Emily's Sloane
Emily looks cute wearing her Sloane!
Mariannika's Manta Ray
Mariannika did a lovely job! this super easy shawl is a great project for a novice knitter or easy TV knitting for a pro.
Kristina's tropical Lorelei
all Kristina needs is a hammock to make the picture complete!
Georgetown Table Runner
Diane made her Georgetown 7.5 feet long!
ooh, cherry!
i'm in love with the color that Betty chose for her Lorelei.
if you have a finished Yarnplay project that you would like to share with us, please send me a photo and i'll post it here and on the Yarnplay Flickr page.
blog imitates life :: Yarnplay Blog Tour Reruns
it's not just re-rerun season on television! let's revisit the Yarnplay Blog Tour. enjoy!
yarnplay at knitting aloud
yarnplay at lolly knitting around
yarnplay at knit and the city
yarnplay at purl jam
yarnplay at my life in stitches
yarnplay at serendipity
yarnplay at scout's swag
Poppy here, Poppy there
Glenna chose gorgeous dark shades for her Poppy, while Robin went her own way and adjusted the design to suit her style.
Clairelei
Claire definitely takes the prize for best photos! now you can see them on her new knitting blog.
Vicki's Baby A
this is the first Baby A that i've seen. it's really adorable. thanks, vicki!
Carol's Chelsea
i really like the colors that Carol chose for her Chelsea!
Diane's Mod On Mod
i think Diane's Mod On Mod actually looks better than the original! her colors are so lush and vibrant! she writes,
"...here's my finished Mod Koolaid-dyed blanket!I used Orange, Pink Lemonade, Strawberry, and Tropical Punch for the
colors, and Fuschia Rit Dye for the Fuschia. I love how it came out
variegated, all on its own! I will be making this blanket bigger in
the near future so it will fit a queen sized bed."
now she's knitting a super long Georgetown table runner. i can't wait to see what she does with that!
Heather's cap-sleeved EBTKS
i adore what Heather did with her EBTKS! cap-sleeves! what a fantastic idea! it really thrills me to see knitters take these designs and make them their own.
Marisol's Poppy
Marisol's is definitely the foxiest Poppy shot i've seen so far!
hey, i'm a little behind on updating photos. if i've promised to add yours and i haven't already, feel free to give me a gentle nudge.
Glenna's EBTKS
Glenna completed her EBTKS!!!
Lorelei, anyone?
it's springtime, so there must be Lorelei's-in-progress! i know that Diane has her on needles. if you are knitting Lorelei, too, and have photos to share, please drop me a line!
Karin's Poppy
this is the first non-Noro Poppy that i've seen and it is absolutely lovely. great job, karin!
guess what adam is knitting for his mom?
Manta Ray! i can't wait to see a photo of Adam's mom modeling her new shawl!
Glenna and her EBTKS
Glenna is knitting EBTKS and i really enjoyed reading her post about it, so i asked her if i could share it with everyone who reads the Yarnplay blog and she graciously agreed.
('Everything But the Kitchen Sink' sweater, from the book Yarnplay, mix of worsted-ish-weight wools on 5.0mm needles)This is, to say the least, a very addictive project. It's like when I first started a fair isle sweater about a year ago, and had to keep knitting "one more row" because the next row was going to have something different and the anticipation was awesome.
It's the sort of project that has you sitting down to "just knit a few rows," and then suddenly before you know it, your neck is cramping up and your tea has gone stone cold and you realize you've forgotten to heat up dinner, and even though you were going to have a nice relaxing Friday night knitting in front of a movie, it's far too late to walk down to the video store now because it's Friday and anything good was probably already signed out about five colour-changes ago, but you just can't stop knitting because your world has shrunk to the single task of figuring out what the next ten colours will be. (It is probably appropriate to mention at this point that I have a very limited social life.)
Anyhoo. It's a raglan pullover with tall stretches of ribbing at the waist and sleeves, knit in the round and then the sleeves and body are seamed together at the end. I added 1 inch of ribbing to make it 8 inches instead of 7, and will probably add another inch to the body so that it comes over my waist (I'm 5'9" and a 21-inch sweater doesn't do it for me), but other than that the only requirement is to just keep changing colours in whatever fashion you want, every 1-4 rows. The book recommends using a minimum of 18 yarns. I think I've got about 27:
My slightly-blurry heap of yarn leftovers, suddenly returned to good use through this sweater and its addictive qualities. Uh, this may not be a project suitable for travelling.)All of these yarns, with the exception of 2 balls that I purchased just to add in, are either idle stash-leftovers from past projects (this project is definitely Knit-From-Your-Stash approved!), or single-balls that I snatched from projects-in-waiting that I thought could stand to miss 50 yards or so. It's all in the area of blue, green, red, or purple, but it's pretty impressive how much the tone of individual yarns change depending on what other yarn you put next to them. Thus the addiction. In the progress pic above, I've just finished the ribbing and have only just started to repeat some of the yarns - i wanted to go as far as I could without repeating anything. Now the shake-ups will start ;)
Today I'm planning on doing one or two other things besides being consumed by knitting (damnit), but all in all I can see this project being a pretty quick one. Wouldn't be surprised if I''m wearing it before St. Patrick's day.
Marisol's Sloane
Marisol completed her Sloane and now she has Poppy on needles. Cute sweater. Cute kid!
Paige's Poppy
Paige of Modern Yarn chose warm, autumnal colors for her Poppy.
Becki's Poppy
All the Poppies just keep getting cuter and cuter! Becki looks lovely in hers!
Stephannie's Poppy
it looks like we'll be seeing a lot of Poppies soon. Stephannie is getting rave reviews on hers!
Jayne's EBTKS
Jayne has just completed her very fab EBTKS! she used 33 different yarns and posted a list of the yarns that she used on her blog. check it out!
everyone has been knitting Poppy because you get to put your own spin on the design. however, if you really want to make a personal statement you should give EBTKS a whirl. with this design and each knitters' individual stash it would be pretty difficult to make the same sweater twice!
Susie's Sidetracked Scarf
Susie changed things up a bit in her Sidetracked scarf. the teal is a nice touch.
Lumie's Sloane
i think Lumie's is the first Sloane i've sighted in blogland.
look familiar?
check out Jayne's lovely EBTKS in progress!
Shannon's Poppy
Shannon has almost completed her Poppy. she just has to crochet around the edges. i know that i rave about every Poppy that i see. however, as far as choice of colors is concerned, this is definitely my favorite so far! it's just so lovely! i don't think i've ever seen this color of SIlk Garden before. i can't wait to see Shannon wearing it!
Lara's Chelsea!
introducing Lara's Chelsea!
Poppy-In-Progress
if i were to knit another Poppy, i think i'd choose colors similar to Carol's. this one's going to look really great with a pair of old, faded jeans.
yarnplay projects in progress
it's so exciting to see all the Yarnplay projects in progress! carol's Poppy looks great!
michelle chose some really gorgeous colors for her Poppy.
tricoquelicot has picked some interesting colors for her Chelsea. i'm looking forward to seeing it knit up!
and check out the Chelsea in progress at Yarn It!
if you have a Yarnplay project in progress or pics of a completed project that you would like to share please email me!
blog tour permalinks
in case you missed the whirlwind blog tour, here are the permalinks;
yarnplay at knitting aloud
yarnplay at lolly knitting around
yarnplay at knit and the city
yarnplay at purl jam
yarnplay at my life in stitches
yarnplay at serendipity
yarnplay at scout's swag
Yarnplay blog tour
coming soon to a blog near you! the Yarnplay blog tour will be making stops at the following blogs;
sunday 10/22 - Knitting Aloud
monday 10/23 -Lolly Knitting Around
tuesday 10/24 - Knit And The City
wednesday 10/25 -Purl Jam
thursday 10/26 - My Life In Stitches
friday 10/27 - Serendipity
saturday 10/28 - Scout's Knitted Swag
expect Q & A, tutorials, podcasts, and all sorts of knitty goodness!
Yarnplay blog tour
i managed to get 2 pics at the Hill Country Weavers book signing before my camera battery died. i am so crazy busy that it may be months before i can get out on a proper book tour. the good news is that the Yarnplay blog tour will soon be coming to a blog or two near you. expect wacky q & a, tutorials, and lots of fun! stay tuned for dates and locations.
attention bloggers
if you have a knitting / craft blog and you have either completed a project from Yarnplay or have a project on needles, please drop me a line.
