I got inspired by SWTC's latest yarn, JAZZ. It's bright, sparkley and surprisingly soft. The colorway that I used is A002. I had some Louet Northern lights in Meadow Trail, and well, I'll let the pics speak for themselves:
(DH made the tensioned lazy kate as a christmas present-LOVE it!)
And a close up:
It's approx. 267 yds, 18 WPI and 3 plies.
When I ran out of the JAZZ, I just plied the 2 little singles togther until they ran out (actually, one ran out, I need to ply up the 2nd one into more 2 ply.) It's approx. 241 yds, 21 WPI.
In other knitting, I did finally seam up my Tofu Tee. It's done in SWTC's Tofutsies yarn, and I love the way it turned out. Head on over to the website to purchase the pattern here.
A cowl done in SWTC's Inspiration (alpaca and soy). I'm sad that this has been discontinued, I love the blend. I have more in another color that's destined to be a jacket.
And a close up:
And lastly, a pair of knee-highs for DD's wonderful doctor done in Araucania Ranco Multy. It's Bettie's Lace Stockings by Hana Jason; from Interweave Knits Spring 2009.
I will not tell you her name, because I want her to stick around here. DD really likes her, and when it comes to making sure all bases are covered, she does a wonderful job. They look skinny, but that's only because they aren't on sock blockers.
And a close up of the pattern:
I've been doing designing and secret knittting that I can't post pix of. Once it's published this summer, I will. Pinkie promise.
We held Dad's memorial/funeral service on the 15th. I would love to thank my bestest friend for being there to lend me her support along with DH. He was a well-loved man who lived life to the absolute fullest he could, even when he was sick. He made the decision to go thru chemo and radiation 4 times to prolong his time with his family. As the BF put it, "Think of it as closing a great book that was so asesome, but because you know the ending you just can't read it again."
Oh, and a gratuitous shot of Dehliah and Bert:
