Something Wicked This Way Comes

Here is finally a picture of my Wicked Shawl. I finished a while back but didn't manage to take pictures until now...

Pattern: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Kyla Hurst (available on Ravelry)
Yarn: Wolle's Yarn Creations Color Changing Cotton Yarn
Colorway: 1 x 100 gr skein in SMOKEY GRAPE; 1 x 50 gr in SMOKE (Single Color)
Needles: 3.5 mm - US #4

Keeping Children Warm

Wool-Aid is a charity that knits for children in very cold climates. In the past, we were able to send items to Tibet, Mongolia, Canada, Afghanistan, etc. Here are some hats I finished recently.
Wool-Aid uses only wool (at least 80%) for the extra warmth. All of the hats are made from various stash yarns double or triple stranded to create a dense, warm fabric. More info: wool-aid.org

The patterns used (Thorpe, Quynn, and Ear Cozy) can be found on Ravelry.

Some Thorpes:


Some Quynns:


And some Ear Cozies.

Back!!! Finally.

It is hard to believe that is has almost (as in 3 days short) been a year since my last update. Let's rectify that.

Here are the newest colors available as of today:

SPRING - the name says it all.


SAND - a tone-in-tone combo of grey-blues and khaki


DELICIOUS - as in apples

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

New Colorways

Here are some colorways recently added to the shop - wollesyarncreations.etsy.com:

LAKE NIGHT


WATERS


PEACHY

Chadwick shawl

Stephen West's pattern Chadwick is a new favorite of mine. This is how my Chadwick looks:




The shawl consists of a clever design that juxtaposes two colors. Mine are BLUE HONEY and MELON:


BLUE HONEY is a color changing cotton yarn that gradually changes from blue to topaz to cigar.
MELON is, well, melon. It is a single color cotton yarn that provides the contrast to BLUE HONEY.

I shortened section II of the pattern to 11 inches (rather than 12) and was able to complete the shawl with one 50 gr skein of BLUE HONEY and MELON each. The yarn is available in the shop.

More Colors

Here is a quick updates on colors:

SUNSET
Gotta put some sun and color in this cold and dreary time of year... The colors, especially the orange, are really bright and strong.


SUMMER WAVES
What can I say? I just love anything blue and green. This combo reminds me of Caribbean waters, which I am truly missing.


All yarns are 100% cotton and very soft. One 100 gr skein has 480 yards, which is usually enough for a shawlette or scarf. More info is available here - wollesyarncreations.etsy.com