Thank you for the birthday wishes. This year was one of the best ones. I’m pretty easy going when it comes to it. I just want to craft in peace and not have to cook.
So right before the day, I decided to look online for my birthday gift. One knitter on IG had shown off the tweedy yarn she had picked up from the Knit Picks sale. Curious, I decided to look as there was a pattern sitting in my queue.
Ta-da! Meet Wool of the Andes and Aloft; these two pictures show the true color.
Wool of the Andes is 100% wool. Aloft is 75% mohair + 25% silk. I can’t remember if any of these were on sale. Maybe the WOTA was.
And what am I making?
Why legwarmers ^__^, LOL. I have Joelle Hoverson’s Last-Minute Knitted Gifts. Super-Easy Leg Warmers is one of the book’s patterns. You hold a strand of each yarn together to knit and purl.
See the all the fuzzy wuzziness?
I had almost leaned toward a pink, but this Celestial was so pretty and drew my eyeballs in.
Oh, and I had a Homer Simpson – doh – moment. On the project page it says 900 yards are required. I didn’t think. I thought it meant 900 yards per yarn so I bought nine balls of WOTA and four balls of A. The lightbulb didn’t come on until after the yarn had arrived. Oh well, I’m sure I can use the extras for something else wonderful.
I’m using a US 7 (4.5 mm) on a 12″ circular. It’s soothing knitting going around and around and around while I watch TV. Makes me very happy!
Okie doke, off to knit and watching more GBBS – I’m on season five now I think. Thanks for dropping by. TTYS.
Loved all the GBB . So much here to watch right now between CUBS (ten regular season games left) , Golf (sad face…but my husband loves it) , and the Tour de France. So we are not watching any series to much right now.
I love your birthday blues!
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I had tried to listen to my G-Men games since we don’t get regular TV but it can be hard.
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Those leg warmers are going to be BEAUTIFUL in that lovely blue yarn. And so cozy, too. 🙂 I’m glad you have a good birthday, Stef!
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It’s a winner when one loves the yarns she’s working with.
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Glad you HAD a good birthday! I meant to type that, but my fingers were evidently tripping over each other. 🙂 I looked back a post and saw the beautiful flowers and scrumptious eats. Lots of beauty on your special day.
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🙂thank you
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Oh the leg warmers look so cool, I remember them from the 80s 👌
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Happy belated birthday! Glad you had a great day. Those leg warmers will be so lovely in that yarn combo!
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Thank you.
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Happy Birthday and not cooking is what I want to do every single day 🙂 Do I need a daily birthday?
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😂
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Happy belated! Love your present. That blue is so lush!
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Thank you.
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