New Home & a Few Finished Projects

I’m back and trying out my new cyberspace home.  I’ve seen several other blogs via WordPress and was so impressed I decided to make the switch.  So far, so good. 

Although I ignored my blog the past couple of weeks, I have not ignored my knitting.  During that time Clapotis was finished, Lady Eleanor was cast on and bound off, plus my first sweater was started.

Here’s a look of the completed Clapotis:

This baby took four skeins of Art Yarns Regal Silk on size 4US needles.  The drape of the fabric is wonderful and it feels so good against the skin, I can’t wait for the weather to cool down a bit and have an excuse to use it.

Lady Eleanor was cast on using Noro’s Kureyon in color #102.  Lady E was knit with 10 skeins of yarn, just enough yarn was left over to knit and felt a standard size potholder sometime in the future.    I was pleased with the overall color scheme and the feel of the yarn was a bit scratchy, but nothing to complain about.  Since I did start knitting the wrap in late May I was pressured to finish it quickly before our famous Texas summer heat set in.  Knitting with warm fibers thicker than lace weight during the summer is irritating since our house does not have A/C.  Luckily, mother nature was on my side and all the rain kept the temperatures down long after Lady was completed. 

Here’s a peek at Rowena Cardigan from Knit2Together.  So far I’ve completed the two front pieces, and one sleeve.  I’m a couple of rows away from finishing the back again.  The back was the first piece I’d finished but decided to make the cardigan 2 inches shorter so I frogged and reknit starting from the armhole.  Rowena is being knit with SWTC’s 100% Bamboo in Lilac.