New Additions

Over the last 8 months there have been many new additions to the stash. There has been of course the Hazel Knits clubs as well as some from my vacation to New York City. Here are a few. Hazel Knits Artisan from Feb 2012 In Big Red and Salted Caramel

Hazel Knits Piquant Lite From April 2012 Queen of the Night and Hydrangea

Hazel Knits Entice from June 2012 Silhouette and Twilight

New York Trip additions from Purl Soho Koigu KPPPM P 736

And Anzula, Squishy in Red Shoe

More to come as I have time.

Summer Catch Up

After busy season was over I was able to work on a few more items. There was the Father In Law Sweater.

My Spectra by Steven West

Ginger Socks

Christmas Tidings

I have been very busy the last few months. I went back to work, which has slowed down my knitting considerably. I did manage to get a few things done for Christmas.

The Hex Socks by Cookie A for my MIL. Knit out of Hazel Knits Artisan yarn in Impluse.



Chevalier Mittens for my Daughter. Knit out of Hazel Knits Artisan yarn in Lilypad.



A sweater vest for my Son. Knit out of Encore yarn.



A shawl for my sister. The pattern is my own. It is made out of Hazel Knits Artisan in Meadow.



A shawl for my Mother. The pattern is called Arroyo and it is made from Malabrigo Silky Merino.



With Fingerless Gloves to match. The pattern is called Welted Fingerless Gloves by Churchmouse Yarns and Teas.



Remember this is like 6 months worth of knitting. So it is not as ambitious as it looks.

Summer Hazel

I received some lovely yarns this summer from Hazel Knits.

The June shipment was inspired by the sea.



The August shipment was inspired by the farm. And it included one of my patterns, Haystacks.

Summer musings

I am so glad summer is over. The kids are back at school and life returns to some kind of normal.

I did get some wonderful yarns this summer. First off was the June shipments from Cookie A, "Oh My Darling" from Hazel Knits



and Janel Laidman, Madelinetosh.



Then there were the August shipments from them too.
Metamorphosis in Sugar Jets from A Verb For Keeping Warm was the Cookie A treat.




And Socktopus, Sokkusu in A slice of Orange.



There is also my shipments from Hazel knit club. I still have to take those pictures. I will share later this week.

Knit Companion

One of my patterns, Twisted Mockery, was included in the trial version of Knit Companion. This is a great app for the IPad. You import your PDF patterns into it and use it as you knit.

The patterns become very interactive. You can highlight your charts as you work on them. You should really go check it out! I have been playing with it and can't wait to knit with it.

Summer Knits

I have been doing lots of knitting that is secret or boring. So I could not blog about it. I will have to put up some of my recent acquisitions.

I have finally finished a pair of socks that I can show. The pattern is Gush by Yarnissima for the Solid Socks group on Ravelry. It was a very fun knit, as I always love pages of charts.