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A Knitting Update and My 2025 Reading Plans

It’s been longer than I like since my last post. Things have slowed down as far as traveling, but there is still lots going on every day. Most of that lately is just catching up on the household and production work. Let’s start out my update post with my knitting progress. After that I’ll get to other goings on.

Knitting

In my last post I was still on Clue 2 of the Go Go Dynamo Shawl. I began Clue 3 sometime in the second week of October, I think. I thought the brioche was slow. The short row triangles in Clue 3 took FOREVER. I finally got that completed this past week sometime. So, yeah, that was around six weeks to get that accomplished.

I have started Clue 4, finally, and it is progressing much faster. Part of the reason for that is that there are much less stitches. It is now proceeding from the middle of the shawl towards the top. The rows are getting shorter and there is not all the back and forth happening.

There is an additional edge that can be added at the bottom. I haven’t decided whether or not I will be doing that yet. The primary determiner will be yarn supply. If I still have plenty of the balls I am using, I will consider it. On the other hand, I may just be DONE regardless. We shall see.

Last Festival

The last festival on our schedule for 2024 was November 8-9 in Fayetteville, AR. The NWA Fiber Festival was founded in 2023 and I attended both years. I am looking ahead to seeing this festival grow in an area that is a new market for me. I expect to return next year.

I experimented with a different booth setup because there was a pole in the front of my space. That was also where the electricity was. It again took a little canoodling, but I liked it. I plan try some other arrangements next year.

Preparing for 2025

We are making festival plans for 2025. I have booked a few new ones and will be returning to many of our favorites. I haven’t updated the schedule on the website for 2025 yet. I will be getting to that sometime in December.

In the wood shop, Yarn Swifts are in production. Jerry started working on this batch in late September. All the bases and arms are completely finished. He is now making the dowels. I spent a week in November sewing bags and preparing the tags.

I will be starting to assemble, bag and store the Oak and some of the Walnut today. We have enough dowels ready to get started while he works on the rest.

I will be ordering more yarn for dyeing some time in December or January. I am planning to get the restock dyeing done in February. The days are starting to lengthen enough by then. It’s hard to get enough done in the day in December and January. When you depend on daylight hours outside to work by and get the yarn dry, more is better.

Reading Plans

While I am on the topic of plans for 2025, I will share my tentative TBR list. I always have a list in my head. Sometimes I lose focus. The books I wanted to get to don’t happen. So, this morning while I was having my quiet time with my coffee and my Kindle Scribe (LOVE this thing BTW!), I made a check list.

Now, this is just to remind me of what I really want to get to in the coming year. I am still somewhat of a mood reader. This is mainly a pared down list of my higher priority books that I already own. This doesn’t mean new books can’t jump to the top. I can decide to do that. :-)

I included a good variety of books I haven’t read, and re-reads of classics. There are plenty of shorter works and chunky reads. I love both! Again, it depends on my head space and mood at a given time. I am sure about one thing. I want to start War and Peace on January 1. I plan to do a slow year long read. I want to just live in that book while also picking other ones for variety. I am excited to start!

I have only read War and Peace once. I did some background reading this past summer to prepare for this re-read. I read a History of Russia and a very thorough and interesting biography of Napoleon. I think my read through this time will benefit from the additional historical familiarity. (not an affiliate link, but I do recommend these).

Closing

This has been brief, considering how much time has elapsed, but I covered the basics. I hope to get back to a more regular schedule of 2-4 post a month.

I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving celebrations!

Posted on November 30, 2024November 30, 2024 by yarnmama — 4 Comments

An Unexpected Post From Home

I shouldn’t be at home this week, but because of the sad tragic losses inflicted on Asheville by Hurricane Helene, that is where I am. Hopefully there is restoration in progress and they will be getting their lives back to normal soon. My prayers are still with everyone affected.

Upcoming Travel

I do have two more festivals before we wind down for a couple months. I am driving to Frederick, MD on Wednesday and Thursday. The Frederick Fiber Festival is on Saturday October 26th. This will be my first time attending there. I wouldn’t normally sign up for a one day event that is so far from Nashville. This year I thought I would try it out since SAFF was going to be the weekend before and it would be a shorter drive from there. Of course that all changed but I didn’t want to cancel the Frederick show, especially after losing our SAFF income. Therefore, I am doing it anyway. I hope it will be worth the drive for us. I have heard good things about it so that I am hopeful.

I was at the Fall Fiber Expo in Ann Arbor last weekend. Here’s a few pictures. You may notice my Geogradients hanging in the booth. It got a lot of attention.

Knitting

While I was still in Virginia earlier this month, I decided to join the Westknits MKAL again this year. On the day that Clue One released I picked out my two colors from my Classic Merino Superwash Sock yarn base. I chose Cypress and Sea Oat. I was able to work on it all day that day and get the first section of Clue One done.

Over the course of the next two weeks, I finished the rest of Clue One. Clue Two was released while I was in Ann Arbor, MI for the Fall Fiber Expo. I waited until I had completed Clue One before I even looked at Clue Two. I said that if brioche was involved I wasn’t going there.

It turns out I am going there after all, however. The alternative to brioche sounded too boring, so I decided to go for it. It’s not terrible, but it’s slow going. For every row work, you have to work it twice. So for 8 “rows” of knitting you actually work across 16 times. At the end of the whole clue there are over 400 stitches, so they are are pretty long rows.

I have completed the first brioche ribbing section. After that is another section of the Bubbles. Then you do both again. Clue Two is going to take awhile. I like how it looks but man, it’s time consuming.

In other knitting news, I have done a bit of knitting on my sock in progress. It’s a nice palette cleanser when I don’t want to have to focus so much.

Closing

It has been three weeks since my last post, so it seems like there is probably more I could report on. I can’t think of what all that might be at the moment though. I think I’ll close for now since it is getting late here and I want to have some knitting time tonight. See you soon and take care.

Posted on October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 by yarnmama — 6 Comments

Summershine Knitting and a Major Book Haul

Summershine Top back in Organic Cotton Sport

Good Morning from Pittsburgh! I have an update on my Summershine Top knitting and a major book haul to share with you.

Knitting

I will start off my update with my current progress on my Summershine Top in Organic Cotton Sport.

I am still on the back piece, where I have reached the underarm bind-off and shaping. I had yesterday and today off so I hope to finish this part soon and begin the front.

Mini Break Between Festivals

So, as I said in the opening of my post, I am currently in Pittsburgh for the Pittsburgh Creative arts Festival. I was in Allegan, MI last weekend for the Michigan Fiber Festival. That festival was wonderful as always. The weather was mixed between rain and sun. We had a good turnout and fun was had by all.

I drove from Michigan to Pittsburgh on Monday. Since I don’t have to set up the booth until Thursday (tomorrow), that gave me two days off. It goes by pretty quick and it has been nice to just hand out with my knitting and books. I am very easily entertained. :-)

Book Haul

Speaking of books, there is a Barnes & Noble just a few miles from my hotel. So, of course, I had to pop in on Tuesday. There is a big book haul sale going on. How could I resist that, I ask you? Recently I did some culling of my book shelves in my office. I am pretty sure I just refilled a bit of that space. ;-)

I have read all of these before with two exceptions. The book on the top of the stack, Wild and Distant Seas by Tara Karr Roberts, intrigued me with the cover art. I love the ocean, and whales. I picked it up and read the summary. It is based on a spin off from Moby Dick, one of my favorite novels. I was ALL IN at that point. I have already read the first chapter and I like it so far. (No affiliation, just a book-lover who likes to share)

The other one that has some stories I haven’t read yet is the Great American Short Stories collection. I have read probably at least 30-40% of the ones contained in the volume. I am excited to dip into this and just read whatever one strikes my mood.

Posted on August 21, 2024August 21, 2024 by yarnmama — 3 Comments

A Little Knitting and My Festival Goodies

I am back from the Southern Comforts fiber Market. While I was there I did a little knitting and bought a few goodies.

Knitting Progress

I will start off by showing you my knitting progress on the Summershine Top. I only worked on the Organic Cotton Sport one lately. I finished knitting and blocking a sleeve in this yarn and in the Linen/Cotton one. After checking for gauge on both and they looked good, I cast on the back piece in the Organic Cotton Sport.

Organic Cotton Sport Summershine Top — organic cotton sport sleeve

Linen Cotton Summershine Top — organic cotton sport sleeve

Over the weekend while I was in Charlotte, I got about half of the back piece knit. I haven’t measured the length but I think it needs to 15″ or so before beginning the armhole shaping. It looks like around 8″ maybe.

I haven’t worked at all on the Veritas Shawl since the last post. No brain space for that one right now.

Festival

Now on to my festival update. I returned yesterday from the Southern Comforts Fiber Market in Charlotte, NC. This was the fourth year for this show and it is growing nicely. I was excited that there was a noticeable increase in the customer attendance this year. We had a great show and I am looking forward to going back next year.

I don’t often get a chance to do much shopping while I am vending. I planned, however, to make a visit to Brick House Fiber Arts booth and pick up a few sets of my favorite needles. I am slowly collecting a set of all of my most used sizes and lengths.

What I love most about their knitting needles are the cables. They are wonderful and drapey. No coiling at all! The needles themselves are perfectly sharp and friction-less. I highly recommend!

One of my vendor neighbors had some lovely bags. I had been thinking lately that I could use a new, larger, main knitting bag to hold my supplies and extra yarn that won’t fit in my project bag. This is especially handy on longer trips, which I will be on his coming week. More on that later. Anyway, I fell for this beauty.

I have moved in and I absolutely love it! It is nice and roomy. It has several pockets and a holds quite a lot. What I really like is that it folds in and looks smaller than it is. When you open it up, it is very expansive. When you are carrying it though, it doesn’t feel huge. The maker doesn’t have a website but her business name is Yours By Design. I think she’s on Instagram. Wait..I found her Etsy shop.

Where I’m Going Next

Before I close this post, I will mention where I am off to Wednesday. I will be going first to Allegan, MI for the Michigan Fiber Festival. After that I will be headed from there to Pittsburgh, PA for the Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival. I will have a couple days off between, so if I don’t post before that I should have time to post then. See you soon!

Posted on August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 by yarnmama — 2 Comments

New Hand-knit Socks and New Yarn

There are new hand-knit socks and some new yarn to show you, so let’s get into it. Since my last post, my knitting time is limited so I only have one item to show you today.

Knitting

I finished my Classic Merino Bamboo socks on Sunday. I used 67g/324 yards of yarn. I enjoyed making up the pattern by using various stitch patterns. I can see this pair being one of my favorites. They are comfy and soft, but the bamboo should make them pretty durable.

Yarn dyeing

The main reason that my knitting time has been limited is that it is yarn dyeing time again.

After I returned from Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival, my yarn arrived from the mill. I planned to do 2-3 new colors and restock the other colors.

I wound some mini skeins of 10g each to do some color samples. The three mini skeins in the right picture are the ones that made the final cut.

I spent the next couple days getting all the dyes mixed and doing other preparations. We divided the work into four dye days.

The week after this, I got all the labels printed and attached. Next, I packed the yarn in the trailer or in the back up inventory boxes in the workroom. Yesterday, I got all the new inventory logged into the system. That included taking pictures of the new colors and marking the discontinued colors on sale.

new yarn colors 2024 — New 2024 Colors Iris, Oregano, and Rose

discontinued yarn colors 2024 — New 2024 Colors Iris, Oregano, and Rose

I am excited about the new colors. They work well with the rest of the palette. I can’t wait to see them on the displays at the next show. I don’t know when I will get a chance to knit any fresh samples using them but hopefully by the fall. I don’t have a way to link to particular colors on the website. The new color names are Iris, Oregano, and Rose. If you select any of the hand dyed yarn bases, you can select those names to view them there.

The colors that are discontinued are also available for 50% off which is $14.50 a skein. The colors on SALE are Cerise, Pewter, and Winter Sky. I love all these colors. It is hard to decide which ones to switch out, but you have to do it periodically to keep everything fresh.

I will close with this and hope to back to work on my sweater or a new shawl in my next post.

Posted on June 26, 2024June 25, 2024 by yarnmama — 5 Comments

One More Festival and Then Home

Festival Travels

May has been quite a busy travel month. This weekend is the Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival in Franklin, IN. We have a long history with this show beginning in 2008, which was the year of the Flood. If you were there, you know what I mean. That year, Friday was epically rainy but the turn out was pretty good, considering the weather. Saturday morning it was STILL raining and things were looking dire. Roads were closing due to ponding and about midday we were told we would need to start loading up because a nearby dam broke. It sounds scary, but really the biggest problem was finding a route out of the area when roads and even Interstate 65S was closed for a time. We made it out fine. We did, however, have to take the long way home via I74 East through Cincinnati to Louisville.

But, I digress. Hoosier Hills is the last festival on our schedule from the first half of 2024. I am setting up the booth in a few hours from now. The market hours are 10:30-5:30 on Friday and 9-4 on Saturday. When I get home on Sunday I have a break from traveling. I have got more yarn ordered to dye over the summer break. It is arriving in a week or two.

Here are a couple pictures from The Great Lakes Fiber Show last weekend. We had a really wonderful turn out this year. The weather was nice for the most part, except for Friday, which was set up day for vendors.

Knitting

So, as I mentioned above, I have been busy. I am working on my two projects but not as much as I would like.

Sample Sock Merino Bamboo — Miss BB Left front

Miss BB is coming along. I completed the left front piece but I didn’t have time to block it yet.

My other knitting project is my sock in Classic Merino Bamboo. As you may recall, this was originally Stephen West’s Mingling Daisies Socks. That is no longer the plan and let me explain why that happened.

I began the pattern stitch section after the ribbing, which started with the Daisy Stitch. I remember that when working this on the shawl it was a bit fiddly until the fabric grew. The fiddly bit is worked on the wrong side and is done by working P3tog, leave those on the left needle, YO, P3tog again into those same three stitches. It got easier as the fabric grew.

The problem, for me, was that with the socks it is done on the right side. So, that means that you are working in the round (for me on DPN’s) on 2.25mm needles and doing the stitch pattern as K3tog, YO K3tog. Oh. My. Goodness. That was so slow and aggravating to me. AND, you have to shift the beginning of row every other row. UGH. I worked a few repeats and I hated it. I also promptly trashed any plans for making the companion sock pattern that was ALL Daisy stitch.

So, the 2.5″ ribbing was knit. I ripped back to that and got out my stitch pattern books. I decided to pick 2-3 out and make up a sample sock pattern. I looked for ones that were multiples of 4 or 8 since I have 64 stitches. I am using one called Swedish Check, the Broken Rib that was in Mingling Daisies, and a lacy pattern called Little Frogs. I just finished the gusset decreases last night.

I think that’s enough for today’s post since it is getting close to time to go set up the booth. See you again soon!

Posted on May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 by yarnmama — 4 Comments

Is This a Year of Knitting for Me?

If you take a look at the projects that I currently have on the needles, it looks like it is a year of knitting for me. I haven’t done this much in the last 18 years. It is mostly sample knitting in my knitting bag, but at the moment it’s all “just because” knitting. Let’s get to the details.

Sweater Knitting

I shared with you in my last post that I am making Miss BB in some stash yarn. I like using natural colored yarn every now and then. I also like working with non-superwash wool for outerwear. It has a nice woolly feel and smell. I also appreciate the structure of a seamed garment. The knitting is easier on my hands because it is made in pieces which means that you don’t have the full weight of the garment as it gets nearer to completion.

I finished the back piece and have washed and blocked it. I prefer to do this as I go so that I can get straight to the seaming once all the pieces are done. Another advantage is that I don’t have to have the whole thing in my project bag when I am traveling, like I am right now. I left the finished back at home. More on that later in the post.

I have completed about half of the left front of the cardigan. It is going rather quickly when you consider my limitations on knitting time each day.

Sock and Other Knitting

I am normally project monogamous, but I am breaking that practice just because I feel like it. I have cast on for a pair of socks, plus I have two other small projects that I will cast on this week.

yarn for Lazy Daisy Socks — Mingling Daisies Socks

On the left is the start of my Mingling Daisies Socks in my Classic Merino Bamboo in Midnight Blue. I enjoyed making the Mingling Daisies Shawl, so I hope these will be fun to make and wear. I have never made a pair of socks for myself from this base, and I am interested to try the results. I often am asked by customers how they wear for socks and now I will be able to answer more accurately. I am using this color for the whole sock instead of the three colors Stephen uses for his sample. I don’t care for changing colors in socks because one color means only two ends to weave in. :-)

The middle yarn is going to be the other Year of Socks 2024 May release, Lazy Daisy Socks. I neglected to mention above that the Mingling Daisies Socks were also from the May release. I am having a lot of fun doing these this year. I haven’t made a few of them, but that doesn’t mean I won’t get to them at some point. The yarn I have wound is some stash yarn I bought from Webs in 2010. It is Kollage Yarns Sock-a-licious in Stormy.

My final soon to be project is Veritas Shawl. There is a story for how this got into my queue. I was at the Midwest Fiber Festival a couple of weeks ago. A fellow vendor friend who has her first grandchild on the way, saw that I had a retired baby sweater sample for sale. She asked if I wanted to do a trade for it since she is short on knitting time. I agreed and the yarn on the right was what I chose from her booth.

The yarn is a very lovely hand dyed dyed skein of Leading Men Fiber Arts Monologue. I am linking to Ravelry because it is a discontinued yarn. I did a pattern search on Ravelry for something to make with this one skein since I didn’t want to make socks with a single ply yarn. I found the above shawl, which I am very excited to begin. I think this will be a nice scarf type shawl and I love the color!

Travels

So, as I mentioned above I am on the road this weekend. I drove to Beloit, Wisconsin on Wednesday and stopped for the night. On Thursday I completed my drive to Hudson, Wisconsin which is just a couple of miles from the Minnesota state line. Here is a view from my hotel room window at the Wisconsin country-side. That’s my rig in the parking lot. :-)

I am going to be setting up the booth later today at Shepherd’s Harvest Festival. I really like doing this show. It’s a bit of a haul to get here, but it is always worth the trip. I first discovered it 13 years ago, in 2011.

I love the atmosphere of the festival. There’s always a nice turn out of fiber enthusiasts but it’s not overwhelming. There are lots of great fiber vendors, food vendors, and live music. Sometimes the weather can be a bit cool, to me anyway, coming from the south, but this year looks to be in the low 70’s and 80’s. That’s pretty warm in my experience. I am also glad that the rain, which had been forecast for today, seems gone and set up should be much more pleasant.

I will close this post for now since it’s getting close to the time that I need to head out for the days work. Thanks for reading!

Posted on May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 by yarnmama — 1 Comment

The Perfect Time for Sweater Knitting

It may seem weird, but I think spring is the perfect time for sweater knitting.

Baby Sweater Knitting

I am continuing my spring sweater knitting with some more baby sweaters. You may recall that after I finished the large size Dora Cardigan, I planned to partially re-knit the other two sizes.

I have already finished the small size sample. In the picture below it is the green one. I have added back the buttons after I took the picture but I am waiting until I finish the white one to wash and block them together.

This morning I ripped back the cotton version with the aid of my Yarn Swift so that I could steam out the crinkles as much as possible. I have it back in the needles so I can work on it this evening. I like to use a needle that is a couple of sizes smaller than my working needle for this task. I find it is easier to catch the stitches.

It may take two evenings to complete. I would really like to have it ready to wash and lay out to dry by tomorrow if I can. I would like them both ready to be back in the booth this coming weekend in Ann Arbor for the Spring Fiber Expo.

Another Sweater and Socks

I finished my Glittering Snowscape Socks while I at the Greencastle Wool Show. I washed them in the hotel room sink, and wore them in the booth on Saturday. I love there socks and can see them being favorites in my stash.

Miss BB sweater back cast on — Glittering Snowscape Socks

Since the baby sweaters were in the booth at the time, I cast on for one of the sweaters I had yarn with me to make. It is the Miss BB Cardigan that I am making with stash yarn. This has been in my queue for many years. I knit it’s predecessor around 15-20 years ago. I am not sure when it was. Bonnie Marie Burns originally released the Miss CB’s Camp Jacket that is shown on the far right. I made that from some Bartlett Yarn and it is my coat on the rare occasion that I need something that heavy. This newer version of that pattern is much smaller and more in sweater territory.

It is a pieced garment. I rather like to knit sweaters in pieces. The knitting is more portable since you can just have the piece you are working on in your project bag. I also like the structure from the seams which helps it keep it’s shape. I make seamless sweaters too and can appreciate their benefits but I don’t shy away from seamed garments. What are your thoughts? Seamless, seamed, or both have their place?

Posted on April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 by yarnmama — 3 Comments

New Booth Sample Knitting is Done

I have a new booth sample finished. There is a bit of sock knitting going on when I am able.

Dora Cardigan and Other Knitting

I am so pleased with the new booth sample for my Dora Cardigan pattern. I made the updates to the pattern for all three sizes. I will be altering the other two samples to match the changes soon.

As you can see, I have been knitting the second Glittering Snowscape Sock. I am almost to the heel flap and turn. As I am knitting this, I find myself with the idea of reviving this discontinued color.

I am considering using it as a replacement in my palette for Cerise. The Cerise is a much less muted cool red. The above color is a deep rose pink. The dark rose might fit more into my palette. If I do that it will be this summer. I will probably tweak the color mix a bit, so it may be a different version of this color. Here’s a picture that compares the two:

back to business as usual — The Dark Rose is on the far right

Shop Restocking

Speaking of dyeing, I spent about five days this past week getting all the fresh dyed yarn labeled and stored. The website inventories are all updated also.

On the heels of that task, came the new Darning Eggs. Jerry has spent the past several weeks working on more Darning Eggs. On Thursday, we applied the first layer of linseed oil. Yesterday, after that had time to cure, I applied the wax coat. Then got them all labeled and added to the inventory.

We have more Cherry, but we replaced some other woods that have been out of stock for a bit. These include, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, and Walnut. I love them all, but my particular favorite is the Mahogany ones. I love the rich color and the interesting grain. They feel as satiny as they look.

I will have a full selection of these in my booth at Greencastle Wool Show next weekend. I will be in the Community Building in booths 135-136.

Posted on April 6, 2024April 6, 2024 by yarnmama — 1 Comment

Some Finishing, Frogging, and New Beginnings

Let’s get started with some finishing, then move on to some frogging and some new beginnings in my knitting.

Sorrel (Finishing)

I mentioned in my last post that Sorrel would be done very soon and here she is! This is the smallest of the three sizes in the pattern. All three of the sizes can be knit from one skein of Classic Merino Bamboo. I used 65g, which is about 320 yards, to make this size.

sorrel back — Sorrel front (color more accurate here)

It is quick to knit and fairly simple for even newer knitters. You need to be comfortable with knitting in the round. The shaping is simple and the stitch pattern is only knit and purl. What I think the most special attribute of this design is that the range for wearing is flexible. It can be made a bit larger and be worn as a dress, but later as the baby grows it can still fit as a top.

Spiral Splash Socks (Frogging)

There is a story here.

When I began the Spiral Splash Socks in late January, I had a hard time choosing the size to make. My foot size was in between sizes 2 and 3. Size 2 began with 60 stitches and size 3 with 72 stitches. I know that socks that fit me best are 66-68 stitches but 64 can work too. It was with trepidation that I went for size 3.

Here’s the next problem I was worried about: the leg stitches increase after the cuff to 80/88 respectively for sizes 2/3. This is to account for the slipped stitches, I assume, to prevent them being to tight. This was feeling very wrong to me all the time I was knitting them. You know how it is though. You’ve already invested the hours and you hope if you keep going it will work out. Hint, it usually doesn’t. Trust your knitter instincts.

After I knit the heel flap and turned the heel, I tried them on. You can see how huge that leg is. My ankle was swimming in there. It was a little painful to do it, but I frogged them. I considered casting on the size 2, but I really don’t see how 8 stitches less was gonna help that leg section fit. They were way more than 1 inch too large. So, that brings me to the new beginnings part of my post.

Knitting Glittering Snowscape Socks and Dora (Beginnings)

I am using that same Dark Rose Classic Merino Superwash Sock yarn to make the Glittering Snowscape Socks by Stephen West. I am making the size 2 this time which begins with 64 stitches. I thought about going with a three color gradient, but then changed my mind. I am not in the mood for the extra fuss of color changing so I am just using the one color throughout.

dora cardigan sleeves — Glittering Snowscape Sock

My other cast on project is the Dora Cardigan in the large size. I showed you the yarn in my last post. I like to begin this sweater by knitting the sleeves. These are small and quick and work as a swatch too. I am spot on for the gauge on size 3 US (3.25mm) needles.

The sleeves are knit flat and then joined to the body stitches after that piece is knit to the underarm length. The raglan shaping forms the top section. The button bands are knit along with the body. When the knitting is complete, the sleeves are quick to seam and you stitch closed the underarm stitches at the same time.

I knit about 1-2 inches of the sweater body but I didn’t take a picture yet. I’ll show you next time. It will be big enough by then to see that lace better. I hope I will get some time to finish it while I am in Raleigh, NC this weekend.

I am leaving on Wednesday for the Carolina Fiber Fest. I am setting up the booth bright and early at 6am on Thursday. I received by booth number today, so if you are planning to come, look for me in booth 21.

Posted on March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 by yarnmama — 7 Comments

Knitting

Last Festival

Preparing for 2025

Reading Plans

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Upcoming Travel

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Mini Break Between Festivals

Book Haul

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Festival

Where I’m Going Next

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Yarn dyeing

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Festival Travels

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Sweater Knitting

Sock and Other Knitting

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Baby Sweater Knitting

Another Sweater and Socks

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Dora Cardigan and Other Knitting

Shop Restocking

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Sorrel (Finishing)

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