Posted: February 7th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: dream in color, projects: sparkle socks, socks, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: dream in color, dream in color starry, glitter, handknit, knitting, sock yarn, yarn | 1 Comment »
So, as you guys may have noticed, I haven’t been knitting a lot lately. This – as always – is largely due to this sort of thing.
My cat is about as impressed as I’m sure all of you are. However, earlier this week, in a moment of weakness, I wound some yarn and cast on for a sock.
Guys, look how nice it is. Look how the sparkle is spun right into the yarn, so that it’s subtle but glittery but awesome. Look how pretty the subtle variegation in this colourway (Dream in Color, Spring Tickle) is going to be.
I’m pretty stoked.
Posted: February 3rd, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: hats, mittens, project: andrea's mitts for me, scarves&shawls | Tags: andrea's mitts, crafty, fingerless mitts, gryffindor scarf, handknit, harry potter knitting, knitting | 1 Comment »
I feel as though I haven’t knit in months. Probably it’s only been a week, but I’m tired, and Sleepy Me is a lot less rational about this sort of thing.
I’ve finished the commission work I started at the beginning of the month, and it’s off in the mail today.
I also started these, for myself. They are ridiculous, and insanely fiddly for what is, essentially, a pair of fingerless mittens, but I’m in love. The pattern is Andrea’s Mitts (
), and you’re going to have to trust me that mine look like the ones in the pattern – it’s surprisingly hard to photograph stitch patterns in dark purple yarn, on yourself, left-handed.
Back in July, when I did the TTC Knitalong, I was given a single skein of – I think it’s Plymouth Mainland. This wool is gorgeous alpaca/silk, but each skein is only 65m, so I ended up using it as the CC in these mittens, along with some leftover purple yarn from a vest I knit last year. It was an excellent decision.
Song of the Entry: Fall Out Boy – Of All The Gin Joints In All The World
Posted: January 19th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: cascade 220, cascade eco wool, hats, scarves&shawls, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: cables, crafty, handmade, harry potter, harry potter scarf, hat, hogwarts, knitting, lucky 7 hat, poa scarf | No Comments »
I’m slowly knitting away at the work I’m doing for P-, and getting close to being done!
This is off the needles, although all the finishing – sewing down the ends and adding fringe – is still on the go, but I’m very excited about it. I’ve also started on the second piece I need to get done, and it is flying off the needles like nothing.
I started this yesterday (it’s a hat – the Lucky 7 Hat, to be exact) and I’m already close to the crown. I think there’s something about cables that just makes me knit faster.
Song of the Entry: Jenny Owen Young – Hot in Herre
