That is, in fits and starts. Although it takes me forever to actually complete something, I think that I am, indeed, happier knitting this way - a row here, cast on there, some ribbing here, a seam there.
Currently and variously:
Whippoorwill, which Ravelry so kindly tells me, I first planned about 18 months ago. And now it's finally on the needles, a wispy sort of confection knit from Filatura di Crosa Gioiello, a sort of (hush now)
novelty yarn that for some reason just appealed to me.
I seem to have become a shawl knitter and if you are going to make another one ('
another one?',
that's my husband's voice interrupting) then really you, that is me, I
have to make them a bit varied. I don't have any lighter coloured shawls
and as I wouldn't really be one to wear so much white close to my face,
this wool/mohair/cotton/nylon/acrylic blend with the little strand of
gold through it is a good option. My contrast colour will be the very pretty Madelinetosh Well Water, a lovely light blue, which I will showcase when I get to it. (thank you
Di for the present!).
I've also decided that it's time to deal with all that leftover sock yarn. Something practical, like socks. The toe of these is the Fiber Optics Footnotes that I knit the
Honey Cowl from, then a couple of rows of Grignasco Strong print, from which I several years ago knit the '
illicit sox'. Then I moved onto some Zitron Trekking XXL (purchased from the thrift store) which I've had in stash for a while, had only used a little in the
Babette blanket and am really enjoying watching the self-striping pattern emerge.
I'm using Laura Chau's Delicious Knee socks pattern as originally I had intended these to be for me. But I either measured the circumference of my foot incorrectly or mucked up on gauge or ... whatever, these are now for Tim. When I get to the heel I'll swap over to the dark blue and green Schoppel-Wolle Crazy Zauberball that I used in my
Kerchief. Tim is excited about his secret pink stripes (oops, not so secret now).
There's two more - tomorrow.
1 comment:
I have Whipporwill in my faves, it's a nice pattern that one! Really liking the stripey socks and the fact that they will have a "manly" top :-)
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