Daphne For the Win

Finally off the needles this week is Daphne’s Bea cardigan vest-

Finally got the length just right, and found the perfect button in my stash.

Not doing any finishing on the armholes, as the slipped stitches form a nice edge on their own. Not a flashy knit, but I suspect it will get a lot of wear. Nice and light (12 oz), soft and fuzzy, in all the rich shades of the crazy girl herself

After all that garter stitch in a single yarn, I’m getting exited about switching things up a bit and doing stranded colorwork- revisiting the Alcott vest.

I went through my yarn stash and pulled all the yarns in the right weight range (~90-100 yds/oz)

and am working on a plan for the color combinations. I think I might actually only do the colorwork on the front of the vest- kind of a “Half Alcott”, if you will 😉

So we’re looking at side and neck steeks, then probably a solid color back. Should be fun!

Oh- and I forgot last week to introduce my two new chicken friends (adopted to keep Speck company since the untimely demise of our Wyandotte hen (d#$% ravens!)

They are mature Brabanter/Delaware girls. No names yet, but they seem to be settling in well, and are laying pretty regularly, which is an added bonus.

Apparently they were escape artists at their last home. They seem to be happy in the pasture and shed with Speck, though they are a little freaked out by the sheep, and try to steer clear of them.

Alrighty- that’s all I’ve got for now. Have a good week folks.