Last week’s yarn purchases
One thing that I’ve really been enjoying is picking out interesting color combinations. I didn’t get everything with a specific project in mind but the lopi yarn on the right is for the lopi tote pattern and the blue and beige Italian alpaca in the top center was for the Stitch N Bitch Kitchy Kerchief pattern, which I just finished last night.


SNB Kitchy Kerchief
So last week’s little project goal was to learn to do a bar increase and the little ties for the kerchief. It went pretty well but took a lot longer to make than I expected. While I used the same weight and type of yarn, I used smaller needles (US 6) and made it much longer than the pattern called for - increasing to 94 stitches rather than the original 64. I had just enough leftover yarn to try my hand at making pompoms for the ends. They’re a little on the scruffy side but I think they add something.


Poor dog
Such a hound dog face.

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Right now I’m working on a hooded poncho with a bunch of brightly colored Lion Brand Homespun I’d bought several weeks ago before I found Fiesta or the Local Yarn Store. And still messing around with the Fiesta Rayon Boucle - making a thin accent scarf and a sort of shawl-scarf thing with it. Probably something else but I haven’t decided what yet.