Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Back to Stitches
So I now had my skein of yarn and was ready to leave the market. Just before reaching the exit I was intrigued by two women knitting with beads at Deanna's Vintage Styles. Combining beading and knitting has always interested me and but I have always felt I had too may projects going and in the queue to get started on something new. I watched for awhile and became hooked. I couldn't pick out beads without the yarn first so went over to Foxyknits to pick out some Koigu. I am really excited to work with this yarn. Merilyn let me bring the two skeins I was deciding between to select the beads. The beads picked the yarn and I ended up with this:
You may not be able to tell from the picture but the purple beads really draw out the purple flecks in the yarn. Instead of making a scarf from the pattern in the picture I am going to make a belt. I think I now have enough knitting projects for a couple years.
This is what I ended up coming home with.
1. Size 15 addi turbo circular needles, circular needle stitch protectors, and some knitting coasters from SusanÂ’s Fiber Shop
2. A computer mousepad from PearlÂ’s Knitwits
3. Ozark Handspun
4. Beads and Scarf pattern from Deanna's Vintage Styles
5. These buttons
which will go great with the baby sweater I am going to make with this
6. And free stuff; a couple patterns, a skein of lambs pride bulky (I love that yarn) and size 10 needles.
It was a great day and I raced home to pick up my daughter'prescriptionon only to find the pharmacy had just closed. Definitely will go again next year!
You may not be able to tell from the picture but the purple beads really draw out the purple flecks in the yarn. Instead of making a scarf from the pattern in the picture I am going to make a belt. I think I now have enough knitting projects for a couple years.This is what I ended up coming home with.
1. Size 15 addi turbo circular needles, circular needle stitch protectors, and some knitting coasters from SusanÂ’s Fiber Shop
2. A computer mousepad from PearlÂ’s Knitwits
3. Ozark Handspun
4. Beads and Scarf pattern from Deanna's Vintage Styles
5. These buttons
which will go great with the baby sweater I am going to make with this6. And free stuff; a couple patterns, a skein of lambs pride bulky (I love that yarn) and size 10 needles.
It was a great day and I raced home to pick up my daughter'prescriptionon only to find the pharmacy had just closed. Definitely will go again next year!
