Not Actually Embarrassing
I'm not saying it's perfect. I'm not even saying it's good. I am, however, saying I don't find it overwhelmingly embarrassing. It is demonstrably yarn. Even someone who didn't spend much time interacting with yarn would likely identify it as such. Funky, exuberantly-textured, oddly-colored yarn -- but yarn none the less. The suggested skill level for the retreat was "able to spin a continuous thread. (Note that we didn’t say that you should be able to knit well, or spin well. A basic beginner would be comfortable.)" I think this qualifies. If it doesn't I'm more or less out of [...]
Summer Knitting Sale
In an effort do debunk the notion that knitting is only for the cold weather months (pardon my northern hemisphere bias, I know it's not hot everywhere right now), and in a fairly shameless attempt to help have a bit more cash on hand when I get to the silk retreat at Port Ludlow, I'm having a sale. All my sock patterns that usually sell for $5.50 will be on sale for $4.00 for the next week. In addition, if you buy two of these $4.00 patterns you can choose a third pattern for free. Just send me a note [...]
Book Yarn, Part VI
Today I'm showing off Three Irish Girls' lovely Kells Sport in the color Brennan. I've not worked with this specific base before, but I have used (and very much enjoyed) their Adorn Sock in my Calcareous socks. I first found Three Irish Girls' yarns at Sock Summit. Their combination of beautiful colors and a wide choice of base yarns was irresistible. I knew I wanted to include a variety of yarn thicknesses in my book, and Three Irish Girls makes one of the most sock-suitable sport weight yarns I've ever found. It can be hard to find sport weight yarn [...]
Utterly Without Shame
So I've gone and done it. Once before I succumbed to the biggest knitting blog cliche out there and showed you my cat. Apparently doing it once broke some sort of internal restraint, because here I am doing it again. It seems all my kitten-based indiscretions are related to spinning. The last time I mentioned them, it was in a post where I declared that my affair with spinning was at an end. Two weeks later, I found out I was going to the silk retreat in Port Ludlow which features spinning. A deep and abiding fear of being the [...]
Funambulist
Funambulist \fyu-ˈnam-byə-list\ noun - One who performs on a tightrope (No really, it's a real word...not even some 1970s made up word...an actual, real live, been around for a long time word.) Just a tiny sneak peek today. These socks are for the From Robin's Nest Four Seasons Sock and Fingerless Mitt Club (quite a mouthful that is). They will be exclusive to club members until next summer. However, I'm more or less shameless and will use just about anything as an excuse reason for a post. What can I say? Most of my knitting at the moment is super [...]
Book Yarn, Part V
Today we've got an appearance by another old favorite, Hand Maiden. The light gray yarn on top is Bess, a merino / cashmere blend that I've not worked with before. The darker gray yarn on the bottom is Casbah, a merino / cashmere /nylon blend I've loved for a long time. One of my first patterns, Slant, was made from Casbah, as was Graupel, one of my more recent offerings. I have a soft spot for Hand Maiden and their sister company Fleece Artist. When I first started knitting, I used the standard yarns available at Joann or Walmart and [...]
Practice Makes…
Practice makes...well, it hasn't made perfect quite yet, but it is getting better. I can now consistently spin for at least half an hour without feeling the need to swear profusely. It's looking prettier too. Maybe there's hope yet.
Book Yarn, Part IV
I've never quite managed be one of those people who are always up on the newest or coolest things. Perhaps I'm not attentive enough or I don't try hard enough or maybe I just don't care. I've come to terms with that, and I don't even think it's a bad thing. Most of the time. Alas, in this case, my blithe dismissal of buzz led me to miss out on Sanguine Gryphon's Bugga for far too long. Now that I've got some of it in my hands, I see what all the chatter has been about. This stuff is really [...]
Winner!
Thanks so much to everyone who commented on the Anemochory post! The winner is StepCat, and I'll be sending her an email to arrange delivery of her goodies. Don't forget that everyone else is welcome to take advantage of the 10% off offer at SlackFord Studio until the end of the month by using the code 'Hunter' at checkout! I'll be back soon with more book yarn and hopefully some progress pics of my current sock (I've got to quell the rumors that I've abandoned knitting all together).
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