Another Sweater

I guess you could say I'm on a finishing kick!

Here's the Rift sweater. Off my needles last night. It was blocked in pieces and then I seamed it up.

Ravelry project page: Rift for Rick

This is a Brooklyn Tweed pattern for men by Jared Flood.

Knitted with 7 skeins of Beaverslide Dry Goods Merino/Mohair 90/10 blend

Woodsmoke Heather color way

It turned out a little bigger than I had hoped.

Although this was a fairly straightforward knit, it did have some new elements that I had never done. I always like to learn something new and this sweater was the perfect project.

And it's been fun knitting this along with Joan! She's almost done too.

More photos to come. I need to do a photo shoot for some of my new knits.

Lots to share with you all.

Happy Knitting!

Yarn Along

A day late, but hey...best I can do.

I finished knitting my "daydream" shawl last night.

The actual pattern name is: 

Stories from Snoqualmie Valley 

It was a pleasure to knit.

Knitted with Cascade Pure Alpaca in an off-white color.

Hoping to get some pictures of the whole shawl sometime this weekend.

I have a book coming to me called, A Little Life. I heard it's a tear jerker but an amazing book that's worth the read. It's long and I think I'm in the mood for a nice long book. My knitting projects are all wrapping up right now and it's a good idea to give my body a knitting break. My shoulder and elbow aren't thrilled with all my knitting these days.

Happy knitting!

 Joining in with Ginny for the weekly yarn along.

Snow Days

Well, they were right. We got snow. Lots of it. Thankful for my dad and his tractor and snowblower. If it wasn't for him and Nick, we would all still be stuck in our houses and animals would be stuck in barns.Chase was the only kid in my house that wanted to play in the snow. 

Again, looks like I only have one kid! Glad Wade and Grant invited us over for some snow fun!

Overall, everything went well for us. We never lost power.

There was flooding in Manasquan (according to the news).

Here are some photos from my phone over the course of the two days....

I spent all day Saturday knitting, cooking and watching How to Get Away With Murder.

I binged watched 10 episodes of the first season. Yes, 10! That's a lot of tv. And I couldn't get enough of it!!!!!!!! Wow!!!  Also got a ton of knitting done on my "Daydream Shawl" aka 

Stories from Snoqualmie Valley - MKAL by Annie Rowden

I finished up the edge and moved on to the garter stitch short rows. I love it.

Hope you faired well in the storm!

SNOW is on it's way!

Forecast:

Snow, wind, blizzard conditions, power outages expected.

And knitting, cooking, wine, animal protection and warm alpaca gear.

I will be knitting furiously on my "Daydream Shawl" 

aka Stories from Snoqualmie Valley - MKAL 

I am cruising right along and hit the half way point of the lace border. I have enjoyed working on this so much. It's a nice change from sweaters and never ending sleeves. Why do sleeves take me FOREVER???? Hoping to also finish up the second sleeve of my husband's Rift Sweater. Just need the cap and then to rip the other one back and redo the cap. Made it way too long first time around. oops.

Stay warm and safe to everyone in the path of this storm. Looks like it's going to be intense.

It's freaking me out a bit that they are comparing it to Sandy. Don't know how we would deal with no heat or electricity in January.

Good luck and stay warm!

Sheep & Wool Drawing

For the past few years I have entered artwork into fiber festival cover art competitions. It's a fun creative outlet for me and I always enjoy coming up with something. I've been close with a few, winning runner up but never the grand-prize winner. Maybe I should get Steve Harvey to judge next time. I just heard from the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival that I didn't win. 

Oh well... there's always next year!

This was my submission. It's a pencil drawing of a mama and her little lamb.

Congratulations to the winner. I can't wait to see it.

And I can't wait for our annual sister Maryland Sheep & Wool trip in May!

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday to a 2 year old Chase. Not much has changed 2 years later.

Daydream Knit

Knit a row. Mark it done. Knit a row. Mark it done. Repeat. 

I forgot how much I love knitting a chart. Every row completed feels good. 

You see instant progress and I just want to keep on knitting.

This is the edge of the beautiful shawl. I'm knitting it with Cascade Alpaca on size US 7 needles.

Following the pattern for 

Stories from Snoqualmie Valley - MKAL

I am calling it my Daydream Shawl.

I look forward to seeing this blocked. The cables and lace work will be stunning I think!

A few of us are knitting this as part of an Arrow Acres Knit-a-long. Just a casual knitting project that we can share with one another. Here's the link to our Ravelry group thread if you want to join in!

No official start day or end....knit as you wish without a time constraint!

That super cute bag was a gift from my sister, Andee. She got it at one of our LYS, Chelsea Yarn.

It fits perfectly.

Joining in with Ginny at Small Things for the weekly yarn along.