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Spring and ....
It seems like spring is just around the corner. The weather in southern California has been wonderful the past 4 days. Last Saturday I visited a LYS that I hadn't been to before. They had Noro sock yarn so I got a skein to do the wave length scarf. I had vowed not to start until I finished something I had going. Oh, the best intentions are frequently derailed. I started the scarf on Friday. I thought that I could just crochet away and the scarf would magically appear. Well let me tell you that counting is good. I ended up frogging the first 2 rows after the foundation row. On Saturday I was cooking. I now am working on my 9th row. The finished scarf will probably not be as wide as the designer's original.
Sunday was so beautiful that I drove up the coast to Santa Barbara to the orchid show. This is one of the biggest orchid shows on the west coast. There is always awesome displays, newly hybridized orchids, and vendors from all over the world. One of the 'hot' things this time is fragrant orchids. To my mind fragrant orchids are much like fragrant irises -- usually not a desirable thing.
On the way home I stopped at the Ventura Harbor and had a late lunch at wonderful seafood restaurant where they get their fish delivered (by boat) every morning. What a great weekend.
Sunday was so beautiful that I drove up the coast to Santa Barbara to the orchid show. This is one of the biggest orchid shows on the west coast. There is always awesome displays, newly hybridized orchids, and vendors from all over the world. One of the 'hot' things this time is fragrant orchids. To my mind fragrant orchids are much like fragrant irises -- usually not a desirable thing.
On the way home I stopped at the Ventura Harbor and had a late lunch at wonderful seafood restaurant where they get their fish delivered (by boat) every morning. What a great weekend.
Yarn
Living in southern California I find that I am using lighter weight yarns more and more. This sometimes presents challenges because lots of garments. Designers seem to like the heavier weight yarns.
Do you have a favorite brand of yarn?
If money were no object what yarn would you work with?
Do you have a favorite brand of yarn?
If money were no object what yarn would you work with?
wavelength scarf pattern
I just finished a scarf using this pattern and it turned out great: view link
I used the Noro yarn as recommended by the pattern creator. They make two kinds, it looked like, and I used the Kureyon in color 253 (http://www.yarncountry.com/Noro- Kureyon-Sock-Turquoise-Royal-Red-Pink- 253--p7601.aspx). It made a very pretty and unusual scarf.
I made 402 chains with size E hook and it ended up a little shorter than I expected, maybe 5.5 feet long, so might buy an additional skein next time to get a good length and width. I took a picture of it before I gave it away (made it for son's girlfriend), so maybe I'll get around to posting it sometime. I like the pattern a lot, and it works up very quickly. I'm probably going to start another one next week for my daughter, but trying a different yarn as she didn't care for the feel of the Noro.
If you try it, I discovered one quirky thing about the pattern - you need to do a row of sc between rows 1 and 2.
I used the Noro yarn as recommended by the pattern creator. They make two kinds, it looked like, and I used the Kureyon in color 253 (http://www.yarncountry.com/Noro- Kureyon-Sock-Turquoise-Royal-Red-Pink- 253--p7601.aspx). It made a very pretty and unusual scarf.
I made 402 chains with size E hook and it ended up a little shorter than I expected, maybe 5.5 feet long, so might buy an additional skein next time to get a good length and width. I took a picture of it before I gave it away (made it for son's girlfriend), so maybe I'll get around to posting it sometime. I like the pattern a lot, and it works up very quickly. I'm probably going to start another one next week for my daughter, but trying a different yarn as she didn't care for the feel of the Noro.
If you try it, I discovered one quirky thing about the pattern - you need to do a row of sc between rows 1 and 2.
New inspiration
The weather is clear and warm for a few days. I hope everyone in the country is digging out and warm. I was worried that the scarf I had made for a friend wouldn't be just right. So on Wednesday evening I started a hat for her. She and my cousin act as ground support for a local balloon. So quite ofter she is out and about very early in the dark and cold chasing a balloon. I had thought to make her gloves but crew members wear heavy leather gloves.
I had recently purchased a pattern Rugged Mountain Hat Collection by Lisa Naskrent. The pattern has 4 different hats done from the top down in a worsted weight yarn. Here is a link to here web page.
view link
This was the 3rd hat I had made from the pattern. The second one of this design. I now know the pattern almost by heart so it went really fast. Next time I think I might go down a hook size for her. Needless to say both the scarf and the hat were well received.
So now I am starting a Doris Chan top. I really like the idea of no seams. I got a lovely Caron bamboo blend. Not to only have one iron in the fire I also started a kitchen curtain project with a design out of an old Decorative Crochet magazine that I inherited from a neighbor.
The Olympics should give me lots of opportunity to make good progress on both projects.
What is everyone else working on?
I had recently purchased a pattern Rugged Mountain Hat Collection by Lisa Naskrent. The pattern has 4 different hats done from the top down in a worsted weight yarn. Here is a link to here web page.
view link
This was the 3rd hat I had made from the pattern. The second one of this design. I now know the pattern almost by heart so it went really fast. Next time I think I might go down a hook size for her. Needless to say both the scarf and the hat were well received.
So now I am starting a Doris Chan top. I really like the idea of no seams. I got a lovely Caron bamboo blend. Not to only have one iron in the fire I also started a kitchen curtain project with a design out of an old Decorative Crochet magazine that I inherited from a neighbor.
The Olympics should give me lots of opportunity to make good progress on both projects.
What is everyone else working on?
Request from eons Team -- Multiple Identies
I would imagine that this does not impact anyone here but we were asked to post a message to our groups by the eons Team.
Multiple IDs are a violation of the eons TOU. If you have created more than one ID on eons you could have your ability to access eons terminated. The eons Team understands that there might be valid/acceptable reasons for more than one ID on this network. If you have more than one ID and feel that there is an appropriate reason please send a personal PM to the team letting them know the IDs and why you have them.
Okey dokey. That is enough admi work for a while.
Multiple IDs are a violation of the eons TOU. If you have created more than one ID on eons you could have your ability to access eons terminated. The eons Team understands that there might be valid/acceptable reasons for more than one ID on this network. If you have more than one ID and feel that there is an appropriate reason please send a personal PM to the team letting them know the IDs and why you have them.
Okey dokey. That is enough admi work for a while.
Organization
I am so frustrated. I have a LA pattern book of baby afghans using the pineapple motif SOMEWHERE. I want to see if I can adapt one of the patterns into a scarf using a beautiful apple green lace weight yarn. Can i find it NO. I am going to look more today because it is really bugging me.
baby blanket hat and sweater set
Horray the blanket is done. Since i don't know how to post with this message you have to see the set in the picture part. So glad it is done!
