Swatches…So. Many. Swatches
So I know I've talked about how swatching is a thing...but I'm not sure if you really believe me. I'm not kidding when I say that I sometimes spend as long swatching for a project as knitting it (especially for little things like hats). I mentioned last time that I stared with some swatches to see how I liked the needles and the yarn together. But that was just the beginning. I doodled around with the blue yarn for a while, but didn't like how things were shaping up, so I set it aside (and I did that at night [...]
Pairing
Have I mentioned recently that I believe in swatching? Swatching teaches you all sorts of things. It tells you what size your finished thing will be. But it also tells you if that yarn and that stitch want to play well together. And sometimes...sometimes it tells you that your yarn and needle combo is not meant to be. You'll recall I was all excited to go back to knitting a hat on DPNs (after having grudgingly knit the last one on circs). I had my awesome new Indian Lake Artisan needles all lined up and ready to go. And I [...]
Not purple…still a hat
So it's been sort of all purple all the time around here. The hearts and the hat and before that the slipper were all rocking the purple. So I think it's time we bring on some blue. I mean not too much (we all know blue is not my favorite shade)...and not for too long (because that second slipper needs to happen and it's firmly back in the purple camp). But a little break from the purple could be good. That's Manos's Silk Blend in (I think) Ice Melt. And it's getting knit up with my shiny new Indian Lake [...]
Nets
I sort of love nets. Like I may have actually watched youtube videos of how to make your own fishing nets (note, I do not fish...I do not even eat fish), just because I like how they go together. Now the likelihood of me ever actually making a fishing net is low, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate a bit of knitting that happens to look a bit like a net... That's Serena by Manos del Uruguay, and it's a lovely cotton and alpaca blend (very much unlike fishing nets). It's going to be delightfully orderly once it's blocked, [...]
Playing Favorites, Part 2
We talked a little while ago about the sock yarns for the upcoming book, but that book won't all be sock-y goodness. There are lots of other delightful projects too, and that means more yarn. I've just now gotten the last of the yarns in, so that meant it was time to bring them all together for a group shot. I really am rather madly in love with all of these, and I bet there are a few here that will be new to you. Starting up at the top left, the pink one there is Manos Fino in Rosewater [...]
Not a Sock in Sight
We talked the other day about sock yarns for the book after next, but as usual, the book is more than just socks. Some of the non-sock yarns have also started to arrive, and they're delightful. Up at the top there, in all of its lovely pinkness, is Manos Fino in Rosewater. That's going to become an absolutely delicious shawl. Moving clockwise around the circle, the next one is Anzula Oasis in Seaside. This is also destined for some sort of wrap (it's a silk/camel blend, and I anticipate greatness). Then we've got Sweet Georgia Trinity Worsted in Silver. I'm [...]
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