Pink Purls

Jumping on the bandwagon since 1977...

Thursday, March 01, 2007

I think its been a long, long time...

SO, yeah, I totally slacked on the blogging. But I just signed up for the Lime and Violet Yarn Pr0n Exhange and gave out my blog addy so I figured I might as well get back on the ball.

So what I have I accomplished in the knitting department since Socktober? Well, I did finish the Snowflake Socks from MagKnits and they totally rock. I did them in Cherry Tree Hill Supersock in solid black. This was my first pair of socks done in a solid color and I really love them! I tend to wear alot of black so they really do go with everything. I think my first sock came out kinda wonky but the second one looks pretty good. Because I am lazy I am just leaving the first sock as is - I doubt a non-knitter could figure out my errors...

I also made the Hedera socks from Knitty. These are out of Koigu. This was my first project with Koigu. I washed and dryed the socks in the machine and I have to say, they have made the journey VERY well. Even less fuzziness than the CTH Supersock.

Both of these patterns were written very well - I would reccomend them to anyone who likes lacy socks. I think the Snowflake pattern in particular is very feminine and I am thinking about trying to make some knee-highs in this pattern. The lace is stretchy and I have fairly skinny calves so I think I could just make the leg longer without messing around with the stitch count.

What am I working on now?

The Sarcelle shawl. So pretty but rather intense because there are no "rest rows", that is, there is lace on both the knit and purl side. I am using the Merino Oro that is reccomended in the pattern. It came in a hank of like 1,350 yards. OMG. I spent AT LEAST and hour and a half winding that ball by hand.

Also, some socks in Sweet Georgia's Fondant colorway. I like the yarn in the ball but not so much in the stockinette stitch socks. They look like tie-dye, and yeah, I don't *do* tie-dye. But by the time I realized this, yeah, it was too late for my lazy-self to start over. I just want to blow through these puppies and maybe I will give them away.

Anyway, no pics for now - the camera is broken.

Anyway, I am off to my very FIRST knitting group tonight - yay!

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