Pittsburgh Knitting Festival

 

The 3rd annual Knitting and Crochet Festival was loads of fun. I saved up my lunch money and splurged on beautiful alpaca and silk lace yarn. I also bought some 100% Baby Alpaca Yarn that practically screams to become matching hat and scarf. I really enjoyed meeting the people and learning from them. Knitters are indeed good people to know. I did stop by the Knitting Warm Up Lounge and started a square for the homeless and battered women. All the squares donated by knitters will be attached into blankets for these special people. That was probably the best part of the day.

EZ Baby Surprise Jacket Done!

I took a break from the Aran cables and whipped up EZ's surprise Baby Jacket for my grandson, Evan. It was knitted all in one piece using bits of scrap yarn (Caron soft), size 3 Knit Pics circular needles, and, with a couple of folds and two seams, it was done. This pic is before blocking and buttons, so it may look a little rough. I can tell you that this sweater is pretty easy but you have to get your counts right from the first row. I actually knitted this twice because I had my counts off by a stitch in the first row and when I reached the end, I was really off.