SparkleShan

I have finished a few knitting projects since March that I will now share with you. I finally got my hands on a skein of Madeline tosh holi festival in DK Weight and I knit the Latu Hat with it. This colorway is so much fun and I have been trying to find it for a while. I took a trip to Knit New Haven (which is an hour drive from me) on the hunt for another yarn and they happened to have this one too, so of course it had to come home with me. I also finished my second Ishbel Shawl. This was only the second shawl I ever knit 5 years ago and it took me about a month and a half to finish. This time it only took me about two weeks to finish it. My cousin had twin girls in March and I had to knit them something using this awesome hand dyed Unicorn Poop Yarn from Sunrise Fiber Co. So I knit two Tiny Trees Baby Vests. I knit another pattern for the second time, the Hitchhiker Shawl using some awesomely bright hand dyed yarn from Atomic Blue. Last time I knit thi...

A few months ago I decided to open a new Etsy shop.  Some of you may know that I used to sell handspun yarn on Etsy a few years back.  Due to life I closed the shop a few years back and haven't really been spinning yarn much.  Well I am still ever crafting and knitting.  I decided to open shop again because I really like sharing my creations with other people.  It's really satisfying to know that someone enjoys the things that I make with my hands and with my heart :) My new Etsy shop is called SparkleShan Knits. I am selling hand made baby, child and adult headbands, hand made jewelry and hand knit accessories.  I am also taking custom order requests.  I am trying to add items to my shop frequently so keep checking back for new hand made items.  If you would like to request a custom order you can message me directly on Etsy or email me at sparkleshanknits@gmail.com

This year I competed in the Ravelry Ravellenic  games that coincide with the 2014 Winter Olympics. This is the first time I actually finished projects before the games ended. And I finished 6 on top of that! For the work in progress category I finally finished my first garment that I started 3 years ago, Rusted Root sweater. I'm so happy to finally have finished it!  I also finished several slouchy hats for myself, Emma and one for my best friend too.   

I just finished updating my Etsy Shop with two new hand spun yarns, a knit hat, sock yarn mini skeins kits and some jewelry from my beading days at clearance prices. Here is a sneak peek at what I added. Also my 20% off sale is still going on, use coupon code 'KIDNEY'. Personalize a photo collage

I knit two hats for my Secret Santa partner with my group of friends here on deployment. I knit my first brim hat with Bernat Alpaca in Cream. The brim took a lot of shaping with water, I think it came out great overall. Everyone that saw it was impressed that I knit it. I also knit her a simple basic knit hat that I have made a few of, but I put a Norwegian Star pattern on it. This was my first time knitting a design into a piece, and it didn't come out prefect but I think it looks good overall. Natalie trying on her new hat. The Norwegian Star hat.

Here is a picture of my first attempt at a cable knit hat. I finished it today while I sat around for hours on end waiting in lines to do pre mobilization stuff. It was supposed to be an adult size, but once again I underestimated the size and it should fit my 4 year old!