Well, let me jump right into it.......with stash enhancements. Do you remember when Darlene went on vacation last year (and I almost died without her)? Well, if you remember that, do you also remember the awesome yarn she bought me that I talked about here? Well, we were going to make an Ink Cardigan, but now we are making Boxy with it....we each ordered a little bit more yarn in our colors so we have enough with Boxy. Well......this yarn is so awesome, I got some more! Beaverslide Dry Goods has more colors now than they did a year ago in this 1 ply sport weight yarn. I got some Barley Heather (yellowish) and Thimbleberry (pinkish) and I LOVE THEM! The yellow is really hard for me to photograph, so the 2nd picture is from their website.
I also got another bag from Darlene.....a long time ago I bought some sheep fabric.....then, she got me a needle case for my birthday out of the same fabric....then, I bought some sock needle cases out of the same fabric......so, she made me a medium bag with that material.....I love it! Thank you Darlene!
Well, that is all I have for stash enhancements.....I've had lots of stash enhancements the last few weeks, and I really need to curb my spending!
I knitted on a bunch of things this past week! I started a new shrug.....my friend from HiyaHiya asked me if I would hostesses another Shrug KAL on FB for her.....and of course I said yes. I still have not finished the last shrug, but I have not frogged it either....I am really loving this one....probably because I am using awesome yarn for it instead of just acrylic....I am using the Thimbleberry from Beaverslide that I just got....I am really, really, really enjoying knitting this shrug...the yarn feels great to knit with. I do hope you can join us here for a chance to win some awesome prizes. Here is my progress so far
Then, I worked on my secret project (yes, that is a lifeline).....shhhhhhhhh
I also worked on my Miss Babs Ves Project
And....Yup, there is more.....I worked on 2 pairs of socks. My Loopy Academy socks:
And another sock KAL for the HiyaHiya group.....these are colorwork....and I think I have decided that I do not dig colorwork that much......I just knit too tight....these will never fit me...and I am NOT starting over.....also, the pattern called for a STH (Sweet Tomato Heel)....but that required far too much concentration and I was just not feeling it.....so afterthought it is. I know on the leg it is hard to see the colorwork because there is not much contrast in the yarns....but I am getting to the orange where there will be much more contrast on the foot.....and then I think there will be a lot of contrast on the 2nd sock too. If you want to join us...the KAL is here.
So.....that is 5 things I worked on this week! I hope I get to work on all of them again this week! I have another pair of socks I want to get started for another HiyaHiya KAL...but I think I need to finish a pair of socks first....LOL!
Well, that is all I have.....Have a great week! I leave you with some awesome Longhorn pictures a friend of mine took....her name is Vicki Meldrum and I just love these pictures! These just make me thing of SPRING!!!!!!!!!!! She gave me permission to post them.....and she said she thought of me the whole time she was shooting the pictures! SQEEEEEEEE that makes me feel great!
Happy Happy Knitting!
Brilliant stash enhancements- I love Beaverslide Dy Goods. Amazing to work with. That bag is adorable!
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