• About

  • 

• Finished Objects

  • 

• Patterns

  • 

• Reading List

  • 

• Archives

  Select Month February 2012 January 2012 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006

• Categories

  Select Category April Blankets for Birmingham Dyeing Eye Candy Friday February Finished Objects gratitude Hiking January life is unfair March May memes Music NaKniSweMoDo Not-A-SAFF-Sweater Challenge of the utmost importance On the Cheap Patterns project spectrum quilting quilts Recipes self indulgence she’s cast on again! socks spinning Stash Growth sweaters The Money Pit Things that inspire me Uncategorized Up-n-croaked voyeurism
• Search for:

• Recent Posts

  • signs of spring
  • busybusy
  • everything in sight
  • new year
  • Asheville

• Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • WordPress.org

knitting old and knitting new

Posted on | March 26, 2010 | 11 Comments

I took several projects with me on our camping trip because a girl needs OPTIONS, right?  I’m also a firm believer that a road trip requires the casting on of a new project.

I just got Norah Gaughan’s Vol. 1 and cast on for the Jyri scarf. I used 100% merino yarn like the pattern specified (from the stash), but it’s not as fluid as the sample scarf.  Basically, the pattern is what an unblocked simple lace scarf would look like – an egg carton.  It will probably be frogged and I’m thinking of knitting it again with wool/silk handspun at a looser gauge.  Maybe.

Purling 269 stitches every other row started hurting my hands, so on the drive home I pulled out a languishing project and finished it!

My BIL’s socks are finally, finally, finally done!  I really love the yarn – Mountain Colors Bearfoot in Wilderness.  I made my Genmachia Mitts out of this yarn and have worn them every day for the past two winters with no signs of wear.

It was such a relief to finish this project that I decided to start on my next gift socks.

Oh my.  I’ve forgotten how much I love Koigu.  Love knitting with it, love the color, love the fabric it makes, love the twist and shine of the yarn.  Dangerous stuff, that Koigu! (pattern is Child’s First Socks by Nancy Bush)

And of course, two days after I buy three skeins and a pattern booklet, I get an email from my LYS that they’re having a sale.  Isn’t that always the way?

But now I have an excuse to go back and buy more!

Comments

Simple2Column Layout is a Wordpress Theme crafted by Tad Hunt | Email: "tad (AT) thaddeushunt (DOT) com".