It’s a dreary, snowy day but in here, it couldn’t be cozier. The dogs are snoozing on the couch, my coffee tastes extra good, I’m surrounded by baskets of yarn, and a couple of interesting projects are waiting for me to finish this post. I can’t seem to settle to a sweater right now – maybe because the Trailhead Knitalong is very involving at this point – so I’m working on my second Carmine and Rocko (yes, still!)
when I have the attention for it, and also working on a pretty cowl called Appia, which I’m making in a rich pomegranate-ish shade of super-yummy Mariquita from The Alpaca Yarn Company.
Lots of fun!
Just to let you Fino fans know, we received a nice batch from Manos this week. Think spring shawls and lightweight sweaters. We love this wool and silk blend in lovely semi-solid hand-dyed shades!
Okay, I promised sweaters, and we have some beautiful projects to show you.
Anne Alderman worked on this beauty for several months, interrupted by many smaller gift projects. It’s a wonderful Aran sweater in soft and luxurious Manos Maxima:
Here’s a detail showing the complex set of cables and pattern stitches. Wonderful job!!
David Ritz sent this photo of an adorable reindeer sweater finished just in time for Christmas Eve. Don’t you love it?:
Rochelle Mann designed and knit this baby set, in Hikoo CoBaSi, for a friend:
Sheila Yarus made this gorgeous Maxima version of Brooklyn Tweed’s Koto. I love the way the lower body of the sweater is shaped with short rows:
Jettie Hunt knit this pretty sweater in a stash yarn she had had for years, finally finding the exactly perfect pattern she had been looking for. We do love that kind of quest, don’t we?
Jane Brubaker has “a thing” for cobalt blue and found the perfect shade of merino/cashmere/silk Feeling from Lana Gatto for the Curcuma Elements class. Lovely color and fit!
Sandy Albert wore her gorgeous Hawser (like many of us!) as soon as the weather got cold. It’s a great winter sweater, which she made in Plymouth’s Galway.
And, finally, Karen Wenrich acceded to my request that she wear her lovely Birch Bay in so I could take a picture. It’s done in Juniper Moon Farm’s Moonshine, in another lovely shade of blue, and perfectly accessorized by one of her beautiful Zephyr Cove shawls:
Sometimes I can’t believe how lucky we are, to be able to claim such talented and dedicated knitters as customers. You all should be so proud of your work – it’s very rare. And I thank you for putting up with my demands for pictures of you in your finished projects. You can see how amazingly inspirational you are!
