July 20, 2009
Another Finished Project!
So I finished something else, but still not the hoodie. Sorry.
I finished David's One Row Scarf.
Specs:
Pattern: One Row Scarf by the Yarn Harlot.
Needles: 5.5mm
Yarn: Less than one skein of Dream In Color Classy in Black Parade, from The Loopy Ewe.
Mods: None to make!
David didn't want it too long, so I didn't use the whole skein of Classy. It was 145cm long when I stopped knitting, and I'm glad I stopped, because after blocking, it grew to 160cm long.
It has been dubbed a success, and has been worn every day.
My stylist was (as always) on hand to supervise the photo shoot.
In other knitting news, I finally picked up the cap shawl again after a few weeks of neglect.
I'm loving this yarn, The Yarn Place's Graceful. I find myself thinking "Just one more round!" so that I can see the subtle colour changes.
I'm not how knitting and/or blogging is going to go for the near future. Hopefully there won't be too much of a disruption, but I'm starting a full time course at TAFE (like a US community college, I think) tomorrow, in Library Services. I'm a little bit nervous, I don't deal well with change, but I'm thinking positively!
And finally, a kind of special bear. This one is one of my favourites.
This is Max and Monty, designed by an Australian Bear Artist named Gerry Warlow. The minute I saw this kit, I knew I had to make it. Here's a close up of Max's head.
You can see his nose and ear ring better up close!
Posted by Donna at July 20, 2009 09:38 PMComments
It's been so cold lately, I bet that scarf was appreciated. What a lovely colourway for the cap shawl. I was just looking at the pics on ravelry trying to figure out if it was the light, or if the yarn was getting darker. Lovely.
Posted by: Kate at July 20, 2009 11:22 PMooh a cap shawl, i want to do one of those! and good luck at TAFE. i think you will have a blast!
Posted by: kms at July 21, 2009 08:01 AMIt'll be nice if you can keep up the blogging and write about how life changes when you go back to school as a grown up!
The cap shawl is looking beautiful and I love that one row scarf. I've made it for Sean. Great pattern.
Posted by: bells at July 21, 2009 10:26 AMLove David's scarf. Your bear and dog are just so cute. Good luck with the TAFE course. It sounds like it will be a good change for you and you might be able to knit while your there too.
Posted by: sue at July 21, 2009 10:27 AMLove the cap shawl. What pattern is it? And good luck with the library course! I'm a librarian of sorts (qualified but never worked in one) but I've heard good things about the Tafe course. One of the girls I trained once, her mother taught cataloguing at Sydney TAFE!!
Posted by: Lien at July 21, 2009 10:44 AMGood luck in School! YOu will do fine.
Love the scarf and the bear and dog. Can't wait to see the shawl continue to grow.
Posted by: Suzanne at July 21, 2009 10:44 AMI love the bear! I want pink hair too :) And good luck at TAFE Donna!
Posted by: claudine at July 21, 2009 01:12 PMOooo, are you as bad around books as every other knitter seems to be? This might be a very dangerous career path! Congratulations on going back, you'll do great :)
The cap shawl is sublime - no other word could describe it.
Posted by: Andrea @ Let Me Knit! at July 21, 2009 05:09 PMGreat work as usual ,havent been blogging much, sorry at all,lost in Ravelry!!!
Good luck at School!!
The cap shawl is beautiful, what is the pattern? I love the swirl in the center.
Posted by: Pam Grushkin at July 21, 2009 09:39 PMOh wow, back to TAFE! How exciting! I really hope you enjoy it - I think it's generally much more fun doing tertiary studies when you're going through choice (not just after Year 12).
That One Row Scarf is a winner, isn't it? I made it with Vintage Hues a few years ago, and it looks stunning. Love the teddy bears and Cap Shawl too!!
Posted by: Jejune at July 22, 2009 10:10 AMNot another Librarian/knitter! LOL (JK)
Good luck with your studies, and don't worry about us.
I like the stitch pattern if the scarf - looks good. It must be exciting going back to school & working in the library is something that I will also love to do. Good luck on your studies.
Posted by: Ann at July 22, 2009 07:15 PMLoving the cap shawl and the ted and his dog are so cool! Love the dog especially.
Good luck for TAFE, hope it is all going ok so far, good on you for doing it, I'm not sure I could go back to studying.
Posted by: Rose Red at July 22, 2009 10:24 PMVery nice scarf - looks very soft and warm. The bear and his dog are adorable!
Good luck with school!
Posted by: Jeanne at July 23, 2009 11:54 AMGreat bear!
Hope your course goes well :-)
Have fun at big school!!
Posted by: Sheridan at July 20, 2009 10:51 PM