October/November 2013 Update

Westminster Shawl - Used Handmaiden Camelspin, which I purchased in Sutton, Quebec on a bike vacation in 2012. The shop is called Mont Tricot, and it is a really nice one! The pattern is from Toby Roxane's London Underground booklet, which I purchased as an ebook from Ravelry. I attended her trunk show at The Knitter's Edge in Bethlehem PA., and like her designs, so I decided to make some of them. Next on the list are 2 shawls from her Tarot Collection (using stash yarn, of course).



Japarta Off Road - Used Tosh Merino Light. One skein was purchased at Adirondack Yarns in Lake Placid New York in January 2013, as part of another project (Color Affection - in progress). I decided the colors for that project were too dull, so recently purchased another color from Blue Purl in Madison, N.J., and thus this project was set! This project was part of the Nimara and Japarta Knit-a-thon, which was a fundraiser for the Minoru Hokari Memorial Scholarship Fund. The designer donated to the fund, based on the yardage used for the project.




Darn Knit Rasta Hat -  Used Rainbow Twist Handspun purchased at the New Jersey Sheep and Wool Festival in September, directly from the spinner. Great colors, and really big yarn. This pattern was great to highlight the yarn. The colorway is Saltwater Taffy, and it looks exactly like the name!

 

Color Affection Shawl - Used Tosh Light purchased at Adirondack Yarns in Lake Placid NY, and Blue Purl in Madison, NJ.

Leftie shawl/scarf - purchased the main color and pattern at Miss Babs' booth at NYS Sheep & Wool 2012 in Rhinebeck, N.Y. The stripes are left overs from Claudia Hand Paints(fingering weight).
     


Estonian Stitch hat - The textured brim of the hat is from a class I took at Stitches East 2012, to learn Estonian stitch patterns. I finished up the strip in October, and turned it into a hat.

  

Downton Abbey Felted Hat - from the Downton Abbey Knits magazine. Purchased the magazine and yarn (Ella Rae worsted) on an impulse at Trillion Yarns in Harding, N.J. in September.