On My Needles Today...

...is a pretty cowl which is almost finished.

In fact I am in the process of binding it off.

This cowl is a custom order for a customer

in Slovenia!

This color way is inspired by Pantone's 2014 Color of the Year,

"Radiant Orchid."

Happy knitting everyone,

and happy Fourth of July!

On My Needles Today...

...is a "bandanna" cowl.

It is shaped into a point at the center front,

giving it a bandanna look when worn.

I am knitting it with 

Plymouth Yarn's GINA,

a wonderful space dyed wool.

Happy knitting!

My Creative Process



What gets your creative juices flowing?

I recently bought these two balls of yarn

at a discount store.

I'm always on the prowl for yarn to add to my stash.

What usually gets my attention is

something that sparkles or

has an interesting texture.

Both of the yarns above qualify

and the extra bonus was they are

both in the same colorway.

I decided to make one of my reversible cowls

to be lined with the scarf above.

So out come the yarns,

anything and everything that coordinates

with the colors in the scarf.

Then the really fun part,

knitting!

It's so exciting to see the

interaction of the colors as

I knit them, row upon row.

Here's the knitted cowl,

all ready to be lined with the scarf.

The finished cowl.

This colorway, which I'm calling,

"Raspberries & Blueberries,"

is the perfect pop of color

to get us through

the final days of this winter

and into spring!

I decided to knit a slouchy hat too!

FUSION Yarn, colorway "Raspberries & Blueberries"

That's how my creative process works!

How about yours?

My Newest Creations!



Last time I told you I had recently purchased

lots of scarves and was working

on a new project.

I'm knitting cowls,

my newest passion

and lining them with pretty scarves!

This results in a totally reversible neck warmer.

You can wear it with the scarf against your neck.

(Some of my cowls are lined with cashmere

and feel incredible against your neck.)

Or, you can wear it with the hand knitted side against

your neck, for a really cozy feel,

and a pretty plaid scarf around your neck.

In addition to the cashmere scarves,

I'm also using  some pretty

faux silk ones.

I'm using the scarf as my inspiration for the yarn

and designing the FUSION Yarn to perfectly

coordinate with the scarf.

I've just listed some in

my Etsy shop this morning

and have plans to add more

and more as the holiday season approaches.

Stop in and have a look!