Violet Valentine - Violet Speckle Eyelets

I finished up the first eyelet section with my Violet Speckle yarn and am about to start the second slip stitch transition section.  I wasn't super careful making my spreadsheet, so I have some errors, not on the stitch count, but on the eyelet instruction row.  Fortunately it is a minor error, and I also printed out a copy of the pattern to refer to, just in case, but there are no page numbers, which is just crazy.

Pattern:  Zarya by Ambah O'Brien
Yarn:  Zen Yarn Garden Superfine Fingering
Needle:  US 5 (3.75 mm)

Xanthe - Finished!

I finally finished up my Xanthe over the long weekend.  Blocking it was a little trying.  The lace wants to do one thing and the garter stitch another and trying to get them to compromise was a little bit of a challenge.  It came out very drapy, and it is generously sized.

I wore my Compassion Celadon to work on Tuesday and snapped a quick picture of it when I got home.

Patterns:  Xanthe and Celadon by Ambah O'Brien
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Kiri Autumn Trio and Bright & Bold ombre
Needle:  US 5 (3.75 mm)

Violet Valentine - Cast On

Even though I still need to finish my Xanthe for Ambah's "It's a Wrap" KAL I couldn't resist casting on Zarya for the "Valentine KAL".  The yarn is Superfine Fingering by Zen Yarn Garden and it came as a pair - Violet and Violet Speckle.  I didn't even have to stash dive (more like stash surfing) as this is a recent acquisition that hadn't been put away yet.  The purple is very much the Moon Purple that I have used on several other projects, and is a color I really love.

Now I really need to get back to my Xanthe.  I am just over half-way through the second set of stripes - perfect knitting for reading - so I'm hoping I can finish it up this weekend.  I have far too many WIPs right now and really need to get some finished.

Pattern:  Zarya by Ambah O'Brien
Yarn:  Zen Yarn Garden Superfine Fingering
Needles:  US 5 (3.75 mm)

Saltwater Taffy Myndie - Cast On

After casting off my latest Celadon I immediately cast on a Myndie for the Saltwater colors from my Unique Sheep Bright & Bold Advent Calendar set.  I've gone back and forth over what to knit with this yarn.  At one point I started an Adventurous Wrap Option B, but I really want to display the fun speckles on the yarn, and they will get lost in the Adventurous Wrap.  I'm going to modify Myndie to use up as much yarn as I can by making it bigger.  I have my spreadsheet and I'll get yarn usage figures as I go and figure out how much larger I can make it.

Pattern:  Myndie by Ambah O'Brien
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep Rare Breed, Bright & Bold Advent Calendar 2018
Needles:  US 5 (3.75 mm)

Compassion Celadon - Finished!

I have been working steadily on my Compassion Celadon and finished up the colored skeins yesterday and the gray today.  It is upstairs blocking.

Pattern:  Celadon by Ambah O'Brien
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep  Rare Breed
Needle:  US 5 (3.75 mm)

Compassion Celadon - Three Skeins Done!

I had to go on travel for work the first half of this week so I took this project along with me.  I didn't get much knitting done during the stay itself, but there was a four hour drive each way, and I wasn't driving, so I got plenty of knitting done anyway.

Pattern:  Celadon by Ambah O'Brien
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep  Rare Breed
 Needle:  US 5 (3.75 mm)

Compassion Celadon - Skein 12 Started

I have mostly been working on my test knit (I am almost finished!) but when I want to actually watch what is no TV (lately it has been Blue Planet II, which is mesmerizing - I just wish they gave us more information) I pull this one out.  Today I finally finished up the first section of gray and started the first skein of the gradient.  You might recall that this set is from my Advent Calendar - skeins 6-12 of that set to be exact.  I'm starting with the darkest one, which is skein 12.

Pattern:  Celadon by Ambah O'Brien
Yarn:  The Unique Sheep  Rare Breed
 Needle:  US 5 (3.75 mm)