Midwest Moolight

I casted for Midwest Moonlight last night, with some Lion and Lamb that has been in my stash for a while:



I love both the yarn and the pattern.

ETA: Since Helen asked, the colorway is Purple Club.

Scarf Style/Wrap Style on Flickr

At long last, I have become sucked into the world of Flickr. Awhile ago, I set up a group for Scarf Styl and Wrap Style photos, and to my surprise, people have added some. I invite you all to do the same! You'll need to create a Flickr account if you do not already have one.

To keep the group more manageable, please include photos of finished objects only.

Click here to visit the photo pool.

Announcing ...... Lady Eleanor

Lady Eleanor has been OTN it seems forever but has finally been cast off, washed & blocked.


DD modelling Lady Eleanor

DD enjoyed her photoshoot & had fun swirling around as DH clicked away.

Yarn used: Noro Silk Garden shade 232
Amount of yarn used: 6 1/2 50g balls without a fringe.
Needle size: 5mm
Pattern from Scarf Style edited by Pam Allen
Dimensions pre blocking: 37cm x 107cm
Dimensions post blocking: 43cm x 139cm.
Started: 10th May 2006
Finished: 8th August 2006

I enjoyed the pattern but my disaster with the yarn early on in the project tainted it for me. I haven't added a fringe yet as I'm not sure which type I want if any. I know that I don't want standard tassels like a scarf & am not sure regarding a knotted fringe or a beaded knotted fringe so for now it's staying as it is.

More pictures can be seen on my blog

My Lesson in Mohair

Hello! I am new to this KAL, but am so anxious to get moving on the projects! I never imagined I could get so excited about scarves and wraps; I absolutely love this book. Every pattern is so beautiful. I am starting with Misty Garden.

I bought the mohair on a whim at my LYS a while back, and just waited until the right pattern came along. Misty Garden is my first experience with a lace pattern, as well as my first experience with mohair. I am still up in the air about the mohair. It looks fantastic, but I feel like I am knitting it at a snail's pace. However, it may just be that I knit everything at a snail's pace!

For my second project, I plan to knit Backyard Leaves in Classic Elite Lush. My friend Lynn asked for a "black scarf" for Christmas. Little does she know that I plan to learn how to read a chart for the first time with her "black scarf" pattern!

My Ene's won

first place in my local county fair! Here is a pic when I finished it last winter.

Midwest Moonlight completed!

Love it! The yarn is Debbie Bliss Cathay, a cotton/silk/microfibre blend - it has beautiful sheen and texture, and was wonderful to knit with. This is going to be a gift for my fiance's sister for Christmas. Can't wait to start another scarf from this book! More pics on my blog for those interested.

Lady Eleanor Inspiration

I love both of these books. I turn every page and want to knit each one. I finally settled on starting with a scaled-down version of lady eleanor. I wanted to learn the technique before launching on such a large project, so I used yarn from my stash - Noro Silk Garden color 87. I used three skeins. I like most of the colors but am not too crazy about the one square of yellow. How does that happen when they are all the same color and lot number? Oh, well. It has personality.

For my next knit, I am thinking of trying to do something with lace and am eyeing two patterns, one from each of the books. I have never knit a "real" lace pattern before, so hopefully I won't be in too far over my head. Wish me luck, and I'll keep you all posted!

Backyard Leaves gone awry

I've been working on Backyard Leaves (in Karabella Aurora 8), since last winter. It's been a great experience as I progressed from my start as a fairly novice lace knitter who didn't have the foggiest idea what the hell the chart meant to a fairly confident knitter, zipping through those springy leaves. Finally, it was done, and I laid it out in the back patio with pet quail Fiver for scale before blocking it and sewing the two halves together.

This is where the major bummer comes in, because when I went to sew the two halves together, one cast-on had been quite tight, and the other was quite loose, so the seam came out very funky. Then, I tried the thing on and it is LONG! At this point, the thing seems more likely to choke me to death with its long heaviness than to cradle my neck in leafy softness, which is what I was hoping for.

I've had knitted objects come out unsatisfactorily before, but this one really bums me out because it's the ultimate pattern and the ultimate yarn, the FO that I couldn't wait to lay my eyes on. Once I get over my disappointment, I'm just going to rip it a little from both ends and redo the couple of rows around that join and take out a repeat or two at each and, then then maybe Backyard Leaves and I can fall in love like we were meant to.

Misty Garden

I was listening to Brenda Dayne's podcast a few weeks ago and when she mentioned that her new series was being sponsored by Briar Rose Fibers, I remembered a skein of fingering weight yarn I'd bought last April at the Putnam County Fleece Fest.

Eager to get knitting I decided that it would be a Misty Garden scarf. Love, love how it turned out.

Next up, backyard leaves.

See more photos and info about Misty Garden and Backyard leaves on my blog.
-Nicole-

Forbes Forest

I've been meaning to post this here for a while - I finished Forbes Forest a little over a week ago and I am very happy with the results!


I used 6 balls of Knit Picks MerinoStyle in 'Moss' and added a few pattern repeats to make it longer. The texture is amazing and it was a blast to photograph!

Details are here.