Drop Stitch Scarf

October 18: I bought this yarn so I could try out some bamboo yarn, but then I wasn’t sure what to do with it. This pattern seemed like a good fit. So far it looks like it does fit pretty well. It’s also a simple pattern and is knitting up pretty quickly.

February 8, 2010: I had put this aside for a good long while but decided to work on it this evening. It’s now at about 29” and I’m estimating that I’m halfway through the skein, so it should turn out to be a good length.

February 22: I’ve been concentrating on this project a lot more lately because I really wanted to finish it. And now it’s done. I think I guessed just about right on how much yarn I had remaining and it turned out to be a pretty nice size (I’ll measure later) so I’m quite pleased with how it turned out. I think this was indeed a good yarn-pattern match.

Pattern: Drop Stitch Scarf by Christine Vogel (available as free download on Ravelry)
Yarn: Farmhouse Yarns Bonnie's Bamboo in Bamboo

Lazy Susan

February 17: Doing a test knit for my friend Emily.

February 20: Finished. Pattern is easy to understand, and my hat came out just fine. Sadly, this style of hat does not look good on me so I shall have to find someone to give it to.

Pattern: Lazy Susan by Emily Nimz (pattern available for free on Ravelry)
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Jewel Blue

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Ingenue

January 29: I can’t seem to stop myself from starting new projects instead of finishing projects. But I’ve been really looking forward to knitting a sweater with this yarn and I think this pattern works rather well for the yarn so I wanted to give it a start. I’m really loving the rich colors in the yarn.

January 31: Two skeins used so far. It’s so gorgeous! I’m in awe of the way the colors just blend together.

February 1: The main body is complete (and used almost all of 3 skeins of yarn). Just the sleeves remaining!

February 3: Started the first sleeve. Since my row gauge is a bit off, I’m adding a row or two between each of the decreases and increases to help make up for it.

February 6: Finished the first sleeve. I think it used a bit over half a skein, but I’ll get more precise measurements a little later. I also went ahead and sewed down the neck section so that way I could make sure everything is fitting okay. I hope blocking adds a little length because I’m thinking the body is just a tad bit short, so we’ll see what happens then. But must start and finish the second sleeve before I get there!

February 10: And finished.

Pattern: Ingenue by Wendy Bernard (from Custom Knits)
Yarn: JulieSpins MCN 200 in Cedar

Dolores Park Cowl

February 6: Started as an easy knit for game night. And also finished. The pattern notes said that there would be very little yarn left (and warned about leaving too long a tail at the beginning), but I had several yards remaining at the end. This was my first time knitting with the Chunky Malabrigo. It’s definitely something I’ll use again.



Pattern: Dolores Park Cowl by Parikha Mehta
Yarn: Malabrigo Chunky in Bobby Blue