Author: denisemor

Beginning of Autumn’s End

denisemor 1 September 25, 2016September 25, 2016

Thanks to Michelle’s suggestion last week, I have found a Next Sweater!

And so I’ve been swatching-

And I have decided to go with the lightest weight of the yarn options- Griff singles.
So now the spinning begins.

I’ve cast on for a sleeve, but haven’t gotten very far yet.

And since it’s not exactly cruise-control knitting, so I’ve also got another hat going for keeping the hands busy during football games and such-

Here are the sheeps enjoying some of the last of the season’s apple branches in celebration of today’s Seahawks win.

Live action apple-branch munching available at https://youtu.be/sipkvaFwfJ8

I find watching sheeps peaceably munching to be very satisfying and soothing.
The world needs more of that.

The Next Sweater

denisemor 2 September 18, 2016September 18, 2016

I finished the cowl, and it is lovely

and so snuggly

Also cast on for a hat this week because I was so anxious to practice my corrugated ribbing with the Norwegian purl technique

Hat got finished up in the closing minutes of the Seahawks game today and is now resting after it’s bath.
And I am again between projects.

Would really like to get started on a sweater, but haven’t settled on a design yet.

I’d kind of like to do something cable-y.
But that would mean a solid color, and lots of yardage.

Or I could do some colorwork.

I kind of like to look of Absinthe

which of course has neither cables or colorwork.

But it has an interesting neckline and 3/4 sleeves which I dig.

So you can probably tell I really have no idea what direction I’m moving in.

And I can’t start the week without a project.

This is why I end up with piles of hats 🙂

Suggestions welcome.

Scenes from a September Weekend

denisemor 0 September 11, 2016

Stumpy announcing his presence

Dottie and Edgar showing off their Fall partial haircuts

And Denise learning a new skill!

Oh Norwegian Purl, where have you been all my life!? 🙂 Can’t wait to try it out on some corrugated ribbing.

And, I am really close to finishing the Tomato Bisque cowl (maybe 90%).

I think that is probably the closest I have come to accurately capturing the color of the yarn.
September light seems to suit it!

Little Indulgences

denisemor 2 September 4, 2016September 5, 2016

Back in July I was down in Portland, Oregon for a few days (work conference).

Portland is a pretty darn good place to have to go for work if you are a knitter.
From my downtown hotel, there were three yarn shops within walking distance!

Not that I need yarn, mind you. But I’m looking at this as an entertainment expense.
(And souvenir yarn occupies a special exempt status in the stash)

I like to look, of course, but usually commercial yarn doesn’t hold much appeal for me anymore.
But browsing around Knit Purl I found a yarn that really made my day.

I think I was initially drawn in by the color.
A rich but creamy pink-red, with little flecks of orange.
And the sheer size of the skein- a whopping 660 yds.
And then I touched it. And I couldn’t put it down.

Galler Yarns Heather Prime Alpaca. In Tomato Bisque.
I’m not even a big fan of alpaca, but I love this yarn.

And I just found the perfect pattern for it (thank you Ravelry!)