It was a pretty easy fix, a Microsoft message that didn't require response, but then I had to check the internet, because he has to check the bank statement and his lottery numbers or the whole day will go badly.
So I checked a couple of my favorite websites, Rita's Sew Fun blog and Judy Laquidara's Patchwork Times.
Judy loves a yarn shop in Colorado called the Loopy Ewe. I've seen her blog about Loopy challenges, and her yarn stash grows with the most gorgeous colors of hand-dyed yarn that I have ever seen. And when she knits these wonderful yarns into garment she posts photos that make me jealous -- first of the yarn and second that she actually completes things!
I saw a scarf she knitted called the Hitchhiker. There's a reference to a book about 43 steps or something, I know I'm not getting it right, but this scarf has one edge that curves around your neck, and the other has periodic decreases that create little steps. You can find the pattern like I did, on ravelry.com, which is a site for knitting and crochet projects and patterns. You join for free, but the pattern is not. I bought it and made one with some variegated yarn I had, which turned out really well. If I had taken a picture before I gave it away, you'd see it here. (Next one, I promise.)
Today I also checked out Just Quilting, a blog by Denise Russart who also sews and knits. She was talking about having sent in an inspiration for colors for hand dyed yarn to guess where, Loopy Ewe! Her color is called Denise's Mandarin Duck. OMG the picture of the duck is gorgeous. She said Judy had asked her about it.
Of course I HAD to go look at the yarn at loopyewe.com. I had to.
Judy made me do it!
I ordered some -- not the Mandarin Duck, I started looking at the colors and the other hand dyed yarns, and before I knew it, I had five skeins in my cart. I bought some red/teal/black/white called Lisa's World Fair Celebration dyed by Lorna's Laces, and some green/teal/brown called Lark which is dyed by Huckleberry Knits.
I'm going to try the Loopy Challenge for the second quarter of 2014, which is to knit (and finish and post a photo) of something made with multicolored yarn.
If you read my blog you know that my speed is little things that knit up quickly. Baby sweaters, doll clothes. Scarves. Maybe some socks. This challenge will have to be done by the end of June. Wish me luck!
Hopefully I can do something for myself. I was thinking of another Hitchhiker that I will keep.
Fingers crossed... knit on!
