Yarn Blog | Adventures with Yarn

I have been a bit busy the last few weeks. It is hard to believe that we are going into the last full week of January. Where do the days go?

Last year I knitted a dark brown Jaeger cashmere sweater which I loved knitting and of course enjoy wearing too. This morning I finished a scarf with the last two balls of the brown cashmere. It is from a Jaeger pattern book which sadly is now out of print, but I will copy patterns if anyone wants to knit some of the beautiful scarves. (I have permission from Rowan)

Our Wednesday and Saturday classes continue to be popular. We take six students for each class and they are now filling about two weeks in advance. It is great when the new knitters go beyond scarves and start to think about shawls and then basic sweaters.

The weather here, while not as bad as the storm currently affecting the east coast is certainly miserable. After a lot of rain we seem to have settled into a trend of damp foggy days, rather like London or Melbourne!!! Hopefully it will rain soon and clear the misty weather away altogether. Mind you it is wonderful weather to stay in the warm by the fire and while away the hours with either a good knitting book to read, or knit up some beautiful yarn.

Sally

Well it is another new year, and I hope it is a happy and safe one for all.

My curious creek shawl is finished and presently being blocked. I started Alan’s afghan, but still the Furlauro poncho is calling my name and I know I have to get that done for the store. Actually I am feeling a little smug because I have finally caught up with all the knitting that had been on needles for so long. It is nice to be wearing all the sweaters instead of just moving bags with the pieces tucked inside.

Yesterday I went through all my magazines and have a couple of piles to give to friends and neighbours. It really is amazing just how fast these accumulate and how they suddenly become a nuisance.

We are still trying to cope with the loss of our female Maine Coon kitten, Matilda, on Christmas Eve and I am sure Chester is missing her too. The breeder is going to give us a new female just as soon as we are ready for that although it won’t be quite the same of course….