezd3ZVJIzwZwb1jndbegieQPnxcPrKwHZaPpFtyhQl5wVWO1E10NXx_q8SoB59w90-fvUxdbZsWrlS4Dct9CuLE61KCU1Vy42V6BtiFqopng861nZDqiVSierwrO75hleYeaz1wgHdAHUr5bUMuf4Q5FnkxoctntjiyQ5MHr4Jg/s320/20220601_230811.jpg" width="240" /></a> </p><p>It was my first time knitting left and right pointing Latvian Braids since I first learned how to do them in 2019 at a Webs Retreat (as featured in the photo of my white and red sample mitt). I'm pretty sure I mixed up the direction they were supposed to point in on either or both of the mitts but I can live with it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FLgWpq86QlPx2fN-DQ5RYVnnGyhL2xZMOTH821J9jRIXI9_rsgDUpmKwNsoCzD9zyrYaCQYyuiWjEiCQoKMvlysyef72cb72SdEMXTeFoyK1g-NpBBzOp2rtYFFVRiqXska2j7REb0XharcU3cgT_ZlChQQKYxm55bqvAwroTodacq2mQDVlYtIGMA/s4032/20220605_155818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FLgWpq86QlPx2fN-DQ5RYVnnGyhL2xZMOTH821J9jRIXI9_rsgDUpmKwNsoCzD9zyrYaCQYyuiWjEiCQoKMvlysyef72cb72SdEMXTeFoyK1g-NpBBzOp2rtYFFVRiqXska2j7REb0XharcU3cgT_ZlChQQKYxm55bqvAwroTodacq2mQDVlYtIGMA/s320/20220605_155818.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgC8DCE92SEzlg39pLqfUYFDKW4kCPJpTwgNntoiMCjFLhoqYjTomGLBe7g6LbVUj2eokmmBGpMvC6krct6CvKVhbklE6vmEl76V4NglDIcxNcDCEEOa6AznNLVUAug0ADv8BRbgtzBpRx_pFmEgMjrcISFjYYA82-nRlleI6O0epcWDUFV405mbDjg/s4032/20220608_114752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgC8DCE92SEzlg39pLqfUYFDKW4kCPJpTwgNntoiMCjFLhoqYjTomGLBe7g6LbVUj2eokmmBGpMvC6krct6CvKVhbklE6vmEl76V4NglDIcxNcDCEEOa6AznNLVUAug0ADv8BRbgtzBpRx_pFmEgMjrcISFjYYA82-nRlleI6O0epcWDUFV405mbDjg/s320/20220608_114752.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pattern itself was fine but the way it was laid out in the magazine was a total nightmare. There were five different charts spread out across multiple pages which required me either continuously flipping back and forth through the magazine or maniacally scrolling up and down my digital devices. It kind of makes me wonder whether or not whomever is in charge of designing the layout for the magazine ever actually tries to knit these patterns; I know it wasn't Amalia's fault.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9JzNG85I1mgx7biBlxrRK_xof3kwAifnSnR-C9x3m1njU5uYbWbYkYdWKRMD5Sd5sTr1hBi4pSzYc4cabMnxH0DSNrNltAyxzwc0VfFD7wgErPiKijQwOFvK-4uD-pPmQqiZc6k3k8bhJe62ZscnwDV56qE2KPGmsgcgmX_FbJe_i2UMTT1xzG9F5A/s4032/20220608_114802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9JzNG85I1mgx7biBlxrRK_xof3kwAifnSnR-C9x3m1njU5uYbWbYkYdWKRMD5Sd5sTr1hBi4pSzYc4cabMnxH0DSNrNltAyxzwc0VfFD7wgErPiKijQwOFvK-4uD-pPmQqiZc6k3k8bhJe62ZscnwDV56qE2KPGmsgcgmX_FbJe_i2UMTT1xzG9F5A/s320/20220608_114802.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLE1yFocuhzN3fsGmFx1tNu3CmIsVfJH6vTO0-VtuME_ctbCK_d8sUyAki7dw2RlWDQ76GgVX-LLjZ5jnUzX_aeXJ9TF3At--WJfQibkholKwdeYXpVRPxIckcRK14lalvmbaWcWBYf2kSC6OzSePw2FqBDv7WU9-2MLEjcGg1h3HOY0E4CrUduZewkQ/s4032/20220614_191121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLE1yFocuhzN3fsGmFx1tNu3CmIsVfJH6vTO0-VtuME_ctbCK_d8sUyAki7dw2RlWDQ76GgVX-LLjZ5jnUzX_aeXJ9TF3At--WJfQibkholKwdeYXpVRPxIckcRK14lalvmbaWcWBYf2kSC6OzSePw2FqBDv7WU9-2MLEjcGg1h3HOY0E4CrUduZewkQ/s320/20220614_191121.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I was hoping this might be a small, portable project, because of the contrasting colors (ball management issues) and aforementioned chart situation, I quickly realized that this was something I could only concentrate on while at home without any distractions. Since I rarely ever have that sort of uninterrupted time to myself, that's why it took me nearly a year to finish these damn mitts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xqkaIaV4ddLGRSFBJt8xb_Gymsfst2iGLFE0adSXCDg-O-UiUwkN3xs6Pdh_8npC2tcFHybzJvsXo-Gq7Mo__cQbvLUPx9w8tmJrgUHyjQR8oa69Icf5AX_QXcdnELz2NYqFHVm-PTvmtBv2W6qsiynBso6uiVu9X7I4LrTMKPJzB1ucSGxItgA0Aw/s4032/20220624_120655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xqkaIaV4ddLGRSFBJt8xb_Gymsfst2iGLFE0adSXCDg-O-UiUwkN3xs6Pdh_8npC2tcFHybzJvsXo-Gq7Mo__cQbvLUPx9w8tmJrgUHyjQR8oa69Icf5AX_QXcdnELz2NYqFHVm-PTvmtBv2W6qsiynBso6uiVu9X7I4LrTMKPJzB1ucSGxItgA0Aw/s320/20220624_120655.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16D0EtGYz2eof3QNXFP0V5u18-lVlQNoP2AsO7grfAjBXBltqpyRphiT2TK21UKfiK1SoYo-gQuIG9BS9WtcEhxxoKo9Ogeij3I-egph4nEoYne0oUQ1JUNu-kjca7mJGcyaeDr-1LI_pKp4AWRBGjmN0DPM8CFbPC8aGOtmF5vC-4fOFyMe_sQXp2A/s4032/20220615_210913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16D0EtGYz2eof3QNXFP0V5u18-lVlQNoP2AsO7grfAjBXBltqpyRphiT2TK21UKfiK1SoYo-gQuIG9BS9WtcEhxxoKo9Ogeij3I-egph4nEoYne0oUQ1JUNu-kjca7mJGcyaeDr-1LI_pKp4AWRBGjmN0DPM8CFbPC8aGOtmF5vC-4fOFyMe_sQXp2A/s320/20220615_210913.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The double and triple wrapped knots were an unique challenge. At first, I couldn't understand the written instructions and when I tried googling and searching for any related online tutorials, there weren't any but thankfully Amalia (Kindred Red) was kind enough to post a demo on IG and after enough attempts on my own, I finally figured out how to do the knots. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJxp0Xtl4sadHyPcSj6dhfkfPCj2DSzbDLL7WHDzwewhwqu93VjsOLMAGXGpSJTrx3caZdXW9Ro4G06SsHjdEmOlTjdcwY3WquF5Kn-P6EDiOC5LVIUDZFNr5d2gh1vAobhHP8vTTKCj36AFD84ht-Eg2Wt_UuQFSlp6Ivd-EoAZqN7AhLI_khGVmTg/s4032/20220624_120522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJxp0Xtl4sadHyPcSj6dhfkfPCj2DSzbDLL7WHDzwewhwqu93VjsOLMAGXGpSJTrx3caZdXW9Ro4G06SsHjdEmOlTjdcwY3WquF5Kn-P6EDiOC5LVIUDZFNr5d2gh1vAobhHP8vTTKCj36AFD84ht-Eg2Wt_UuQFSlp6Ivd-EoAZqN7AhLI_khGVmTg/s320/20220624_120522.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFF2PVJ3QODH_a26PaFkdzTYn6u_SkqwhEEw5O1I3aMHoy88gvCIx4e-fDt2hjqPbwv2Fnf-06__dQHJBKSqfC19YPgpaqfio85pFvl7SItWK6oLwRli5IPbtEwRl8ZlXQ8RE5EU3pj5xk9JJh5TTQjqNBNMDpp8yJ24dSzvjTrRGHS3fjXuots_HUAA/s4032/20220616_215516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFF2PVJ3QODH_a26PaFkdzTYn6u_SkqwhEEw5O1I3aMHoy88gvCIx4e-fDt2hjqPbwv2Fnf-06__dQHJBKSqfC19YPgpaqfio85pFvl7SItWK6oLwRli5IPbtEwRl8ZlXQ8RE5EU3pj5xk9JJh5TTQjqNBNMDpp8yJ24dSzvjTrRGHS3fjXuots_HUAA/s320/20220616_215516.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally finished knitting the mitts but since we moved across the country, unfortunately, I still haven't been able to find which box has my sock blockers inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rqpLOyGeV3DVXJNKX-kChD0YDPEzaHzc-mV_cl0GOAsv4VYYu76Zkmlpqf-iPXaREvxp3hX4FVurJWbQnuQ-9qtnhsPLPw3NHfruqKbCo4zWYp2pUUgM7BW_wwRjFvIp5cLM5d7EbGwDqCMsAqUui63-nWj74W-H-1Et629r3pql8NSCvnNwYhss7Q/s3551/20230312_112900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3551" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rqpLOyGeV3DVXJNKX-kChD0YDPEzaHzc-mV_cl0GOAsv4VYYu76Zkmlpqf-iPXaREvxp3hX4FVurJWbQnuQ-9qtnhsPLPw3NHfruqKbCo4zWYp2pUUgM7BW_wwRjFvIp5cLM5d7EbGwDqCMsAqUui63-nWj74W-H-1Et629r3pql8NSCvnNwYhss7Q/s320/20230312_112900.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I bought some adorable kid size and medium size Totoro sock blockers at Stitches West. Above are all of my purchases from the rather anticlimactic fiber festival, plus my Ritual Dyes Tarot Club subscription and some beautiful yarn gifted to me from my dear friend, Nicole in Davis. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusmVyRPzVnd0hu6meR3VrFkuix7WVJsU-A4SpcsiIUoLgNej3sN0oH3AKEZWKwAHmnwu0EI7u-uC1PFHP0W2Mi_yXCTZt0kXAsmQ3gBDcZaCEaWSUEoIlJx7PGvNGTJaa8nhdbBarodApSHcMJpNgBc1bmP28mjP659SfDo-ABefR262x1wsVcj5ikA/s3016/20230313_172042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2262" data-original-width="3016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusmVyRPzVnd0hu6meR3VrFkuix7WVJsU-A4SpcsiIUoLgNej3sN0oH3AKEZWKwAHmnwu0EI7u-uC1PFHP0W2Mi_yXCTZt0kXAsmQ3gBDcZaCEaWSUEoIlJx7PGvNGTJaa8nhdbBarodApSHcMJpNgBc1bmP28mjP659SfDo-ABefR262x1wsVcj5ikA/s320/20230313_172042.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is a different chart for the flower pattern on the top of the left and right mitts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9xwqtGXyoglRQIfOcoqgWUhk7FKwGzQhokNOzGWh8y21u_EkIk3hlS-a3H2Q3g_5dT3-6FiqT_PvnyvWycqAotgclpVhg72IeNjI9Hhdxk9LOkIiO9uWjc9Drf2BXNbtK4F2NNqnVYuhArTh8VNjtAUEb_jIWamfSoAlyk_ZR6uNEozQ7TLKbCyJjQ/s3472/20230313_172027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3472" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9xwqtGXyoglRQIfOcoqgWUhk7FKwGzQhokNOzGWh8y21u_EkIk3hlS-a3H2Q3g_5dT3-6FiqT_PvnyvWycqAotgclpVhg72IeNjI9Hhdxk9LOkIiO9uWjc9Drf2BXNbtK4F2NNqnVYuhArTh8VNjtAUEb_jIWamfSoAlyk_ZR6uNEozQ7TLKbCyJjQ/s320/20230313_172027.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bottom of the mitts is a repeating pattern but the same on both mitts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVByLPwBkf0qPaqWfAojT0nhOfdtpbVANpD4-lV2ZvMNGku4riBZEh9siITa2w_0kixmBmjM4Sdz1D512fse5Q6gdmdz2EcMV1RQ1g-jBIPFBHo1lIHHn7ivpiQEQllp5JecK2eDe7W-eCNf-Bxus5wH7SN36i13YBTIRUPX6dgdOFN-ElnyNGPIkSXg/s4032/20230312_151332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVByLPwBkf0qPaqWfAojT0nhOfdtpbVANpD4-lV2ZvMNGku4riBZEh9siITa2w_0kixmBmjM4Sdz1D512fse5Q6gdmdz2EcMV1RQ1g-jBIPFBHo1lIHHn7ivpiQEQllp5JecK2eDe7W-eCNf-Bxus5wH7SN36i13YBTIRUPX6dgdOFN-ElnyNGPIkSXg/s320/20230312_151332.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I knit the smallest size of the pattern using size 0 needles throughout.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03GdblYp3k1STbyNMp3tJAnNQP4pgxx40uIHCtEZCirvKxFNGk3-12-vma4g78fWd8lWcLanbP3XOoxKW-7UXiIwN-jUSgjJLB7-jinB2z99_h3edem01MN9qiMd6NWHkosFRagZp4Mel8RS2RAwd2wfuIBgA1qvw5PcX_wQQU2gUZL8cmzr9Mk5mnQ/s2268/20230314_162840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="2190" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03GdblYp3k1STbyNMp3tJAnNQP4pgxx40uIHCtEZCirvKxFNGk3-12-vma4g78fWd8lWcLanbP3XOoxKW-7UXiIwN-jUSgjJLB7-jinB2z99_h3edem01MN9qiMd6NWHkosFRagZp4Mel8RS2RAwd2wfuIBgA1qvw5PcX_wQQU2gUZL8cmzr9Mk5mnQ/s320/20230314_162840.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the flower pattern on the thumbs. I also really liked how the thumbs were created with subtle increases.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqTsqIcd1CI2vHdCnTJZApJvgLz6GO2kIMBPQPQdwFiVO0UrsGXOwHr5WXkrKMkkdJlKIwzvYpJY4KFxq2YymafB5zlQ-_l_rusVgn4OBQWKzKhMfGDZRyCSdS3uRVZvycJtJNrWKmTUidflJ7DCqNA18L7MrfYLUXTLCb1YElILuJuFWNPW7_JC_PQ/s2678/20230313_171959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2678" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqTsqIcd1CI2vHdCnTJZApJvgLz6GO2kIMBPQPQdwFiVO0UrsGXOwHr5WXkrKMkkdJlKIwzvYpJY4KFxq2YymafB5zlQ-_l_rusVgn4OBQWKzKhMfGDZRyCSdS3uRVZvycJtJNrWKmTUidflJ7DCqNA18L7MrfYLUXTLCb1YElILuJuFWNPW7_JC_PQ/s320/20230313_171959.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know these aren't the sexiest photos but I was at a 3 y.o.'s birthday party with my friend Aaron when I realized I finally had someone who could take a photo of my two hands for me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71eB0T12JtNy9seHc_bjYYvQY176ebsNlSbFck8p1KyfuQizi7B4bxX1kYi9j4XAVbwVIKPPCrYdFSq4L95LydZZCrBrztLQKEKKRpZ07Q55ZvLYUuuB6w1yfyaVoxY0MhMecRtxNQb-_EfOTOaHxAexR9kQaPK_0I4ns-DIlwQW7-9x3-1JC1vt09g/s2917/20230313_171927.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="2917" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71eB0T12JtNy9seHc_bjYYvQY176ebsNlSbFck8p1KyfuQizi7B4bxX1kYi9j4XAVbwVIKPPCrYdFSq4L95LydZZCrBrztLQKEKKRpZ07Q55ZvLYUuuB6w1yfyaVoxY0MhMecRtxNQb-_EfOTOaHxAexR9kQaPK_0I4ns-DIlwQW7-9x3-1JC1vt09g/s320/20230313_171927.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I think I'm going to try to knit a reverse contrast pair of mitts just because I have the yarn leftover. I'm definitely going to take a break before I cast them on though. I've had so much going on trying to get settled back in RVA; I'm really struggling to concentrate at length on much of anything. I am about a 1/3 finished painting my new office which means I still have countless boxes to move upstairs and unpack. Xena missed public preschool enrollment and I'm basically "stuck" (and I say that with complete love) with her 24-7 until August. I'm going to look into some summer camps or something but I'm not even sure if will work out with our potential upcoming travel plans. We'll see!<br /></div>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3201455705661441563.post-81400098544736983272023-01-03T16:32:00.007-05:002023-01-03T16:40:09.147-05:00Modified Madeline Tosh Baby Raglan for a 5 y.o. petite Asian :)<p>Oh, I can't even count how many times I have knit this pattern since Xena was an infant. I love this pattern because it's so freaking basic, not only is it super easy to modify but I practically have it memorized at this point. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYpC3ROBCPnJIkau9xKKpZgyuzt5BjH6Fn9fkSaHf1cUrWSGwOzOqaHu5_DNsby4eSKKxPk_ixsMRnJ-lTOyZeQ1K8wLIDE1QviMQV_87DR7dRjxmOZsndwDGTbna3VSgiBlCq1OoQuYz0VAM-eeKsxGTcIFkLDpqwKzm60IaM3Ybv6r69z1sHaBb8w/s4032/20221231_084105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYpC3ROBCPnJIkau9xKKpZgyuzt5BjH6Fn9fkSaHf1cUrWSGwOzOqaHu5_DNsby4eSKKxPk_ixsMRnJ-lTOyZeQ1K8wLIDE1QviMQV_87DR7dRjxmOZsndwDGTbna3VSgiBlCq1OoQuYz0VAM-eeKsxGTcIFkLDpqwKzm60IaM3Ybv6r69z1sHaBb8w/s320/20221231_084105.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used the <a href="https://www.feederbrook.com/yarns.htm">Feederbrook Entropy DK 100% Luminous Flux</a> I bought at <a href="https://preciousowl.blogspot.com/2022/10/general-update-lambtown-and-more.html">Lambtown 2022</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszls1LGH14TTQVeCHBpohqnxfHB-eM6bD-5YBt5BOdvAB3IrBEQ298F_isIlEqQ0wPpwRVCo9KgorAlTaiXTG8hcNFCFijRI02dM5RTsutCMaifIrU17eoxSTDeOGB9vpjtBDbwDk-hJTuU_RVT4iFUf3Y_-DcpZEZ6uPG2KJAAIvX_48cevcew7bGw/s2157/20221231_113920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2065" data-original-width="2157" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszls1LGH14TTQVeCHBpohqnxfHB-eM6bD-5YBt5BOdvAB3IrBEQ298F_isIlEqQ0wPpwRVCo9KgorAlTaiXTG8hcNFCFijRI02dM5RTsutCMaifIrU17eoxSTDeOGB9vpjtBDbwDk-hJTuU_RVT4iFUf3Y_-DcpZEZ6uPG2KJAAIvX_48cevcew7bGw/s320/20221231_113920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's hard to tell from the photos but this yarn is so bright and neon IRL, it practically glows. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnNmxMb4L6MsrqPC4wA1jj5YkgW8I0Ag6yy5ktiwngc7IQyg8iR6vGz7unT59DjhQh_d9uXEVYfwbvzavyfCVJQxEHFrJrOsgEYAfPWXz-bJlLO8i1sNclpxDXHbUoV6kr9Lnk0zRgSg6nbxyzpMVPvJ9E_o6lQXCFSgHwWFJoIMW1kacXnMxM8VNpQ/s4032/20221231_081450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnNmxMb4L6MsrqPC4wA1jj5YkgW8I0Ag6yy5ktiwngc7IQyg8iR6vGz7unT59DjhQh_d9uXEVYfwbvzavyfCVJQxEHFrJrOsgEYAfPWXz-bJlLO8i1sNclpxDXHbUoV6kr9Lnk0zRgSg6nbxyzpMVPvJ9E_o6lQXCFSgHwWFJoIMW1kacXnMxM8VNpQ/s320/20221231_081450.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1Mqj8MQLQf3yMall5UcHc29EJdWFXcaAjOVccwQTQZBXVH8ilqBq0WXXa1f03i9VHVbDUQl8EZ5etEbuU8ZmCe3G6Yvyn-tdiP6Au7Ruvk8LytyDP8ncUp7k9aNEE3lxBcWxYsHM68syrOXe_UHFk3DkJrKYwY4HA5y-vyMI-3CjMcHYi_g0MsusBw/s4032/20221231_083715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1Mqj8MQLQf3yMall5UcHc29EJdWFXcaAjOVccwQTQZBXVH8ilqBq0WXXa1f03i9VHVbDUQl8EZ5etEbuU8ZmCe3G6Yvyn-tdiP6Au7Ruvk8LytyDP8ncUp7k9aNEE3lxBcWxYsHM68syrOXe_UHFk3DkJrKYwY4HA5y-vyMI-3CjMcHYi_g0MsusBw/s320/20221231_083715.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I alternated between 2 different hanks at a time for the body and the sleeves. I made a few different modifications to elongate the body and sleeves but otherwise stuck to the pattern and used size 4 and 6 needles with 16" and 32" (or 40" circulars) for magic looping the sleeves.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69p6s3fGSu5oloKurvaHpCrKDYLem71ZSdQ7uqjpv6aa_ggEWIMUYoSCReOw0NUj6soe8qrFOlm1crGi0OPJwDBZIWD3MglbqI7rLJf_6jbAxFUZadfhnbsWUPAk0UTk1ONpq_Y7s10_JuvRu_e0ehgQJAT3Th-0yAwEr7OBm_-TQffUfUUlEOrRXjg/s4032/20221231_084052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69p6s3fGSu5oloKurvaHpCrKDYLem71ZSdQ7uqjpv6aa_ggEWIMUYoSCReOw0NUj6soe8qrFOlm1crGi0OPJwDBZIWD3MglbqI7rLJf_6jbAxFUZadfhnbsWUPAk0UTk1ONpq_Y7s10_JuvRu_e0ehgQJAT3Th-0yAwEr7OBm_-TQffUfUUlEOrRXjg/s320/20221231_084052.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MRP_B9p1823gHRYdt9ZGNwHf0RL18wtkG0ym99YPzNNPEjfqQ13TsIqUpB5JuRN7EZKQmwMiXos2ZbNiQqgUUrtub4ldbJQkvyev1pDPZLWGk4undUC33bolb-WQ8I0mccY9WkOl1sJbGl0QCjEaBC27IFm20g8_7Sd2aWdAfhoMrl7jA4N_az9cvA/s4032/20221231_092712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MRP_B9p1823gHRYdt9ZGNwHf0RL18wtkG0ym99YPzNNPEjfqQ13TsIqUpB5JuRN7EZKQmwMiXos2ZbNiQqgUUrtub4ldbJQkvyev1pDPZLWGk4undUC33bolb-WQ8I0mccY9WkOl1sJbGl0QCjEaBC27IFm20g8_7Sd2aWdAfhoMrl7jA4N_az9cvA/s320/20221231_092712.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took Xena to the <a href="http://www.bayareadiscoverymuseum.org">BADM</a> for their Happy Noon Year celebration. She was really excited to play with her umbrella outside but when we arrived and it was a full on downpour, she was a lot less stoked.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRQTVwOb89_-vkBzLcjcOSm7r8M_qJ2LD1J9iRu2qMmcWeU4vUsi58-eg1M4Uy567KBQ0clf8YvzHbzMZJPY8sYPMoyXJj637Uj7hKReHpu9RDYEUDH2G3rpPcrdEQRAsVFEyEPbYXratuwqwp80WpKw4N1JZkY-ddxVPyzwmKWrRf9Amph6qdYz4bw/s3277/20221231_113953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3277" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRQTVwOb89_-vkBzLcjcOSm7r8M_qJ2LD1J9iRu2qMmcWeU4vUsi58-eg1M4Uy567KBQ0clf8YvzHbzMZJPY8sYPMoyXJj637Uj7hKReHpu9RDYEUDH2G3rpPcrdEQRAsVFEyEPbYXratuwqwp80WpKw4N1JZkY-ddxVPyzwmKWrRf9Amph6qdYz4bw/s320/20221231_113953.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the photos of her hamming it up in front of the TV the night before, fresh off my needles, pre-steam blocking.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzE7mEKu2LLR1Xrz9vq5w6YutZ-bByIHqePo6h5x8378EJDj5IxOc0et3O-9wabhfqavB8PgzmK6r7nUESRUGpO3P7tuQ76Schhx64w-osxjQVtI31LVLy2o0fBiEP5DAiqUuXqt0nL4rY7HPm4DdTI1CgvrslFqK0vTLSDu44JCAOcryVPBriJ1A3g/s4032/20221231_092816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzE7mEKu2LLR1Xrz9vq5w6YutZ-bByIHqePo6h5x8378EJDj5IxOc0et3O-9wabhfqavB8PgzmK6r7nUESRUGpO3P7tuQ76Schhx64w-osxjQVtI31LVLy2o0fBiEP5DAiqUuXqt0nL4rY7HPm4DdTI1CgvrslFqK0vTLSDu44JCAOcryVPBriJ1A3g/s320/20221231_092816.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvlNBIHBYWY19woes7rbcpYfHKRoRf-gP_5xXoGaDbu63CCauaFHyDiAJSL6rJNHurGcnyGnx3BiCyDhxYsSl7qbEYCDszsZlQZh4BFrJgq6L6Hkv8OC_8Dawdkak4d-hA4WUIGyWHvOEcvrhCPOMPlPhqX543J6sn74mIUsOrJO-vPwSrEMVTOEGmw/s4032/20221229_172951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvlNBIHBYWY19woes7rbcpYfHKRoRf-gP_5xXoGaDbu63CCauaFHyDiAJSL6rJNHurGcnyGnx3BiCyDhxYsSl7qbEYCDszsZlQZh4BFrJgq6L6Hkv8OC_8Dawdkak4d-hA4WUIGyWHvOEcvrhCPOMPlPhqX543J6sn74mIUsOrJO-vPwSrEMVTOEGmw/s320/20221229_172951.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She wore the sweater to school today and I will give a proper wet blocking after we get home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQn4P0osdUWbsZLYQnR9IKnHUdq_EqPrivEM4uMFt4Z1U6v5V0OSsjPWwZkEvEY2J34xD9CJNmj9_8bPgzKnHWI5-HivMxt6VtrYpagIWyYXqdwI68eMWNkEB8sgmaqJLCyMw5-jDs3l1M9k6oH_iJhO6RIdiM7yhs1OkfDWef0aJpeSyWxSMgoWB4PA/s4032/20221229_172945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQn4P0osdUWbsZLYQnR9IKnHUdq_EqPrivEM4uMFt4Z1U6v5V0OSsjPWwZkEvEY2J34xD9CJNmj9_8bPgzKnHWI5-HivMxt6VtrYpagIWyYXqdwI68eMWNkEB8sgmaqJLCyMw5-jDs3l1M9k6oH_iJhO6RIdiM7yhs1OkfDWef0aJpeSyWxSMgoWB4PA/s320/20221229_172945.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_C5DkiQ2S7KPtv9RrqMCkaVwo0HtF2IwjFYD462KKfRt-vVqkj0gVIL9MXNxK5VVt3gwrJkN87ydsVTuNq9O26YcqWOzTumqX43rxMdlrhLzWrDFLtVWki2c55f5LvP42SdCJueUz31kJKDfyyswM72DPhaJYq5ZOBi43hxqUynCE-5ex849WtHN54g/s4032/20221229_172943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_C5DkiQ2S7KPtv9RrqMCkaVwo0HtF2IwjFYD462KKfRt-vVqkj0gVIL9MXNxK5VVt3gwrJkN87ydsVTuNq9O26YcqWOzTumqX43rxMdlrhLzWrDFLtVWki2c55f5LvP42SdCJueUz31kJKDfyyswM72DPhaJYq5ZOBi43hxqUynCE-5ex849WtHN54g/s320/20221229_172943.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the effects of marling and definitely plan to experiment with it more. I also have figured out what I'm going to do with my leftovers - a colorwork sweater for myself! I know I've said it before and I'll say it again; it's so gratifying knitting kids clothes because this only took me a little over a week to make!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTowO0qV16z3ohl1DHgpDm61i0uFqHpoccyOUTQIeLo5zgKP0KU09ytQIdaJyDBgbps8hr3YSGt67ysS_Y_5gGNWDDVRMmwT9lLxvU7cA3h-FdHO-kmszKrWxU3j75nGJRZt8LdGrSreZRm3K5PHXk8hk7waDpMEc5jMlrN8PjJGL-jaRwMlJCogiFcw/s4032/20221222_174600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTowO0qV16z3ohl1DHgpDm61i0uFqHpoccyOUTQIeLo5zgKP0KU09ytQIdaJyDBgbps8hr3YSGt67ysS_Y_5gGNWDDVRMmwT9lLxvU7cA3h-FdHO-kmszKrWxU3j75nGJRZt8LdGrSreZRm3K5PHXk8hk7waDpMEc5jMlrN8PjJGL-jaRwMlJCogiFcw/s320/20221222_174600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My only hang up with the way this yarn is plied is that every single hank, even if it is called the same colorway is totally different than the next so it is literally impossible to have completely matching sleeves, like ever.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW10aNoV4RNCxxlZ7-3qAHwaMkpzqCWO-4cp3s0a8mj9vf-65hUXsNoCwcZVzH0olvD4cgGvwCbnTNKPYaup6oJSKWaqH_lveu4rtOwY20VLmevOoxQF20fPtOk6PI5sR_hv62O1mcAVfAULR8NsIiTthYtLwQEfWuFms4-o3zmvuuxuN-6abFQcBX8w/s4032/20221221_200205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW10aNoV4RNCxxlZ7-3qAHwaMkpzqCWO-4cp3s0a8mj9vf-65hUXsNoCwcZVzH0olvD4cgGvwCbnTNKPYaup6oJSKWaqH_lveu4rtOwY20VLmevOoxQF20fPtOk6PI5sR_hv62O1mcAVfAULR8NsIiTthYtLwQEfWuFms4-o3zmvuuxuN-6abFQcBX8w/s320/20221221_200205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, Happy New Year! I wish I had some deep thoughts to share but I've been too preoccupied with our upcoming move (back) to RVA to think of much else. We have A LOT to look forward to and equally dread. I just have to continue to remind myself that this is ultimately what I always wanted, especially for Xena. More details to follow shortly.</div><br /><p><br /></p>The Head Owl in Chargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169592178380452101noreply@blogger.com0