Saturday, February 5, 2011

2011 FOs: Sugar and Spice

How can it be February already? This year the calendar seems as caffeinated as I've been to keep up with everyday life. To start, an FO that's a first and old hat all at once. It's the first FO that's been worn multiple times before getting documented here. (It was photographed back in mid-January, though.) It's also the third of the back-to-back Saroyans I've knit. This one for me, using yarn purchased during the trip to Taos. I'm pretty sure I'm done with this pattern ... for now, at least.

Pattern: Saroyan 

After those multiple leafy, lacy scarfs, is it any wonder I was craving something bolder and faster to knit? When my friend Chris posted a Craft It Forward invitation on Facebook, I jumped right on board. And when I found this stunning handspun in the inoxia studios Etsy shop, I snapped it up for Jane, who has signed on as one of the five people I'm passing the the crafting on to. The hardest part about this project was finding a stitch "pattern" that let the yarn shine. I settled on a simple K1P1, which also gives the cowl plenty of stretch.


And, yes, that is snow. And, no, this wasn't taken in MN. That's NM snow you see.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011