Knitting Report – October 6, 2017

October already!  We’ve had a few days with highs in the mid-80’s, with lows in the upper 50’s. It feels like knitting weather. Even though I knit all summer, it seems right when I’m sitting in my chair knitting, looking out and starting to see Fall and knowing that I won’t melt into a puddle of sweat the instant I walk out the door. I know . . upper 80’s isn’t exactly cool but when just a few weeks ago, we were having 115°+, the mid-80’s feels great. Of course, it’s Texas and we have a day or two in the mid-80’s and then a day or two near 100. Hopefully we’ll have less and less of those 100° days.

It looks like a lot of patterns and yarn added, and I suppose it is, but it’s because I have gone bonkers of lace knitted shawls with beads. I truly had about zero lace yarn in my stash. Many of the patterns I love called for gradient dyed yarns and silk yarns and I had neither of either. “Neither of either”? That sounds weird but . . don’t worry. I think I’ve resolved the issue and now I have plenty of many!  🙂

Patterns Added:

• Avix – I saw one of these that someone had made. I will make mine a little shorter, since I’m pretty short.
• Mojito – No, I didn’t buy this one just for the name but I do love mojitos. 
• Bluebonnet Shawl – No, I didn’t buy this one for the name either!
• To the Heart of the Mountain – Another Anna pattern.
• Morning Star Lace Shawl – Another Anna pattern.
• The Make Peace Cowl – Free til 10/7.
• Fugue in Mosaic Minor – I love the border.

Yarn Added:

The first yarns came from Yarnies of Texas (Etsy). This lady had a retail yarn shop in Abilene and I went there a couple of times. She’s since closed her shop and is dying yarn and selling it on Etsy. I didn’t think my yarn looked a whole lot like the yarn pictured. This is the picture I ordered from:

This is the yarn I received.

I’m not disappointed. I may even like the one I got better. The second one is just as different from the photo and her shipping was quite a bit higher than other places I’ve shopped.

Another Etsy seller where I bought gradient yarns is WendysWonders127. I’m very happy with her yarns. 

Another one from Wendy’s.

Honestly, there’s been an insane amount of yarn that came in this week. I have an excuse . . don’t I always? I had no silk yarn and very, very little (like 5 skeins) of silk blend in my stash and every pattern that I’ve bought and even more that I’ve fallen in love with . . they mostly all do better with silk yarn (structure/beads). It’s probably just my warped way of thinking but I keep thinking that once Vince retires, my yarn buying days are probably over. Or, maybe just greatly curtailed. You know how I am . . if there’s something I want to do, I want all the supplies I could ever want. So . . here’s just a bit more of the silk yarn that arrived this week. These are all Dye For Yarn’s Tussah Silk.

Projects I Worked On:

1. I did finish the test knit but I can’t show it yet. Soon I hope. 
2. I did finish Addie’s sweater — still didn’t find any buttons. I need to take that with me next time I go to town and see if our little sewing shop might have some.
3. I did the first clue for Apparition. Next clue got released this morning but I haven’t even looked at it yet. It should be out by now . . probably sometime after midnight last week.
4. I’m working on Chart 3 (of 6) on the There and Back Shawl.
5. I did sign up for another test knit . . an amazing multi-color wrap. 

Knitting Plans for this Week:

1. Stay up to date with the clues for Apparition.  Another clue comes out on the 9th. She’s keeping us busy!
2. Get started on the new test knit as soon as it’s released.
3. Work on There and Back in between the test knit and Apparition.

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