Wollmeise, You're Mine!

Remember back in June when I said I was going camping at Camp Loopy?

I had a marvelous time!!! I made lots of new friends and I did LOTS of knitting and crocheting.

My first project was my Boho Scarf that I absolutely adore! Project #1's challenge was to use at least two different colors of yarn. EASY!

Then I made my first ever pair of mittens for Project #2. Our challenge was to make sure our mittens included cables...EASY in my Loopy Cabled Cuff Mittens

Finally for Project #3, we were challenged to make something using at least 800 yards. Not so easy!! I made my first every adult sized sweater -- Hey Teach, I'm Loopy! I was definitely loopy at the end of it!! LOL

All these challenges were well worth the effort BECAUSE if you finished all three challenges within the designated time frame (1 month each) then at the end of camp, you get a FREE skein of WOLLMEISE!!! X.O.M.G!! I have been trying FOREVER it seems to get a skein of Wollmeise. I never time it right...they're always sold out by the time I get there. ::sadness::

Well guess what! My skein of Wollmeise came today!!!  HAPPY DANCE!!!!!!!!!! I was worried what color I would get. I have seen some U.G.L.Y colors posted...I was nervous. Turns out I was worried for nothing because I got this GORGEOUS skein of Wollmeise Twin Fliederbusch!!

I'm such a color junkie. I think that's why I love fair isle so much...and WHY I have soooooo many single skeins of yarn I bought just for the color...DUH!! :P But this magenta-red violet skein of Wollmeise is faaaaaaaaabulous!

Not sure what I'll make with it. There's 510 yards of gorgeous Wollmeise to savor. It came with the Fire and Ice pattern...nah...not my type.

THANK YOU LOOPY EWE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I >>HEART<< YOU!!!!

FO: Loopy Cabled Cuff Mittens

They're done!! And THREE weeks before the deadline for Camp Loopy Project #2!! WOOHOO!! I've never made a pair of mittens before. Let me tell you...this won't be the last! I >>LOVED<< making them! They went so fast. It wasn't as hard as I was imagining it would be. I think the thumbs and gussets had me scared. But once you start...it's easy peasy!

I used Madelinetosh Vintage in Scarlet to knit Cabled Cuff Mittens from 60 Quick Knits. Great pattern!

There were several things I learned on my first pair.

1) MUST use a stretchy cast off!

2) DON'T use different sets of needles for each glove. DUH!!

3) Add a little between the cuff and the beginning of the gusset. I must have long wrists.

Now...I've got a skein left. Think I'll make a matching hat with the same cabled border.

BUT...I live in Texas. What the heck am I going to do with mittens and a cap?!?  ROFLMAO!

Camp Loopy Project 2: Cabled Cuff Mittens

Yay! Project 1 is done and now on to Project 2 for Camp Loopy...some cabled mittens. I'm using Madelinetosh Vintage in Scarlet. SQUEEEE!!! And...I'm making the Cabled Cuff Mittens from 60 Quick Knits. I loved the combination of the simplistic mitten with these wonderful cabled cuffs.

Yesterday, I met some fabulous knitting friends at Twisted Yarns in Old Town Spring. We did a LOT of shopping at this wonderful local yarn shop and went home with LOTS of squishy goodness. I found a set of square DPNs. I needed some 7s so why not try the square ones by Kollage Yarns? I'm using them with my mittens and ya know...they're okay! I wish they had a little more point to them but I'm happy overall. They felt funny at first...not round...it was strange. LOL  But I got used to them pretty quick.

One special surprise yesterday was a set of handmade stitchmarkers by my friend's daughter. It was sooooooo sweet!!! She made me MONKEY stitchmarkers!!! They are AWESOME!! and work great with my mittens. They're doing a great job marking my thumb gusset and round beginning. THANK YOU!!!!!