I realized that I haven’t provided a knitting update in quite some time, and that you’re all probably dying of curiosity, wondering what I’m up to. Since I don’t want you all to pine away (and since I finally hooked up my phone to my computer to copy some pictures over), I figured I’d get around to making an update.
TL; DR: I finished two pairs of fingerless mitts, have started a lace cardigan, and am a slob.
Goodness. Yesterday was such a treat. Three yarn stores in two towns, and much yarn acquired. And, all while staying within budget! (It should be noted that my Japanese genes appear to have been overwhelmed by yarn awesomeness, and I completely failed to take any pictures of any of the stores, even though I specifically told myself to do just that when departing on the grand adventure. My apologies.)
The first stop was WEBS, where I picked up:
Then, we went to Northampton Wools, where Shama fell in love with baby alpaca, which led to the acquisition of 2 skeins of Classic Elite Yarns Villa in Periwinkle, which are already well on their way to being a pair of Simply Warm fingerless mitts. (Amusingly, while we were there, I saw a yarn that immediately pinged my, “Oooh! Colors!” receptors. Then I realized it was the chunky version of the sock weight Misty Alpaca in Pico that I’d been knitting for the past few days (and, in fact, had on the needles in my purse). At least I’m consistent.)
After a very yummy lunch at India Palace, we ventured on to Sheep and Shawl, a cute little store that specializes in consignment of all sorts of fiber-related products, including yarn, finished knitted and crocheted items, goats’ milk products, felted objects, and more. Here, I bought:
And that, my friends, is the sum of my adventures in yarn for yesterday.
In a few minutes, the four of us (Jer, Shama, Shamamama, and I) will be leaving on a mini-adventure. We’re going to go to Northampton. My hosts are so kind, as the primary purpose of this visit is to allow me to visit WEBS. As you can imagine, I’m very excited!
There will also be food, candles, food, and other meanderings. And, once we get home, I suspect that we will be continuing our Buffy the Vampire Slayer marathon. (Shama’s never seen it, and we’re doing our best to get her hooked. We watched the first season yesterday.)
I hope you all are well. And remember, there’s still time to let me know if you’re going to join us for sushi in Sudbury on Saturday night!
Ok, no, I don’t really need a pony. However, it might be easier to find a pony than the yarn I’m looking for. Since I’ve looked at hundreds of pages of yarn at this point, and come up with only a few candidates (none of while I’m particularly excited about), I turn to my friends, the fiber geniuses.
This starts, as many fiber quests start, with a project I wish to knit for a friend. Said friend is allergic to most animal fibers, leaving me with plant-based and/or man-made fibers. The project I am looking to knit calls for fingering weight yarn. And we would like a rainbow colorway. Got that? (more…)
This morning, I was able to bind off the Lapidarius scarf that I’ve been working on for Jenn. (more…)
(To completely steal George Takei‘s subject on the matter.)
Since this has been making the rounds, and I’ve already had two requests to make it, I thought I’d post the pattern here for anyone who wants it. It’s crochet, not knitted, and my crochet-fu is kinda weak (despite the best efforts of Fresh Stitches). I made a pretty awesome pig out of crochet a few years ago, but I swear I can’t remember a bit of it.
Anyway, if your crochet-fu (or a friend’s) is up to the task, you can find the pattern for this little bit of awesomeness here.
I’ve been working on the Lapidarius scarf for Jenn for about three weeks now. (more…)
I’m on something of a self-imposed time-crunch here (I’m going to be leaving in a couple of hours to be from my house for a couple of days, and want to get whatever comes of this printed before I leave), and I have a query for you. (more…)
Hi, everybody!
On Thursday, I decided to start a new project: the Vivid blanket by tincanknits. (See one of the (unblocked) completed squares below.) (more…)