January 2013 Finishes

I have 2 finished projects for January.

 

First is the big one - my Easy Street Quilt.  The finished quilt measures 96" x 96"

It was a great mystery held by Bonnie Hunter this past December.  I really liked the pace of this one, it was really easy to keep up each week with the clues especially with everything else I usually have going on.

 

 

Next is my Cherry Vanilla Cardigan which was a KAL for the YOSS Raverly Group.  This is my first cardigan and I can't believe I did it in a month's time.  The pattern is by Thea Coleman and the next cardigan I have yarn for is also designed by Thea is called Nantucket Red but my will be coral.

 

Following along with JudyL at Patchwork Time I am also have a 'Get It Done' list.  I added it to the top of my right sidebar to remind me every time I log on what I need to focus on for the month.

 

February list includes:

 Snail's Trail Quilt
 Quilt and Bind Split 4 Patch Quilt
 Add borders to Orca Bay
Jan. & Feb. Back to Square One Quilt

 

Stop by Patchwork Times and see what others have accomplished in January.

 

Mary


On The Needles Friday

Been MIA again but I'm back.  I really had plans of working on a quilt this morning but the only thing I have done is knitted.  Making some progress on my Cherry Vanilla Cardigan.  The Raverly Group YOSS KAL ends at the end of the month and I'm not sure I'm going to finish in time for any of the drawings but I am sure going to give it a try.  About 6 more inches on the body to go, then 3/4 sleeves and the banding.

 

 

Darn Loopy Ewe announced their 1st Quarter Challenge and it's an easy/quick one - one skein of yarn and pattern must include a cable.  So I decided to place my order of yarn for the challenge and my next cardigan.  For the challenge I decided to knit Lava Flow Cowl using Lorna Lace's Shepherd Worsted in the Gold Hill colorway.  The knit should go quickly using worsted and size 8 needles.

 

 

For the next cardigan I am going to knit Theo Coleman's pattern Nantucket Red in Rowan Belle Organic DK in Persimmon

 

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Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

 

Mary

On The Needles Friday

I'm starting off the year with working on a cardigan, my first.  I am knitting along with  the Raverly Group YOSS and doing the Thea Colman KAL.  I have chosen the pattern called Cherry Vanilla and am using Cascade Ultra Pima Cotton.  The picture is of the lace pattern that goes down the back of the cardigan.  Love the stitch definition of the cotton yarn.

 

 

On Sunday Jimmy Beans starts a Mystery KAL using Lorna Laces Sportmate, the colorway and name of the KAL is Christmas at Downton.  This mystery KAL is 8 weeks long and clues are posted on their blog each Sunday. 

 

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

 

Mary

On the Needles Friday

This is actually Off the Needles Friday for me.  Been MIA the past couple of weeks, I was getting ready for Christmas. 

 

On the 11th of December I decided to make my 3 granddaughters scarves for Christmas and needed to have them done by the 23rd.  Two of them I decided to crochet and the other one knit.  The first crocheted scarf I started with one pattern and got a couple of feet done when I figured out that pattern was using too much yarn.  I found a pattern called 'One Skein Chevron Scarf' which worked out much better and used that pattern for both crocheted scarves.  The knitted scarf I used the pattern called 'Simple Lace Scarf'

 

 

Then I decided I wasn't done with scarves yet and knitted myself one too.  Not fond of the yarn but I do like the colors and the gradual changes.  The pattern is called 'Easy Rainbow Scarf'

 

 

The YOSS Group on Raverly is having an impromptu KAL for January.  No set pattern is chosen but you are to choose one of Thea Colman's patterns.  I decided to join in and chose Cherry Vanilla Cardigan and am using some stash yarn that I bought for another cardigan that I cannot remember which pattern I was going to use.  The yarn is Cascade Ultra Pima and I think the color is mushroom.

 

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

Mary