Midway

Happy Friday, everyone! This weekend marks the half-way point in the Head, Hands & Heart a-long, and completed projects are finally being recorded.

I should back up and tell you that participants are making several different bags, hats, a few Ode Wristers, and our first finished item, a Markham Headband. According to the participant, it worked up quickly and was fun! Gotta love that, right?



Here's a quick photo of my wristers I've made for a model thank you. Here, the main body of the mitts are done and blocked, and now they are ready for seaming, thumb work-up and edging. I should tell everyone that I had the model and her significant other over for a wonderful dinner of chili last night and gave them to her. She was super thrilled with them - and how could she not be with such great, soft LB Collection angora merino yarn? I wasn't so quick on photographing the finished project, so I need to snap a quick photo so they may be properly recorded in the a-long as done. 

There is still time to join us, so if you are hankering for a quick hat or piece of Voie de Vie jewelry, do come on over and and jump right in.

Fait à la Main Day 4: Ode Wristers

So, after a small hiatus, here I am back with the rest of the introductions from Fait à la Main. If you haven’t yet seen the look book, feel free to access it here.

As wonderfully brief snow flurries fall here in the Pacific Northwest lowlands, I’m thrilled to introduce you to the centerpiece of the collection, my Ode Wristers.

I cannot state emphatically enough how much I love, love, love this design! Perfect yarn (LB Collection Angora Merino – sooooo soft), a technique I love (broomstick lace) and just the right amount of style come together to create wristers that are lacy, linear, and super cozy and warm. Oh, and did I mention they work up quickly with a mere 2 skeins of yarn (and only one skein if you want them in just one color)? I mean, nirvana must be within reach, right?

I also had a lot of fun photographing this design. Even in early November (when these photos were taken), there was a ton of color all around, and incorporating it to accentuate the design was an easy inspiration once we were on location.

This design will be individually available for purchase in my Ravelry store, or as one of the entire collection once all the design introductions have been made.

See you back here for day 5.