Sky Scarf

We are in the midst of the longest, coldest winter in many years. 

Snow, snow, snow, snow, snow. Since the first of January we have had only two cloudless days. We have had six days with partial sunshine. 

Last fall I decided to make a "sky scarf" for 2014. I chose five colors, one white, two grays and two blues. Each day since January 1 I have knit two rows in whatever color the sky most resembles that day. Here is the result so far:

There is a notable lack of blue. The above picture represents 36 days. Today's stripe will again be white. 

Other WIP right now include a large wrap in a cabled pattern, a shawl for myself made from two skeins of hand dyed sock weight yarn, and a pair of socks. Not bad! Only four active projects.

Til next time,

Knit on!

Destashing , the Frog Pond and WIPs

I have been trying to bring order to my stash. I love  my stash. I love the colors and the squishiness of the sock weight yarn. I love dreaming about what I will make with each skein. 

I've been buying most of my yarn from indie dyers this past six months. I enjoy supporting micro businesses and the women who run them. I joined a yarn club last fall , a first for me, and got some great one of a kind yarns! I'm knitting a garter stitch shawl with the December club shipment. I loved the pattern that came in the shipment, but I wanted something a little simpler. This will be my first shawl once it's complete. 

I did some destashing as well. I still had some inexpensive acrylic yarn hanging around that I knew I wouldn't use. It is all on it's way to a thrift store where someone will buy it and love it.

I created a frog pond with projects I have started but don't love any more. I have frogged two projects and will repurpose the yarn. The first project frogged was a shawl that I just wasn't liking any more. Love the yarn, so it will become another shawlette or a cowl of some kind. 

Currently on the needles I have a wrap for my dear aunt I am working out of yarn she purchased for a project years ago. The yarn didn't fit the pattern, so I am repurposing it into something she will use and love. I have a shawl in progress made with two different sock weight yarns that I am making for myself! The last project currently on the needles is a Michigan Sky Scarf. Each two row stripe is knit in the color most representing the color of the sky that day. More about that another time. 

Since I am never content with less than four or five projects on the needles, I will be casting on some socks soon. 

Until next time,

Knit on!