Current Knitting Initiatives

Scarf in Progress, inspired by the clothing of the Urumchi Mummies, all yarn is hand-spun by me--

Brown: Targhee

Green: Half Silk, Half Camel

Red: Wendsleydale

Trumpet Skirt from Knitting Lingerie Style, by Joan McGowan-Michael:

Yarn: Noro Yuzen (Seven skeins in total, on number four)

Squares for Afghan: For Huntington City Mission, Afghans for the Children of Pine Ridge

Quite Simply the Coolest Thing Ever

http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/textiles/features/samplers/culture_clash/index.html

Handspun Yak and Wool Yarn

Shrugs!

I haven't written anything in forever--the months between January and May are particulalry busy, apparently, but I have been knitting and sewing as much as ever. Faithful readers (Anne), I know how anxious you have been for some new pictures, so here they are. I have become obsessed with shrugs. They fit better than cardigans and they give the allusion of a slender willowy build. They are also incredibly easy to knit, particularly if you follow the pattern by Jessica Harrigfeld, http://www.etsy.com/featured_seller.php?featured_user_id=5289847

For both of these shrugs I have used yarn from A Verb for Keeping Warm for the crocheted trim and Cascade 220 for the body.

Assorted Crafts . . .

Detty Scarf

A scarf for my former sort-of-mother-in-law who I adore! Normally I avoid the weird shaggy ribbon yarn they sell at some knitting stores because it looks old-ladyish. I used it as trim here and it actually turned out quite glamorous:

At long last . . .

Dear readers,
Forgive my long absence. I'm sure it seems as if I have stopped all hand crafts, but actually I have been non-stop knitting, sewing, quilting, spinning, etc . . . for months. The production has been so intense that I have barely even taken pictures before giving things away. But here is a brief sample of what I have been up to. This scarflet/neck warmer is for our delightful department secretary. I tried to make this neckwarmer as quirky and warm as she is. The yarn is from Falklandknits in the UK, the Spinninglab on Etsy, and the buttons are vintage and come all the way from the Czech republic.