Yarnarchy!

update: found the magazine. still haven't done anymore work on the pretty thing tho.

Well, i've lost the magazine that had my pattern in it. I can pick up a new one i'm sure, but i'm such a cheapass these days, and i don't have a lot of time to make it to the yarn store. So, i gotta find something else to knit in the interim.

So, i've finished the back to my shell, but haven't started the front yet. Well, technically i did start the front, but i was unhappy with the casting on so i frogged it. I'm going to give it another go tonight :)

Hey errybody that may still read this. Sorry bout an extreme lack of updates. Over winter i managed to knit two really awesome hats, some scarves, and now that brings me to the summer knitting season. I picked up the Spring/Summer Vogue knitting issue, and fell in love with the first pattern in it- for a really gorgeous beaded shell. I'm not sure if i'll do the beading or the ribbon work, but who knows? I just hope to have it done for the beach, and as this is my first really complicated/wearable item i hope it turns out at least 'pretty good'. So, here a pic of the "finished product" as in the magazine: And here's what i have thus far: The yarn the pattern calls for (and for once the one i used) is Plymouth "Fantasy Naturale" which i got 7 skeins for $33, amazing price thanks Kathy at Kathy's Kreations. I'll keep this updated as i move along, and try to get some pictures of those hats up too!

So, i finished Molly's scarf! She loved it :) the mini-mittens too! Now i have to do a couple more scarfs, then i want to try a sweater... we'll see how that goes!Oh, and i picked up some new yarn at Jo-Ann Fabrics, they're making their own yarns now, it's called "Licorice." It's a landscape/100% wool, should look awesome felted! Merry Christmas :)

So, there's this store in the Washington mall, Artist's Co-Op (in name and function). There had some stuff there from Ursula's Alcove (a textile place of all sorts), woven ponchos, but also some really easy felted hats. the felted hats were $35. Man, $35 for a felted hat. fabulous if they actually sell them. I think i'll give the Co-Op a call and see what the deal is, like how much the artist gets for their product. -always researching my future career as a yarnarchist, T

Welcome to the yarn parade! Here are some of my current projects- The Mike D Scarf: This scarf is for my buddy Mike D. He asked me to make a scarf for him, and i decided to make it Mike D-style, meaning: As crazy as i could! This is made with simple a Red Heart yarn; a teal-green solid and an ombre with the exact same teal-green color with purples, beiges, reds and blues to match. It's just a simple drop stitch pattern, which makes the scarf nice and relaxed. Row 1: K Row 2: *K, YO*, Row 3: K, dropping the yarn-overs-- repeat 2 and 3 till your heart's content I've been knitting 2 rows with each of my colors, with row 3 being the first of each color. I've seen this pattern with weaving yarn through the gaps, i might do this with a bright red and a gold. The Cotton Candy Scarf! Sh... this scarf is my beaux's sister's christmas present. Knit with Lion Brand Landscapes on size 13 needles, it's just a plain stockinette stitch, knit ...

Well folks, back so soon. Knit news: I knit a scarf over Thanksgiving break. It was beeauuutttiful. Keyword: Was. I used Wool-Ease Thick N' Quick on size 13 needles, and the 5 foot scarf took about 4 days to complete. Not too bad, actually. I used their green and orange in a vertical stripe pattern, 6 st green, 6 st orange, 6 stitches green. A nice quick pattern if you're looking to get aquainted with bobbin (color) knitting. My folly? I made it in stockinette stitch, the entire thing. The whole thing curled in. Terribly. it looked more like one of those things you shove under a door to prevent drafts than a frikkin' scarf. So i'm going to knit it again. This time using a stitch that won't curl. onward and upward, folks.

Ahhh, yarnarchy, yarnarchist. nice to meet y'all. Things are going to be a tad slow here till i get around to taking and editing pictures of my current knits-in-progress, but I shall use this time to introduce myself. 'Allo, m'name is Trish, and i'm a yarnarchist. What exactly is Yarnarchy? Well, it's sort of a clever play on words or so i'd like to think. Yarn + Anarchy = Yarnarchy. Except, well, yarnarchy has nothing to do with disestablishmentarianism or the like. It is what it is. Anyways, i'm just a college gal who spends my time with my animals, my books, my computer, and of course- my yarn. Hang around, and i'll get to the knitting as soon as can be.