Newest Design for MCY

A nice simple design with 100% cashmere yarn on size 3 needles (US) Pattern will be available through Mystical Creation Yarns.

Designing Office Wear

This is a bolero type jacket done for a size 1x (model is a size 8) knitted in a seed stitch pattern with I-cord on all selvedges. Now, working in MCY's deep water color way and designing the skirt (simple A-line) to go with the jacket and a simple tank top or short sleeve shirt. Let me know if you like the idea of office wear in a bulky wool silk yarn.

Almost finished Jesse's second sock have about 4" more to do on the foot. Then I need to finish my silk/wool socks.

Have a great week.

Finished the tank top designs!

Size 1x (although model is very small)no seams, cabled front and ribbed back. Made from 100% silk customed dyed by Mystical Creation Yarns. Pattern is available thru MCY.

Size 8 made from silk and bamboo yarn custom dyed by MCY. This was a free form knitting, no seams, everything is knitted to each other. An adaption of the pattern has been developed for size large thru 1x. and will be available at MCY by next week.

Home again finally!

We just returned from Northern California (Sebastopol) where we went to

a) Visit Tax Woman for 2007
b) Visit Broker Man for 2007
c) Visit Daughter for birthday 2007
d) Visit Step Granddaughter for birthday 2007
e) WORK for client (bookkeeping)
f) Pick up new "old" car for husbands shop project
g) Visit Step Son and Family
h) Buy Coins.

Got everything but the last item done. The coin shop I like to visit was closed for the day. So, I didn't buy the 1885 Liberty Nickel I wanted to get for my collection of nickels. It is the only one of the Liberty Nickels I am missing. Still working on the Buffalo Nickel collection as I want full dates, and I am only missing 2 of the shield nickels.

Daughter loved her custom designed tank top that I made for MCY. Pattern will be available thru MCY later this week. Did the old clients books, and visited with Eddie who also collects coins.

Everyone is doing well in the family and we had a good time. Really glad to be home where the temps are 88 degrees this week. We will be cooling off next week.

Hope everyone has a wonderful St. Patty's day

Knitting from my stash part 2

Isn't this a wonderful patchwork jacket? What is really awesome is the amount of stash I used to make this.
1 skein MCY Passionate Heart worsted weight wool/silk
1 skein MCY Wildwood bulky weight wool/silk
2 skeins MCY bamboo in raspberry, pink, orange
1 skein MCY bamboo in green, pink, yellow
1 skein MCY rayon eyelash in pink
1 skein MCY rayon eyelash in green, pink, yellow
1 skein MCY dk Cashmere in soft pink
1 skein MCY 100 % merino wool pink, hot pink, and fuschia
2 skein MCY angora purple, pink, fushcia
1 skein MCY purple cotton ribbon
1 skein MCY cotton ribbon in purple, yellow, pink
1 skein MCY cotton in pink
1 skein MCY raspberry 100% wool
2 skeins MCY pink mohair
2 skeins MCY white mohair, red thread
2 skeins MCY eyelash
1 skein MCY bulky cotton rayon "Faith"


a sundry of sequins, and colors as accent. Lots of colors and fun using MCY's different yarns. Some are special order.

The Pattern is by Christine Bylsma and is called Crayon Box Jacket
her website is www.chrisbylsmadesigns.com
The pattern is extremely well written and is a dream to work. I had a lot of fun creating my own look which she is so kind as to call you a designer when you work your own yarns.
The pattern on her site is $8.00 and well worth the cost for such a lovely jacket.
karen

Sunset and Dawn in Arizona

Dawn at Austin Peak Arizona Feb. 6, 2007

Dawn facing the gazebo (south)

Sunset in Arizona facing the gazebo

Sunset in Arizona

As always these are for all of you but especially Isabelle! Enjoy. Taken this week Feb 5th and 6th.

Knitting wise still trying to finish the first of the commissioned sweaters. Finishing the sleeves today and delivery tomorrow. Then I have the yarn to start another of the commissioned pieces.

By Monday, the shipment from Mystical Creation Yarns (MCY) should be here and I will begin the final rendering of tank designs so that the designs work.

Have a great week.
karen