Seems I've been remiss

I finished up the Cameron Shawl a while back - but I never posted a picture. So here's the eye candy to compensate for the bitching...It was made with ColourMart 2/30 Cashmere/Merino/Silk on a US size 2 needle. Finished blocked dimensions 53" x 53". Still have enough on the cone for a good sized scarf!

YEA - I've got bags

Okay - my tech crew has let me down - and I'm out searching for someone - anyone - to finish up my website! But until then I have these really cute project bags and wanted to share them! I've been working with Carol and I think that these are darn near perfect! I've been using them for my lace projects, the reinforced custom embroidered openings in the front accommodate needles size thru 10 keeping your projects from getting snagged it's easy to throw in your purse or regular knitting bag. The generous sizing easily holds a cone of yarn, project and pattern! And here in lovely Eureka, Missouri there is a Lavender Farm! So there's a sachet of Lavender to help repel MOTHRA. And since you know you want to be "matchy" there is a cooordinating set of stitch markers made by MakeOne's daughter!

Bag A is made of drapery weight material (satin poly) an aqua background with embroidered cream colored leaves. It features a coordinating slubby cream lining, satin drawstring tie with locking mechanism, reinforced embroidered openings for your needle and measures 14" x 16" (LxW). It also comes with a little sachet of lavender (a natural critter repellent) and a coordinating set of stitch markers (wood with aqua accent beads)! Buy it today for $40



Bag B is made of drapery weight material (satin poly) with a chocolate background with embroidered aqua flowers. It features a coordinating slubby aqua lining, satin drawstring tie with locking mechanism, reinforced embroidered openings for your needle and measures 16" x 13.5" (LxW). It also comes with a little sachet of lavender (a natural critter repellent) and a coordinating set of stitch markers (wood with orange accent beads)! Buy it today for $40








Bag C is made of orange and hot pink 100% silk and features a custom embroidered flower (Carol designed the flower and embroidered it) in purples, pinks, lime green and orange. It features a coordinating peach print 100% cotton lining, satin drawstring tie with locking mechanism, reinforced embroidered openings for your needle and measures 13" x 13" (LxW). It also comes with a little sachet of lavender (a natural critter repellent) and a coordinating set of stitch markers (lady but and honey bee with red accent beads)! Buy it today for $40


Bag D is made of orange and hot pink 100% silk and features a custom embroidered flower (Carol designed the flower and embroidered it) in purples, pinks, lime green and orange. It features a coordinating peach print 100% cotton lining, satin drawstring tie with locking mechanism, reinforced embroidered openings for your needle and measures 13" x 13" (LxW). It also comes with a little sachet of lavender (a natural critter repellent) and a coordinating set of stitch markers (purple dragonfly and honey bee with red accent beads)! Buy it today for $40


Now these photos are what the bags looked like stuffed and a view from the inside. And NO you can't have my cone of ColourMart cashcotton or my scuzzy size 2 lace addi's! And since my website is non-exsistant you'll either have to send me an email at RogueKnits@charter.net or wait around until I do the next set of shows in November or there's the choice of one of these bags as a prize over on the ColourMart Group on Ravelry!

More Spitzenstriken

Trachtentuch B and an Extra Edging

Okay - I know it looks splotchy - cause it's still wet folks! This is the sister scarf/shawl to the Trachtentuch A that I made last week! This time I used Knit Picks Gloss Lace in Cypress. I used a size 5 needle and about 1.3 balls of yarn so around 560 yards. I took a pic with the yard stick so you'd have a size idea. I'll post more photo's when it's dry.

Now what I learned - which was kindda cool - the pattern motif is easy to spot because of the way Mr. Engeln did his shaping! You get that neat line separating motifs because he lined up a SSK/K2tog which when I knitted it looks solid, but when you wet block it you get this perfect little understated ladder right between the motifs! VERY SLICK!

This is TOP SECRET...

So you may have noticed over on Ravelry in the ColourMart Group there is a contest starting! Yeah - I needed a kick in the butt! So you can't start until May 20th, but this is going to be the edging to a shawl I hope to finish in time of the contest, and maybe this year I might even enter into the Missouri State Fair! So this is from Spitzenstriken Teil 3 - it is Muster 51 A and it will hopefully be the edging for a lace shawl. So come join the fun already - you know you want to!!!

Erich Engeln Spitzenstricken Teil 3

Yup I know - the title is a mouthful! But it is such a delicious mouthful you'll want to savor it for a long time!

I found it first on Ravelry via a shop called A Knitted Peace in Colorado - but wasn't happy with the translation and recharting - then I found this one at Lacis.com and at first I was a little put off by the price. But then I got a look at the shawls, and some doilies, and particularly some edgings (always searching out new edgings) and I knew I needed it.

Originally I made Trachtentuch A/Schultertuch A in a handpainted silk merino blend. Wasn't happy - between the price and the stripey bits - well lets just say I learned a valuable lesson.

Then I had a partial cone of ColourMart 3/28 heavy lace weight 100% cashmere (2 cones = 3 shawls - and I've still got enough left over for a scarf) in Persian Blue Mix. I used a size 4 needle (thinking of dropping to a 3) and went to town. Wow - a week of knitting later and now I love this thing! I don't know if I can give it away or if I'm going to hastily knit another "hug" for a friend! So soft, so fluffy, such drape...well enough - you'll just have to knit your own! I will say that there is a line of nupps that I would replace with beads, and the bottom medallions cry out for beads as well but that will have to be on the next one - and there will definitely be a next one!

I was also surprised at the way the front ended up draping - it falls in a ruffle much like the "Potato Chip" scarf! It adds a graceful "aire" to the front. I also crocheted the edging cause I need to keep practicing this cursed skill - and I use the term loosely! Thank-you Brooke and RMS for the little reminder the other day!