And the winner of the silk hankies is…….
……#10 – Kathy.
You have Ollie to thank for pulling your number.
Please email me with your shipping address and I'll put your silk hankies in the mail to you. We'll all look forward to seeing what you knit with them.
And if, like me, you are curious about how silk fibers are worked from cocoons, here is a fascinating (and quick) video showing cocoons being stretched over frames in a store in China.
I just finished knitting the Little Copernicus sweater, and I'm so excited that I can't wait for daylight and the chance to take good pictures to share it with you. I need to show it to you now. Right this minute. It is so tiny and cute!
Here it is, all done, and in need of a good blocking. I'm hoping it's small enough to dry overnight, because I can't wait to sew on the tiny mother of pearl buttons I purchased for it.
The yarn is Elliebelly Pixie Merino, dyed in a Paintbrush colorway. Here is a close up shot, so you can get a better idea of how the yarn works in this pattern and how nicely the picked up rib edging contrast with the stockinette body.
I just keep knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting. But it's like a black hole. It doesn't seem to grow, even as skein after skein gets sucked it. Although it is now long enough to cover a small-sized person, it doesn't seem like it will ever be a real afghan. I suspect there is some metaphysical law of knitterly progress that I am not getting.
Silk hankies anyone?
I've had so many conversations with people about knitting with silk hankies since my original post on the topic, which piggy-backed on Stephanie McPhee's project, that I decided to share some of my hand-dyed hankies with a lucky reader. Post in the comments below (make sure I have an email address so I can contact you if you win) and I'll pick a winner next Friday night.
To get everyone started, here's a YouTube video that's very helpful. It has very cute cats as an added plus.
Kimberly R has finished the rug she made for me, and was nice enough to provide pictures in advance of its arrival. It looks beautiful. I'm planning on using it as the perfect splash of color in our playroom, although it has occurred to me that it's so beautiful that I may be forced to redo our bedroom around it.
I sent Kimberly a big box full of Elliebelly yarn, dyed on a bulky superwash Merino base. In case you missed that post and want to see the yarn, it's located here. The idea was to put all those different colorways to use — I'm planning on using the leftovers to do scrappy sweaters for Ollie (and Ellie if the leftovers holdout).
This rug has to be one of the most innovative patterns I've ever seen. Thanks Kim!
One more picture of Hermione Loves Ron. Best knitted hat ever. I find myself not wanting to take it off. Ellie snagged it and slept in it last night. Make yourself one now!
Love, love, LOVE this hat! Here’s a quick picture of it-completed in just a few days.