Loni's Life

 Eyelet Burst Shawl by Stephen West #westknits  Yarn is by Deep Dyed Yarns #deepdyedyarns  Colorways: Love Me, Venom, Twilight Time, Sea Dragon and Season of the Witch  I got Twilight Time, Venom, and Sea Dragon at Knit & Stich Boutique on my June 2022 vacation to New Smyrna Beach, Florida.  Vacation souvenir yarn, of course.   Added the Love Me in July 2022 as a direct order from Deep Dyed Yarn.    Cast on: March 17, 2023  Ordered the Season of the Witch in May 2023.  This went on vacation with me at Thanksgiving 2023 to Roatan, Belize, and Cozumel along with Confectionery by Lisa K. Ross/Paper Daisy Creations.   Upon return some holiday knitting was happening and this project went missing... turns out, missing in plain sight!    It was in the knapsack project bag with the leftover yarn from Confectionery which was hung on the back of a chair.  Picked back up Feb 23, 2025 as part of the Olive & Two ...

Go Go Dynamo is Stephen West's 2024 Mystery Knitalong (MKAL) Shawl  I had originally selected these colors to go into his Starflake shawl which was his MKAL in 2019.   I never got around to knitting that one, but it's in my project queue to get to someday.  I cast on Oct 3 2024 and was keeping pace but then put it on hold from Nov 9 2024 to Jan 19 2025 while I worked on some other projects like Stephen West's Fiber Fest Shawl as a sample for one of my favorite indie dyers that just launched her own small business; Knitmas 2024; and the Witch's Brew cowl.  The black yarn is Lazy Cat Yarn on their Luminosity base in Event Horizon; the Quick Fling (pink) is from Long Dog Yarn in their Bounce Sock base; and as my "mohair dare" I added in Bronte base from Olive & Two Ewe Studios in teh color Stargazer.  Stephen West shawls are an undertaking for sure -- but the results are showstoppers for sure! 

 Knitmas 2024 by Becky Beagell of Nomadic Knits  Yarn from Knit Stars Season 6 kit for Casapinka's pattern - Haynes House Yarns in Haynesville Fingering base: I Got Funnies,  Memes and Movies, and Instant Sing-a-long 

  My latest project off the needles and awaiting blocking is the Trust Fall Shawl by Jessica Ays of Double the Stitches.  Pattern on Ravelry at   https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/trust-fall-shawl Yarn is from my stash - from Blue Mule Fiber from an old Loops Club monthly blue bag kit - colorway is Loopy Cowgirl plus 3 sample skeins that were created while the dyer was developing the final club colorway.   I was blessed to be gifted those skeins from my friend Shelley B as part of her move from Tulsa to Florida included downsizing her stash to friends.   

 Doing my weekly planning early since tomorrow is Game Day! Almost finished 2 more minis of Trifle Wrap by Helen Stewart and the February section of Bay Area Knitting Guild's 2024 KAL my Nancy Victorino.   This week"s goals - Game Day with Marly, 2 or 3 more minis for Trifle Wrap and weave the tails of the ChaChing Mitts by Laura Nelkin that I finished last week.  #missbabsyarn #oliventwoewprojects #curioushandmade #bakg2024kal #marlybird #marlybirdgameday #knitpicks #nelkindesigns

Trendsetter Yarns - Transitions Boxed Rib T Scarf - Cream/Avocado/Grape colorway Pattern calls for 1 skein; but I ordered a second skein to make the center section wider.