A happy thanksgiving greeting for you…..and the sharing of some memories of friendship and creativity!

Posted in Friendship, Holiday, Jewelry, knitting, Treasures on November 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »
A happy thanksgiving greeting for you…..and the sharing of some memories of friendship and creativity!
Posted in Friendship, knitting, tagged Creativity, friendship, knitting on November 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »
This garter stitch scarf was such a fun project. I initially blogged about this on Oct 12 when I first felt this lovely yarn Acadia at Avenue Yarns. My instant reaction was “Oh, what can I knit with this?!” It quickly came to me that I would knit my version of Margot’s scarf. My version was a finer weight yarn – DK rather than worsted. I wanted a change in fiber both in texture and color for the ruffle. Yes, if you look close enough at the ruffle you will see that there is a slight variation in the color and the weight. As soon it came off the needles and I tried it on…..I was even more pleased with the results. It will be another “go to” scarf for me. My current “go to” is the hitchhiker scarf that I finished early last year (2014).
Here are the details of my version……
Body of scarf was knit (size 6 ndl) with 2 skeins (145 yds ea) of DK weight Acadia – 60% Merino Wool, 20% Baby Alpaca, 20% Silk. The ruffle was knit (size 5 ndl) with Malibrigo Superwash sock weight yarn.
Instructions – Body of Scarf
Instructions – Ruffle Note: the design possibilities are endless – dare to be creative.
ps….later today I will fine tune this with a legend for the knitting terms.
Posted in Christmas, Holiday, Jewelry on November 11, 2015| 1 Comment »
We are quickly moving into gift giving season (either for your loved ones and in some cases ourselves). If you are looking for unique jewelry, cards, and knitted items…..mark your calendar for Saturday, Dec 5 for the Annual Kimberly and Janie Boutique hosted at Skein Lane Studio. The event is from 1-5 at 208 Carmel Ave, El Cerrito. Looking forward to seeing you.
Some samplings….