Kind of a Big Deal
The lovely people at Blue Sky Alpacas have chosen my free placemat pattern as their staff pick for the month of March! When I found this out a few weeks ago I immediately told my husband that I was kind of a big deal on the internet. He thought that was pretty funny. I thought I would use this moment to recap some great BSA patterns and projects I’ve done. For more on this pattern you can check it out here.
First up are the placemats. They are a VERY quick knit since they use a worsted weight cotton held doubled on 8mm needles. I used the colours Ladybug, Dandelion, Wasabi, and Pumpkin. They were fun and kind of Springy. They remind me of when I first started kntting and I would make blankets out of sampler strips. A different stitch for each one to make them ecclectic.
Next is the ever popular Antler Mittens. These are knit with my latest favorite yarn, BSA Worsted Hand Dyes. They are soooooo soft, a 16 stitch gauge, and they have very subtle colour variations. So beautiful to knit with and as a finished product.
I’ve also knit up a 2×2 cable scarf in the bulky. This scarf was originally knit in a thinner yarn on smaller needles but on the larger scale I quite like how it stands up straight. Plus, any excuse to use big fat buttons must be taken!
Last but not least are my two fair isle mitten: Birds Nest and Maple Leaf. These are knit with BSA Sport and Melange and the Birds Nest mittens are lined with the sumptious brushed suri. I knit the Canada mittens a couple of times, a pair for Mom for the Olympics and my pair resides at Urban Yarns.
Thus concludes my adventures with Blue Sky Alpacas but I’m working on a little somthing with the Suri Merino right now, I’ll let you know about it shortly!
Venus said,
March 19, 2010 at 5:57 am
Eeeeee! So exciting! Congrats on getting your pattern chosen as the BSA staff pick of the month! Very cool, you are indeed, a big deal on the internets. =)