norahsknits

First - a knitted crescent shawl - Noro Nishiki. I have more of both colors, and am thinking of making a second shawl with the colors reversed. Once the shawl is blocked, I'll post another picture.  Next - adding linings, decorative buttons and flowers, and magnetic snaps to some crocheted bags. Last - I was searching for clay-working tools, and found a box of my mother's - darning eggs, tatting and hand-made lace (which was purchased) - she tatted, but didn't make lace. 

After reading Clara Parkes' book ( Vanishing Fleece , which was recommended at a recent Weavers Guild of St. Louis meeting), I ordered some lace-weight, single-ply merino yarn from the farm that was the source of Parkes' bale of wool. The farm is Catskill Merino  and they sell various weights of the yarn from their sheep. (It is processed into yarn at a small New England processor and dyed back at the farm). Here are photos of the scarf I am working on, with the first ball of yarn: I'll use at least half of the second ball of this color to add to the length, and will then finish the scarf with a crocheted edge. The lace pattern is from the Butternut Scarf   pattern by Anne Hanson, which I modified somewhat, using fewer repeats and adding 4 rows of garter at the starting edge (will repeat at the top edge too). The yarn has a very nubby appearance, appearing sort of over-spun, but it is knitting up perfectly nicely and has an interesting texture. The yarn is also ve

I bought a bag of this yarn (Noro Ginga - a super bulky weight yarn), and then had to put my thinking cap on to figure out how to use it. It has a lot of orange, which is not my favorite color. Here's what I made from one skein of it - this will look nice with a black teapot set): And here is a picture of a scarf I finished this week - knitted from handspun silk yarn purchased at the Weavers Guild of St. Louis' annual sale in October (I set a few faded ginkgo leaves on it for color contrast):