Category: Knitting
Sunday, February 10, 2008
I got some gorgeous Blue Skys Alpaca Dyed Cotton yesterday. It’s a tomato red color and I plan to make the Central Park Hoodie with it. The LYS had a swatch done up and it happened to have a cable in it. I loved how the yarn showed off the cable so prominently and yet the yarn is extremely soft to the touch. I think it will be a good yarn for this since it’s a major cabled cardigan. Since I live in Alabama, the cotton is a better choice than 100% wool, which was my initial choice (Cascade 220).
I also picked up some sock yarn, of course. I just couldn’t resist, since I rarely get to the yarn shop. It’s 3 hours away and I just happened to be in that part of Atlanta yesterday. Thankfully my husband was much cooperative and even watched the baby for me while I shopped. And he said I could get what I wanted. So I did. :) I’m happy happy with my yarn. It’s fabulous. Now I can’t wait to start this cardigan.
But I must finish my current cardigan. I’m working on the Minimalist Cardigan from Interweave Knits. The yarn I’m using is Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed in green. It’s gorgeous! The moss stitch looks so good on the tweed. Every time I pull this thing out to work on it, I like it even more. And because it’s not just plain old stockinette, I’m enjoying working on it. It’s not boring. I’ll try to get pictures up when I can of my new yarn and of my cardigan progress.
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Friday, February 8, 2008
Here’s my first try at hand-dyeing with Kool-Aid.
The yellow is Patons Classic Merino (base color Aran). I used 2 Mango and 2 Pine-pineapple. The red is Elann Peruvian Highland Wool (base color Mocha Cream). I used 4 black cherry, 2 cherry, 2 tropical punch and then spot poured 2 grape to get the darker shades.
I’m so proud of my first successful dye job that I’m showing everyone. :) I don’t plan to knit it up just yet. I just want to look at it for a while.
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Monday, January 14, 2008
I’ve decided to make my own stitch markers. I’ve been browsing etsy for them and am totally in love. But I want to try to make them myself instead of just buying some. So besides continuing to organize the craft room this weekend, I’ll be trying to make stitch markers.
I have to go to Hobby Lobby anyway this evening for a crochet hook and I have a coupon for 25% off, so I’m going to see what they have.
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Friday, January 11, 2008
I will be able to finish Smitten sooner than I thought. I’m sure I mentioned before that this project went on hold because Knit Picks was out of the dune twist colorway of Wool of the Andes till Jan 31. Well, I just checked their website and they have it in stock. I just ordered 2 more skeins and as soon as it is in, I will be able to finish Amelia’s cardigan. I’m so excited. I can’t wait for it to get here. With a bit of diligence, I might just have it finished by Jan 31. If I focus, I know I can get the last piece done in one evening, then commit the next evening to seaming it and setting it out to block. So possibly 2-3 more evenings of work once the yarn arrives.
Everyone, please pray that these skeins will not be too different from my current ones since it’s going to be a different dye lot.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
My first fair-isle project. I did the chart 2 times and still missed a row, but if you don’t know the pattern, you’d never know that something isn’t right. I like it and enjoyed working on it. My stitches are pretty uneven for the most part. It wasn’t til the last few rows that I finally figured out the best way to carry both yarns (in one hand).
I need to get more skilled at continental knitting before I try two handed fair-isle. But this isn’t bad for my first go at it. This picture doesn’t show it, but the top is sort of pointy, so I’m going to add a pompom using both colors.
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