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Friday, November 2, 2012

Gray Days

We've entered the time of terrible picture taking weather here in Portland. It's been very gray for quite a while now so I have a huge back log of projects that need to get photographed so that I can show them to you.

I know I've posted the occasional crappy cell phone or iPad photo, so clearly my standards aren't THAT high, but I do like to show you what I make in a way that make it look at least a little pretty. Today the best I've got are photos from inside the yarn store. For Yarns Sake is extremely well lit, but it still doesn't compare to natural light.

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Also, this was after a long shift of running around the shop, so I look a little frazzled. Also, look at my awesome blue glasses!

That is the October installment of the Dream in Color Club. The yarn was a fingering weight 80% American Merino Wool and 20% Silk. Not a base that Dream in Color normally carries. The pattern is called Autumn Fern Mobius by Jessica Correa. 

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Each month for the Dream in Color Club we do a class featuring the yarn and pattern to help people with any tricky bits and get them started down the right path. I got to teach the October class so I got to knit this lovely sample. 

It is a pretty straightforward leaf motif repeated over the length of the cowl. It starts with a provisional cast on, and is knit like a long scarf, then the ends are grafted together to form the mobius. 

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The yarn sold out almost immediately, but the pattern will be available by itself in December. Overall, a quite enjoyable knit. There are lots more finished projects at Tami's to see.

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