Julie and I got together for a belated birthday celebration (we both celebrate birthdays in February) and took a trip out to the Fold. As always, it was full of inspiration for both of us. Everywhere you look there's something new to think about. Unusually enough for me, however, I decided to focus on three things: socks for John, Skew socks for me and something that could become a work appropriate scarf for my new job. And I was able to find one thing that worked well in each category.
The green Trekking is for man socks -- imagine finding dark green, durable yarn with some subtle interest. John's grey Trekking socks have held up incredibly well, so it's nice to find some more Trekking that will fit his color range.
The little red bundle is a Crazy Zauberball -- I think I'm probably the last one to this party, but I think it will be interesting to watch the striping in the context of the Skew socks (something else I am also coming late to). The socks are cast on and I'm looking forward to to seeing how the construction works out. So far, it's not too fiddly, and it's toe up -- both of which are primary considerations for yours truly when making socks.
That gorgeous BFL from Fiber Optic Yarns, dyed in the colorway "Black Light" is the foundation for the scarf in the third category. I love love love deep electric blues and purples. My goal is to spin a fine two ply that can be knit up into something simple and narrow that will work in an environment that requires more formal business attire. I've been itching to pull out my wheel, and I'm hoping this fiber will be the inspiration that gets me back there.
Oh, yeah, and about that new job thing... I'm going to be the director of operations for a brand new health care IT-focused not-for-profit. I look at my blog as a more or less work-free zone, but I will say that I'm excited and looking forward to a number of new challenges. And that it's very likely that posting will be a bit more irregular as things get underway. It's a start up organization with a mission and I expect it to keep me pretty busy!
The green Trekking is for man socks -- imagine finding dark green, durable yarn with some subtle interest. John's grey Trekking socks have held up incredibly well, so it's nice to find some more Trekking that will fit his color range.
The little red bundle is a Crazy Zauberball -- I think I'm probably the last one to this party, but I think it will be interesting to watch the striping in the context of the Skew socks (something else I am also coming late to). The socks are cast on and I'm looking forward to to seeing how the construction works out. So far, it's not too fiddly, and it's toe up -- both of which are primary considerations for yours truly when making socks.
That gorgeous BFL from Fiber Optic Yarns, dyed in the colorway "Black Light" is the foundation for the scarf in the third category. I love love love deep electric blues and purples. My goal is to spin a fine two ply that can be knit up into something simple and narrow that will work in an environment that requires more formal business attire. I've been itching to pull out my wheel, and I'm hoping this fiber will be the inspiration that gets me back there.
Oh, yeah, and about that new job thing... I'm going to be the director of operations for a brand new health care IT-focused not-for-profit. I look at my blog as a more or less work-free zone, but I will say that I'm excited and looking forward to a number of new challenges. And that it's very likely that posting will be a bit more irregular as things get underway. It's a start up organization with a mission and I expect it to keep me pretty busy!





These are the fingerless version of the
As with other patterns of Ysolda's that I've worked, I was impressed with the easy to follow instructions. I love that the pattern is mirrored on each glove. Besides the modifications she suggested for shortening them and making them fingerless, I made only a few small changes to suit my own needs. I chose a 2.5 mm needle instead of a 2.75 mm needle (I have pretty narrow forearms and wrists and didn't want the gauntlets to be too loose) and added a couple extra rounds around the knuckles. They were a little stiff pre-blocking, but after a soak, they softened up and have a very lovely drape without being too loose. Smooshy seems to come with pretty generous yardage, because I used right around half a skein for this pair of gauntlets.
The Specs:
This is what I got when I said "hold Daddy's socks while I take your picture". Not the best picture of the socks but a pretty good picture of the kid. She's now beginning to understand what I want when I give her knitwear and ask her to hold it while I take a picture. And she was very excited afterward when it was time to give Daddy the socks.
Blooming Batik 9 Patch -- "Fire"
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