Luscious
Embonpoint is done, and I love them! They are marvelously smooshy and fantastically photogenic. See? They are getting shipped off to Schaefer this week. With luck, the pattern should be available shortly. I can't wait to start seeing these made.
Embonpoint
Embonpoint: \äⁿ-bōⁿ-ˈpwaⁿ\ adjective -sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure Allow me to present my newest creation, Embonpoint! The name is perfect on several counts. First, this is the most luciously fat sock yarn I've ever seen. It is thick enough that the socks work up quickly, but still thin enough to fit inside of most shoes. It has a nice tight twist, making the strands marvelously plump and firm. The name works for the pattern too. There is a lovely round little faux cable. It's great fun to make, doesn't take a cable needle, and [...]
Sneak
One wee quick peek at the sock for Schaefer - just the barest glimpse. I predict these will be seriously nifty.
Goodies!
All of the unladylike fuming and vigorous swearing at wordpress were apparently worth it. This website has begun to result in the arrival of real live actual yarn in my mailbox. Yarn - for me! One arrival is a lovely skein of Nichole by Schaefer. It's a hypnotic mix of blues and purples, variegated enough to be interesting, solid enough to stand up to all sorts of interesting patterns. My only complaint about it is that it's a one-of-a-kind colorway and so I won't be able to get more. This will turn into the sock I knit for Schaefer, and [...]
Collaboration
After three whole days of biting my tongue and keeping quiet, I now have official permission to shamelessly blab...I will be designing a pair of socks for Schaefer Yarn Company using their new yarn, Nichole! This is the yarn I used in my most recent socks (Nugatory), and I just loved working with it. I knit a bit loosely and hate working with small needles. I will (grudgingly) consent to use size 1s, but anything smaller is out of the question. This combination means that thicker yarn is my very good friend. Unfortunately, it's hard to find a nice thick [...]
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