…and this is the jacket I’m making for myself with it. The body of the jacket will be the beige color and the cuffs and band will be the ivory-ish, creamy white. I think it will look gorgeous, even if it is acrylic!

(By the way, both of these Lion Brand patterns are free patterns available on their website, http://www.lionbrand.com)

This is the Homespun I’m using to make a jacket for myself…

…and this is the jacket I’m making for myself with it. The body of the jacket will be the beige color and the cuffs and band will be the ivory-ish, creamy white. I think it will look gorgeous, even if it is acrylic!

(By the way, both of these Lion Brand patterns are free patterns available on their website, http://www.lionbrand.com)

This is some Lion Brand Homespun I picked up when I spent the weekend in Ottawa at Julie and Rich’s new home. The red color is for me and the gray one is for Yannick…

This is some Lion Brand Homespun I picked up when I spent the weekend in Ottawa at Julie and Rich’s new home. The red color is for me and the gray one is for Yannick…

This is some Lion Brand Homespun I picked up when I spent the weekend in Ottawa at Julie and Rich’s new home. The red color is for me and the gray one is for Yannick…

….and these are the sweaters I’m making for us with them. Yes, I DID manage to resist making a pink sweater for myself. 🙂

….and these are the sweaters I’m making for us with them. Yes, I DID manage to resist making a pink sweater for myself. 🙂

….and these are the sweaters I’m making for us with them. Yes, I DID manage to resist making a pink sweater for myself. 🙂

This is the Tasha Tudor shawl I’m making out of Noro Kureyon. I don’t remember the colorway name (124 maybe?) but obviously it’s the red colorway. I LOVE the colors! I always “smell” raspberries when I knit with it.