Wowser Dowser, that was a heck of a lot of knitting in the past year.
Last project finished thus far were for a friend with arthritis, an avid gardener who supplied us with squash and tomatoes all summer. We really enjoyed his produce. Here is one of Mr. Gardener's ... actually Mr. Woods'...wristers:
Then the husband said his old ones were not as sturdy as the ones he was modeling, so he wanted a pair like Mr. Woods was given. But he wanted a pair with the thumbs knitted for extra warmth, so I modified this pattern and should be through with another pair shortly.
Other modifications on the pattern: sport weight yarn was held double to achieve a more sturdy fabric. The yard used was 90% alpaca from Lonesome Stone Fiber Mill in Granby, Colorado. They have 70 alpacas they rear and shear and process wool for their family owned business. This is a picture of their mill:
Lonesome Stone alpaca fibers can be accessed here if you want to purchase yarn directly from their mill.
And these are the wristers for the Mister, half way completed:
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Update 12/29/12, a pair of wristers for the husband, with an attached thumb:
27! That's amazing! You should be very proud of all you accomplished this year! I didn't do as many as I would have, but I still got a lot done. The mitts are lovely! I hope your gardener friend enjoys them!
ReplyDeleteI am so amazed by how many projects everyone finished in the year... 27 is astounding.
ReplyDeleteThe wristers are lovely.
I knew the building instantly. I took a tour of Lonesome Stone a few years ago. We were relatively new to raising alpacas. They walked us thru the whole process and then we spent some time with their girls. It was amazing how quiet the barn was even though nearly all of their alpacas were inside and very curious about the feed we had. ;-)
Happy New Year!
Oh yes, wristers or texters... gotta have some:) Have a blessed day dear friend, HUGS!
ReplyDeleteOoh, they look warm and cozy! I should make some for me, to keep the hands warm, but fingers free for typing!
ReplyDeleteHow awesome to knit for someone who's given you veggies and such. And I think it's so cute how hubbie appreciates your knitting and hinted at another pair. I wish I lived near a mill here. My knitting group and I were lamenting about that as we would love to take a field trip to one.
ReplyDelete27 projects! Wow! Here's to a happy new year of knitting more stuff!
ReplyDeleteIs so kind of you to knit for the Woods. How nice must it be to exchange produce and hand knits! Thanks for sharing the link for the mill. I find family own fiber businesses so charming and interesting. Give me the budget and I'll buy from all of them :-)
ReplyDeleteWell done for a productive year! Love those wristers, they look very cosy and toasty. Look forward to see more of your wonderful projects in the new year :)
ReplyDeleteWhoa, you've been super busy. Congratulations on your finished projects. your mitts look nice and toasty. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteoh such cute wrist warmers Nancy..I like to crochet in the winter too..keep my hands a busy ((:)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year ~!!
Lovely mittens!
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays!
27 garments, not bad! Love the wrist warmers :-)
ReplyDeleteNow those are some spiffy looking, and warm, wrist fingerless thingies! :D Just popping over to see what you are up to these holiday days. I love the poppies on your background, I just love poppies and obviously you do as well :D
ReplyDeleteHope you had a nice Christmas and got some relaxing time in...
Hugs and Wishes for a creative, prosperous and Happy New Year!
Beth (IA team)
Those mitts look great and I always love to hear when someone supports a local Alpaca farm.
ReplyDeleteNancy -- How very wonderful to meed another knitter!
ReplyDeleteI have just loaded your beautiful blog into my draft post for my Grow Your Blog party - so you are all set! The date is January 19 -- so see you there!
xoxo
Vicki
Congratulations! I really should knit more, but I spend more time spinning (except for the little knitting sabbatical I took this summer to commemorate ten years of spinning). I should only buy fiber with a particular knitting project in mind, but there's so much fun stuff out there to spin. I need a second pair of hands so that I can knit and spin at the same time.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of knitting to finish 27 projects, job well done! And it's so nice that your final project is a gift, finish up a productive year in a grand note. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThat is quite an accomplishment, Nancy! I never learned to knit...only crochet. Your work is beautiful! Wishing you & yours a wonderful New Year!
ReplyDeleteI was curious, I looked over on my Ravelry page to county the number of knitted projects I finished in 2012. Happy haliday!
ReplyDeleteawesome, nice blog on the contents of the article as good
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