So far the KO sweater has only a few inches on the back, though I have knit almost the first whole ball of yarn. I figure I have to do 1 ball, plus a bit more each day to make the sweater in 16 days. Of course, I've already got some hand and wrist pain (not sure if that was from the socks I did this week or the sweater) so I'm taking a break from knitting. I'm going to take the kids down to Winterfest for a bit this afternoon where we'll be able to see ice sculpture carving and hear some good music.
I wanted to post some photos of my recent fabric purchases because I've been thinking ahead to Project Spectrum (see sidebar). I have decided to concentrate on quilting for my projects and more specifically on Kaffe Fassett prints. His sense of color is amazing and sometimes I wish I could live in such a colorful world. We do have a long hallway outside the kid's rooms that has the most room for hanging quilts of anywhere in the house. It's got some colorful batik quilts, and I want to add more. The goal of Project Spectrum is to celebrate colors in our lives and each month to concentrate on one or two colors. I will use these KF prints, plus a bunch of others in my stash to create some wall hangings using these color themes.
March - Red and Pink
April - Orange and Yellow
May - Green
June - Blue
July - Violet / Purple
August - Neutrals / Black & White
Here's some more eye candy.
Here I stuck in the beautiful skein of hand-dyed sock yarn that came a few days ago from Brooklyn Handspun. It's called Elemental and the colors just fit so well with the Kaffe Fassett prints.
This is going to be so much fun! You'll notice the overabundance of blue and turquoise, but I really didn't have so much blue in my stash. I actually do have quite a bit of yellow in my stash though, it's not KF prints. I may have to do a little more shopping before April!
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