A Knitting Report!

I’ve been taking turns working on the sleeves of my NY Cardigan … and projects that are a little more interesting and engaging than just knitting round and round in a circle … yawn.  Last fall, I purchased a skein of the most amazing yarn I’ve ever worked with at one of our local yarn shops … and the yarn was so beautiful, that it’s been sitting for months while I tried to find a project worthy of it!

Well, I think I finally found the perfect project!  The Stockholm Scarf by knittedblissJC.

I’m knitting mine in the round, since I think I’ll get more use out of a cowl than a scarf and since I was only able to get one skein of yarn in an apparently discontinued color, I’m making a smaller size to that won’t be looping multiple times around my neck.  I think it’ll be nice and cozy … I’m just trying to decide which I’d rather wear on our swiftly approaching trip to Tahoe … this or the NY Cardigan …

It’s hard to get a good picture since it’s been pouring rain and the lighting is off … but this yarn is so, so beautiful!   Somewhere in a midnight-blue meets teal meets sapphire blue.  Love it!

Ahead in the knitting queue is more Malabrigo yumminess!  First up is Liz Abinante’s Saroyan Scarf …

It is so amazing to me that these amazing patterns are available for free!  I’m hoping to have this done by the end of the month as a birthday gift for my mother-in-law … so the projects above might have to be aside for a time … I’m planning on using Fresco y Seco also in Malabrigo Rios.  This yarn is so understated, but so beautiful and springy!  I know the green leaves are a little literal, but I think it’s going to be amazing!

 

And lastly, if I can manage to finish all of these projects, I am thinking about trying out my own version of Elven’s Lothlorien Shawl.

Now, I’m not really a shawl person, but I think this would be really amazing scarf-esque wrap.  I’m fairly certain that I’ll try out my Malabrigo Rios in Archangel

 

The colors are so unbelievably gorgeous – the photo doesn’t do it justice … but I love Elven’s version in Paris Night too … decisions.  If we’re being totally honest here, I’m the world’s slowest knitter … so I’ll probably have at least a year before I get there …