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Sunburst Shawl on Tangled Magazine

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I am proud to announce the publication of Sunburst Shawl on Tangled online Magazine.  I was so excited I just couldn’t wait until tomorrow to let everyone know.

Sunburst Shawl
by Jennifer Crowley

Price:

$5.00
Materials:
Yarn: Western Sky Knits Aspen Sock (100% Superwash Merino; 400 yards [365 m] /3.5oz [100 gm]; CYCA 2): Misty Moor, 2 (3, 4) skeins.
Hook: C/2 (2.75mm)
Adjust hook size to obtain correct gauge.
Needles: US size 17 (12 mm) 40 or 47” circular knitting needle.

Notions: Tapestry needle; seed beads that fit your chosen yarn doubled through it (98 beads for small, 110 beads for medium, 130 beads for large); dental floss threader or small crochet hook that fits through beads.

Craft:
Crochet
Difficulty: expertGauge: One motif = 3.25” diameter blocked.
Available Sizes:
small, medium, large
Measurements:
small = 45” x 18”
medium = 52” x 21”
large = 58” x 24”
Photos by Brittany Tyler

Stash Sunday – Schoppel-Wolle Crazy Zauberball

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I’m fond of Zauberballs.  I like that they have long color runs, and I like that they come in fairly vibrant colors.  I’ve heard some people say that the yarn is harsher than a lot of sock yarns, but I think the trade off is the yarn wears really well.  There’s not a real concern about wearing a hole in these socks anytime soon.

I had another Zauberball that I made into a pair of entrelac socks, and I think I might look into doing it again.  This time though, I’d like the entrelac to be some sort of lace pattern.  Big-ish.  I’m still musing how I’d make that happen.

The Deets:

Yarn weight

Fingering / 4 ply (14 wpi)
Amount stashed

1 skein = 459.0 yards (419.7 m)
Purchased at

The Yarn Spot in Wheaton, Maryland
Dye lot

Colorway

1153

Stash Sunday – Three Irish Girls Kells Sport Merino Irish Sea

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This yarn is being used right now in a design I’m working on.  It’s a prototype, and rough around the edges, but I think I’m onto something.  As with all my new techniques I try, the sample is being worked on a pair of socks, and I think it’s coming out lovely.

Irish Sea is a really subtle colorway, with great blue variations.  I like that it doesn’t have a tendency to pool when I’m working socks.  A little bit more color punch than a semi-solid, but it isn’t a high contrast yarn.

The Deets:

Yarn weight

Sport / 5 ply (12 wpi)
Amount stashed

1 skein = 320.0 yards (292.6 m)
Purchased at

The Yarn Spot in Wheaton, Maryland
Dye lot

Colorway

Irish Sea

Stash Sunday – Three Irish Girls Kells Sport Merino Mojito

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Mojito is meant to go with the Pansy Green, and a third green I’ll talk about later.  For one of my super secret projets.

It’s a paler and yellower green than Pansy Green, but a lovely addition to the collection.

Not much else to write about it… I don’t have very much of a story to go with this one.

The Deets:

Yarn weight

Sport / 5 ply (12 wpi)
Amount stashed

1 skein = 320.0 yards (292.6 m)
Purchased at

The Yarn Spot in Wheaton, Maryland
Dye lot

Colorway

Mojito

Content is going to be a little… sparse

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If you haven’t noticed already by the picture heavy posts the last couple of days, I’m on a deadline and my brain, it only has so much it can give before it needs a rest.

So I’m giving myself a little bit of a write off – it doesn’t mean I won’t be posting, it just means it’s going to be more picture heavy, and less about anything of value.  With any luck though, I might have a series of posts to come in the next couple of weeks.  They’re going through my hatchet squad right now, as they are a bit above the caliber of my normal fare.  So hang in there, and I promise it’ll get better.

Can’t you tell I’m a little busy?

Dress Forms and Sweater Design at The Yarn Spot

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Two Sundays ago on the 17th (where did the time go?!?), I had a great time teaching one of my favorite classes at The Yarn Spot.  It was a full class, full of students that came with lots of questions and interesting insights.  We had a great time.

Take a look at the pictures.  I think they speak for themselves.


Created with flickr slideshow.

Weekend Ravels

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Over the weekend Michael and I decided we needed to take a bike ride, as the weather was lovely and it wasn’t looking like this week would be very pleasant.  We decided to go to Arlington Cemetery, because I’d never been and it had been a long time since Michael was there.

It was a lovely, beautiful bike ride and a great way to spend the afternoon.  I find there’s a peace and reverence to cemeteries that I find quite comforting.  The sense of time there always manages to put things in perspective.

Stash Sunday – Three Irish Girls O’Donnell

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I know, I know.  It’s been several weeks of TIG.  What can I say?  It’s what’s in my stash.  I never thought I’d be one of those people who favored an Indie Dyer so much, but really?  Sharon knows what she’s doing.

O’Donnell was ordered to go with two different other colors I had in my stash.  I was zoning in on the end of a shawl, and I found that I was running out of two of the colors I was using.  I e-mailed Sharon explaining what colors I had, and that I wanted something that complimented them.  She suggested Siorse and O’Donnell, and I got two skeins of both.  O’Donnell went into the shawl, the other did not.  I do not regret it, but I could have easily gotten away with just using one skein of either.  So I have a lot of the brown left over.

That’s okay though… I have some plans for it.

The Deets:

Yarn weight

Sport / 5 ply (12 wpi)
Amount stashed

2 skeins = 640.0 yards (585.2 m)
Purchased at

The Yarn Spot in Wheaton, Maryland
Dye lot

Colorway

O’Donnell

Farmer’s Market Week 4 Sushi

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As I’ve mentioned before, Michael is working on making me a sushi roll every week from the Farmer’s Market share we get.  We like to challenge each other like this every once and a while.  We’re now starting to get some more interesting vegetables, and this means that Michael is able to get more creative.  Also, since I’ve been critiquing his sushi, it’s upped the bar, and he’s been doing some research to start to create more varied recipes.  I think this has been his best attempt yet.

The Sauce (to be served in roll or over)
3/4 tsp mayo
1/2 tsp black bean paste
1 splash soy sauce
1 smidgen red pepper flakes
1 dash coriander

Filling:
1 zucchini
1 Japanese white radish
2 sprigs cilantro
1 or 2 garlic scapes (if you like things super garlicky)
1 green Swiss chard

As always, roll, cut up, and serve

My thoughts: I really liked the crunchy aspect of this roll, from the vegetables.  I also liked that the sauce was a bit more spicy, and that combined with the bite of the pepper and garlic made this an unexpectedly zesty roll.  Also, because of the firmer vegetables, this had quite a bit more internal structure, which made things stay together nicer.  There was a better balance of rice and filling.  As I told Michael, he’s getting closer to delicious with each attempt.

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