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Update since July: Lots of Finished Projects! And tons of new yarns!

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I’m not sure what happened, but I totally forgot about updating this blog (I have several blogs), so I have lots of finished objects to show off and new yarns to show too. (Only Deep South Yarn Hop purchases are being shown here).

I think I bought more yarn over the summer than the whole of last year…well, maybe not that much, but close. The 2020 Deep South Yarn Hop just finished up a couple of weeks ago…and I bought more yarn than I had planned, but some of the deals were unreal. So, that being said, I don’t have to buy yarn for the next decade…and that’s if I’m using it almost every day. My stash has seriously gotten out of control. I tried to do an inventory, but after a few hours, I gave up.

I also relaunched my own indie dyed yarn line this fall: Mythos Yarns, which are available at Hook A Frog Fiber & Fun (Madison, AL). I’m only dyeing in very small batches at present to see what bases/colors sell best before I do a full scale launch next year.

I’ve woven 13 scarves in the past month….along with knitting some hat projects. I’m still working on my Soundtrack Sweater and another sweater that I’ve had on the needles for several months. But, considering I’ve knitted 5 sweaters between March and August, I’m not feeling too bad about it.

Sept-November Projects

A few November 2020 projects
Two Harry Potter themed knitted
hats
2020 Deep South Yarn Hop Purchases: Hook A Frog Fiber & Fun (Madison, AL), Yarn Boutique of Decatur (Decatur, AL) Taming of the Ewe (Gadsden, AL) Ewe & Co. (Kingston Springs, TN) Bliss Yarns (Brentwood, TN) Haus of Yarn (Nashville, TN)

Off the loom: Baby Alpaca, Silk, Linen, Beech Tree Fiber, Cotton, Merino blend Shawl

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Since I’ve been knitting my tail off this summer, I haven’t woven as many projects as I normally would on my loom, but I did manage to weave another shawl using remnant yarns that I had sitting around.

Woven on 32″ Kromski Harp rigid heddle loom; 8 dpi reed

Finished Object: Remnant Yarn Woven Shawl

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Another remnant yarn shawl came off the loom this week after spending a really long time on the loom. I normally finish weaving projects in a day or two, but with all my knitting lately, I put this project off for quite a while. I’m happy with the results, even though I considered it a “boring” weave while it was on the loom.

I used several different yarns for this project, so I won’t list them all unless someone is really interested, but the fibers are baby alpaca, mohair, mulberry silk, merino, & cotton.

Finished Object: Wedge Yoke Lace Pullover

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It’s finally off my needles! I’m mostly happy with this pullover, although I did make it too big. It still fits, but feels huge. I think I’ll start going down a size on future projects because this seems to be the going trend for me. The yarn I used (Louisa Harding Trenzar) had a little too much stretch in it too, so that may have been a contributing factor.

I’m still working on the “Nuuk” sweater, along with a few shawls, but I’m already starting to look for another top- down pullover to cast on. Suggestions are always welcome!

You can find me on Ravelry as ‘southernemma’.

Memorial Day Week: 2 New Projects & (more) New Yarn

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I’ve started two new knitting projects as of Memorial Day…both of which are raglan style knitted tops. The first one is Nuuk from Jonna Hietala (using Noro Tennen yarn “Alpine” colorway) and the second is Wedge Yoke Lace Pullover by Eunny Jang (using Louisa Harding Trenzar yarn “Pumpkin” colorway). The first is worsted weight yarn and the second is chunky weight, so they should work up quickly (and have so far). I’m alternating projects…knitting one in the morning and one in the evening so I don’t get bored with either.

Here are pics of my progress as of two days ago:

(Left) Nuuk by Jonna Tietala in Noro Tennen yarn; (Right) Wedge Yoke Lace Pullover by Eunny Jang in Louisa Harding Trenzar yarn

On Friday, I stopped by a Huntsville, AL yarn shop, Fiber Artwork, and picked up some British wool yarns: Lore by The Fibre Co. and Soft Donegal 2-ply by Studio Donegal. On Saturday, I revisited Thread in Florence, AL for more Hedgehog Fibres yarn and another bar of lotion by Love+Leche–this time in Lemongrass scent.

Yarns from Fiber Artwork (Huntsville, AL)
Items from Thread (Florence, AL); The skinny singles yarn is the same colorway I bought last week (“Bramble”). They didn’t have anymore “Teacup” colorway in Merino DK, so I got all they had in “Ferrum” colorway.

Additions to my stash from 2 LYS

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I think I’ve bought more yarn during this pandemic than I have to-date this year. But, in my defense, my wedding anniversary, birthday, and Mother’s Day did fall during this time…so I’m technically getting “gifts” of yarn from my husband for those events. And, there was a sale at my LYS (Hook A Frog Fiber & Fun) on Memorial Day, so what was I supposed to do? Our Local Yarn Shops need all the support they can get right now…even the ones that have already opened back up to the public.

With the preamble out of the way, here are my new acquisitions that have not been shown in previous posts:

Yarns/Accessories from Hook A Frog Fiber & Fun (Madison, AL): Dream in Color Juliette (2 colorways: BFL/Silk) Dream in Color Smooshy Cashmere; Dream in Color Smooshy; Ancient Arts Socknado (2 colorways; I got each of these in a mystery bag previously, so I wanted to add an additional skein for each color); Lornas Laces Sportmate; Malabrigo Rios; “Deathly Hallows” stitch markers from yBSquare
Yarns & Lotion Bar from Thread (Florence, AL): Hedgehog Fibres Merino DK & Skinny Singles; Love + Leche Little Bee Lotion Bar in Cedarwood scent
Mystery Bags from Hook A Frog Fiber & Fun that I forgot to mention before!

It’s Finally Done! My 1st adult knitted sweater

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After about 6 weeks of off-and-on knitting, my first adult knitted sweater is finished. Although it’s made to be oversized, I wish I had chosen the smaller size because it does feel really big, but I’ll deal with it. I’m super proud of it…mostly because I’ve always shied away from really large projects like this one.

Now that it’s done, I’m excited about knitting other sweaters and tops. I’ve already started on Anker’s Summer Shirt by Petiteknit. I’ve already separated for the sleeves on that project.

Sweater Update: April 25th

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I finally finished the body of my seamless raglan sweater and now I’m working on the arms. I was getting low on the orange color yarn, so I had to improvise and add in a dark brown color of the same yarn to make sure I had enough for the whole sweater. I’ve reserved a ball of orange for each arm (92 yards/ball) and when I start getting low, I’ll start the stripes in the dark brown and transition to brown like I did on the edge of the body. So far, I’m pleased with the results of this sweater…but I am ready to be done with it and move on to other projects.

“Wee Fast” Baby Cardigan by Taiga Hilliard Designs

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My niece is about to have her first baby, so I wanted to knit something for the soon-to-be newest addition to our family. I wanted something that would work up quick since my niece’s due date just got bumped up by several weeks (due to potential complications), so I chose the “Wee Fast” cardigan by Taiga Hilliard since I knitted the “Wee Speedy” in the past and liked how it turned out.

I used “Odin” by Conway+Bliss Yarns in Lilac colorway. It took less than one skein of this super bulky weight yarn.