Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Yarn Along and a finished Habitat

For this week's Yarn Along, I'm working on new projects and new books.  How exciting!  I borrowed 2 books from the library to get some new ideas on canning, as if the 3 new books I've read recently weren't enough.  The Joy of Pickling is fascinating because it's as much about food fermentation as pickling.  I can't say that I've gotten too many new ideas from the other book, although I haven't thoroughly looked through the recipes quite yet.


The new knitting project that I started this week is a scarf for Paul for Christmas.  The pattern is Mr. Rochester's Scarf, free on ravelry, and the yarn is Cascade's Eco Duo, a super-soft blend of alpaca and merino.  I really like the subtle pattern in the scarf.  It's an enjoyable knit: not too complicated, yet not boring. And the subtle color variation between brown and gray in the colorway is lovely.  I hope it will be a nice soft scarf for Paul next winter.


I finished the Habitat hat that I was working on for the last few weeks.  It's going to be her Christmas stocking hat this year so Finn was selected as my model.


This hat took the longest ever to knit!  So many cables going this way and that way.  I love the finished look though, and I hope Elizabeth will too.  The color is her favorite and Malabrigo is always so soft and cozy to wear.


(Ever the willing model, this is the face I got when I asked him to let me photograph the front.)


Happy Yarn Along day to everyone participating!

10 comments:

  1. wow-you finished the Habitat--you are my knitting hero! What a complex pattern. I love the scarf. I love your book selections. I am going to add them to my list to check out at the library. I would love to know more about pickling.

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  2. The hat came out gorgeous!!!! The scarf is going to be so handsome too!!

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  3. OH WOW!! That hat is AMAZING!! It looks SO GOOD!! I LOVE IT!!
    I can't believe Christmas knits are coming into play ALREADY!! You are awesome!!
    Lisa

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  4. I like that scarf pattern, great choice! The hat is gorgeous, lovely stitch definition and that last photo is priceless :D

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  5. Love your model! I had the fluffy fur kerchief on Alex...so sweet. Know you got me wanting to cable again. I may have to look up those canning books at my library...the cucumbers are starting to ripen.

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  6. Wow! What a gorgeous hat!! I think that pattern would have scared me! :)

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  7. Great hat! Love it and I hope she does, too.

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  8. Ooh, I love the scarf pattern - it looks really warm, too.
    You are my hero, knitting Christmas gifts. I really need to get busy or there will be no handmades this year and that would break my heart.

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  9. Awesome scarf pattern. I love that you are working on Christmas things. I am going to start soon-as soon as teacher gift season and some birthdays are over. Love that hat and the canning book sounds very interesting.

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  10. beautiful and he is adorable, as always, even scowling.

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