Citron's Progress

We just got back from our honeymoon and I spent a bit of time working on the Citron. This shawlette has been a total love hate. It seems like every time I do a increase or decrease I have an issue. But I still love it and it is looking amazing. I am just a few rows from starting the last repeat section. I am not looking forward to the last row and cast off though.

The gloves are on time out. The pattern was a mess as the authors primary language is not English. So I am pretty much having to make it all up as I go.

Citron and Gloves

I have need of a full pair of gloves with fingers. I LOVE my Knucks gloves they are super warm. But if it is really cold then I really need my finger tips covered as well. This pattern is called Tornado. I am actually not going to do the convertible mitten but finish the fingers. I am using Crystal Palaces Mochi Plus. Yummy softness!

I finally dove in and am doing Citron. So for all intents and purposes this is a easy pattern. However; there are a lot of increases and decreases and with such a fine lace yarn it is easy to loose stitches. I am needing to seriously pay attention on these rows. But I am loving the finished product. The Malabrigo Lace yarn is so soft and while it seams very delicate it is actually pretty sturdy. Loving this project.

A little shopping

So I purchased this to make the Herringbone Neckwarmer for Dale.

This is for a hat for a friend that I have been promising him for some time.

This little bag was just too cute to say no to. It's the perfect little wrist bag for walking knitting.

I love SOAK! I finally finished the bottle I had and picked up a new one. This product is great for washing your hand knits and any kind of dedicates.

Ok so I finally broke down and got one of these. Talk about cute! It is a needle gauge but is pretty enough to put on a cord or ribbon and wear it as a fun conversational piece.

Getting things done

So I finally finished Dale's Green Kilt Hose. This is the second pair of He' mo Kilt Hose I have made. This pair was made with Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Forest Heather. I believe I used 8 skeins for the project. The wool is very nice and affordable too! I am very pleased with the final outcome. Dale is as well of coarse :-)

After finishing the Kilt Hose I needed a super fast easy project for some instant gratification. This is a yarn I spun about a year ago. It is a great soft Merino. The project I chose for it was the Herringbone Neck Warmer. This was a great easy project that I finished in 2 days and already love! It is a great little scarf to throw on under a coat to keep your neck warm without all the bulk of a scarf.

Like others who had done the scarf, I was a bit confused on how to do the Herringbone Stitch pattern. I watched the youtube pattern that everyone provided on Ravelry and it made more sense. Basically on the knit side S1 K1 YO then PSSO. That is a little easier than how it is described in the pattern. I also tried it on as I went. The pattern said to make it 28 inches that would have been WAY too long for me. I made it up to an inch within the correct size and then did the button hole edging and it worked out great. I just purchased yarn for Dale he wants one too!

I also dusted (literally) off the wheel and decided to do a bit f spinning the other night. This lovely wool was purchased at the Sheep and Wool festival this year. It is a beautiful blend of silk, Romney and Corriedale from The Barefoot Spinner. I am thinking to make this a two ply. I have almost one bobbin full and I still have a foot wide ball of roving to spin! It's Pretty :-) Makes me think Firefly for some reason.