DeeAnn

I didn't get an entry together for Fiber_Friday this week but I did get a bit of spinning in.  I moved most of my knitting updates to my new blog http://feelingtangerine.blogspot.com/

Tangerines at Midnight - 140 yards 100 grams hand carded Romney and Blue Faced Leicester

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This weeks fiber_friday  entry.  The topic is Fresh, so I spun Spring Rain. 

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This weeks entry for Fiber Friday:

Sunset at Vesuvius - a beautiful moment

200 yards Rambouilette & Llama worsted weight single - unbelievably soft!

New Years Resolution - Enjoy more moments, stress less

It's not so clear from the photo but the green tweed has flecks of the wine color in it so the combination is a nice blend.  The design is mine, erratic cables and two color mosaic slip stitch.  I'm doing it from 3 balls of yarn in intarsia.  They tangle a bit but I thought it was better than seaming for this project.  The yarn is Queensland Collection Kathmandu Aran, a merino-silk-cashmere blend that is wonderful to work with.  I highly recommend it for next to your skin softness and it's quite resonably priced comparatively.  This is the design I finally settled on for my mother's scarf.  It is simple but the tangling of the skeins makes it a slow knit.  It will be quite warm though!  I am alternating between working on this and my Rosemarkie vest in Shetland.  My hands are thanking me for the gentleness of the merino after working with the tough Shetland for awhile.  I would love to knit a full sweater out of this yarn and tried to get it for Kepler but they didn't have enough in the same dyelot.  Gives me an excuse to use it for another project :)

Happy Birthday boogie_babe !!

Have a fabulous day!!  :)

Rosemarkie, from Alice Starmore's Celtic Collection, is officially on the needles. I have completed the corrugated ribbing and almost one repeat of the pattern stitch. I really like it. For my first fair isle pattern I don't think I could have picked a nicer pattern. It is well written, the instructions are very clear and the design kind of sings in your head. The knitting is very easy to read and so far quite a pleasure to work on. The Jamiesons Shetland is quite rugged and should hold up very well. I received a lot of wonderful advice from folks that claim the puffiness all comes out with blocking so I'm taking their word for it and enjoying the knitting. I love the colors and I'm so happy to be beyond the swatching phase. I think the official cast on date was the 15th and I'm hoping to complete it by my birthday at the beginning of April. Sounds like a plan for now.

I'm also craving a cable cardigan. I love the cable patterns in Starmores designs "Grapevine" and "Fern" but the book Stillwater is one of the out of print ones that is cost prohibitive. A group is starting a knitalong for a beautiful Japanese design but I need to stick with english at this level of my knitting experience. I am trying to avoid chunky cables and find something a little more delicate. I need to find some other designers to research for cables and color work.

My sister, BIL, niece and nephew came in this week from Italy. They are all very excited that they will not be returning to Italy and get to stay for a few months to visit. My nieces have ganged up and decided that they want Aunt D to knit them mittens. They traced the outline of their hands on pieces of paper for me to take home so I know how big to make them. The girls are seven and eight and were quite cute in their conspiring. So I'm off to learn how to make mittens too. Big fun :)

The foot is still weak so I am not playing in the snow or joining the crazy throngs in shopping frenzy. But I did manage to do a fair bit of knitting and I have almost finished Kepler.  Yeah!!

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Yep, that's my foot.  In the air.  Am I showing off my felted slippers again?  No.  I'm just whining.  I'm doggie-sitting for my mom's pooch while she is on a cruise (must be nice you say?  yeah, I said that too)  Said doggie tripped me half way down the stairs and sent me tumbling and my foot, ankle and knee twisting and swelling.  Owwwww!!  So this is now my view, my world seen with my foot at eye level.  No where near as exciting as the Harlot and her socks. 

I can hardly hobble to the facilities and here's the kicker (no pun intended) - you know how bad it hurts cus.......I couldn't even Knit.  That's right, what other benefit could there be to being stuck on the couch for endless hours?  aha!  I can Knit!  That's not so bad then right?  Wrong, it was bad.  Couldn't concentrate, kept getting frustrated and confused and finally I gave up.  A whole day and a half I lay in misery.  This morning is better.  Hallelujah!!!!  It doesn't hurt half as much as long as I don't move.  Which means at least another couple of days on the couch but with knitting included this time.  That makes me feel so much better.  Wow, I was scared there for awhile.

Well, I guess I don't have to worry too much about the 6 inches of snow on the driveway this morning, now do I?! :)

Not the tall dark and handsome kind but the very colorful kind - Fair Isle!!  ( pics & info )

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