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Random Thursday (now with pictures!)

Posted on | June 12, 2008 | 14 Comments

1.  How’d it get to be Thursday already?

2.  I decided which socks to start.

Since this is a very generous hank of yarn (480 yds), I’m going to start a second sock from the center of the ball, knit until it’s as long as the first sock, and then go back and forth (maybe on one needle!  Ooh, that’ll be exciting!) until all the yarn is used up.  They may be knee socks.  The craziest, funkiest knee socks ever.

3.  I only lost a half a pound last week.  I was disappointed when I got on the scale, but instead of letting it get me down, I decided to work harder.  And also cut out the wine (I went a little overboard last weekend). 

4.  I’ve been doing a lot of swatching.  And frogging of said swatches.

My swatching takes the form of starting a new project, knitting five or six inches, then measuring it.  The above sweater back (Lush & Lacy Cardigan) was supposed to measure 20″ and it’s pushing 30.  Like me!  ;o)

5.  I have some handspun I forgot to show you.

I dyed the roving (Corriedale Cross) and I couldn’t wait to see what it’d look like so I knit up a little swatch.

I know it looks like Fruit Loops, but I don’t care.  I love it.

6.  Now I’m spinning some Romney from Fantom Farms that a friend picked up for me at Rhinebeck.

It’s not as purple as it appears.  It’s one of those blues that is impossible to photograph, and I’m really loving spinning it.  I am spinning this with a purpose.  I have more Romney in a gorgeous plum-purple color and I’m thinking mittens.  The annual beach trip with the in-laws is coming up soon and I know I’ll want a small project to work on in addition to socks.  I’m thinking about these.  In case you’re not on Ravelry (is anyone NOT on Ravelry?), it’s the Double Thick Mittens by Adrian Bizilia, designer extraordinaire.  I haven’t even read the pattern yet, and I’ve never done any double knitting (which is what I’m assuming the “double thick” refers to, so my pattern choice may change.  I also have to see if I’ve spun fine enough to knit mittens with a US 0.

7.  For not having much to say, and relying on a random post, I sure am wordy!

 

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