And a hat to match

This...

 

needs a hat to match. 

 

 

Don't you think?  Started the Bayard Hat.

Sky Scarf: End of the Year

As the year came to a close, so did the Sky Scarf 2012 project.  It came off the needles yesterday after a year of knitting.  The yarn is The Loopy Ewe's Solid Series in the colorways: White, Cerulean, Dove, Slate Blue, Cornflower, and Smoke and I ended up using 1,178 yards total. 

 

While the scarf was a fun knit, I am glad to have it off the needles.  In spots, it could have been neater carrying the yarns up the side, but it is hard with 4 colors being carried up instead of just one or two.  I rarely have more than one or two projects going and to have a WIP that last for a year - well, it was starting to get to me that it was sitting in the basket and I couldn't finish it up.  It's done now and I have a wonderful record of the year.

 

 

I used every last bit of the white and cerulean blue from the first skeins. I ordered extra of these two colors, so I think I need to make a hat to match...

Sky Scarf - November

Through November knitting on the Sky Scarf.  I can't believe that I have just 29 more days of knitting to go!  As you can see, I should make it with one skein of each of the colors.  I have extra white and medium blue on standby though, in case I need them to finish the last week or so. 

Mid November Sky

I worked on the Sky Scarf earlier today and am currently caught up.  Looking at the scarf, it seems this year has flown by quickly - I only have about 6 weeks left to go.

 

Sky Scarf - October Update

Sky scarf is up to date through today!  It seems like the year has really gone by quickly - just two more months to complete it.  I've already bought back up skeins of the white and medium blue and I anticipate breaking into them this month.  I hope that I have enough of the rest of the colors without having to purchase more skeins to complete it come December. 

Sky Scarf - September

Sky scarf is completed through the end of September!  Three months to go.  Three quarters of the way done and I'm sure the rest will fly by.

Really, I have been knitting

It might not seem like it, but I have.  The beginning of school and fall is one of the busiest times at work.  To add to the back to school chaos, this past week I was down with my first cold/flu of the school year and am just starting to bounce back.  I have been knitting though!

First up, the sky scarf.  Here you see it complete through the end of August.  I'm excited that it is now scarf like in length.  4 months to go until I have a finished object!

Remember my personal sock club?  Well, I'm catching up on that as well.  These are my June sock club socks that I am finally getting back to.  I had great intentions of knitting on this during my vacation time in June and July, but time off and vacation sidetracked my efforts.  The yarn, form Spirit Trail Fiberworks is a great heavy fingering weight, is something I might have to pick up another skein to have on hand.

My participation pin from the Ravellenic Games arrived over the weekend.  I've added it to my bulletin board.  I would love to put it on my knitting bag, but I have a Namaste Hermosa, and it would completely puncture the vinyl.  Any thoughts?  Or maybe I need a second knitting bag?

Sky Scarf - July Recap

Sky Scarf is still progressing!  The Olympics and Ravellenic Games were a bit distracting, but I'm happy to report that I'm caught up on this project.  Lots of blue this month.  Like most of the country, we have not had a lot of rain so the grays went quite unused.  Extra skeins of white and cerulean blue arrived last week.

Sky Scarf Update

 

The Sky Scarf is coming along nicely.  This picture shows it through the end of June, so I am halfway!  I can't believe that its 50% done.  I have to say, it will be nice to have the space back in my work basket, but I like the way it is turning out.  I wish that we had a bit more rain, the past few weeks have been mostly full of sunshine, so there are huge sections of the big blue sky.

Sky Scarf: May Update

The Sky Scarf is coming along nicely and weighs 100 grams.  The two colors that I am going through the fastest are the medium blue and the white; I weighed them as well and I am almost through 50% of those skeins at the beginning of June.

Sky Scarf - April

The Sky Scarf is coming along nicely and is finally starting to resemble a scarf in its length.  I've completed April, pictured, and I am well into May.  I think that I am going to weigh the remaining colors when I finish the June segment - halfway - to determine if I need to buy more yarn.

March 2012 Sky Scarf Update

Here's the latest picture of the Sky Scarf through March 31.  The one color that I seem to be using the most frequently is the medium blue color.  I'm going to see how things go, but with summer months (and blue skies) rapidly approaching, I think that I may have to order another skein of this color.

Sky Scarf - February Update

Time for the sky scarf update.  I now have completed all of January and all of February.  The past couple of weeks have seen an increase in the number of days with blue skies, so that's been reflected in the scarf.  Out of all of the colors, I seem to be going through the light gray and medium blue the fastest.  I'm not sure at the point if I will need to order extras of any of the colors to make it through.  

Sky Scarf - January Update

 

The Sky Scarf is complete through January!  I can't believe how fast the project is going despite the fact that you only knit two rows a day.  It's been my lunchtime project - two rows every day.

Sky Scarf

Back in December, my friend K suggested a Sky Scarf KAL (knit along) for the upcoming year.  It idea and pattern was dreamt up by Lea Redmond of Leafcutter Designs and tackles the idea of conceptual knitting.  Her Sky Scarf project involves knitting two rows each day to match the color of the sky in the area you live.  I love looking at all of the scarves being assembled on Ravelry.  I started on January 1, so mine is rapidly approaching the size of a dishcloth.  It looks good though.  I'll share a snapshot when we get to the end of the month.

For my yarn, I chose The Loopy Ewe Solid Series so that the yarn base for all of my colors would be the same.  In the old library catalog box, you see:

• #01-39 - White
• #19-43 - Dove
• #20-44 - Smoke
• #47-60 - Colonial Blue
• #48-69 - Cerulean
• #57-61 - Slate Blue