Pelagic (plus giveaway)
You know that skein of beautiful, multi-color sock yarn you just couldn't resist? And then it turned out you didn't know quite what to do with it? I totally figured it out. Pelagic is what you do with it! First you grab a slightly heavier, solid-color yarn to pair with it. Then you bring them together in just the right way, the solid-color yarn keeping things orderly while the multi-color gets to be just as wild as it wants! Here I've got Chickadee by Quince & Co playing the role of respectable solid-color yarn (Kumlien's Gull), and Meridian by Seven [...]
Underway
Second hat, underway! In the end, I decided I wanted to do something a little different from either of the swatches. I think it's going to work out very nicely indeed. I'll get back to you in a few more rows when it starts to joggle back the other way. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm doing something scandalous and taking the weekend off. But come Tuesday morning, I'll be bringing out that lovely gray and purple hat and mitts set I'm so taken with. I promise lots of proper photos of them then (and none of my feet), but [...]
Double
My deep and unabating fondness for sets continues. And I happen to have another skein of that speckly bit of pretty from Spun Right Round (someone will ask, the color is bug jar). So it seems like there should be another hat to go with the first one, don't you think? The only real question is top or bottom? They're both rather nifty, and I can make a convincing argument for either. Any strong feelings on this end?
Trippy
Last time I showed you a bit about how I dyed these, so this time it seems only fair to show you how they came out! Full disclosure, these are still a bit damp (and there is no way I care enough to iron them, that's never going to happen), but this is a pretty accurate version of how they looked once they were washed (and washed and washed and washed) and dry. Overall, I'm super pleased. It was a bit messy (my fingernails are still blue), and the process is a tiny bit smelly (best done outside). But the [...]
Dippy
So on the Saturday after the book launch, I decided I deserved a little break, and signed up for an indigo class at a local fiber studio. I was super excited, and I've always been the advance prep sort, so I decided I'd snag some napkins and do a bit of work ahead of time (as always, amazon links are affiliate links). I went, I dyed, and...eh. I don't know if it was because I was tired from the launch or because it was hot or something else, but I wasn't all that thrilled with the results. The color was [...]
How tall
Folks often ask me how tall they should make their hats. And it always sort of strikes me as a funny question, sort of like saying 'how long should I make the leg of my sock' or 'how deep should I make this cowl.' I can tell you how long mine is, I can offer a suggestion or two, but the real answer is 'however tall/long/deep you like it!' Now, that doesn't mean there aren't some guidelines. The first one I ever came across was in Knitting Rules by none other than the Yarn Harlot herself. She says “the distance [...]
Now with more speckles
The speckly hat has continued to grow. I'll admit it can be hard to tell, because one row looks rather a lot like the last, but I assure you it is indeed taller. The real question now is do I keep the lines going as they have been for the whole hat, or do I send them careening back the other way for the second half. I'm leaning slightly toward option one, but I think either would be adorable. And of course I do have a second skein of yarn, so I may well let this one carry on as [...]
Meanwhile
So, it's been sort of all book all the time around here, but I have managed to grab the occasional spare moment and actually knit (not many mind you...but every now and then). There's a hat underway. It started out something like that. Then it was more like that. And these days it's more like this. It's the simplest little thing ever (two row repeat, mostly stockinette, easy to pick up and bang out a row when you have a minute), which makes it the perfect thing for the craziness of launch week. All the interest comes from the yarn [...]
And done!
The postman just took the first round of books away, and with that, the preorder is done! The e-version is live (if you put it in your library during the preorder, you should have gotten a notice from ravelry, and the full version should be in your ravelry library now), and the paper versions have started shipping (that's some of the ones that went out today, there will be more on Friday and Saturday). Now all that's left to do is cast on! Save
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