Sarchix Finds

I first found tatting over a year ago and had troubles with it.  I know once I get it down its going to be fantastic but its a bit tricky to get started especially on your own.  (For those that don’t know what tatting is, its a way of making hand made lace using knots and loops.)

Katherine Sharpe over at Ready Made posted a great article on it complete with an instructional video!!!!!!!  I love it!!!!!!!!  The instructor on the video is Nina Libin who has been teaching tatting for over 20 years.

I need to find my shuttle and get started again.

FYI – basic tatting equipment can be found in most larger crafting stores, usually over by the embroidery floss area.

Ready Made – Tatting Tutorial with video

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I love yarn!  I have several space bags full (ok, overrun) of various yarns just waiting for me to create something with them.

Scarves are one of my most favorite things to knit since most patterns require limited brain power and can be done while I’m doing something else or its not the end of the universe if I put it down mid pattern.

Today I got an email from Lion Brand Yarn today and I saw this really cute scarf.  It’s a pretty simple knit pattern (a Straight Stitch pattern, k on RS, p on WS) but they add a gather (I think) every few inches giving it a lace/net pattern. A size 6 needle is used which always feel good in my hands and I have a great set I love to use, especially for a scarf.

But, the BEST thing is the kind of yarn used.  First of all, its very thin.  Sock/Superfine/Baby/Fingering weight yarn and it comes on a cone.  It’s 75% wool AND… wait for it… 25% Stainless Steel!  HOW COOL IS THAT?!?!?!  As a yarn junkie, this is just TOO cool!

The Wool/Stainless Steel Yarn comes in 4 colors and has an MSRP of $10 for 0.50 oz./14 g (273 yd/244 m).  The pattern requires 2 skeins and considering how utterly cool this yarn is, its pretty decently priced for this product.  Can anyone say Christmas Present(s)?  The only thing that is a minor problem is that since it is so new and cool, it and the entire LB Collection of yarn is only sold through LionBrand.com, the Lion Design catalog and the Lion Brand Yarn Studio in NYC and no where else.  I feel I need to go take a road trip to NYC to the Yarn Studio since its only a 2 hour train ride for me and it sounds like a great excuse to go up there for a visit since I’ve been trying to find a good enough excuse to go up there.

(Kate McQ-L – we have some serious knitting to do!)

Lion Brand Yarn – Lace Net Scarf and Wool Stainless Yarn

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