Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Yarn Porn, Ball Winder and Grumpy Fay

Yesterday was an ok day. I started on the Sleepy Time Seashells Blanket from "Our Best Knit Baby Afghans" in 100% Organic Cotton. Right now I'm short a stitch (it keeps happening!!! arg!!) and I don't have the heart to go back and find it. I'm currently working on the 3rd pattern set and while it is being difficult right now, I still enjoy it. It's an easy pattern to follow (the most difficult things are YO and K4TG) but still more interesting than the other things I've been doing. See?
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So it's a bit wider now than in the picture and has a more greenish tint but it was hard to photograph. I'm also working on a Sparkle Bolero by Martin Storey in Rowan Calmer that has a reddish-purpleish hue to it. It's in this off set K2 P2 rib that when you work it, creates ridges (that are different that a K2P2 Rib). The yarn itself is lovely to work with, nice and stretchy, but I'm worried about the pattern. I'm leaving for Illinois on Monday and I've never made a bolero before. Erm. I'll be ok on the back but the front? Tricky tricky.
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And now, for some lovely yarn porn. The first comes all the way from Australia and is hand dyed for yours truly in a super wash merino. The second is a jitterbug sock yarn that I'm dying to knit up but have to wait until I'm on the train to work with.

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Yesterday I also bought a swift and ball winder. Finally! I have this issue it seems, where all the yarn I buy is in a hank not a ball. That of course meant every time I'd go yarn shopping I'd have to ask my LYS to wind it for me. I felt really bad because I keep buying hanks. I mean, I'm buy stuff so I shouldn't, but it seems like a hassle.

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