The Shiz-knit!

KSH scarf

Almost 2 skeins of KSH and one skein of tilli tomas yarn.

Hex Coat

Here is my Hex Coat from Norah Gaughan's Knitting Nature book. I used Artfibers Alfabeto silk and mohair yarn. This yarn is thinner than the one she used, so I guessed and casted on more stitches. Some how it all worked out. That never happens! I knitted it in the round up to the arms, knitted the back and two fronts separately. I three-needle binded off to join the shoulders. Then I picked up 70 stitches for each arm, and knitted those in the round too. I short-row shaped sleeve caps. No sewing at all for the whole thing. Perfect.

The sweater is light and wispey. I really like it. Had I known how much I would like the finished product I would have finished it in January instead of putting in the closet. Well, I did have a bit to do earlier this year...

Here's the lake:

My Own Quilt

I finished this yesterday, the day I finished my diss.

This is my second quilt, and it's the first one I hand-quilted. My stitching is pretty bad, but I think it improved toward the end of the project.

I used Amy Butler fabric and a tad of other scrap fabric.

I had a tad of dark Amy Butler fabric left over from the first quilt, and I put in 1/4 inch strips throughout. Here you can see the stitching toward the edges, or end, of the project. The stitches are too wide, but they are approaching regularity. The hand-stitching went pretty quickly, to my surprise.

Merino Hand Spun

I picked up 8 ounces at Village Spin and Weave last month. I've spun about 6 ounces, and I think I'll stash the rest and move onto the next color.

My Denyse Schmidt Quilt

From her great quilt book, this is the Hop, Skip & A Jump quilt:

This is my first quilt, perhaps of many. I intended to hand-quilt this after I machine pieced it, but upon completing the quilt top I couldn't wait to see it finished, so it's 100% machine done. This is a perfect size for my first effort, and it took one long day plus one hour the next. I'm happy to add that the batting and muslin are both organic. Jo Ann actually had organic bamboo batting! Good for them. The fashion fabric is Amy Butler.