Details, Details

Tonight before the RI Knitters Meetup Post Holiday party, I stopped by the Yarns at Lacewings location in Warwick, RI. I wanted to pick up the latest issue of Vogue Knitting because I saw a very interesting man’s sweater pattern. Unfortunately, the issue was not there yet, but owner Mary Auger is making some neat additions to her store. Besides her new blog, “Yarns at Lace Wings” on Blogspot, Mary is setting up a cafe for knitters in the Warwick shop. Please welcome her to the blogging fold with a comment, and definitely say I mentioned her name. I will wait here until you finish.

Now that I have mentioned “comfort patterns” maybe I should add “comfort yarn” to the mix. Currently I have no favorites, but I am very in love with the handspun yarn that my SP9 Spoiler made. Using her suggestion of knitting a hat with it, I thought I would combine the soft chocolate brown wool with the beautiful Marble (colorway Berries) that was gifted to me by Debbie (from Gotta Knit!). Without swatching, I began a hat that ended up just a bit too large. No matter, because I went ahead and created a giant ball of the combined yarns and plan on knitting up a hat and matching wristwarmers. Who knows, but I may knit up a nice slimmer scarf to wear indoors since my Clapotis is just a bit thick. Time for me to obsess on the details!

Speaking of details… I never did give any solid statistics on the knitted Red Scarf, Dulaan hats, and my sister’s Butterfly Table Runner. Without further delay, I submit them as blog-reading fodder.

• Red Scarf Project
  Pattern: based on Heartstrings Fiberarts’ “Elegantly Simple Baby Blanket”
  Yarn: Classi Elite Montera in royal blue and maroon
  Needles: Inox metal US9 circular
  Dimensions: 60-inches by 8-inches
  Pattern Notes: Added one extra purl stitch inbetween the 2 repeats
  Would I knit it again? Yes
• Charity Hat 01
  Pattern: My own cap creation from the top of my head
  Yarn: Filaturi’s 7 Settembre in light brown (superwash wool)
  Needles: US5 / 3.75mm
  Dimensions: Cannot remember
  Pattern Notes: Made for an infant-sized head
  Would I knit it again? Sure
• Charity Hat 02
  Pattern: My own doubled creation from the top of my head
  Yarn: Filaturi’s 7 Settembre in light brown (superwash wool)
  Needles: US5 / 3.75mm
  Dimensions: Cannot remember
  Pattern Notes: Made for an infant-sized head
  Would I knit it again? Sure
• Charity Hat 03
  Pattern: My own created from the top of my head
  Yarn: 2 strands of Mark & Kattens’ Feelings in the dark green and dark purple colorways (52% wool and 48% acrylic)
  Needles: Cannot remember
  Dimensions: Cannot remember
  Pattern Notes: Made for an adult-sized head
  Would I knit it again? Sure
• Ace’s Southwest Table Runner
  Pattern: based on the Butterfly Shawl from the book “Folk Shawls” by Cheryl Oberle
  Yarn: 11 ounces of Cherry Tree Hill’s Twister in an unknown colorway (99% merino wool, 1% rayon)
  Needles: Inox metal US9 circulars
  Dimensions: after washing and blocking, 19-inches wide and 95-inches in length. I was expecting it to be wider and longer, but it FELTED. 🙁
  Pattern Notes: CTH wool and I must not click because AGAIN it slightly felted (just like my Clapotis!).
  Would I knit it again? Sure, but definitely with another yarn

One last detail to mention is the newest addition to my sidebar. I created something for myself to track my stash decreases. I am debating on including swap items, prizes, and my purchases. Admittedly I did by 50 grams of pink mohair from the “Destash for Cash” blog. Not including that single purchase, the weaned count at this time is just about 2912 grams which amounts to about 6.42 pounds. My overall goal? I really do not have one, but it would be nice to drop 3 to 5 pounds a month for this year. Now if I could only do the same with my weight and get in shape to run that 8k in March! =:8