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Here is a picture of my yarn. I was going to use Lopi from my stash, but didn't have enough, so I bought Peruvian Highland Uros Aran (50% wool, 50% llama) from elann.com.
This picture isn't so great, but for some reason, this is the only one that actually showed the colors almost as they look.
The back ground color is Arizona Clay, with Palm, Burnt Orange, Mayan Gold, and Congac. Can't wait to start! Bec Bec
Sorry it took so long to get these up... I took photos a few days ago, but the lighting was terrible. These photos are a little better -- at least they were taken in daylight. It's been a long day, this will be short and sweet... The tote is finished, felted and fabulous! More details (including question answering) when my brain is less of a big pile of mush.
Hello Kids! I'm Sandra and I have my yarn choices--finally. I am using Patons Classic Merino Wool. The "Russet" is my main color. The "Tree Bark Mix" and "Natural Mix" are heathered-colors, hope they show up ok after felting.
Hi all,
My name is Lori and I joined the KAL right away, but just received my yarn a couple of days ago. I'm using Cascade 220 in 5 colors and will double strand it. I will probably just do the intarsia on one side and make the other side solid.
I am going to wait until the April 15 start date because I need to finish my sock pal socks for Sockapaloooza first.
So far I love everyone's colors. Happy Knitting!
Thanks to the guys at Threadbear my wool is here. Not the most adventurous colour combo but this will get a lot of use. And if it turns out ok, i will do another and branch out colour-wise, lol!.
Well, it's the moment of truth... Time to felt the tote. I'm so excited!
As you can see, I made a few modifications on my Wobbly Tote. First, I inserted side panels to make the tote a little wider. I also added a garter stitch base. I did this in lieu of sewing the bottom the way the pattern instructs. I like the boxy shape, but I didn't really like the way it was done in the pattern.
Second, I changed the handle situation. I wanted this tote to be a little more structured than the pattern is written to be. And I love me some wooden purse handles, so I knit tabs into which I will insert these. I haven't decided on which color, yet. I'll have to see them in action first.
Finally, I obviously used a different color palette than the original pattern, but I also used different color schemes on the front and the back of the tote.
I've had so much fun making this tote. I know I finished before the KAL even officially started, but don't worry. I will be making another Wobbly Tote in April... I have to go put this in the wash machine now. Wish me luck!!!
I went on our SNB's yarn crawl this weekend, and got this yarny brightness for my wobbly, among other things. The yarn crawlers chose beautiful, subdued, mature, earth tones inspired by the ocean or nature (read: grown-up colors) for their wobblies. Not me. I guess I'm wanting to feel young again. When my wobbly is done, I may have to hide it from my teeny bopper nieces. Put on your sunglasses...
Hi all, I'm Susan, just thought I'd wave hello and show off my colors!
I really likes the colors in the bag, so these are sorta similar in hue, but with orange as the main color. I truly love orange, but generally look horrid in it, so this is my way of wearing orange when I want. This will be my first intarsia project, and I love the idea of felting it, since I can only imagine what the backside of my first intarsia will look like. Come check out the beginnings of the knitting on April 15, at my blog www.knitandspinwithsusan.typepad.com
Happy Knitting!!
