Robin Finished!

I finished Robin just in time for Oregon Flock and Fiber this weekend! I'll have it on display in my booth!

I kept knitting until I ran out of one of the colors of my Superwash Sport yarn. In this case it was the Mountain Sunset. I was just short of finishing section 5. What I love about this pattern is you can stop anywhere and a beautiful shawl will form. If you finish a section it will be more curvy if you stop in the middle of a section it will be more triangular. Just amazing!

It is so pretty. I definitely see myself wearing it this fall and winter. I can see where it would dress up just about any outfit and keep me warm! The Superwash Sport is super cuddly and so fun to knit up. I have so many ideas for projects and patterns to knit up with this yarn. I love it!

Definitely come and check it out this weekend at OFFF! My booth is out on the lawn. Also I plan on having a huge fiber sale with Merino, BFL, Mixed BFL, Superwash Merino, and Superwash BFL all $10 per 4oz of gorgeous handpainted fiber. There may be a few other things on sale too! Make sure to stop by and say hi!

Blair's MadTosh Socks

I didn't make a lot of progress on Robin this week. My husband has been feeling under the weather and asked if I could finish his socks. So I dropped everything and went to knitting on his socks. 

These are out of tosh dk in colors Baltic (blue) and Nutmeg (gold). I knit them on size 3US addi turbos. I like to keep a pair on the needles at all times. I have his next pair wound up and ready to go. I just need to get them cast on. 

I think for Robin I should have it finished by next week looking at how much yarn is left. I'm so excited about seeing it finished. It is so pretty!

Robin: Section 4

I finished section 4. I love each new section. So pretty! I have been sick with a head cold this week. I know it's bad when I don't even have the energy to knit! So we'll see how far I get by next week. I have a feeling I won't have section 5 done by then.

Robin - Section 3

I am through 3 sections of the shawl. So fart I seem to be able to get a section done a week. Of course each section gets a bit bigger, so it gets a bit harder each week. I'm thinking it will be 6 sections in the end or so. I plan on continuing until I run out of yarn or just have enough to bind off. So far I really love this shawl and the gentle rhythm of the stripes.  

Robin Section 2

I am finished with section 2. This shawl seems to be going pretty fast. 

I know the photos aren't great. I make myself take them in the evenings before I start a new section. I'll try to get some photos in daylight, instead of lamplight. How is your Robin going? Any difficulties? Do you love it as much as I do?

Robin KAL

Needles poised? Are you ready to go? I know I am!

I have the first section of Robin (rav link) finished. I love love love it! This is Mountain Sunset and Natural in my new Superwash Sport 2 Yarn. It is so squishy and soft! I already have plans for wearing this cozy shawl this fall. I love the pattern too. I can't do it at knit group, but it is perfect for evenings spent watching tv or listening to audiobooks. It takes a little bit too much counting to do it at knit group. Post here with links for your progress or check out the Ravelry thread!

Robin

Ok, I admit that two balls of yarn already wound and ready to go is too much for me to resist. So I started the first section of Robin as a swatch. 

Boy am I glad that I did! As you can see the brown of the Dark Roast blends right in with the Mountain Sunset. Who knew? That's what swatching is for! So I thought about it and I have been seeing some striking combinations of natural white with pinks and reds. So I got out a skein of natural and balled it up.

It doesn't look like much with the two balls, but high contrast is the key!

I knit some more and ta-da, much better! In fact if you would like Natural as your color of choice, just write "natural" in the form when you purchase your kit and I will happily add it. I have lots of all of the yarns available. I love it! I can't wait to knit more! This shawl is amazing and definitely addictive to knit!

Knit a long starts next Wednesday, August 21st!

Robin: A Knit-a-Long

I am really excited to introduce 2 new things. The first is a new super soft and squishy Superwash Sport 2 yarn base. This stuff is so wonderful and round. It is the baby sister version of my Superwash Worsted. If you have knit with the worsted then you know how wonderful the sport version is! I know it is going to be great for socks, baby things, and lastly shawls...

That brings me to my other new introduction...Robin by Lee Meredith, who is a local designer out of Portland.

Isn't it beautiful? It reminds me of butterfly wings. The best part is you can knit it out of just about any yarn (fingering through bulky) and at any gauge. 

I have my yarn all picked out. It is my new Superwash Sport 2 in colors Mountain Sunset (pink) and Dark Roast (brown). As I wound these balls up it got me thinking, I should do a knit-a-long for the shawl with prizes and everything! I have started a thread on Ravelry for it. You can use any yarn base you like. I have all of them up in the shop as kits, with a 10% discount on the yarn. I'm thinking cast on day will be August 21st, 2 weeks from today, so you can even place a custom order and get your yarn in time to cast on! Then the deadline will be Oregon Flock and Fiber September 28-29th so everyone local can show them off in person. Of course if you want to start late or you end up finishing late, that's ok too!

Need inspiration for color combinations? Here are a few in the new Superwash Sport 2. From top to bottom:

• Tulip Garden and Moss
• Wind Chill and Berry Pie
• Hibiscus and Dark Roast
• Bumblebee and Mountain Sunset

So many possibilities! Let me know if you want to join in on the fun! I'll be hosting the knit-a-long here and over on Ravelry!