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New Knitting Projects and Yarns

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Happy 2016!  A new year – time for some new knitting projects, new yarns and lots of new ideas.

I recently purchased some really nice sock yarn from a shop on etsy called The Queens Ransome.  This shop has some really great sock yarns and one ball should make one pair of socks.  You can click on the highlighted text to take you to the shop and view the yarns.  Below are the yarns I purchased.

sock yarn from the queens ransome

I fell in love with the yarn at the top – the red, black and gray – which is called Zombie yarn – I like the name, too.  I have started knitting a pair of socks with that yarn.

knitted sock with Zombie yarn and new yarn bowl

 

So far that is the progress on my Spiral Tube Sock – which is a free pattern from Patons that I have had for years, but it is still available if you click on the link of highlighted text.  I actually tried to knit socks about five or six years ago and gave up when I got one sock about halfway done.  I got to the heel area and didn’t quite get all the directions for the heel turn and everything.  Well, this pair of socks does not have that part since they are spiral knit so I am starting with this pattern and will work my way to the other with the heel turn.  I am determined to master knitting socks – a goal for 2016.

Sock yarn also makes beautiful shawls.  Since I have 4 balls of it I may use one for a spring shawl.

pottery yarn bowl

I also wanted to share this beautiful new pottery yarn bowl I received as a gift from my oldest son for Christmas.  I have been wanting one of these for a while – there are many to choose from on etsy – so I messaged him a couple I would like for Christmas and he picked out this one.  I love the design and the colors – he picked a great one from the Red Hot Pottery shop.

I have also been working on some new designs for hats, headbands and cowls.  A new sweater design is also coming to life.

new hat pattern coming soon from Kimberlees Korner

The above is one hat I have finished for a new pattern and I am making another version for the same pattern.  When I have the other version complete I will be adding the pattern to my shops.  This hat is knit in the round so there are no seams.

Scallop Knit Lace Cowl Design from Kimberlees Korner

The cowl above is another one of my new designs, it is knit in gradient colors – 3 shades and also knit in the round on circular needles.   I had a lot of fun designing this and plan to release the pattern this month – so be sure to check my etsy, craftsy and ravelry shops.

What projects are you currently working on for January?  Let me know by leaving a reply.

-Kimberlee

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Shawl For My Mom

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This shawl is a project I recently designed and made for my mom for Mother’s Day.  I began working on this shawl the end of April after finishing my shawl from the KAL I did with my facebook knitting group.  I had to knit fast as my mom does not live near me and the gift needed to be mailed.  garter and lace wave shawl from Kimberlees Korner

I knitted this shawl on size US 6 knitting needles.  Now anyone who is a knitter knows that projects on size 6 needles do not knit up as quickly as say something on a size 10 needle – so the weekend before Mother’s Day if I was sitting I was knitting, as the saying goes.  Luckily the weather was nice that weekend and I could sit outdoors on our patio to knit.

The yarn I used was a combination of glittery and sequin yarns that I had in my stash.  I didn’t have enough of one skein to do the whole thing the same color so that is where the idea came in to do a color block type of shawl.  The yarns I used were Vanna Glamour in the navy and beige and the white was Payette from Loops and Threads, which I believe is the Michaels label of yarn.  One skein of each color yarn was used.

Garter and Lace Wave shawl from Kimberlees Korner

 

The edge of the shawl features a short row shaping and a lacy stitch which produces a gentle scallop or wave.  I really like how that turned out and looks in the front when it is tied.

Lacy Wave Edge of Shawl Kimberlees Korner

 

Front of Garter and Lace Wave Shawl from Kimberlees Korner

 

My mom called me on Monday to tell me she got the shawl.  There is a funny story about me finishing  it frantically and mailing it Priority last Wednesday so it would get there by Saturday.  I get a phone call from her last Friday, the one before Mother’s Day, and they are on their way to go visit my grandmother, who is 91 years old, for the weekend.  I knew they would be going to see her for Mother’s Day but thought they would not leave until Saturday and she would have gotten the package by then.  I told her that I made an exerted effort to get it to her and we just laughed about it.  I had already kind of warned her the week before that her gift might be a couple of days late.  Well, anyhow – she received it by Monday when they got back home and she loves it.   I am so glad – I knew she would like the colors and would have lots of things to wear it with.

I went to Michaels yesterday to get some cotton yarn for the new KAL I am currently doing with my facebook knitting group that is knitting various dishcloths – the goal is two per week.  Well, while I was there I found this pretty yarn on clearance for only $1.79.  It is from Patons and called Glam stripe.  Glam Stripe yarn Kimberlees Korner

 

There were a couple of other colors but I just got these 4.  I am going to be making another shawl using my Garter and Lace Wave pattern and combining it with some of this yarn and other sequin and glitter yarns in my stash.  The pattern for this shawl will be available in late May or early June in my etsy shop.

What types of projects are you currently working on?  Click on Leave a Reply and tell me about them.

Have a great day!

Kimberlee

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