Ok, before we get to the cast on, let's deal with the swatches from the yarns I'm not using. You'll recall I said I was leaving them attached to the skein (not cutting the yarn at all). ⁠ When I was done with the swatches, I just unraveled them. But [...]

And here they are after being blocked. The changes are a little bit subtle (especially in a picture, it's more pronounced in person), but still important. Flip back and forth between this post and the previous one if you want to look more closely.⁠ The easiest place to see them [...]

So here we are, all unblocked. That's Hedgehog Fibres on the top left, La Bien Aimée on the bottom left, and Berroco on the right.⁠ I have some suspicions about which one I'll pick, but until they're blocked, that's really all they are. Because I have a feeling all three [...]

And finally, Berroco's Mochi in color 3225. ⁠ This one is a slightly different structure than the other two. Instead of being a plied yarn with bits of colorful fluff caught in the twist of the yarn, it's a tube with bits of fluff blown in (mostly gray, a few [...]

Next up is Hedgehog Fibres' Tweedy.⁠ This is another Yarn With Other Bits Of Yarn in it (I told you it was my jam, I was not at all kidding), and another where I talked myself into a small indulgence because I knew I was going to adore the yarn [...]

First up, La Bien Aimée's Corrie Confetti. ⁠ I am an absolute sucker for yarns with Tiny Flecks Of Other Yarns in them, which can be a little tricky to find. So when I saw that La Bien Aimée had made one, it was absolutely the push I needed to [...]

Am I going to knit gray yarn in January? Yes. Yes I am.⁠ Is this advisable? Possibly not. But you'll note that all these grays have Wee Tiny Speckles of Bright Shiny Colors. And I'm hoping that the speckles override the gray.⁠ I thought it might be interesting to take [...]