Icelandic

Finally! Knitted the button band twice, but that's par for the course. Did Tech Knitter's "Tulip Buttonholes" and they worked great. Total expenditure: $19.41. Unspun Icelandic wool purchased in Iceland. Very fun fast knit!

Ten Years Later

This little sweater was started ten years ago when I bought (or was I given?) some roving.  I was just learning how to spin and I spun a nice big ball of yarn.  Then in 2007, on a trip to Chicago, I started knitting Elizabeth Zimmermann's February Baby Sweater with the yarn.  About two-thirds of the way in I ran out of yarn.  So I bought (this time I paid) more roving which sat in a basket for five years.  Then over this past holiday season, I got out my spinning wheel and spun the yarn.  You can see that it is a little different near the bottom.  It is very much handmade and I really love it.  I think I'll keep this one for a future grandchild.

Cold weather, warm hat

I think my favorite yarn has to be Jamieson's Spindrift. I was really in the mood to do some stranded knitting, so I made this hat. It was fun because I just made it up as I went along. Finished it just in time for our winter weather!