Ferris Wheel in Noro Kujaku

I used to dream about yarn like this. Wish my mother could see this yarn --- just the sheer exuberance and over the top-ness of the multicolor bands of colored threads on the yarn itself.....

I was gifted this gorgeous yarn by a stranger-- a painter in NYC (yay, home town!) I could not have afforded it and would not have had the opportunity to design with it, otherwise.

This just makes the Ferris Wheel Design pop!

SunRays Neckwarmer

Another season spanning adornment.
Neck decor achieved in one skein!Frames your face as petals frame a flower.
I hook/ 5.5 mm
Shown in Boku 95% wool 5% silk color13
Approximately 2 oz dk/light worsted weight
and Noro Kujaku Color 18
8” x 22” pattern includes suggestions for enlarging
Intermediate, approximately 2 hours to make

So Much to Say, So Little I can Tell

This media, this forum, this internet is wonderful, wondrous, a life saver for me, physically and psychologically, as I live in a place of bereavement that is culturally impoverished, though blessedly, there is electricity and cable, water and shelter...
I digress, but needed this bit of scene setting to say, there is so MUCH I wanted to share here, but could not.

Because sharing would preclude the possibility of audience in other venues and remuneration.

Alas,most pattern publishers say that if an image of your creation has appeared anywhere
on the net, they won't consider it.

I've got ten patterns being considered in several places. I hope they make it, because if they do, I can make more. Ferris Wheel Cowl, I had decided, was a gift of an idea
that arrived after I committed to give money to Pakistani flood victims. As such,
I will self publish it, so that it might earn funds to send more quickly.

I miss those carefree times of showing working in progress.

Ferris Wheel Cowl/Crown

A new stitch design derived from two forbears (that leads me to another), gets its debut in this small garment.

The Ferris Wheel Cowl is the first in a series for this stitch pattern.
Lightweight neck decor, a great season spanner,
for the cool nights that follow hot days at the State Fair, a layer that you can carry in your bag to ward off chills.
It makes a cute crown/open top hat, too.

I'm very grateful to the Free Pattern Testers group and Ravelry for being there, creating a place where people from around the world assist each other in this beautiful way.

Size: 7h"x 21"c

After testing, 50% of this pattern's sales will be sent to UNHCFR and Doctors Without Borders for Pakistani flood victims.