Frost Flower Scarf

This scarf is supposed to be a gift for a friend who is wool-sensitive. Rowan's linen/silk blend Silkystones is beautiful and wool-free. The great thing about this pattern is that is doesn't require grafting to halves together; the lace pattern looks the same at both ends!

Summer Poncho

Finished! This used up most of the Ella Rae Shibu -- I have part of a ball left. The garter stitch is very stretchy, and so I didn't use all of the yardage required although I did complete more repeats of the pattern than written.

Starry Night Fingerless Mittens

I love Manos del Uruguay! And I was so excited when the silk blend came out, but I don't really want a whole sweater of it. So a little bit goes a long way. This pattern from Churchmouse Yarns & Tea is quick and easy and looks like a million bucks.

My mittens have only 4 purl ridges but I did put in another 3 knit rows so my mittens come pretty far down on my wrists. I like the way the purl stitches frame the thumb gusset; it is the most elegant way to make a thumb.

The yarn has a subtle sheen and the Stellar colorway looks like a velvety blue sky with golden stars. Ah!

Silk Cardigan is Done!

Finally finished up the short-sleeved silk cardigan. It was a pretty quick knit, but I had some projects for the shop to work on at the same time. I'm pretty happy with it...it could be a little longer and the fit under the arms is a little off...but I love the godets below the waist.

The Ella Rae Shibu was lovely to work with. It was not too stiff, and the slubs give the finished fabric a tweedy look.

I ended up getting buttons at the new Joanns in south San Jose...it's hard to find good buttons, and these were nice and a good value. I needed 10 of them, and finding that quantity is also challenging.