Yippee!
I am so thrilled to see one of my patterns knitted up and finished by one of our customers!!!
Eileen knitted up my pattern "
Knot Your Average Shrug" (click on the link to get to the pattern page). She used about 2 1/3 skeins of Lana Grossa Aria which is a 100% cotton Dk weight yarn and comes in many pretty colors. It is a "tape" yarn and has a nice weight giving the finished project a good drape. You can buy the yarn at the Knitting Garage in Rhinebeck! Eileen used a US# 10.5 needle to create a loose fabric. She cast on 50 stitches and choose to knit in a simple ribbing (k1, p1) rather than the more intricate pattern which would not have shown up well in this yarn. She loves her finished shrug and I am so happy to share pictures with you. I have sold the pattern to several knitters, but this is the first finished shrug I see. I am happy she took me up on the challenge to knit this in a different yarn; it looks sooo pretty!! See for yourselves:
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Eileen seamed the two ends together in the back. You can also join them in kitchener stitch |
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This yarn comes in many beautiful colors! |
My other bit of exciting news this week:
When I received the "Cast on" magazine in the mail this Monday I noticed an article about "North Light Fibers" on Block Island. I was there just a few weeks ago!!! Check out my post from two weeks ago:
What's on my needles (week 74)
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That's me in front of North Light Fibers |
My husband very proudly said:
"See, I take you to places which are "in" before they are even "in"!"
I hope you all have a wonderful week of summer knitting fun and everything connected to it!
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