and Valentine hued, is my latest FO:
It is also a welcome bit of fabulous color for someone who is winter pale and somewhat anemic.
The pattern, called Stormy Seas, is from the delightful Japanese online magazine Amirisu.
I was soooo tempted to use the pattern designer's colors, but intead went with pinks/purples from the stash and now have the perfect Valentine themed accessory.
I would call it Stormy Heart, except my heart is not stormy, it is content.
The scarf/stole is made with short row sections of 2 strands of Kid Silk Haze seperated by tiny bands of 1 strand in the main color. It works up very quickly (4 ish days) if you can count and not have to stop and rip. The original has beaded sections, but I did not want to fiddle with beads.
I loves it:
In other news, I am continuing to recover from finishing chemo. My blood count was down so I had a little blood doping session yesterday. Today, I have accomplished lots of pesky tasks that I kept putting off - like taxes, financial aid forms, dusting and tomorrow, I should be able to handle a very busy day without yawning.
My day will start with getting Griff to school, followed by two appointments, followed by the 360 mile round trip to pick up Connor for his break week (yay!), followed by going back out to pick up Griff from the Ski Club bus at midnight.
Saturday will include a very early drive to the airport to send Griff off for his break week in New Hampshire with Gary's sister and her Ed. Sometime between now and then, I have to call Gary's sister about a bus ticket snafu, I have been putting that one off.
And in other, other news, the new neighbors arrived on Saturday in the middle of a blizzard. So far, none of us have set eyes on them, we think they are nocturnal. It's all good though, life without the CB's is life without having to worry about what insult they will hurl, or worse.
And finally, are we still on baby watch? I really did not expect to make and deliver a baby gift before the dear one arrived, but apparently I did.
For our Kitten and babe:
It's a Rainbow Ripple Blanket (without the rainbow) worked in Noro Taiyo Sock. I used this yarn because of the long color changes and the 50% cotton content, perfect for a warm weather baby.
So anyway, that's what's been going on, I'll be back soon with more, Happy Valentines Day!
LOVE!
You're going to knit me a baby schmatta, right? But bigger and no in baby colors, right? You'll have plenty of free time this weekend. ;^)
Posted by: Cookie | February 14, 2013 at 07:17 PM
Yep, I and my relatives are late for everything, alas. I do have that lovely goodie packed in my go-bag and ready at a moment's notice, though. I still can't believe out managed o make noro feel soft.
Posted by: Kitten | February 14, 2013 at 07:26 PM
Beautiful blanket!
Posted by: ccr in MA | February 14, 2013 at 07:37 PM
Beautiful scarf!
And the baby blankey is so sweet.
Yay for spring break!
xoxo
Posted by: Marilyn | February 15, 2013 at 08:27 AM
The scarf would warm up anything! It is lovely. I have a much greater appreciation for your awesomeness after this past week.
Taiyo is crack. I too can't believe how soft and wonderful it is.I'm planing on one of those twist things with some of mine. I just have to narrow down the color.
Posted by: Stacey | February 15, 2013 at 09:51 AM
Gorgeous baby blanket. I'll bet it becomes the kid's favorite and is well loved.
The scarf is so bright and cheery. It's been almost 60 degres again this week here in FEBRUARY. I haven't needed a scarf which is weird for Feb. Of course when we plan an outdoor outing for the weekend? "Wintry mix" on its way.
I'm glad you're feeling a bit better. I hope you continue to grow in strength and health.
Posted by: donna lee | February 15, 2013 at 11:22 AM
Hooray for legal blood doping ;) Hope the energy holds through all you've got to do.
That blanket is lovely. It's got me itching to cast on but there is no time.
I'm so glad the CBs are gone but I do hope the new neighbours are not vampires or something. I'm sure all will be well.
Posted by: Natalie | February 15, 2013 at 11:57 AM
The scarf is gorgeous, the blanket is awesome (and Taiyo feels so nice!).
Love Cookie's comment.
Posted by: Cheryl S. | February 15, 2013 at 12:20 PM
Perhaps vampires would be an improvement over the CBs?
Love that stole/scarf - I went right over to Ravelry and faved the pattern. Someday..
Posted by: kmkat | February 15, 2013 at 02:03 PM
What a lovely scarf! What a lovely baby blanket! What lovely sons! What wonderful NOT-CBs! Hope you are feeling energized and happy. Please take care of yourself.
Posted by: Kym | February 19, 2013 at 09:55 PM
Your new wrap is so beautiful, and I adore the colors. I have flipped through that mag before, but not knit anything from it. I mostly get distracted by the bzillions of patterns I already have and forget to think about it.
I hope the treatment helps with anemia and all that and your continued recovery keeps a good pace.
The baby blanket is wonderful! xoxox
Posted by: Sarah | February 20, 2013 at 03:18 PM