Knit time: stock up yarn for winter days
Nov 13th, 2009 by iHanna
I’ve cast on for a pair of socks that I’m going to knit a bit on this weekend. Right now it ain’t much, but it looks like this so far:
I bought this yarn recently at Syfestivalen, and lots of more wool with close up pictures because yarn is so beautiful. Even in these photos you can tell how soft it is:
The pile of yumminess….
And some close ups;
Unlabeled mulitcolored wool
The gray is eco ull/wool from Marks & Katten.
Pink from Debbie Bliss.
And cheese cloth from the shop Canvas (in Göteborg). Yes, finally I’ve found some cheese cloth (ostduk) for dying and sewing into mixed media projects I guess… Or what do you do with that stuff? Any ideas?
You can view images from previous visits to that craft fair and the rainbow socks I knitted with yarn bought back then. Sy means sewing, and there is a lot of fabric at that fair but I like the yarn booths better I guess… so I stock up. Winter is here.
Yesterday in the post Clean & Tidy at the great blog Sew Mama Sew featured a link to some fun labels I made a while back, labels:
Labels that you can print and use in your own projects. I thought I’d tell you about them so you can find them too, as they are now hidden far in the dusty archive of this blog! Download and print both sheets, I’d love to see where and how you use them!
Sounds like you’re having fun! Nice yarn!
I’m knitting today, too.
Det skal bli en aviskurv når det blir ferdig., Har bare en kortside igjen nå+håndtak, så skal den sys sammen og tøves. Er så spent på hvordan den blir.
Happy friday 13th :D
My Christmas came early today from lulu. It’s your book! I haven’t opened it yet, because it’s not even December yet. When I do, I will try and do as much creative stuff from your book. I’m sure I will be making a lot of pretty things which I will share in my blog and this time will post link to your site, I just learned how to put links today. Thank you for constant inspiration. I’m just a beginner knitter but can sure appreciate yummy yarns like yours. I am just confining my self to scarves and shawls although I’m pretty good crocheter. I have this really nice expensive yarn that I got a few years back but I don’t think I can take up the challenge of knitting socks. I would be happy to give it to you as a present for being a constant inspiration to me and my sister.
I’ve used your labels!! Thank you so much, Hanna! :D
You can see pictures on my blog…
Ønsker deg en fin-fin lørdag
Gah!! So much pretty yarn!! I can imagine how soft it is! I love the stripes and the red and grey color combo. Can’t wait to see your finished socks! =c)
Hi there !
I wanted to Thank you for making such beautifull labels.
I use them often for sending my books.
greetings From Holland Xx
You can stabilize cheesecloth in an embroidery hope and use it for experimenting with your favorite stitches using threads and yarn that’s too thick to stitch well on more tightly woven fabrics. It’s great fun!
Such beautiful yarn!
Is Syfestivalen a craft fair??
or is a gathering where you can purchase craft fabrics, yarns, etc?
Looks fun!
Can’t wait to see your socks!
: )
Jag stickar på min andra dragspelsbasker nu, fast kanske tar garnet slut för tidigt… nackdelen när man ska vara sparsam och använda sånt man har kvar sedan tidigare.
scrowlscrowl: Felting is so much fun, good luck with you newspaper holder thing. Glad to see you used the labels!
Janice Mae: Oh, thank you! I hope you enjoy my book!
U2kitteh: Hello there! Yeah, I knit a bit more now and it looks nice. The heal and toe will be red too of course… Classic socks but extra über soft! Mmm….
Acey: Wow, thanks! Love your blog too, will come over to read more soon.
Marie: Sorry for mixing up the words, it is definitely a trade fair with shops and companies selling fabric, yarn and other craft materials to the public. Nothing handmade, but still many projects made up for inspiration of course. Socks are being worked on today!
Maria: Jag håller tummarna för att garnet inte ska ta slut för tidigt!
thanks for these labels! i love all the colors :)
Thanks so much for the labels, I’ll be linking. Your yarn is gorgeous! I just made a stop by the yarn shop over the weekend. I can’t wait to dive into my pile!
Rachel, how fun that you came by after I recently heard your voice in Diane’s podcast. Just listening to you made me wanna think up some fun tutorials, but I don’t have any in the works right now, so we’ll see what I come up with! :-) Good luck with the knitting!