Demi’s birthday sweater is finished!

It’s a record for me. Start to finished it took four days, and I worked two and a half of those days, so Liesl is a really, really fast knit!

It’s wrapped, boxed, and card included. It goes into the mail tomorrow. I hope she likes it!

There’s yarn drying in the bathroom. I focused on darker colors this time in fall colors. Most of them are semi-sold done with two different but analagous colors. I’m really happy with this batch and can say I love each and every color I dyed this time. Stay tuned for pictures later today or tomorrow. As soon as they are dry and ready go photograph.

The same batch will be available at L&B Yarn Company. I dyed four of each color, two for me and two for them, so if you are local here in Norman, go down to their shop and get it there. All of this batch is the Stalwart Merino/Nylon yarn base.

I have cones of the 100% Merino on hand, too, and will be dying up a batch of it soon, too. I don’t think I’ll dye any more today. I need to dry, skein, and rest up for the work week. However, I think I will go ahead and skien up the Lightfoot Merino into hanks to have them ready for the next time I dye a batch. That won’t take long and it will give me a head start next time I dig out the dyepots.

Thank You!

I would like to thank everyone who left such nice comments on the Yarnthing Ravelry group and other groups in Ravelry and who sent me email about the Podcast. I had a great time, and so did Marly. The response was all positive, even though we laughed a lot. Apparently I’m pretty funny - which is fine by me! Remember to enter the contest on her board on Ravely!

Here’s what to do to enter the drawing. Listen to my interview on the Blogtalk Radio Yarnthing Podcast and listen for the magic word. Then go to the Yarnthing Ravelry Group (Rav link) and use that magic word or phrase in a sentence. Do not say, “The magic word is: __.” Ya gotta use it in a sentence!

Here’s what to do to enter the drawing. Listen to my interview on the Blogtalk Radio Yarnthing Podcast and listen for the magic word. Then go to the Yarnthing Ravelry Group (Rav link) and use that magic word or phrase in a sentence. Do not say, “The magic word is: __.” Ya gotta use it in a sentence!

You will be entered into a drawing for a hank of the Yarnthing sock yarn.

I just listened to the podcast. It was a lot of fun to do and it’s pretty funny. I had a great time. Thanks Marly!

Isn’t this cute?

I really like Liesl. I like it so much I’m knitting another one in baby pink for my niece Demi. It’s her birthday next Wednesday. Surely I can get it done in time, right?

It took a week and two days, from June 15 to June 24th. The sleeves were tight, fit funny, and felt odd, so I ripped the one out and decided to do the capped sleeve version.

So now I’m working on a top down set-in sleeve pullover. I have an idea for an interesting neckline. I hope it works out.

Stay tuned!

Tomorrow at 10 PM Centeral time I’ll be intervied by Marly Bird on the Blogtalk Radio Yarnthing Podcast! Listen live at that time or download it to listen to later. I hope I don’t get tongue tied.

I have a few new colors in the shop this week. I added the three below plus three hanks of the popular Billie Jean color. All available at the shop. Also, the Solstice Sale continues through June 30th.

Terra Firma - Stalwart Sock

Bittersweet - Stalwart Sock

Hobbit’s Field - Stalwart Sock

Billie Jean - Stalwart Sock

On my knitting Liesl is a bit stalled because I’m trying to figure out how to re-establish the lace pattern after I’ve picked up the sleeve stitches. Once I figure it out, I’ll have it finished pretty quickly.

In the meantime rather than have idle hands while I think about it, I’ve picked up the teal cardigan and I’ve been knitting the last sleeve on it. The second sleeve, I mean. Then on to the big shawl collar and the grand finale. I’ve never knit a shawl collar before and of course I pick a project I’ve designed myself to try one out on.

Most of my yarns are on sale at Slackford Studio for Summer Solstice. The Sale runs from today thorugh the end of June. If you’ve had your eye on a yarn, now’s the time to snap it up!

Here is an update on Liesl. It grows so quickly. I just set aside the sleeve stitches Thursday evening and the progress from there was done that night and yesterday.

Lace in chunky weight yarn is fun! I bought an Addi turbo in 10.5 size because my Knitpicks Options were just too sharp for comfort at that diameter. They really should consider some blunter tips for the larger sizes.

I have a wholesale order to get done for L&B. They want 10 colors in my Merino/Nylon yarn base, Stalwart Sock. I’ll get that order done in the next two weeks. So stay tuned for that update.

I’m off to run a bunch of errands today. I have a package to ship, more mailing envelopes to buy, gotta take my walk (I’ll do that first before it gets hot). Busy busy!

Here is the final update from last week’s dye batch!

Habanero - my favorite!

Hyacinth

Huron

Concord

Rubescent

Erie - slighly greener than Huron

Updated on the Etsy Shop. It is all the Merino/Nylon Stalwart sock base. Hey, if you’ve bought some, add it to Ravelry under Stalwart Sock! No one’s added it to Ravelry yet except for my own project…

Here are the first four yarns in my next shop update:

Paprikash - Stalwart Sock

Billie Jean - Stalwart Sock

Origanum - Stalwart Sock

From Dusk Til Dawn - Stalwart Sock

I did this entire batch in more muted colors. Even though we haven’t hit the first day of summer yet, I’m thinking ahead to fall. All of it is Stalwart Sock, the Merino/Nylon base.