Nothing
The longer I go without posting on my blog, the more I feel like I have to have something really really important to say, something great I have to reveal. Some great masterpiece I've been working on that's kept me so busy I haven't had time to type a whole sentence.
The truth is I've just been plain, ordinary busy. I worked on the mitts. I knit a million pairs of shorts for the store. I embellished. I volunteered at school. I carpooled, I delivered, I cooked dinner and cleaned the bathroom (less often than I care to admit on that one).
But I really had nothing at the moment to show you, and I'm not nearly as good at describing my everyday life as the Yarn Harlot. And now that I've got a few minor things I could post, I'm feeling like everyone will be thinking, we waited a month and all you have to show us is yarn!?
So, I have nothing to say, but I wanted to break my streak of not posting.
Tomorrow I will post yarn.
The truth is I've just been plain, ordinary busy. I worked on the mitts. I knit a million pairs of shorts for the store. I embellished. I volunteered at school. I carpooled, I delivered, I cooked dinner and cleaned the bathroom (less often than I care to admit on that one).
But I really had nothing at the moment to show you, and I'm not nearly as good at describing my everyday life as the Yarn Harlot. And now that I've got a few minor things I could post, I'm feeling like everyone will be thinking, we waited a month and all you have to show us is yarn!?
So, I have nothing to say, but I wanted to break my streak of not posting.
Tomorrow I will post yarn.
Some more catching up
Here are some more things I've been working on recently (none of them brown):
Molly's socks, v 2.0
These are made from babyboo, which is such yummy soft yarn, I love it. The socks are fairly thick, but she can still wear them with her Crocs, which is what she wears 90% of the time. I think I may have to make myself some.
I weighed the first sock, thinking I might get 2 out of a 50g ball. It was 26g. Dang it! I think I will make her another pair of shorter ones, though, with the other 24g. She's worn them so much since I finished them, but they really show no signs of wear, so that's encouraging.
Here's a washcloth I made for St. Patrick's Day. It's a super easy slip stitch pattern I made up on the fly (the same one I used for the red price washcloth).
And I've been swatching on the Dickinson Pullover. I'm making it in the round instead of flat, so I'm swatching on a sleeve. I think I've got it right now and so I'm moving on (slowly).
Still working on names for the mitts. Some good ones have been suggested, but I'm not totally attached to any of them yet. I don't want to name them after me because they're for kids, not for me. And I don't want to name them after my daughter because I don't want to imply girlishness.
Keep the ideas coming :) I'm not going to share my favorites just yet because I think sometimes hearing an idea makes it harder to think of a new one.
Molly's socks, v 2.0These are made from babyboo, which is such yummy soft yarn, I love it. The socks are fairly thick, but she can still wear them with her Crocs, which is what she wears 90% of the time. I think I may have to make myself some.
I weighed the first sock, thinking I might get 2 out of a 50g ball. It was 26g. Dang it! I think I will make her another pair of shorter ones, though, with the other 24g. She's worn them so much since I finished them, but they really show no signs of wear, so that's encouraging.
Here's a washcloth I made for St. Patrick's Day. It's a super easy slip stitch pattern I made up on the fly (the same one I used for the red price washcloth). And I've been swatching on the Dickinson Pullover. I'm making it in the round instead of flat, so I'm swatching on a sleeve. I think I've got it right now and so I'm moving on (slowly).Still working on names for the mitts. Some good ones have been suggested, but I'm not totally attached to any of them yet. I don't want to name them after me because they're for kids, not for me. And I don't want to name them after my daughter because I don't want to imply girlishness.
Keep the ideas coming :) I'm not going to share my favorites just yet because I think sometimes hearing an idea makes it harder to think of a new one.
Antidote
These were just the antidote I needed to all the brown and grey.
I took these pictures weeks ago, but haven't gotten around to blogging. I blame my husband being out of town for a week. And Ravelry.
But while I haven't been blogging, I *have* been knitting.
Caitie has been asking me for some fingerless gloves. (Actually, what she has been doing is wearing *my* fingerless gloves and folding them back so they're not too long). So I whipped up this pattern. Of course after I did that, Sean wanted some too, and after that, Molly had to have some pink ones. I was working on the last pink one at a party and 4 people asked me if they could buy them from me.
I'm working on writing up the pattern. They're sized for toddlers to pre-teens and super easy to make. I've got pictures done so now I just need time uninterrupted to put the pattern together. The problem is, they still need a name. I've got a few ideas, but I don't like any of them. Anyone got any good ideas? I'll give a free copy of the pattern or pair of them to anyone who comes up with a name I decide to use. I would really like a name brand kind of name (not just, you know, Mitts, or Kid's fingerless gloves). I love Sheepy Pants for that reason, but I also don't want to call them Sheepy Mitts, because that could get old really soon.
If you have any suggestions, email me!
Browns
Dear Kat,
I know you've been waiting (somewhat impatiently) for your wrap.
I hope it's worth the wait.
There are no cats on this blog, but there is my friend Kat, who did all the work on the web site.
I wanted to make her something for a thank you, and she requested a "fleckety" brown shawl.
The pattern is Stolen Moments by Amy Swenson. The yarn is Mei Mei chunky tweed wool. It's a bit scratchy in the ball but gets quite a lot softer with washing.
I think it qualifies as "fleckity." It's a beautiful rich, tweedy brown.
I also got around to finishing this pair of socks for the DH. Regia black-brown sock yarn.
Between that and Applewood Pi shawl (which is a simply gorgeous handpainted peach/tan/brown yarn) and the fact that it's been looking like this outside all week, and I'm really really sick of brown.
I know you've been waiting (somewhat impatiently) for your wrap.
I hope it's worth the wait.
There are no cats on this blog, but there is my friend Kat, who did all the work on the web site.
I wanted to make her something for a thank you, and she requested a "fleckety" brown shawl.
The pattern is Stolen Moments by Amy Swenson. The yarn is Mei Mei chunky tweed wool. It's a bit scratchy in the ball but gets quite a lot softer with washing.I think it qualifies as "fleckity." It's a beautiful rich, tweedy brown.I also got around to finishing this pair of socks for the DH. Regia black-brown sock yarn.Between that and Applewood Pi shawl (which is a simply gorgeous handpainted peach/tan/brown yarn) and the fact that it's been looking like this outside all week, and I'm really really sick of brown.
Pi
So the Pi Shawl and I had a little photo session today.
Details
The Pattern is Pi Shawl by Elizabeth Zimmerman, from the Knitter's Almanac.
I followed the instructions exactly (with the only exception that I did only 1 row of diamonds in the last section instead of 2, but I think that still counts. Stop laughing.)
This is an astonishing accomplishment for me, and could really only have been done with a pattern designed by one as great as St. Elizabeth. It is perfect.
The yarn is laceweight merino from handpaintedyarn.com. The colorway is Applewood (forcing me to have to resist the urge to call it Applewood Pi).
It is yummy yarn and I will definitely use it again some day. This shawl took exactly 1 skein (950 yards). Actually it didn't take all of it, I had exactly this much left.
I was not worried because I actually had another skein, but still. You can't plan something like that.
DetailsThe Pattern is Pi Shawl by Elizabeth Zimmerman, from the Knitter's Almanac.
I followed the instructions exactly (with the only exception that I did only 1 row of diamonds in the last section instead of 2, but I think that still counts. Stop laughing.)
This is an astonishing accomplishment for me, and could really only have been done with a pattern designed by one as great as St. Elizabeth. It is perfect.
The yarn is laceweight merino from handpaintedyarn.com. The colorway is Applewood (forcing me to have to resist the urge to call it Applewood Pi).It is yummy yarn and I will definitely use it again some day. This shawl took exactly 1 skein (950 yards). Actually it didn't take all of it, I had exactly this much left.
I was not worried because I actually had another skein, but still. You can't plan something like that.(BTW, if someone wants the second skein, I can't imagine wanting to use the same colorway again so it's available.)
