What Have I Become?March 16, 2007 Normally I'm a one-project-at-a-time gal, but not right now. I'm also normally a stashless gal, but I recently discovered some lurking, foreign stash. Who am I?? |
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As I've mentioned before, I'm currently working on the Chevron Scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. The two colors of yarn I'm using look so good together, that I wanted to use them again for another project. So, before I started using the 3rd and 4th balls of yarn, I tiptoed off... |
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...and made these. This pattern is BRILLIANT. (I've only knit about four different baby sock/bootie patterns, so maybe I'm just inexperienced.) The pattern is called Angora Baby Booties, and is also from the book Last Minute Knitted Gifts. A far cry from the other bootie patterns I've knit - there is inside-out knitting, double-knitting, a surprise heel, no seaming, and a limited use of DPNs. I'll be using this pattern again. It was actually an EXCITING pattern to work. |
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Lost, then found! I bought this yarn on our trip to Italy in 2005, and I honestly thought I left it somewhere in Europe. A couple of days ago I found it - still in the Italian shopping bag, stuffed in with some leftover fabric. Yay! |
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You can see that it's a real souvenir from Italy - 100% puro cotone and Prodotto in Italia. Now, what do to with it? It's a heavily-twisted, cord-like cotton, 400 meters. Any ideas? Seriously, help me here. I don't want to save it. OMG - see? STASH. |
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Since I've started knitting baby stuff for the Great Unborn Alaskan Niece or Nephew, I've been struggling with the best way to display the items. I don't like to lay everything out flat on a table, you know? That being said, I'm not sure this is the answer. Although, Ike is always willing to model. |
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Next up - the Dollar and a Half Cardigan from the Spring Interweave Knits magazine. I cast-on for this yesterday in the new Knit Picks yarn called CotLin - a cotton and linen blend. (Or "oxy-cotlin", because that pops into my head every time I hear "CotLin".) Quick yarn review: it is a lot like Knit Picks Shine, but without all the splitting, and it is much softer. That's saying a lot, because I really like Shine. For me, Cotlin is nicer to knit than Shine. |
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Mandatory Basenji photo - A rare shot of all four dogs together. (At least one generally moves out of the camera frame as soon as we try to capture the moment.) Back to front: Gus, Ike, Abe, and Lou. |
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My email - staci@verypink.com |
Chris' email - barkless3@yahoo.com |
