Try again
So it turns out that yarn, pretty as it was, was not actually destined to be slippers. I wanted something a bit thicker and cozier. But I liked the construction, and I liked the color, so I went on a little stash dive. Turns out I had a skein of String Theory in a similar colorway (caledonia) with just a bit more heft. I think it's going to work out rather nicely! I promise it will make more sense when it gets a bit bigger. Right now it's in full leap of faith territory. Just hang in there!
Phases
The yarn from Tuesday slipped and fell and jumped on the needles. It chatted with me and explained how it wants to be a slipper. I seem to be having something of a slipper phase, as I can think of about four pairs I need to make. And yes, I know this looks a bit odd at the moment, but I'm pretty sure it will straighten up and be quite slipper-like here shortly. Plus building the heel that way is making me feel hideously clever, and I sort of love it when knitting does that.
Goodies
I am, usually, quite restrained in the face of yarn. I tend to think of trips to yarn stores as more research visits than shopping expeditions. But when I stopped in at Yarn It & Haberdashery in Columbus, I sort of slipped. I grabbed a few goodies. That's some Madeline Tosh (I can never resist their colors) and some Faeriegrl Yarns (which seems to be only available at Yarn It, but I liked the speckles too much to leave it behind). And just in case that wasn't enough, I found another new goody in the mail when I came home. [...]
Yup, yup totally cute
Someone linked to this on pinterest, and we've had lots of folks stopping by (hi, welcome!). If you're looking for the pattern, it's called Tacit and it's live on ravelry now. And if you want to be sure to hear whenever I have a new book or pattern out (plus get a free pattern right now), you can sign up for my mailing list. I told you this would come together. I mean I fully admit last time it looked a bit crumpled and um, nondescript. Let's go with that. But now? Now it's got much more character. And as [...]
Stash dive
Took a dive deep, deep into the stash and found a treasure. It's from the second Sock Summit back in 2011. Stash doesn't normally stick around quite that long in these parts, but this one managed to hang in there. Even better, the company, Ancient Arts Fibre Crafts, is still around and still making lovely yarn. So I cast on. And yes, we are in the crumpled and weird stage of all knitting projects, but I think it's going to be awfully pretty in a few more rows!
That was quick
This was supposed to make the snow stop. The traditional approach is 'it's snowing, I'm cold, oh I know, I'll knit something, oh look spring came long before I finished the knitting.' It's usually foolproof. But not so much this time. I started it Saturday, finished it Monday, blocked it this week (still loving the lampshade approach to blocking cowls), and still the snow hasn't melted. So maybe the final step is to show it off here. Perhaps that will take care of it. I do note that the forecast today puts the temps well above freezing!
Has it really been that long?
I got a lovely message a few weeks ago from someone who told me she'd found a book that totally reminded her of me and my patterns, and she really really wanted to tell me about it. At least she did, right up until she realized it was actually my book (it was the first Knitter's Curiosity Cabinet book). Now this is awesome and hilarious (and she said she was totally fine with me talking about it). But it also served as a good reminder that the first Knitter's Curiosity Cabinet book came out a long time ago (summer of [...]
Uncharacteristic
This is not like me. Not at all. It's thick yarn (Capella by SpaceCadet). It's huge needles. It's bright colors. It's a very mellow, unstructured cable. This is more or less the complete opposite of my normal approach. And I'm more or less smitten. I'll be over here petting the pretty. Try not to be too jealous.
Brrrr
So while the cold weather took its own sweet time getting here, now that it's here it seems to want to stay a while. I'm fighting back in traditional knitter fashion. Wool. Both in the form of socks, and on the needles as a talisman against snow. Some day we knitters will learn casting on a new project isn't the best response to being cold, but today is not that day
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