Wearin' of the Green
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March is a great month! Daylight savings time begins, we have the awesome St. Patrick's Day, spring arrives, and we have Palm Sunday and the First Day of Passover. As we usher out Winter, let's celebrate the arrival Spring with the color green. Although 'pink' is truly my favorite color -- green seems like the color of life. My son Kevan graduated from college last May, and we took a trip to Ireland. I've always loved St. Paddy's day, and Ireland is my heritage, but after having been there, I truly am in love with all things Irish. If you are a fan of America's Knitting on Facebook, go look at my photos of Dublin in my vacation album. I am in hopes of visiting the Emerald Isle again in my life time. Please submit your knitted items that are green; all of us as knitters love to see what everyone is working on. I'd like yarn shops to join in too. So, without further ado, get your green on~ |
My dear friend Erin emailed me this photo for entry. I made this shawl for Erin for her 50th birthday present. I held a number of different yarns together, all of which I can't even remember, but I do remember the pattern belonged to Lion Brand; it was their Prayer Shawl. Erin's daughter Meghan is the model. Thanks for the memories Erin~
Carol Bristol of Vermont, a regular contributor to our projects page has sent in her Brookfield Bag - her own design. This is a very smart looking bag, styled after many current designs of leather handbags. Carol used Cascade yarns 220 Wool and also some Lamb's Pride on this bag. Fabulous Carol AND IT"S GREEN YAY!!! Look for Carols patterns here. Here is a free pattern from Carol. Thanks once again Carol for your participation always welcome~
Kay lives in Savannah, Georgia. She's a knitter, but also has her own website and Etsy store. You can get this pattern amonst others at her store. She calls this the Shamrockin' Dog Sweater. She used Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted in Lime, Kelly Green & White for this sweater, and her cutie doggie is her model. Please visit Kay's website, you can reach her Etsy store from there. Thank you Kay!
Jennifer is a new knitter out of Grants Pass, Oregon. Look at these sock - super, from a new knitter - impressive. You probably recognize them as the Monkey sock by Cookie A. The yarn Jennifer chose is the Pagewood Farm Hand Dyed Sock Yarn in the colorway Camo. Very fun Jennifer, enjoy those socks.....pretty special. Thanks so much for participating.
The Maffit Sock by Amy Loberg comes to us from FiberWild out of Galena, Illinois. I think this is perfect for St. Patrick's Day with the green and the cables. This sock is sold as a kit if you're interested. You get the pattern and yarn for $20 - but wait there's more.....if you purchase the kit this month, it's only $16.00 The kit comes in four different colors. Check the website for all the details. Thank you FiberWild for this great entry!!
Silvia lives in Brighton, Michigan, and she knit these Fetching mitts by Cheryl Niamath. The yarn that Silvia chose is Elsebeth Lavold Baby Llama. That sounds so soft - baby llama. Silvia's LYS is The Knitting Den of South Lyon, Michigan. Thank you Silvia for participating.
We are kicking things off in Irving, Texas with Carissa. Carissa knit Elizabeth Zimmermann's Baby Surprise Jacket using Schachenmayr nomotta Denim. You can find the pattern for this project in the book, The Opinionated Knitter. Ask at your LYS for this book. You can also download a copy of just this one pattern here. This looks great Carissa! Carissa's LYS is Passionknit in Dallas, Texas. Check out Carissa's blog - she has some really good stuff.....it's very worth looking at. Thank you Carissa for starting things off for us this month~
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