Finished Fridays:Vanessa's Chloe

I know this seems redundant, but this is my second Chloe. The first Chloe was for Catarina, and this is for her sister, Vanessa. Once again, the colors were picked by the child. Not my choice. Much easier and faster the second time, not that the first one was hard. The Blue Sky Alpaca Worsted Hand Dye is basically the same as the Worsted Cotton. I am sorry for the bad pics. I am in the middle of moving from a dinky house to a dinky trailer, the trailer is a mess, and the only place to take a pic was the door and door knob. Also, this will be my last post until September, as I will be on holiday in California until then, so hopefully, fall weather will be here by the time I get back. I know. Good luck with that. Or maybe an indian summer.

Finished Fridays:Catarina's Chloe

This is the Chloe, a pattern by Alana Dakos. I am always partial to her patterns, as I think that they are clever, well-written, pretty, and she is my little bud. I just wish that Catarina hadn't chosen orange. But you gotta use the colors picked by the kid. That being said, here goes. By the way, I know it is not Friday. But we moved and could not get our internet  up until now. Thanks for your patience.

This one turned out awesome. I couldn’t find a store with all the colors of Spud & Chloe Sweater that the little girl wanted, so I had to switch out for the Blue Sky organic dyed cotton and the Blue Sky cotton. Which was ok, because it still turned out cute. I just had to make a small adjustment. The yoke was a little tedious, but after you get past that part, it goes pretty quickly. The end is gratifying. I think it is pretty darn cute. I just wish that my friend’s kids weren’t such a larger size. It would have went quicker. I wouldn’t say that you could do this in a weekend. It is my general rule that when people say such things, you should take that amount, and multiply that by 2.5, even if you dedicate yourself to the project. I would give it a week.

Wednesday Review:Blue Sky Alpaca Organic Cotton and Cotton

I had the chance to work with Blue Sky Alpaca Organic Cotton and the regular Cotton, which are pretty much the same product. I really liked working with them! The loft was nice. I still found the heft to be a little much, but as previously mentioned, I do have fibromyalgia, so that could have played into it. But the color selection ranges from muted to bright and they are very soft. I would strongly reccomend it. I used as a substitute for Spud & Chloe Sweater yarn, and I think it works out just fine. I also used a size 8 needle, and that worked out just as well. I only needed a slight adjustment. 5 out of 5 stars.

P.S. I do have a recently finished project for Finished Fridays. However, I am moving this weekend and I may not get to the post. I also do not have a phone jack in my second bedroom yet. I also have a 10 day holiday planned shortly. So if you do not see a post until September between appointments, moving, and my holiday, have a great summer, and see you in the indian summer/fall!