Hi all!  I will be away from the blog for a couple of weeks while I lay around after some surgery.  I am off work for at least 6 weeks maybe more so I hope to accomplish some knitting when feeling up to sitting up in a chair.

Until next time, cannot wait to see what you are all knitting.

Catch you on the purl side.

Episode 32 PJKnits Sweater Project

#pjknitssweaterproject   on instagram

You  can watch Episode 32  Here

Show Notes:

Finished Object - Ranunculous from one strand Madtosh Light and one strand mohair from Nice and Knit

Episode 7 - My Sweater Project 1st introduced   Here
Questions and Answers on June 3, 2018 Blog
Episode 14 - MSP  Here
Episode 15 - Styles. Here
Episode 20 - My Binder. Here
Episode 21 - Sweaters I want to knit Here
Episode 22 - What Styles I turn to, What I need in my wardrobe and Body Issues Here

Blog post where I show my body in a tank top for measuring Here

From Schoolhouse Press
EPS - Elizabeth Percentage System
The Opinionated Knitter
Knitter's Workshop

Knit Picks Tutorial
Knitty.com
Briar Rose Fibers - Fourth of July

Brooklyn Tweed
Ease
Sweater Size

Sweaters I Want to Knit
No FrillsNo Frills - watch for my upcoming blogpost about this sweater in progress from
A Homepsun House


The Weekender
Turtle Dove II
Friday Over Again
Gracious
Mountain High

Check these out
Spring Leaves on Block Island by Sheryl Hill
Oh! Loops
Drops Air - I purchased mine from   Espace Tricot

Podcast to check out for a sweater fashion show on You Tube - chevyrell  Sweata Weather


"If you already knit, you can knit a sweater.  There are no new skills, you knit, you purl" -Unknown
                   

Finally Finished Friday

Ranunculous is finally finished.  The color way of Madtosh Light is Buttonjar Blue and the Nice and Knit mohair is Seaside.  The sweater and the color ways are so reminiscent of a sweater I had in high school!

After thinking I could wear a crop sweater, and discovering that I am 62 not 26, and that crop sweaters are no longer something I should even try wearing, I ripped back the 3 inches of ribbing, reknit some added length and another 3 inches of ribbing.

I like the fit as is, so when I blocked it, I only let the yoke sit in the water and soak to open the lace.  This is my first time working with mohair in a sweater, and I have my next one all caked up and ready to go for swatching.

Stay tuned!

Episode 31 - The End of Summer

Finally, the show notes from Episode 31 which you can watch Here

And later this weekend, Episode 32 where we start talking sweaters!


Folk Shawls
Feather and Fan Triangle Shawl
Birds Nest Shawl
Kimono Shawl
Simple Garter Stitch Prairie Shawl

Other Cheryl Oberle Shawls
Downover
Faroette
Best Loved Shawl
Fundamentally Faroese #1

New Patterns
Wrapezoid
V-Neck Vests, Wool Gathering #101 from Schoolhouse Press

Cocoknits
Maker's Keep
Cable Needles

Yarn Guide Ring

Wednesday WIPS

This Wednesday's Edition of Wednesday WIPS is Baby Cocktail's Ouzo and is over a year old.  It is the perfect Fall sweater vest to throw on these days of October.  

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And since the back is done, and I was not very far into the first front when Susan Rainey posted about doing a pocket other than a patch pocket, I ripped mine back and am giving her tip a go.

I’ll let you know how that goes!

Tuesday Tip

Apologies to the unknown person, but I think this message rings so true, just think about it.

If you already knit, you can knit a sweater, there are no new skills.  You knit, you purl.

                                      ---Author Unknown

Lets knit some sweaters this Fall and Winter, how about it?

Monday Mail Call

I actually forgot that the latest Wool Gathering was coming out until it hit buy mailbox.  I am super excited to put this on my want to knit list for Winter!

And to assist me in my color work, I could not resist ordering this ring from Finland.

Not that I have to use it, I just thought it would be fun to see if it made my color work any quicker, since I have a couple of different methods that I use, depending on my mood.

Finally Finished Friday

40 Months/40 Wraps

This simple garter scarf is a bit funky.  The yarns were all pre-wound together and just knotted.  I did trim the knots out because it just was giving me too much of an unfinished look.

Another simple garter scarf out of my Veronika leftovers in navy.  I thought there needed to be a scarf in the collection that was super simple and a plain navy.

From a kit that I picked up from Knit 4 Together when the were going out of business.  The yarn is Cash Vero and I am sorry that I didn't knit with this yarn before Cascade stopped carrying it.  It is so super soft and I would totally have loved a sweater out of it.

Another simple garter scarf in red.  The yarn is unknown, but I think a perfect red for the season.

As If

I don't have enough on my knitting plate, I decided to play along with the Oh! Loops Harry Potter Knitalong this Fall that kicked off today.

I have been sorted into the Hufflepuff House.

Stay tuned for Harry Potter goodness!