How The West Was Spun: Fall 2011

September 27, 2011

Fall 2011 - Ennea Collective

The Fall 2011 edition of the Ennea Collective magazine is live! We've got some great articles and a product review, and as always, some fun knitting patterns to go along with all of that.

Y'all have already seen previews of my Hollow Oak Socks, which are a heavy fingering-weight wool yarn written for small/medium and medium/large feet. These featured a 3-ply yarn I spun from 4 ounces of mixed BFL from Two If By Hand, and I've already worn these once this season during a cold snap (it's now quite warm and sunny again here tho!). I think they are going to be a go-to pair for the winter, however.

I've also decided to join up with the KAL for Lori's Mystery Shawl, which will be released in installments (the first one is already available) over the next few weeks. This is another fingering weight project. She knit her original from the same mixed BFL colorway from Two If By Hand. I opted to go stash-diving and came up with a skein of 440 yards of 50/50 silk/cashmere in the "Forest" colorway from Chasing Rainbows Dyeworks that I think it going to be beautiful with this pattern. Here's the first clue.

And.... today Lori is arriving from Toronto after a long day en route through Dallas/Fort Worth. Once she recovers, we are heading out to Taos Sheep and Wool this weekend for a little R&R and vino and dinner out!