This past weekend, the Ravelry peeps were at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival and drew names for the Ravelraising Prizes. I'm happy to report that the winner of the Purl Diva prize is Jacqui from Hampshire (that's the old Hampshire across the pond, not the new one across the Maine border). A Della Q Weekender Tote will be on its way to you shortly, Jacqui!
The shop was down to one lonely orphan skein of Misti Pima Silk* so I decided to use it for a baby sweater I've long admired - the Baby Bolero from Leigh Radford's One Skein.
I made a couple of small mods to this pattern:
I wanted the stitch detail of the eyelet motif to be symmetric, so I used mirror decreases (k2tog and SSK) on the eyelet motif instead of k2tog-ing on each side.
I picked up the sleeve sts and knit them on DPNs to save me from seaming them.
I will definitely do more of these as they are quick and cute! But next time I'll probably make the sweater longer so it is less bolero-like, and make the sleeves a little narrower.
*It's OK - more Pima Silk is on the way!
Look what the UPS man brought today!
That's a whole lotta Dream in Color Classy, including their new colors (e.g., Butter Peeps, Pansy Go Lightly, etc.)! And there's much more where that came from! I'm planning to take full advantage of my new warehouse space.
Not sure when the Smooshy is coming, but I'm hoping by the end of the month.
And now I'll leave you with a friend and a FO - Karen (or at least her footsies) in her Dream in Color socks.
I'm pleased to announce that Purl Diva now carries Classic Elite Yarns! I guess I ordered the most popular items, because I only received a fraction of what I asked for - the rest is expected in about a month. Here's what I received:
Cotton Bamboo...
Silky Alpaca Lace...
...and more sock yarn for the shop - Alpaca Sox.
I also received copies of the pattern booklet Make it Modern and I can honestly say I want to knit everything in it!
The skies are gray and it's very chilly out there! In other words, not the greatest day for a breakfast picnic. I think it's best to cancel. But I'll be at the market with my FMB to do some shopping, and I hope to see you there!
