The Blanket

A few weeks ago I posted about our cousin that was going through some health issues. You can read that original post here. It took us longer than we hoped to get the blanket to her but last night we finally got there to spend some time together and gift her the "Rhinebeck Love" Blanket.

49 squares all knitted and crocheted with love and good thoughts by our Rhinebeck housemates. Crocheted together by my sister Liz, big pompoms on the corners by me. It's not the prettiest blanket but the thought and care is there!!!!!!! 

And I think she loved it :)

Beautiful night for a boat ride. Thanks JR for being our captain!

 Spending time with family makes me so happy. The smiles and laughter are the BEST.

And we are soooo happy to see our cousin doing so well. Another surgery in a month but that should be it! She's amazing and strong, positive and fun. She's got this :)

Yarn Along

Happy New Year to my fellow yarn alongers.

Is that a word? Well, you know who I mean.

Anyhoo....

I've been a busy bee lately. Knitting for fun.

For me.

Selfish knitting :)

Well, at least for a little while.

My parents gave me this beautiful green alpaca coat for Christmas

and OF COURSE it needed a new scarf!

With the farm being named, Arrow Acres Farm, 

I thought an arrow scarf was the perfect thing.

Knit with fingering weight yarn held together, voila.

A fun scarf.

 

I have a customer request for a hand knit blanket.

It will be gift for her granddaughter's Christening in February.

I have my work cut out!!!

 

I am SOOOOOOOOOOO excited for my up coming class with

MARY JANE MUCKLESTONE at Vogue Live NYC next week!!!!!

My cousin and I are all signed up for her 2 part Fair Isle class.

CAN'T WAIT!!!!

So, during the snow this past weekend I thought I would brush up

on my fair isle and practice while also making a gift for

my little nephew-to-be.

These booties seemed perfect.

Cute and tiny and might fit for a week, but I couldn't resist.

A hat to match seemed called for. Again, this boy is due early April,

so might not need a hat for long so it's tiny too :)

Lizzie, if you're reading this, act surprised.

 

And that grey blanket in the background?

Finished that up too. I LOVE this blanket so much.

 

In anticipation of the Follow Your Arrow Mystery KAL,

I bought some beautiful Tosh Light Yarn....thank you to my husband

for the gift certificate! I am really looking forward to this KAL.

I have never done a mystery one and I love that it seems like Choose Your Own Adventure books.

My cousin and I are ready for our Fair Isle class...

We were told to bring a few colors of 2 ply wool to experiment different color combos

for the Vogue Live class. My cousin bought all this fabulous yarn and we spent

some time splitting in in half. I think we're ready!

Ravelry Links:

Arrow Scarf

White Baby Blanket

Peerie Weerie Booties and Hat

Grey Blanket

Mystery KAL

On the reading front....

I am currently reading The Book Thief.

Although with all this knitting it's hard to read. 

Joining in with Ginny again this week.

And hop over to my sister, Andee's blog to see her new design.

I am currently working on designing the pdf of the pattern so it

should be released and ready for sale within a day or two.

It's beautiful!!!

 I am giving knitting lessons starting Friday at the farm.

If you are interested in signing up let me know!

We have a lot of fun :)