Traveling fools

Just when I think that we are going to stay home for a long while..... we up and travel. Now, most people don't get up at 3 a.m. and drive from Kingman AZ to Newport Beach California for a meeting regarding a hot rod, and then drive home again that day... but that's what my husband and I do regularly. So this week we have gone to Prescott AZ (2 hour drive one way) LA (16 hours round trip) into Kingman 2 times, and again to Prescott today. Next week is just as busy with several trips to Prescott, and Oct 7 thru 8th we will have our 1960 Starliner at the KIngman Airshow. That's where my husband shows his cars and I knit all the way there and back and during.

Finished a beautiful triangular shawl in silk, rayon and cotton called Pinata from Spin City and have started working again on the yarns from Mystical Creations Yarn. Have a wonderful weekend and October.

karen austin
scarvesforallreasons

1635 Cannon Law

Being busy knitting I picked up the mail on Wednesday where much to my delight lots of yarn and ERIC FLINT's novel 1635 Cannon Law written with Andrew Dennis.

No spoilers allowed ... one disappointment is that the book with David Weber 1634 The Baltic War has not been published yet and this book makes reference to it. Bummer.... so we don't know how/when Rita, Tom, Melissa, etc. escaped from London 1634.

The book was in places difficult in the same way as 1634 Gallielo Affairs was but, again the characters starting arriving and reacting in their alotted ways and the fun/story began to really move. This is a wake up and think wow that really changes history.

I really like Eric Flint's books... of course if you like David Weber.... comments about 1635 or any of the books would be great.

So, I finished the book and of course finished Black Forest Scarf, and am working Cappucino scarf these are the yarns by Mystical-Creation-Yarns.

Christmas Gifts

Are you looking for the perfect christmas gift? If so check out our website http://www.scarvesforallreasons.com/ Where you can find warm soft scarves, beanies, shawls, stoles, and socks. Everything is shipped in a nice box and the individual items are wrapped in colored tissue paper making a nice presentation.

There is even a sock knitting kit available with everything needed to knit a pair of socks. The pattern, yarn, knitting needles, addi bears for the tips of the needles, stitchmarkers, tapestry needle, blunt nose scissors, and a cool looking tape measure.

Come and explore the site for ideas, and gifts for your loved ones.

Everything knitted is hand made by a local Arizona Artistian.

Karen Austin
www.scarvesforallreasons

Anne McCaffrey and searching blogs

I have a thought that has been rambling around in my brain for the last few weeks. A short story written by Anne McCaffrey in the mid 80's (?) in which the heroine figures out the class assignment regarding old computer files. As I wander from blog to blog the memory of this short story sticks with me the problem is although I have a great deal of her books for some reasons I am missing this anthology. If you can remember the title of the story or book and tell me I would appreciate it great.

On to other stuff. Finished another mohair/wool sparkly shawl for the website. It is a dark red, and start a triangluar shawl in cotton and silk yarn in bright and happy colors. Then finish the dog sweater from a nice wool.

The only other item of note here is that it is cold in the am (54 degrees) which for september 18th in Northern Arizona that's cold. Husband is wearing his sweats.

Have a wonderful day
karen austin
www.scarvesforallreasons.com

Traveling earth

Good Morning. Spent yesterday morning running into Kingman for groceries and mail, but prior to leaving I was emailing Astrid from Astrids Dutch Obsessions about life in general and she sent me a placemark for a google earth program. So of course I had to try it out. Well, I could send her a placemark in the general area of our house but, the satellite pictures in my area haven't been updated since 1994. But, before I knew they had not been updated I told her to look for the gazebo on the left. My husband built that entirely The stained glass roof and sides are protected with Lexan as we get wind gushes up to 75+ miles a hour. We have lost the leading edge of our roof 3 times. The program earth. google is really cool I "flew" around earth a bit trying to find things I have read about and friends homes.

Finished the commissioned vest yesterday. I am very pleased with it and will post some pictures as soon as it is light out. Have a wonderful day where ever you are....Karen Austin ScarvesForAllReasons

More yarns to knit

Started receiving the new silk/wool yarns from Mystical-creation-yarns this week and can't wait to start listing them on site. She has a great 76% cotton 25% rayon yarn that makes a long dense color scarf. Faith and Orient are the ones from the cotton rayon mix. Plus the newest colors in the silk/wool; Waylon is pictured isn't it incredible I think it looks like embers, sonnet, cappacino, turtle, victoria, camo just to name a few arriving over the next few days.

I have also been asked several times to knit a small dog sweater with matching scarf, beanie, and mittens for owner/walker. If you are interested please leave me a note so, that I can tell if there is real interest or not.

Danielle's site is www.mystical-creation-yarns.com
Astrids's site is www.astridsdutchobsessions.com

Anyways, back to work on the Turtle scarf.

Karen
ScarvesForAllReasons.com

Hand winding yarn

September 8th, what a beautiful day outside. We have had thunderstorms every evening this week and some rain which we very badly needed. The down side is that the Satellite dish for TV got fried. Not the Satellite dish for the computer, just the TV one. So yesterday, my husband spent time trying to figure out what was wrong, while I ran into town for the mail (town is 30 miles one way). I received some new yarns from Mystical Creation Yarns, so last night watching a DVD I wound the yarn into balls to work from while knitting.

What is so beautiful here in Northern Arizona is the wide variety of winged life that flies. We had a large black and yellow butterfly flitting over the yard and I heard hawks so got up to see them and saw three Red Tail Hawks in the sky. Sometimes we see military helicopters, and other people made planes but, mostly lovely birds.

I am almost done with a commissioned piece a long vest in Woodlands by Prism Yarns, then I can start on the new colors from Mystrical Creation Yarns, and Trendsetter Dune Shawls.

Have a wonderful weekend enjoy life

Karen Austin
ScarvesForAllReasons.com

Uknitted We Stand

Uknitted we stand~This group is about sending gifts of love to our soldiers in the Middle East. Since an army travels not on its stomach, buton it feet, please help us take care of them. If we get every knitter we contact to knit one pair of military standard socks for men or women we can meet our mission. Kim Opperman serves as designated distribution center and forward boxes of socks filled with toiletry itmes and other goodies onto Keystone Soldiers, who have graciously accepted our request for shipping our boxes. If you can not knit a pair of socks we also have room for volunteers, and donors to cover the costs of shipping, yarns and needles for the knitters. Socks for Soldiers ~ Black Yarn ~ Astrids Dutch Obsessions. If you have any questions or socks completed please contact bagelllady37@aol.com Kim Opperman, Founder of Socks for Soldiers. Have a Hear Knit Socks for Soldiers.
groups.yahoo.com/group/sockforsoldiers

I thought this was cool when I found this on Astrids Dutch Obsessions. She has all the socks yarns from European Companies plus the notes regarding Military Standard Socks size.

Karen Austin

Monday Sept 11, 2006

I found several of yarn dyers that I have purchased sock yarn from this weekend. Two Waters who created the Gryffindor yarn is bluedyehands.blogspot.com and she has pictures of Korea, and a lovely lace shawl she just finished knitting. Fearless Fibers who supplied the beautiful brick colored sock yarn that I made up in an eyelet pattern also has a blog: fearlessfibers.blogspot.com and she has a lovely eyelet pattern knee sock in greens she just finished. What is so nice is "meeting" people I have only purchased items from, and it makes our world better.
karen

Enchantment Scarf

Just a quick note regarding the new yarns from Mystical Creation Yarns in New Mexico. Danielle hand paints these yarns and her color choices are incredible. I have her newest addition which is a bulky silk and wool yarn. You can find pictures on site for Enchantment, Eclipse, and Juicy. I received in today's mail several other colors and she is designing for me to use a grey, black and red. She is also the creator of the merino line which is the Goldenhawk scarf, Rosebud scarf, and the Classic scarf. I have additional colors on the way to also.

The lovely yellow mohair scarf using Be Sweet Yarn, is spun, dyed, and sold by South Africian women the yarn is lovely and the yellow scarf is delicate looking but, easy to care for and wear. You can read more about Be Sweet Yarn here.

I enjoy working with yarn and knitting. I am always looking for new yarns and textures. Even though I live in Arizona where summer reigns supreme for at least 8 months I still knit. I enjoy making socks, scarves, shawls, ponchos, sweaters, jackets, and beanies. The sweaters and jackets are special order espeically if they are Fishermen sweaters.

That's all for now - Karen Austin
www.scarvesforallreasons.com

Scarves For All Reasons

Welcome to the ScarvesForAllReasons.com first blog! Here we will be discusing knitting scarves, boas, and beanies made from the best yarns such as mohair, chenille and wool. Be sure to check out our selection of fine scarves and other knitted products at www.scarvesforallreasons.com