Book Finished!

Well, it's been nearly a year since my last post! The book-on-cd is finally finished and published. Yippee!! See the post below for more information or contact your local yarn shop. I am SO excited. I received my copy and I am so proud. :-) Several of the patterns are mine, but those of the other designers are really awesome!! Absolutely beautiful! Some intricate, some simple, some lacy, some with several colors, some plain. But all are great. (can you tell I'm excited????)

FO!

I finally finished the Toe-Up Panda Sup Twist sock!! The yarn is rom Crystal Palace and the color name is "Mint Print." Despite the broken size 1 bamboo circs. It's all blocked. Now I need to finish writing up the pattern! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

WOW! I can't believe I haven't posted anything since JUNE! You know what they say - time flies when you're having fun, and I've been having a blast! LOVE being retired. Just too busy, though!

I've been playing with the new Panda Superwash from Crystal Palace. Love that, too! The yarn is soft and easy to work with. I'm so excited they came out with a superwash sock yarn!! I started this sock with a lacy rib leg, but it was way too loose, so I frogged the leg (it's a toe-up pattern) and am trying a small cable. Here's what I have so far! (It's too soon to tell if the cabling will be tight enough.)

Panda Silk! - August 31, 2007

Crystal Palace Yarns has done it again! A new "Panda" yarn has been hatched - Panda Silk. It has the durability of bamboo (52%), the stability of superwash Merino wool (43%), and the luxurious softness of silk (5%). A 50-gram ball has approximately 204 yards and can be machine washed (gentle) or handwashed. I'm playing with designing a pattern for a scarf out of this luscious featherweight yarn. If I had the time and the confidence, I'd design a lacy shawl. This yarn is LOVELY!

Yarn from Bamboo, Corn - what's next? May 05, 2007

Well, as you know, I comleted my Circus Chevron socks, made with Crystal Palace's Panda Wool - a lovely bamboo/wool/nylon blend. The pattern will be available to the yahoo group, Whenever (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/whenever/) in JUNE!! (oh my goodness, where has time gone????). It will then be available to others after August 1.

I recently acquired some Panda Cotton and Crystal Palace's new Maizy. Cool stuff!! The Maizy is 62% Corn Fiber, 18% elastic Nylon AND each ball has 204 yards. I'm playing with it now. I have only 1 ball of white and 1 ball of black, so I am thinking of making a "shorty" or "cropped" sock with stripes, and solid heel and toe. I'm going to cast on as soon as I get off here. I can picture the socks in my mind, but can't find a good name. Maybe I need to come up with a few ideas and do a poll! Yes! That's what I should do!!!!!

I'll keep posting my progress - check back soon to see how they are coming. I'll try to post progress pictures, too, but will definitely post the finished socks.

Finally Finished! - April 10, 2007

Too many projects, too many deadlines! But I finally finished my Circus Chevron socks! I just love the Panda Wool from Crystal Palace! With its 46% bamboo, 43% wool, and 11% nylon content, it feels so luscious! Can't wait to see how it washes! Can't wait to wear the socks!!!!! The color of this yarn is called Circus (#9575) and the pattern is Chevron, hence its name. Now, when I get a chance, I want to try the Panda Cotton!

Panda Wool - February 28, 2007

Have you tried the new Panda Wool from Crystal Palace? It's LUSCIOUS! I have 2 balls of the color Circus,#9575. I love the feel and the texture of this yarn. The fiber content is 46% bamboo, 43% wool, and 11% nylon and has about 170 yds/157 m per 50 g ball. Panda Wool is so soft!! I've already started designing a pair of socks with it that I'm calling Circus Chevron (see the picture). A very good friend of mine has some of the Panda Cotton and she is equally enthralled. If you don't have a favorite LYS near you that carries CP yarns, you will want to "google" to find who does. It's worth it!!!!!