FINISHED!!!!

I am finally posting pictures of my finished wrap made from the various yarns that I posted about previously. It turned out fairly well, is a bit bright which is perfect for cooler summer evenings and is soooo soft! I need to find a brooch for this wrap, so I will keep my eyes open at the Thrift and Antique Shops I visit.

Today I was viewing my friend Cheryl's blog and became really inspired when I saw her Magic Yarn Shawl she completed. It turned out beautifully, and completely inspired me to pull out some of my yarns that I have been intending to use for a Magic something.

Here are the different yarns I started with. I really could not capture the true color of the yarn in the middle, it is a beautiful dusty sage green, very soft and a bit fuzzy but not too much so. The yellow/green one below it is my least favorite, however while selecting the yarns I noticed it made the whole thing POP. The solid Teal yarn is actually cashmere, I love this soft yarn but did not buy enough to make anything with it, so it got added to this project. The one on the upper left corner is a type of ribbon yarn with a slight metallic thread running through it, not very pretty on its own but nice with the other yarns. I used the cashmere together with the crazy looking yarn at the top, it is a very strange yarn but looks great with the cashmere. Finally the middle yarn on the right I used by itself and seems to break up the bulkiness of the whole grouping.

I started a pattern for a wrap that I received from a really neat yarn shops in Riverside, California called DESIGNER HAND KNITS.
The owner and staff are very helpful, and they have a small wall of pull-out containers of clearance yarns like the ones I used in this project. Here are a couple of pictures of what I have completed so far. More to come when it is completed.

Magic Yarn Ball Shawl

Okay, all my friends are telling me to post my recent knit project on my Blog, so here it is.

I used six different yarns, which I got through an exchange of scraps with my friends, to create a magic ball of yarn, then knitted a triangular shawl.

Pattern Details:

Cut 2-yard lengths of various yarns and tie the lengths together. I did not use any particular order with my yarns, the only thing I would suggest is if the yarn is very thin mix it with another thin or textured yarn to give it more strength.

To knit simply cast on three stitches and knit first row. Every row after k2, yo, knit the rest until the last two stitches then, yo, k2. After every 5 rows of adding yarn overs, knit 2 rows without yo's...this will keep the length going as well as the width. Bind off when you are at the desired length.

Block the shawl, I did not weave in my ends as they added to the texture of the yarns in the shawl.

I am done!

Yeah!!! My Frost Flowers Scarf is compeltely done now. It turned out very pretty and I think I will keep it for myself. I am sooooo glad it is completed.

Now I am deciding what I want to start, however I may just answer the call of the yard! It is so warm and beautiful out today that I really want to go outside and garden.

My Pretty Red Gloves!

I love this glove! I need to finish the other one so I will be able to wear them on cold days. It is so nice to be able to make myself something pretty.

My Current Project

FROST FLOWER SCARF

I found this pattern and decided to knit it to see if I was able to do it, once I got going on it I decided I liked it so much that I am turning it into a scarf.

Debbie's erratic thoughts about her age.

My brother in law turned 50 this week, which means in a few months I will be turning 50 also. This realization has caused me to wonder, how can my thoughts be those of a 30 year old when my body is that of an almost 50 year old?

Which sends me down the path of my memories of the almost half a century...OUCH...of my life, and more specifically what I have accomplished thus far, who have I touched with my life, and where am I headed in my future?

All these contemplations cause me to re-live the uncertain feelings I experienced in my high school years. I suppose if I am still able to feel what I felt as a teen I am still a child inside, right...or am I?

I keep asking myself, am I really almost a senior??? I don't feel like a senior...I don't even feel like an almost senior...so how can I be almost 50?

Okay, I need to go take a nap now, I have worn myself out! LOL