Nancy's Knitting: October 2010

Whew, October blew by. The first two weeks I was busy knitting and the second two weeks I was busy traveling. (a little more about that later, I'll even try to relate it to knitting)

First the knitting and a few finished projects. I finished the two sweaters started last month. First a Swing Sweater made from Noro's Yuzen. It think it's really cute. It's hanging in the shop right now, but I am looking forward to wearing it.

Next, I finished the double breasted cardigan from Twilley's Spirit. I really like the way this turned out too. The yarn is DK weight wool and very nice to knit with.

Then a few other projects, I knit a quick scarf in School Colors for a friend who took a job with Kings College. This is knit with 2 strands of Berroco's Comfort.

I decided I needed a small bag for my trip. There is an adorable bag in the new book Entree to Entrelac. (as well as about 5 other projects that I'd like to knit. You'll see more on that coming up soon, after the holiday knitting is done) So, I reached into my stash (and the shop) and made this purse. Isn't it cute? I lined it and put a magnet in it to keep it closed. It is made with Berroco's Suede and Sensuwool and Plymouth's Superwash Merino. I know you are surprised at the color!

I also decided to remake a sweater I wasn't completely happy with before I left. I remade it using the Comfy Cardi pattern and smaller needles. The yarn is Flirt from Sirdar. A wool and bamboo blend. Now I'm happy. I finished it the night before we left. This is me wearing it on the top of the Domo in Florence, Italy.

Before I left I started another Comfy Cardi for the shop in a different yarn. The pattern is written for different gauges and I thought another sample would be good. Besides, I've been wanting to knit with this yarn It is Shirakba by Noro. It is mostly Cotton and Silk with a little wool. I am not too far, but hopefully it will be done before long.

I also took with me a few Christmas gifts to work on while I traveled. Shhhhsh... I will take pictures and show you in January.

Now, the traveling part of the month. My son is in Italy for a semester and we went to visit him. We also took a 7 day cruise while we were there to celebrate our 28th Anniversary. We had a wonderful time and while we were wandering around Rome with my son, I saw a few knitting related sites I thought you might enjoy seeing. I also have a few pictures of myself wearing some of my sweaters. (just to prove I really do wear them, they just don't hang in the shop.)

A Yarn Shop! (and bras) Love her door handle.

Another yarn shop (and hosiery) Is there a trend? Actually, when Lily Chin was here teaching for a guild weekend, she said all the yarn shops in Greece were in Lingerie stores. Must be a European thing.

We walked past this window display - Handknit ties - Cool! All in garter stitch. My son might be ordering a few. I'll have to enlarge the picture to figure out what to do.