Yarn Gallery Blog

Gosh, we have a beautiful day today!  And I’m going out to enjoy it as soon as I show you all the great projects I saw last week.  We had lots of people in with so many WIPs and FO’s – I was overwhelmed.  Plus, all the gansey class folks are now well on their way into that fascinating project, and we have the Fair Isle Beret class coming up this weekend.  There are still one or two places in the class, so if you want to complete the beret in one weekend (yes, there’s homework in between the classes!), sign up soon.  There are also one or two places in the circular knitting class coming up in 2 weeks, and in the brick stitch crochet washcloth class, as well as the converting patterns to Magic Loop class. Check out available classes on our Class page.  I’m just about done with the first sister-Napa – it’s so pretty in Berroco’s Blackstone Tweed! Soft, cozy, and a really pretty color.  That’s all I’m going to say, in case she reads this post.  One more to go, but I had to order yarn for the other, she doesn’t do well with mohair and there’s a smidgen of it in Blackstone.  I really didn’t get to anything else this week except one crazy little scarf done in Trendsetter’s Frivola,

essentially it’s pom-poms on a string, with a little sparkle thrown in because otherwise it’s way too subtle.  My scarf is hot pink, was done in less than an hour, and is just cute and fun.

Okay, on to the great projects:

Here is the Headless Knitter again (aka Suzy Crump) in her much-ripped but finally successful sweater from Kim Hargeaves’ Heartfelt book, done in Hempathy.

And this is a sleeveless hoodie from this fall’s Knitscene that Karen Walter just finished, in Ecowool from Cascade, the perfect yarn for the project:

Diane Huddleston has yearned to make this project since she saw it in an advertisement last year.  You can see why!  Doesn’t she look great in it?

And here is a back view:

Mary Ann Posey finished her Stained Glass jacket, done in two yarns with a slip-stitch pattern.  It turned out very well!

Susan Groene is visiting from North Carolina and came in to show some projects she completed since her last visit.  She’s a great knitter, yes?  Always finds the most interesting projects to work on!

This yarn was from a small hand-dyer – look at how the sleeves turned out so differently – I think it adds some real personality to the jacket.  Here is the rear view, which shows the interesting construction:

And Susan made this jacket from Royal LLama Silk, I think it’s a Sally Melville design, possibly from a past issue of Knitter’s, or from one of her books??  Susan said it was fun to do, with the panels being knit separately, then stitches are picked up along the edges, and the panels are knit together.  I want to try this!

And, again a back view to show some more detail:

Well done, Susan! A friend, who is also visiting here, (and whose name I was too stupid to ask!) brought along a tam she made with Encore Colorspun.  Don’t the colors play out perfectly?

Donna Guthrie finished this adorable hoodie for – hmm, I forget, but some very lucky little girl.  It’s from a Mari pattern, and yes, I’m going to order it!

Lynne Nagle’s crochet class finished their adorable circular facecloths in one session.  Aren’t they pretty?

And if you’re on the fence about the Crocheted Fingerless Mitts class, this may move you.  Lynne made these mitts in Ty-Dy Sock and they are so darn cute, soft, and perfect.  She’s making another pair in Mini-Mochi for “the shop” – (read “for Trish” eventually!)

And this will definitely brighten your day – David Ritz is our Beau of the Blog this week, and I think he looks irresistible in this gorgeous sweater he made from Schulana’s Pacolana.  The color, the fit, and the knitting are all perfect. and David is the perfect model, n’est-ce pas?

Thanks to all for bringing in projects and making it a really special week.  You all are my inspiration – see you soon!

Trish