as promised

The Solomon's Seal has been shooting up under my crabapple tree - this is a week's growth. This plant grows insanely fast once it decides it's ready. I'll bring you a new picture at least every other day until it reaches its height of about 18-24 inches.

There's hosta in the foreground.

I've been working on some greens, too.
I don't know if you are a lover of green. I love many colors, but there are days where I just can't get enough of green.

merino d k in "Cathy O." - named after a friend who loves vibrant greens.

merino d k in "rainforest"

watercolors II in "coniferous"

I will have these at the festival this coming Saturday - along with many more of their brothers and sisters from all across the colorwheel.

Tiny Tea Leaves Cardigan

I made Katie a Tiny Tea Leaves Cardigan.

I used Periwinkle Sheep merino d k, a washable merino wool. It's the first time I made an entire project out of it, and I must say I really love this yarn. I mean I already love dyeing it -

and I had played with it a little, but now I got to knit with it and it is just wonderful. I easily can get 5 sts/in on a size 7 needle; I would say it qualifies as a light worsted and a dk weight yarn.
It is soft, has good yardage (225 yards/100g), loves the dye....and I love it on my needles.

I came up with a soft palette to complement the hydrangea in the sweater, so my customers would have alternatives.

heather, lemon thyme, mauve, silver lining, hydrangea

But then again, why not some brights?? I delivered these to Trumpet Hill the other day.

periwinkle, hot pink, sunny yellow, turquoise

I am uploading all these colors to my etsy shop one by one, starting today, and continuing over the weekend.

I will be out of town tomorrow, so I thought I'd give you a taste!

heads up!

The Lame Blogger returns to announce a give-away in the coming week, and a pattern release for quick holiday knitting (in case you still need to make something for someone!).

There have been some milestones recently, and I need to celebrate with you. It just so happens to be in the middle of holiday season, so what could be better than a give-away?

There is a facebook for Periwinkle Sheep lovers, and it has 150 fans right now.

Then, sales on etsy have climbed over the 100  mark in recent days, there are new yarns to announce,

merino d k - hydrangea

merino d k - silver lining

and also,

I got into Sock Summit 2011!!

Stay tuned!