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First of all, another hank of the lovely Blue Heron Yarns Rayon Metallic in their Heather colorway, purchased from an ebay seller to finish the
I'm at a stopping point on the shawl, at the moment, until the ball winder and swift I recently ordered arrive sometime next week. No way am I winding 550 yards of yarn by hand!
Therefore, in the meantime, I will use these purchases from Michaels:
to make this dishcloth:
whose pattern can be found here. Think I can knit this up in six days?
And in preparation for my upcoming sock lessons, the following was purchased today at the Yarn Lounge:
That's Brown Sheep's Wildfoote in "Purple Splendor"; US size 2, 40" Addi Turbos for the mystical Magic Loop method, and some row/stitch counters. I'm not all that excited about the yarn, but I'm guessing it'll do for my first attempt.
Purple socks always remind me of Donny Osmond. Anyone remember that bit on the Donny & Marie Show back in the '70's? I must admit I think he's grown up well and survived his childhood. But I digress....
When trying to decide what sock yarn to use, I posted my "What's Your Favorite Sock Yarn?" question to everyone I know who knits socks, and hit the motherload of recommendations after posting to the fantastic Socknitters Yahoo group. I want to compile all those great suggestions into an organized list and post them here sometime in the near future, (perhaps tomorrow?). So, if interested, stay tuned!
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Finally, I give you a little peek at Spring in my yard:
For more flowery goodness, go here. Happy Spring!
5 comments:
ryn. yes it is the my so called scarf pattern... i love it too! i just finished that scarf just today! i am a slow knitter LOL
i am working on a dish cloth too! it's just blue and white tho. :D it's my waiting-at-red-lights knitting that i keep in my car. :D i like that st. patty's pattern tho! :D
I'm knitting my socks on circs and it works great! I can't imagine using double points. Not getting very far very fast, though. grrr...
I just picked up materials and the pattern to make a pair of socks but am feeling a bit intimidated. I'm told socks are fairly easy but have my doubts. You'll have to post on how the sock lessons go (with pics of the finished pair!). Love the purple--and the reference to Donny Osmond :-). By the way, your irises are gorgeous!
Not to be a party pooper or anything, but unles syou knit so tight you can't even get the needle through the stitches, then you're not going to like the way Wildfoote works up on size 2's. In fact, if you were me, you wouldn't like Wildfoote at all. Just my 2 cents though...
That Blue Heron Yarn looks like it would make a mighty fine clapotis. I'm going to have to check that out. My thought on the socks and the sock yarn is, just go for it. The first pair is really more of a learning experience anyway. There will be plenty of time to become obesessed with other sock yarns.
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