Last week I joined the recent Knit City knit along with Jane Richmond's Gemini knit in a double strand of Sweetgeorgia's Silk Merino Lace in Ginger.  I wound two 100g skeins together and just look at that fat cake!

In true Vancouver style this KAL is celebrating local peeps, so the rules are:  make something either designed by a local designer or knit up in locally made yarn.  Extra points for doing both ;)

A little bit more about my project:
For me another rule was that I had to use yarn and needles in my stash since I have very few dollars these days.  So, I am compromising a bit with the shortness of my circular needles and luckily my US7 needles made the perfect 4" square so I didn't need the larger of the two needle sizes that the pattern calls for (which I don't have on hand).  I decided to knit the top part of the shirt in US5 needles though (as per the pattern) since I'm smaller up there and I read some comments about other people's Geminis being a bit loose on top.  Since my materials are stretchier than the linen/cotton that the pattern calls for I'm confident it will be the right choice.  Fingers crossed.

I'm so excited about this project, it's been a long time since I've knit something for myself.  It will be the perfect early Fall blouse.  Unless this summer in Vancouver is as chilly as last, in which case I may  be able to get away with it in August when I'm back for a visit, in the evenings for sure regardless.

I'll share more on my plans for that visit soon.

Janna

A While back I decided to begin featuring more than fibre supplies on our front page mini-Etsy gadget (everything is still local though).  I didn't really announce the change...so I hope it isn't confusing.  What has stayed the same is that we only list Etsy shops which sell supplies in our shop online section of the community page. 

Eeek.  Sometimes I feel like maybe I treat this site too much like a personal space, like a room in my house that I like to re-arrange every once and a while.  It actually did start that way, as a yarn store list for my own personal use. 

So, since this site is NOT just for me, not by a long shot, I invite you to offer any input you have, like if you want to see anything on the site or see something that doesn't quite feel right let me know!

Every once and while I'll do a local search on Etsy to add to my growing collection of Vancouver shops which I use as a sort of grab bag for picking front page items.  I spot new local treasures each time.  These are what I found today, magnets of animal torsos and butts.  They crack me up.  They're by Vancouverite Chantelle Agbayani at Original Animal Magnets.

Janna