Next up
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 and anything I made with it. It is, as anticipated, an absolute delight. I strongly suspect I could use any of these yarns for this project and be delighted with the results. There are no wrong choices here. I just need to get them all swatched and see which one [...]
First up
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 order, um, a fair amount of their yarn (on the theory that if you're going to order yarn from far enough away that the postage gives you pause, you might as well order several projects worth...this is my theory and I'm sticking to it, it's a very effective way to [...]
The very beginning
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 you all the way through a project, from 'hmmmm, I have An Idea' to 'this lovely thing exists in the world' to 'and here's the pattern you can buy.' Because normally you get a fairly compressed view of that (I often take the photos way ahead of time and [...]
Wants and needs
What do I want to do today? Knit on this...knit on this and revel in each and every single little burst of color on this gray cold day. What do I need to do today? Boring accounting stuff to get ready for taxes. But oh, oh when I'm done, I have an appointment with this! It'll be out soon, do that thing where you're on the mailing list if you want to hear when it is. (And folks, I'm fond of you, I am! But between the rules on spam and the rules of my mail provider, I really do need [...]
Thanks for (not) coming
Thanks to everyone who has canceled plans and stayed home over the last few weeks to help keep everyone safer. I know it sucks. I know we're tired of it. I know it's infuriating to see other people being so heartbreakingly callous on such a massive scale. But I want you to know I see you and I appreciate what you're doing. Thank you, and may other folks follow your example.
Pair
And there's the pair of them, all shiny and done. Just as a little reminder, the pattern will be out early in the new year (assume all the standard 'as long as no giant catastrophes befall me or mine between now and then' disclaimers go here, because good grief but the world feels prone to catastrophe right now). There will be several different variations in the pattern (probably three...I must exercise some semblance of restraint). The yarn is a special bit of magic from Gauge Dye Works (and you should absolutely go check them out for the details, because [...]
Soak
Ahhhh, see, isn't that nice? I could really go for whatever the people version of blocking is. The relaxing soak and gentle primping parts, not so much the soaking in cold water for an hour and being left to dry in front of the space heater part. Just a little something to smooth out the rough spots.
Starry
Ahem. I told you it was going to be good. Now hang on just one second and I'll block it, which will make it Even Better (no, really, I am a seething ball of stress and rage and despair, and I can see it in my stitches, but a nice soak evens all sorts of things right out, you'll see). Just as a reminder, this should be the first pattern of the new year. I'm using a magic yarn from Gauge Dye Works that does pretty much all the work for you (though I'll have instructions for how to [...]
Even Niftier
Yeah yeah yeah, this is taken all of a few dozen stitches later than the previous pic. Totally true. But really, that's worth seeing. And in just a second here, it's going to get Even Niftier.
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