Leno for a friend

Using the new warping mill to measure out some nice soft yarn, I produced another scarf for my friend. I wanted to learn a new weaving technique called Leno. It is a form of hand weaving that is quite simple to do. There are variations on Leno and other hand weaving techniques like Brook's Bouquet that I will attempt in the next project. This was a 2 day project during a time in Vermont that has been rather unpleasant, extreme cold, now snow and wind. What better to do while keeping the wood stove going......

cabled scarf

Last Fall I learned how to knit cables and made a scarf for Mark for Christmas.  Now I am trying a different cable scarf pattern using alpaca wool.  It's nice to learn a new technique and maybe I'll finish it in time to wear this winter!

Hello Kitty for Lydie

I hope that Lydie will be happy with her HELLO KITTY hat for her third birthday next week. The pattern was located in www.crochetincolor.blogspot.com when I was searching for animal hats for kids. She and her sister Ellie enjoyed the Fox hats for christmas! see previous post. I will post a picture of Lydie in her new hat next week.

Christmas Knitting

I made a lot of hats this year as gifts, but I sent most of them off before I took photos of them!  I found a neat pattern for a ski mask that rolls up to form a regular hat when it's not too cold. My husband had been asking for a ski mask for when he runs the snowblower, so I made him two for Christmas (both are knit from handspun, and the brown one is handspun alpaca), and one for a present for another friend.  He likes the hat and it works well as a ski mask in cold weather.  No sooner did he get the mask than we had our first major snow of the year.  Here are photos of the mask and the mask in action as he runs the snowblower!

I also found a nice pattern for a cowl that knits up quickly, looks good, and is very warm.  The pattern is called "Curling Cowl" and is available on Ravelry if you want to try it.  I made several in different colors of kid mohair and they made nice gifts.

Happy Holidays everyone!  I haven't posted in a while, but will try to be more active this year!

Scarf in a Bamboo Blend

This scarf is done in Bamboo Bloom Handprints yarn by Universal Yarn, Inc.  It is a blend of 45 % rayon from bamboo, 44 % wool, and 8 % acrylic. It is made in Turkey and available from the shop, Ewephorium in Newport, Vermont. There is a wide variety of color blends. The mixture of thicknesses gives a nice variety of textures. And it is very very soft.

What Did The Fox Say?



Lydie Fox and Ellie Fox

Inspired by the Youtube Rock Video Ylvis - The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) which apparently is popular with all age groups, these fox hats were crocheted for Lydie (left) and Ellie( right) who enjoy making the fox sounds and dancing to the song.