Quilting + Friends & Family Sale

Chronicle Books has the perfect book for those who are addicted to Jelly Rolls, etc. but don't know what they want to make out of them. Little Bits Quilting Bee has lots of great ideas and inspiring photos. Plus, Chronicle Books is in the midst of a Friends & Family sale, so take a peek and get inspired!

via Chronicle Books

It's Knitting Time!

New BrooklynTweed Look Book is out. And I want to knit them all...but Bedford is a favorite.

via Brooklyn Tweed

Hemp/Wool Cocoon

This is based on the Lion Brand Pattern with some modifications. Ribbing is 4 rows at cast on and bind off edge. Two stitches decreased in the center every 12 rows to give some shaping and decrease bulkiness in the back of the shrug. It has elbow-length "sleeves" and is about 36" from neck to hem.

Yarn: Hemp for Knitting #210 Hempwol, 2 skeins
Needle: US 8
Gauge: 20 sts & 24 rows over 5”

Thoughts on Creativity

Read and consider...

Quilt Thoughts

Maybe I will make the quilt without binding...It doesn't call for binding, but I thought it looked a bit unfinished. I picked out some binding, but I'm not completely happy with it. And then I saw this tutorial, and if I stitch along the edges real close...maybe that will work.

Wrapping Up Summer

Ha, ha! Summer probably has a ways to go, but I did finish a cape/shawl out of Cascade Sierra to help with the transition to cooler days. I picked up this yarn at commuknity in San Jose. These were end lots or discontinued colors of Sierra, so there were only single skeins available. I tried a striped version of the Kauai wrap, but I had trouble getting the carries up the side to look neat. And while I liked the way the colors looked together, there wasn't much contrast.

Using the pattern for Colonnade modified for the lighter weight yarn, I am please with the way it turned out, but the contrast between colors is certainly right out there! I found the perfect button at Green Planet Yarn. They have a great selection of tagua nut buttons in a wide variety of colors. I found one to match the Bermuda Blue and one to match the Waterlily yarn. I ended up using the first button as a fastener.