Mammoth Cable Blanket

I first learned how to knit November 2004. I was celebrating Thanksgiving with my then boyfriend and his family somewhere in rural Pennsylvania. Pennsyltucky is more like it. Anyways, his mother noticed I was bored so she asked me if I wanted to learn how to knit. And that was that. When anyone takes the time to teach me how to do something/anything, I will genuinely learn how to do it.

I was obsessed with learning how to cable. I already love braiding hair so the idea of braiding yarn was awesome. This was more than awesome. This surpassed all awesomeness. For my first cable project I made this 100% cotton blanket. It took me over a year and it's queen size. What a feat! I love the green and blue stripes with the orange border. The colors are real subtle - like me ;)

Pax,

Ria

I Heart Paisley

I love Etro's signature paisley prints. These dresses are from the s/s 2009 collection...

Photos by Marcio Madeira for style.com.

Baby Shower Gifts

Sunday I went to a baby shower for my friend La-Vie. She recently gave birth to a beautiful baby boy named Aidan. For my gift, I made a receiving blanket and a couple hats. She loved it and so did everyone else. Phew! They asked me, "How long did it take you to make this?" Not long at all. The most difficult part was color. I was very indecisive about which colors to use ugh... Finally, I decided to use the same colors that appeared on her baby shower invitations.

Happy Friday the 13th!

My friend Amelia sent me this ecard. She is twisted and hilarious. Gotta love her.

Pax,

Ria

Card from someecards

Banana Silk Hat

I prefer to use a yarn spool, but the Banana Silk is too snaggy. So you have to wind it into a ball manually ugh...
It's unpredictable and tricky to work with, because the yarn is not always the same width. It can be thick or thin. This is a pain, but it creates an interesting texture.
Patience is rewarded. The hat feels great and I love the colors.

Pax,
Ria

Banana Silk and Nylon Ribbon

Recently purchased some electric blue, Indian, banana silk and

nude, Italian, nylon ribbon. I love unconventional yarn.

Not a huge fan of the color. It's way too subtle. On the other hand the texture is awesome. It's just a little slippery, but easy and fun to work with.



Just a couple of pictures of the work in progress.

Tah dah! Yes, it is another beret. Hats are so addictive. I really need to stop. What am I going to do with that Banana Silk?!?!

New Stuff for Spring

Longing for spring I made these berets...

I heart this maize color. The yarn is a cotton/acryic blend.

And for this one I used up the rest of the pink, purplish bamboo yarn.

They would go great with these sandals :)