Misty Garden is off the needles!

What a difference blocking makes! I am constantly amazed at how a little blocking makes my items the perfect fit. In this case, I was able to add many inches to my scarf. I won't have to give it away after all!



Mingus, of course, likes it also. We all know that every malamute needs to wear a mohair scarf in the middle of summer.

I was stalled on this project for two reason: I was still burned from the last time I tried to turn this yarn into a scarf, and I had a hard time working the stitches. This last problem was solved by the purchase of some Addi Turbo lace needles (oh, how I love thee). Once I could face the yarn again without cringing and I switched needles, this project flew off the needles. Thank goodness. Now, I just need to finish my socks!

Let's just call it a potholder...

Do you ever have one of those projects that you just can't get into? I fell in love with a bamboo lace pattern and I just had to make it. After repeating the pattern 5 times, I decided that I'd rather claw my eyes out with dull nails than to do any more repeats. The yarn is Curious Creek kid mohair in the colorway Birches in Norway - pretty yarn, but it was not meant to be a bamboo lace scarf.

Let's just call it a potholder. A mohair potholder.