YOP – week of the 15th of February

year-of-projectsThis week was full of excitement for me, including knitting-related. I went to Paris, and managed to visit four (!) yarn shops, and buy some yarn.

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2015-02-10 17-13-19My resolution at first was that I am not going to touch the new yarn before I finish at least one of my WIPs. Ha! I cannot resist. Jaipur (top picture) is a yarn I had my eye on for a year now, with an idea of what I would like to do with it (another dress, I am afraid). So it looks like the beige dress is going to be put on hold for now. I already did two swatches, and I like the one using bigger hook better – I have even blocked it already.

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I also moved forward with the cushion cover – I found the missing yarn to finish the front side. Only now I cannot find my darning needle, so it’s not sewn. I don’t like the light-blue diamond in the center, but it’s too late now.

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I’m about 1/3 done with the second side, with a month to go, so I think I’m pretty safe here:

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I also made progress on the blanket – the second stripe is about 3/4 done. I need a total of three stripes, and them some sort of an edging – ideally by mid-April.2015-02-15 15-05-03

Sorry about blurry photos, something wrong with my camera today…

 

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  1. 7
    Marsha

    I like the light blue square in the middle of the cushion cover. I think it makes the whole thing pop. Love the new dress yarns. I agree, that the bigger hook makes a difference in being able to really see the pattern. Good luck finding that darning needle.

  2. 21
    kimmery4

    Oh my heavens! Your new yarn is gorgeous–I just want to squeeze it. I wish I could just jet over to Paris and purchase some yarn. :)
    xoxoxxo

    • 22
      Leyla Alieva

      I waited for such a long time before I could buy this goodness ))) I so much enjoying working on the first project with my buys.I hope you’ll be able to buy something lovely soon, too. I think in US generally you have much better access to fibery goodnes :) xoxoxo

  3. 23
    Crochet Hooks

    I am going backwards through the Snickerdoodles looking for free patterns to share in the round up and am seeing the dress being created backwards – oh my I am so anxious to get into next month to see the changes! amazing!

    • 24
      Leyla Alieva

      That must be an interesting perspective to see the progress :) thank you. I am planning to share the pattern some time, just not sure when, creating charts takes ages…

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