Chery Knits

More Hats

Artsy picture of the Biodynamic Hat I knit for my husband.  He wanted colors like Nanette used in her pattern.  We came close with KnitPicks Swish.  This is the first time I've knit with Swish.  I like it a lot and would like to make a stranded color sweater for myself with it.  Just have to choose the pattern and colors.

Proof of Two

I planned to knit two of the red, white and blue hats.  For both hats I used only one skein Cascade 220 of each color.  Might even be able to get a third hat by changing the color order.  Hope my son and his friend like these hats.  I loved knitting them.

Continue knitting on DILs February Lady Sweater this week.  I guess I kinda got excited by the hat pattern.  Not much spinning on the red wool, either. 

A Hat

.... a wonderful new hat pattern from Nanette Blanchard.  I love the items she designs.

I'd been saving some Cascade 220 for a hat for my son.  When I saw this Biodynamic Hat pattern, I had to buy it, Right NOW!  It took less than a day to knit.  I love the braided trim and it's so easy.  I've already cast on for a second for my son's friend.

There is another February Lady on the needles.  This time it is for my DIL in lilac.  My husband and I found some buttons on Saturday.  I will begin the gull lace pattern when this post is saved.

Spinning

This is 50-50 merino/bamboo from FatCatKnits called Twinkle.  It is a 2-ply yarn.  I will need to order more fiber from Ginny, soon.

I'm trying my best to make the 100% wool into 2-ply laceweight yarn.  This is the first bobbin of singles.  I have 8 ounces of fiber from Karen Poulakos Fiber Arts Studio (no website--located in Springfield, IL) that I bought at the Fiber Fair in Sedalia at the end of May.  Dreammy... and I've always wanted to knit a red shawl for myself.

Knit fast.. treadle slowly.

Knitting and Spinning

Knitting

February Lady Sweater was a quick knit. 

Funny thing, several months ago I told my friend Christine I wanted to make EZ's baby sweater from Knitter's Almanac in an adult size with fingering yarns.  Next thing I know, there's a pattern on Ravelry by Pamela Wynne for an Adult February Lady Sweater in worsted weight.  I had to make one.  This one is made from Knit Picks Kettle Dyed Wool of the Andes in Spruce.  Next one, for my DIL, will be also in worsted weight, yarn was ordered yesterday.  It was a fun to knit and I want to knit one for me in fingering or sport weight, probably using a different lace pattern.

Handspun

How the colors change from roving to spun yarn.  I thought there would be more white and purple, however the green is dominant.  Today I took the yarn off the bobbin onto the niddy noddy.  It hung perfectly straight.  The singles were thick and thin and so is the plied yarn.  I counted about 197 yards and 120 grams, 2 ply yarn.  I might knit a narrow scarf.  This wool was purchased from Morning Sun Fiber Barn, Wapello, IA at the Fiber Fair in Sedalia, MO on May 30.

Blocking

I'm just too lazy to get my lace blocked.  Somebody want to block some shawls for me??