I am not a purple person, but for varieties sake I am including it.
Wow, the yarn is rolling in now. I have to admit, I feel calmer as I have more yarn in my possession, even though I was so wishy washy about committing to the any of it in the first place.
Yeah! I really wanted to use Peace Fleece for the men’s sweater. I just received a box full of this beautiful green (Shaba) yarn. Thanks for being so fast, guys!
Well, I made some decisions, although if I allowed myself I could still change my mind….but, no, I’m sticking with it.
I have chosen Savannah for the Family Tree Throw in the Mother’s Chapter. It features a large sprawling tree with appliqued leaves in three shades. The knitter can customize the throw by arranging leaves as they wish and embroidering the names of family members.
Savannah, with the tagline Organic Comfort, is 50% merino, 20% organic cotton, 15% linen and 15% soya fiber.
For the mother’s cardigan I have chosen Babe in a pretty color called Poppy.
This yarn is so soft, and after blocking it was even softer. 70% alpaca and 30% merino. I am also going to use Babe for the Child’s Sweater, in a pale blue. There are five other “smaller” projects that will feature Fibre Co yarn, more to come on that later…
Daphne just sent me these samples and color cards. I’m planning on designing a number of projects around their yarn. I love everything she and Iain make, it’s a tough decision!
I worked this up last night. Abe thinks it looks like a tomato, but I’ve decided it passes as an apple. What do you think? There will be mittens to go along with it. Rowan 4 ply soft.
Just before the book proposal was accepted I finished this design, out of Classic Elite Inca, 100% alpaca. It’s not meant to be in the book, but it certainly will make a nice backup if one of the other tops doesn’t work out.
Today was my first full day working on Knitted Gifts. Let’s see, all I have to do is design 30 things, knit them, write playful banter, sounds fun. So let’s see, I’ll pick my yarn…okay and then my brain explodes right about here for some reason. I thought this would be the fun part. Why is this hard? Maybe this project will force me to deal with my commitment issues… it’s six o’clock and every inch of my room and the living room looks like this photograph. I think I made some progress today…