It's Fiber Arts Friday

It's Fiber Arts Friday already?  Wasn't it just a few days ago?  I had plans to show my husband's finished socks today, but as you can see, I'm not quite there:

                                                                           

That's an old Stahl sock pattern book that I'm using for a basic men's sock pattern. Lots of nice patterns for men.

I'm continuing on with my elann Montana Ajoure cardigan and I'm now on to the right front.  Talk about instant gratification: even if you put in the bare minimum of knitting time during the week, you still have alot to show for it.  Love those size 11 needles and chunky Linie Montana yarn.

                                                                                         

Here's a better picture of the lace pattern:

                                                                                     

 
Met up with some of my friends from South Bay Knitters in Campbell the other day and just had to include this picture of a Judy Pascale shawlette made by my friend Margaret.  Love the color and the beadwork:

                                                                                                 

                                                                    
Have a great weekend everybody!

Felted Flowers and a Stephen West Hat

First off, under the " No But I Could Have " category, check out these cute felted flower scarves:

    I have always wanted to make something like this, but never got around to it.  I think they would be great as a decorative piece, perhaps draped over  a mirror or somewhere else in the house.  Here's me wearing the Morning Glory one on a beautiful day when we went wine tasting up in Napa:

                                   

   
I seem to have gotten side tracked on my stash busting sweater. Decided to start knitting a pair of socks for my husband from my sock yarn stash.  Here's the first one.  Not sure why I chose this colorway when I bought this....

                                                                                         


Lots and lots of snow this week up in the mountains -  finally! We are expecting 8 feet which should keep the skiers and snowboarders happy through April.  Not too late to make a warm winter hat, like this pattern called Bandwith by Stephen West.  This version was done by hellskitsch and you should check out her projects page on Ravelry;  a very talented knitter.

                                                                                                                                         


  Bought this Madeline Tosh Vintage for my project at a new yarn store in Danville that carries a lot of Madeline Tosh.  It's called A Yarn Less Raveled and they carry a beautiful selection of yarns.

Have a good weekend everybody!  Happy Fiber Arts Friday!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Stash Busting Sweater

I've been digging through my stash lately, and looking for a project for a sweater for myself.  Decided to do this oversized cardigan with  Linie 146 Montana yarn that I bought from elann years ago.  It calls for 19 balls of yarn which should really put a dent in the stash in one of my large Rubbermaid bins.  All these old sweater patterns were enormously sized and called for a lot of yarn, including  a couple of Rowan projects I have stashed away.  Imagine if I just finished off a few of them; why there would be room for all the new stuff I have bought in the last year!  Here's the sweater I'm working on:

                                                                                   

And here's a picture of the yarn and an enlarged picture of the pattern, which I think could really work well with other types of variegated yarn:

 

I think it's going to look great with jeans and will get alot of use up here near Lake Tahoe.  Have a great weekend everybody!  It's Fiber Friday, check out what others are up to on Wisdom Begins in Wonder.