Book Yarn, Part IV
And now, String Theory. I confess, String Theory's yarns are new to me. I kept finding absolutely gorgeous projects on Ravelry, falling madly in love with the yarn, clicking through to see who had made it, and seeing String Theory's name over and over and over again. Eventually, I took the hint. It was clear I simply had to get my hands on some. On the right is Capaer Sock in the color Blue Hill. This is an 80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon blend (always a favorite of mine) and comes in the most breathtaking colors imaginable. I have [...]
Book Yarn, Part III
Today, Malabrigo. Now while I'm guessing no one was surprised to see orange yarns in the last Book Yarn post, I bet the same can't be said for blue. I've long been...let's say hesitant...about blue. It just seemed like such a safe choice when there was all that orange and yellow and gray out there to flirt with. But Malabrigo, Malabrigo has made a believer out of me. These are too pretty to resist. On the right is Arroyo in the color Azules. Arroyo is a superwash merio. I used it for the Ruction cowl and mitts in Rabble Rousers [...]
Sock Yarn Studio Review (plus Giveaway)
Am I the only one to procrastinate with housework? I swear my house is never cleaner and my dinners are never more delicious than when I have some sort of deadline looming. A few weekends ago, when I should have been doing any of a host of things more immediate and pressing, I somehow decided to organize my stash. This was egregious procrastination by housework. It wasn't even something like dishes or laundry that really does need to get done on a regular basis. The stash could have stayed a mess for another 6 months and no one would have [...]
Book Yarn, Part II
Next up, Black Bunny Fibers. Now I believe my position on the whole orange issue has been well established. Namely 'yes please' and 'let's do that again.' So I don't think anyone will be surprised to see colors like this in the next book. On the right we've got BFL Luxe Blend in Hedgehog's Nose (love this title, I used to have a hedgehog and it's spot on). This is a 70% blue-faced leicester, 20% silk, 10% cashmere yarn, and it is tremendously lovely. Now I'll be honest, it's a hair on the thin side for how I like to [...]
Book Yarn, Part I
It's become something of a tradition around here to talk a bit about the yarns I'm using in the books before they come out. I'm a firm believer in continuing traditions (and I don't want to leave the blog quiet while I'm off fondling sheep stealing yarn visiting Rhinebeck, so here we go again. First off, Lorna's Laces. The lovely yellow yarn over on the right is Solemate in the color Magnificent Mile. I believe this yarn is currently auditioning for most science fiction sounding yarn ever. It's made of 30% Outlast, which seems to be some sort of miracle [...]
Packed
I've taken a middle of the road approach. I've packed the socks in progress. I've also packed blockers to finish them, so hopefully I'll get pictures of them (and of the ones I finished back in August) while we're away. And of course I have a wee knitting tool kit (my 4 most used sizes of DPNs, ruler, darning needle, scissors, hook), some graph paper, a pencil, a few pattern ideas that have been running rampant on sticky notes, and two balls of wound yarn. That should keep me busy for a while at least. Oh, and lest you worry, [...]
Packing
I'm getting stuff sorted for Rhinebeck, and I'm facing the perpetual problem of all knitters. Packing clothes is easy...packing knitting is hard. This is especially true at the moment as I have precisely one pair of socks on the needles. Not a single other thing. And it's the second of the pair too, and just past the gusset decreases. That means it might (possibly) be enough knitting to get me through the drive, especially if I nap for part of it (which is always likely, I have an off switch in my butt). That doesn't leave me anything for the [...]
Mix and Match
As explained the other day, I've only got about 70(ish...the ish is important) yards of the handspun pseudo-yarn. I want to pair it with something else to sort of stretch the goodness. I actually have a plan for (more or less) what I want to do. And do feel free to remind me of this supposed plan and laugh loudly when I get stuck and change my mind. I just need to decide which of these three yarns I'll use for the extra bits. What do you guys think? Purple, green, or blue?
Smashing
The photo shoot was this weekend and it went wonderfully well. I couldn't have asked for better. The weather was perfect, the locations were properly picturesque, everyone looked marvelous, and Zoë did amazing things with her camera. All of the knitting and props made it home safe, no one was injured or arrested, and I think everyone is still on speaking terms with me (so I likely wasn't too crazy). It was all around brilliant. And, for the first time ever, a big book photo shoot did not coincide with an incipient bout of pneumonia. Can I just say how [...]
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