Felted rug - not square but at least it's done

My crocheted felted rug is finally done. I had to learn how to crochet to do this one, which is my excuse for why it's far from square. (Here's where to get the pattern.)

Here's what it looked like before felting. You can't tell the scale from the photos, but it shrank a lot, which of course is the point of felting. It also hides lots of sins.


And in pieces:

The cats don't seem to mind that it's not square.

Yarns Unlimited of Pennsylvania

I was happy enough to simply find some of my favorite hard-to-find yarn at an online yarn store. But then they emailed me after I ordered to let me know that it was actually on sale, plus they were going to charge me less for shipping. This was sweet -- I would never have known otherwise.

Hats off to Yarns Unlimited for super customer service!

Here's Bode modeling the new yarn:

The Bates College Moderne Log Cabin Afghan: Done

A mother's work is done. Last night I finished the Moderne Log Cabin afghan I started in January. Tomorrow I drop the boy off at college.

Am I crazy to put so much effort into something that's going into a boy's college dorm room? This was a true labor of love. Hopefully he'll look at it and think of mom knitting during all those episodes of The Sopranos we watched together as a family this year.

Now my tired hands can get a rest. At least I have three years before his younger brother will need a college afghan. (Or, rather, when I want to knit him one.) Unless he decides to go to school in Texas, as he threatens to do, the brat.

Graduation Girl Scarves

I'm so in love with Noro Silk Garden after making these three scarves for the girls who are graduating this year.

The center one is in the pattern from Brooklyn Tweed. The two outside ones are
the Multidirectional Diagonal scarf pattern.

All of these have been so much fun to knit - and easy, too. Now I better return to the Bates College Afghan and finish that up!

Take this cup and give us a yarn sample please

I have knitting and yarn on the brain. Today I brought my knitting with me during a doctor's appointment. While the tech was taking my blood I thought she asked me for a yarn sample. Heck, my scarf project was hanging out of my bag, so why wouldn't she notice it and think the Noro Kureyon was so lovely she wanted a sample of it?

But no, she said a URINE sample, not a YARN sample.

Oops.

Airplane Knitting - Brooklyn Tweed Noro Scarf

An almost perfect project for knitting on an airplane: the Brooklyn Tweed striped Noro scarf. I say "almost" perfect because unwinding the two skeins of yarn while crammed into a middle seat between two teenage boys (lovely as they are) was a little tiresome. I made a lot of headway on the plane from Boston to Denver, then knit a lot in our slopeside condo (watching the Sopranos) after strenuous days of skiing.

I used Silk Garden in colors 258 and 264. Here's Bode helping model it:



Not to be outdone, here's Dixie modeling it.


Lastly, here I am wearing it as we attempt to patronize the only yarn shop in Aspen - The Yarn Gallery. Despite the fact that it was 5 PM there was an "out to lunch" note on the door. I never did get inside...

Moderne Log Cabin Afghan (Bates College Afghan)

I've started the afghan for my son (mentioned here). Since I took this photo I've finished the second rectangle and started the third one. Pretty soon this won't be a portable project.

Bode my Portuguese Water Dog is always willing to liven up my photos.