Here is the Hemlock Ring that I knitted Katie for her wedding. It is Cascade 128 and took 8 hanks. The color should fit nicely in her Florida home. (this is also a class.)

The wedding was in a beach house on Anna Maria Island and it was gorgeous. There were even dolphins playing in the water behind the house!

I did manage to get some knitting done while we were gone. I am currently working on another pair of socks. The pattern is sorta my own creation so I will write it up and get it on the blog when I finish the first sock. I also brought a sweater, my March sweater (the third of 12 that I promised to knit this year). Since I really hat photos of half finished projects, I will put pictures up when I have something worthwhile to show!

Jared Flood will be visiting fibre space!

May 15th and 16th, 2010

He is offering three amazing workshops during his visit.  Get full details here. Registration opens March 8th.

About Jared

Jared Flood is a Brooklyn-based knitwear designer and photographer. His designs for hand knitters have been featured in Vogue Knitting, Interweave Knits and Knit 1 magazines as well as various other print and online publications. Jared’s first book, Made in Brooklyn – a collection of hand knitting patterns in natural fibers – was published in August 2009. Visit Jared’s blog.

to other socks…

I FINALLY finished my Embossed Leaves socks. (from Interweave Knits Favorite Socks, available at the store). I have no idea how long ago I started them. I do know that between sock one and sock two, I separated the needles from the project. I wrote down “#2″ on the pattern but I am fairly certain (based on the size difference between sock one and sock two) that I actually used a #1.5 on the first pair. So…other than the obvious size difference, they are pretty awesome. The yarn is Claudia’s Handpaints from my stash. The color is pretty odd and I that is why I love it. Kinda brown, kinda red, kinda something else. I made a rule that I wasn’t allowed to wind more sock yarn until the current project was finished – whether it be a scarflette or socks. So now I can move onto the next one! Not sure what it is yet…

My niece Maddie stopped in this weekend sporting the sweater that I made her. The pattern is available at the shop. The yarn is Berroco Pure Merino, which just has the best stitch definition. It is accented with an awesome bone buckle and buttons from One World Button. Maddie is a toy yorkie so it takes a little under an hour to knit her a sweater. Isn’t she amazing?!

Amanda decided to take her yarn home in a cake pan last night…we decided that this might be an innovative way to hide your stash from significant others. Other hiding options include the oven (if you don’t actually bake). In which case your portable cake pan would also be empty.

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