I Love Chunky Yarn!!!

I've started working on a cardigan pattern from The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns by Ann Budd using a super chunky yarn. It is knitting up really, really fast.

It only took two skeins to knit the back. So I think I'll have plenty of yarn since I bought 8 skiens. It is Lion's Wool Ease Thick & Quick in Claret, a really pretty brown/purple color.

I hope to have it done by November 3rd for Vickie Howell's book release party. I'd like to wear something I've knitted to the event and this cardigan will be perfect.

Vickie's new book is New Knits on the Block : A Guide to Knitting What Kids Really Want. It just came out at the beginning of the month.

Vickie put out an invitation to the folks on the Stitch and Bitch Austin Yahoo! Group for the party. I've never meet Vickie before but I've just started watching Knitty Gritty, the knitting show she hosts after reading a post by her on the list and checking out her blog. She has a quirky sense of humor and I really enjoy the show.

It will be nice to help her celebrate her new book and get a chance to meet other Austin knitters. I think I'll bring some knitting with me too. I'm not so great at mingling!!!

Ribbing

I just finished a knitted hat in Noro Silk Garden yarn using a ribbing stitch. It was knit two, purl two around the whole hat. Easy, and a nice change from stockinette. I got the pattern from Hip to Knit: 18 Contemporary Projects for Today's Knitter.

I love the bright colors and feel of the Noro Silk yarn. I used color 50, Royal, Pink, Aqua. I just wish they sold solid colors of the yarn. I'd love to use just the blues and greens in a tank top. I'm not too thrilled with the brown green or yellows in the yarn though.

I used the left over yarn to make a cozy for our GPS. It was based on a pattern from Stitch 'n Bitch : The Knitter's Handbook.