September Shoulders in...

Suddenly, Dragon*Con looms again on the near horizon.  Knitting projects smile at the frenzied bouts of costume tinkering, churning into completion.

The shop founder (Gay) made it back from the mountains, so expect chaos at the shop over the next few days.  She's making decisions now as to what's going to be on sale over Labor Day weekend, so come in early to see what we've got to offer.  Brianna & Dana did a *fantastic* job of color coordinating the yarn.  The Koigu wall is particularly striking (though won't be included in the sale).

The Kollage Yarn KAL is coming along well, with progress steadily being made.  September's model has also been completed & is hanging over the register if you want a closer look!

Triumph came in completing the Featherweight Cardigan by knitbot.  Because I cannot seem to work a pattern as written, I chose to work it in Malabrigo Sock yarn, using 3 skeins of Lettuce (#37).

Only one catch in the process, and that was when I didn't pay attention as I was picking the sleeves back up.  The first tour through, the sleeves were *huge*, at least 13 stitches too big.  So after a bit of letting the project think about what it had done, I frogged back & reworked the sleeves.  Huge improvement & lots of happiness abounding...

The Not-So-Featherweight sweater hangs at the shop near the buttons if you'd like to see how it turned out..

August also saw me starting the Vest vest for Mother's mother.  Using a handful of measurements taken earlier in the summer, I'm using Noro Kureyon to work a modified version of the Dineh Blanket Vest from "Folk Vests" put out by Interweave Press.

The fair-isle has been ditched, as it would only detract from the color play of the Noro.  And I've decided to work the pattern in reverse from the front to the back to make it assuredly symmetrical on the fronts.  If the back gets a bit off, it's not as big of a deal...

Here's a look at the first photo taken:

Kollage Knit Kit KAL with the shop

Part of the funding for my projects previously posted comes from working with Knit on Wentworth Street downtown.  Apart from teaching classes & working the occasional shift, I spend a good amount of time at the shop with Gay & her new partner Fay.

Recently, I was elected in absentia to be the lead on the shop's newest project.  On Wednesdays, we will be doing a Knit-A-Long with Kollage Yarns.

The store has ordered several kits in a variety of colors and will be giving them out on a first-come-first-served basis.  The related classes will be held on Wednesday mornings from 10-12noon and Wednesday evenings from 5-7pm.

August's project is a Cable Hat & Cowl done in a new yarn called Glisten... 70% alpaca, 20% silk, and 5% bling (a.k.a. Estillina).

Get in touch with the shop to join in.  It's a great way to get a head-start on Christmas projects, as well as a way to test-drive some new techniques!