Yarn Along


This week I decided to start a new project for me.  I've been focusing on holiday ornament making and yesterday I hit the wall.  I just had to hold new yarn and start a new project.  This yarn is beautiful, it is Quince and Co's Tern.  This pattern caught my eye when I was up in Maine.  The yarn shop had a lovely sample on display.  It was an impulse buy that brought me great joy!  Here is my project page.

I'm still reading The Tiger's Wife and I like it!  Phew.  I was worried last week because it's a strange book.  I am enjoying how the story is unfolding and I love when fiction flips from present to past.  It still continues to be a strange story but I'm okay with it, I have a hunch it will continue to be a strange book.  Meanwhile I decided to show you two magazines I've been flipping through while eating lunch.  So far I'm not too thrilled with the Interweave but in the Jane Austin magazine I like.  I know of two shawls that would be lovely to knit.

What are you knitting and reading?

Joining Ginny




Comments

  1. little macaroon.November 14, 2012 at 6:25 AM

    That Quince & Co is divine - I have still never made anything in their yarn (I think I'm scared to now! Too much investment pressure!). What colour is that called?

    You're right, The Tiger's Wife stays strange!

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    1. karenNovember 15, 2012 at 8:05 AM

      The color is called Barnacle :) I just love the name which was another factor in buying the yarn!!

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  2. Debbie JonesNovember 14, 2012 at 6:33 AM

    Lovely pattern. That will be a nice sweater. I've never read The Tiger's Wife. Sounds like an interesting change so I'll keep an eye out for it.

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  3. Tracey ~ CloverNovember 14, 2012 at 7:19 AM

    Karen, that cardigan is going to look just beautiful on you. Don't you just love that yarn? That is the exact color I used for my Abigail and I do like.

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  4. come on in xNovember 14, 2012 at 7:33 AM

    That yarn is one of my favourite shades, it is going to turn out beautifully x

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  5. AlisaNovember 14, 2012 at 7:33 AM

    Karen we must think alike.....that cardigan is in my favs on ravelry as well! And I love your yarn choice! Can't wait to see it knitted up!!

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  6. Kim November 14, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    Love that yarn and a new project for you, how exciting! It is a beautiful cardigan.

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  7. MartaNovember 14, 2012 at 7:41 AM

    What a nice Project. I love the colour.

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  8. tessNovember 14, 2012 at 8:12 AM

    That sweater is going to be gorgeous - love the pattern! I have been so close to buying that Jane Austin magazine so many times...I think I should probably just take the plunge! Can't wait to see how your sweater turns out! :)

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  9. stephNovember 14, 2012 at 8:56 AM

    love that sweater!!!! guess I better go queue it. (I might even have some yarn in the stash.....you know, as much as I'd like you for my next door neighbor----we'd NEVER get ANYTHING done!!!!!---but knitting, of course!)

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  10. AnonymousNovember 14, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    The sweater is so pretty! I love knitting magazines, might have to pick some up.

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  11. MelissaNovember 14, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    That sweater in that yarn will be so gorgeous! I can't wait to see how it turns out.

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  12. SuzanneNovember 14, 2012 at 9:34 AM

    That sweater is so sweet, may have to make that one! I was wondering how that magazine was. I will leaf through it on my next trip to B&N. Thanks for stopping by:-)

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  13. flyingjenNovember 14, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    I'll have to queue the sweater. My list keeps getting longer. I was a very long line at the fabric the other night and picked up a knitting magazine to pass the time. I may have to go buy it. There were a few things in there that i really liked.

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  14. eidolonsNovember 14, 2012 at 9:38 AM

    So much envy all in one photograph. (:

    I really want to try Quince and Co's yarn. And I'm waiting (impatiently) for my local yarn store to get the Jane Austen magazine.

    I'm so pleased with myself - I finished two projects yesterday! Woo! Of course, the other projects I need to work on would be easier if certain little people would sleep normal hours (or pay less attention to what I'm doing)! (:

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  15. DonnaNovember 14, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    That is going to be so pretty! Great yarn choice. It looks very plush. Sometimes those impulse buys are very satisfying.

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  16. UnknownNovember 14, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    Jane Austin knits! Knitting history sounds like a lot of fun. :)

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  17. AnonymousNovember 14, 2012 at 10:30 AM

    I cannot wait to get my hands on the newest Jane Austen Knits magazine. I've been pretty meh about Interweaves Knits for a while, though there are a couple of patterns in the Winter one that I wouldn't mind making.

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  18. ErinNovember 14, 2012 at 10:42 AM

    What do you think of the Quince and co. yarn so far? I've looked at it several times, but haven't yet bought any. Thank you so much for sharing that pattern! It makes a gorgeous addition to my queue. :)

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    1. karenNovember 14, 2012 at 3:22 PM

      I absolutely love the Tern yarn it is soft enough and has plenty of spring.

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  19. momto5November 14, 2012 at 10:49 AM

    that yarn looks lovely. there is a jane austin knitting magazine? who knew.

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  20. HannahNovember 14, 2012 at 11:49 AM

    Ooh, lovely pattern you've chosen.
    I can really relate to that feeling of hitting a wall and needing something new.
    I had no idea that Jane Austen Knits was a magazine - I thought it was a book!

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  21. AnonymousNovember 14, 2012 at 1:17 PM

    Pretty yarn and cardigan. That yarn looks soft and squishy.

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  22. AnonymousNovember 14, 2012 at 1:25 PM

    Yep, it does stay strange - but I enjoyed it too.

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  23. *kateNovember 14, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    Great looking pattern! And yay for knitting for you :) I'm looking forward to that... someday ;-)

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  24. VictoriaNovember 14, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    Love the cardigan you've started! The detail should show up nicely with the color you chose! The items in the Jane Austen are so darling, aren't they? A friend let slip she's working on a jacket from it for my little girl. Squee!

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  25. bookworm-MaryNovember 14, 2012 at 4:05 PM

    I keep reading about people using Quince & Co. yarn! It looks nice and cuddly! Can't wait to see the FO

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  26. AnkeNovember 14, 2012 at 4:10 PM

    "I just had to hold new yarn" may be the best line I have ever heard! Wonder if hubby will understand it when I hit the yarn store next time and come home with a bunch... ;-)

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  27. KristenNovember 14, 2012 at 9:32 PM

    Oh, I do love that sweater pattern! Maybe one of these days I'll get around to knitting something for me :) Glad you are enjoying your book despite the strangeness!

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  28. simonaNovember 15, 2012 at 12:30 AM

    that will be a gorgeous sweater! there's nothing like starting a new project, isn't there? my problem is that i start way too many projects and have a hard time finishing them because of that.

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  29. debbyNovember 15, 2012 at 1:27 AM

    That little Alys cardigan is so cute no wonder you can't wait to get started. I'm well into my stock knitting now but can't wait to do another sweater...I've had so many nice comments about my Annabel.

    Happy knitting deb

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  30. JuliaNovember 15, 2012 at 8:20 AM

    That is such a nice grey. New projects always lift you up!

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  31. MargretNovember 15, 2012 at 9:28 AM

    That yarn does look gorgeous!

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  32. kerri.warmusNovember 15, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    What a pretty pattern and what beautiful yarn. I am looking forward to seeing the finished project. Thanks for sharing.

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  33. Angela at Knit LuckNovember 15, 2012 at 9:50 PM

    Now I'm totally tempted to get some of the Quince and Co... and the new issue of Jane Austen knits... going to look for my ipad now to order it online.

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  34. Erin @ Wild WhispersNovember 15, 2012 at 11:05 PM

    What a beautiful cardi! I love that pattern! I can't wait to see it all knit up, my friend!

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