Hi Knitters,
Here is the yarn I think is gorgerous to work with and it's a very good deal to purchase one. It's Stitch Nation's Bamboo Ewe. I usually buy my Stitch Nation yarn from Beverly's. They have great collection of budget yarn. One thing I found disappointing is that Beverly's no longer offers Full o'Sheep. Does anybody know why? Anyhow, Bamboo Ewe contains 55% viscose from bamboo and 45% wool. Made in Turkey.
Bamboo Ewe's reasonable cost does not stop it from being a great yarn to knit with. It's very widely used to knit items for babies. The sheen on its surface brings out a unique appearance to the knitted items while its silky touch texture makes the knits perfect to be worn on sensitive skins. (for people who are sensitive to 100% wool, it's a good news)
This is headband Op. 5. The edge is knitted with Bamboo Ewe with needles US #7. And it"s worn by my friend Teddy Lemon. Pattern available in Ravelry as well as in Etsy.
This history of knitting bamboo is rather short compared to the one of bamboo's other usage: making musical instrument, chopsticks, food, home building.... etc. etc. Anyhow in recently years, the development of bamboo yarn progresses in a rather quick pace.
Wool is not the only material is goes along well with bamboo. Bamboo does very well blended with silk, cotton, nylon, as well as others. I sincerely hope that the usage of plants for yarn making will be the trend of this generation. It is eco-friendly. It opens up more possibility of the art of knitting. Can't really think of any negative impact of developing bamboo yarn in more varieties. Anyhow,
HAPPY KNITTING
P.S. Yesterday I bought two skeins of the Bamboo Ewe in two other colors: pink and grey. Something new will come up soon. Please stay tuned.
Hi Knitters,
Scarf named Op. 4 is finally done. Hohohohoho....
I'm just so happy that MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED. Surely a lot has been learnt: photography, pattern writing, color matching, using props....etc etc. It was a time consuming project, but the result is, as you can see: A picture is worth a thousand words. Thrilled that I am for the great support from the public. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'm eternally grateful for all the support from my family and friends. My cats were also very helpful for not sleeping on my lap while I was knitting and counting at all.
I purposely distinguished the two sets of patterns by using yarns of two different colors, kind of constrasting in the sense of the The outcome is satisfying. Surprisingly, the back sides of the two patterns look very pretty too, almost like reversible knitting, which was not in my plan at all.
The major technical challenges for this scarf are bobble making and cable knitting. They are in fact easy to learn and can be recognized apparently when mistake is made. Once you get used to it, they are just two sets of repeating 4-row and 12-row patterns. I may just use the pattern for two separate scarfs in the future.
If you like Op. 4 scarf, don't just look. Try to knit it yourself.
The pattern is now available in both Ravelry and Etsy.
Thank you again and
HAPPY KNITTING
Hi Knitters,
I'm so happy to tell you that I finally finished my first pair of hand warmers. It was not as easy as I thought. But, I DID IT!!!! hohoho...
This is a pattern from Hand Knit Story. I have mentioned this new book from Japan in the following entry:
http://eatinglemonknitknitknit.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-knitting-book.html
I really LOVE this book.
Back to the hand warmers. The ribbing and cable parts were not difficult, just that you have to read through the whole pattern carefully. I used US #6 (4.0mm) double pointed needles for this project. And this time I chose Lion Brand Baby yarn, color No. 184, Melon. In fact the skein was a left over. I knitted a baby beanie with it and still...a lot was left.
The above pic shows how much has been left after knitting this pair of hand warmers. Let me check the original yardage: 459
The hardest part for this project was, as many of your have experienced, knitting the thumb. Picking-up was not easy. I undid it once and tried again. Still not 100% satisfied. Maybe I should have try to knit a mitten or hand warmer with bigger size needles. Anyway, I went through this journey and glad that I've learnt a good lesson.
Happy Knitting
