Peachy Upstairs Scarf

I finally finished my Upstairs Scarf. What a nice pattern! It is easy and can be quickly memorized, yet it looks so sophisticated. It is available as a free download on Ravelry.

Yarn: one 100 gr skein of Wolle's Yarn Creations in colorway PEACHY
Needles: 3.25 mm (US #3)
Pattern: 5 pattern repeats + 6 stitches for garter stitch edging = 61 stitches width
Size: 58 x 9 inches (147 x 23 cm) lightly blocked

Xeriscape out of FOREST

Recently I finished this cute little scarf called Xeriscape (pattern by Mary-Heather Cogar available on Ravelry or her website rainydaygoods.com):



The scarf is knitted sideways and required only one 50 gr skein of FOREST; the yarn can be found in my shop - wollesyarncreations.etsy.com

New Colors!!

Here are a bunch of new colors now available in the shop (I know I am lagging behind here... but at least I am current with knitting swatches...LOL) Here we go:

All colors are fingering weight cotton yarns available either at 50 gr and/or 100 gr skeins. The skeins change colors gradually creating a unique effect.

SEAWEED I and II


NICKEL STAR I and II


COFFEE ROSE I and II


RED ORCHID I and II


GARDEN GREENS I and II


TRIPLE BLUE I and II


MAUVE SKY I and II


SUMMER LILY I and II

Baktus Shawl

I finished my second Baktus Shawl. I really like this pattern - it is as easy as it gets yet so much fun to knit.

Shawl details:
Yarn used: 2 x 50 gr of Color Changing Cotton in LILAC BLOSSOMS I + II (one skein each); the yarn is available at wollesyarncreations.etsy.com
Needles: 3.25 mm
Size: 72 inches x 15.5 inches
Pattern: Baktus - available for free here.

New Additions

Here are some new color additions now available at Wolle's Yarn Creations:

JEANSY BLUE I + II
This yarn was already available as a 6ply; now the 4ply cousin is up for grabs, too.
A 6ply skein has 320 yds/100 gr, a 4ply skein 480 yds/100gr.


SILVER NAVY I + II
This is the new 6ply or sport weight version of this nice colorway. SILVER NAVY was already available as a 50 gr skein in the 4ply or light fingering weight.

Shawls + Scarves on the needle

Here are two projects currently in the works:

Upstairs Shawl
I am almost done with the colorway LANDSCAPE II. Next will be LIME LEAVES and then SHRUBBERY (or the other way around, don't know for sure yet) - making a sampler-like shawl. (All of these are 6-ply cotton yarns available at my shop.) I like the pattern - easy to memorize yet interesting to knit.


Adia Scarf
This is colorway LIGHTS - a cheerful color combo reminding me of spring (another 6-ply cotton). This pattern is also fun and looks much more complicated than it is...:)

Another FO - CLAPOTIS

I finished my fourth Clapotis. (The pattern was written by Kate Gilbert and published in the Fall 2004 edition of Knitty - one of the most popular patterns ever!)


I used 3 skeins (50 gr each) of my Color Changing Cotton in colorway SUNBURST, which is available in my shop here, knitted on US 3 (3.25 mm) needles.

I added 2 or 3 more repeats of the increase section to make the shawl a bit wider.

FO: Baktus

While I was at NoSoKnit last Saturday, I not only met with new and old friends, but I also finished my first Baktus (yes, first, but certainly not last one).



The scarf turned out really well if I may say so myself. The colors look so much nicer knitted up then they appeared on the skein and the yarn is soooo soft against the skin.

Stats:
I used one 50 gr skein each of GREEN MEDLEY and GREEN MEDLEY II knitted on US3 needles. Final dimensions are 57 inches end to end and 12 inches at the widest point.

FOLIAGE

Since the leaves are starting to turn here in Virginia, I thought I add FOLIAGE and FOLIAGE II to my shop:


This is how the colors look knitted in a swatch:

1/2 FO: Baktus

Even though I am not finishing any projects, I am certainly starting enough new ones. My Baktus is almost half done (about 1/2 inch missing until the end of the increase section).



I am using 2 x 50gr of Wolle's Color Creations in GREEN MEDLEY. I am surprised how much I enjoy knitting this pattern. It is all garter stitch with a simple increase every 4 rows. Simple yet effective and very nice.

New Colors Available

I added two new color ways to my shop

RED/BLUE + RED/BLUE II
This colorway is available in 50 and 100 gr skeins.


AUTUMN LAKE + AUTUMN LAKE II

Color Changing Clapotis

I started another Clapotis (my 4th). For this one I am using my Color Changing Cotton "SUNBURST II." SUNBURST is a CCC-4, which means that it has 4 different colors which change gradually: Rosewood - Goldrush (orange) - Jaunt (yellow) - Banana (light yellow).
Also, I am using a 50 gr skein, so the color changes occur much quicker than they would in a 100 gr skein.



This is the first Clapotis I am making without the use of markers. Instead, I am purling the stitch that is later dropped. I like this a lot - it makes for faster knitting.