On a more cheerful (and delicious) subject, my yummy yarn is beautiful. I'll take a few pics, but don't get your hopes up. My yarn cataloging talents have yet to be developed...
Here it is, all together.
and closer...
Knitpicks Swish DK in eggplant and cornflower to make Irene's hat and mittens. Should match her new winter coat, and looks good next to it.
And I ordered a couple sample balls of Knitpicks Andean Silk, just to see the colors. Now, they DO have a swatch card, but it's not available until January, if I remember correctly. Well, I am not willing to wait until Jan. to see the colors I am thinking about. I ordered mustard and orange, and I'm not sure what to do. I want to make the Retro Returns shawl collar cardigan from the Yarn Girls' newest book. The mustard in person is just too yucky. Probably a pretty color for many people, but for me it would not be flattering. Plus, you know how they sometimes say that breast-fed babies poops are grainy and mustardy? Ever heard that? It's true. And this yarn reminds me of that. Now I love my babies, and I don't mind changing their poops, especially when they're that young. But still, I just don't want to wear it around, you know? So Mustard is not going to work for me.
The Orange is really vibrant and pretty. And I LOVE orange. Really. Yes, I do know it sounds crazy...
It's pretty much my favorite color, and this shade of it is exquisite. However, I am not sure I'm wanting to invest this much time and money on a sweater that I want so badly, only to realize that it's really too bright and too flashy to wear very often at all. How sad! I've gone back and forth, and finally said that I should get a "neutral color" so that I can wear it more often. Brown? Already have it. Black? Got it. Navy? Check. Hmmm...what's left? Gray? Yeah, but how blah, right? So I am still on the fence about Orange. I may also order up a ball of the Lettuce green. It's a happy bright-ish color that is different, but still "fall", and wouldn't be so flashy, you know? What do you think? Oh, and did I mention that the yarn is amazing feeling? Like it feels so nice I want to knit up some quick undies out of it, and throw 'em right on. Whew--that's some soft and silky yarn!
Brian's socks:
They are coming along. I swear, the first sock is just growing. It's sitting in my bag, all nicely finished and lovely. And it grows. Seriously. It's like every time I measure the second one up against the first, it is bigger and I have even more yet to knit! (Probably some kind of secret plan of the knitting Gods to mess with me. I'm not surprised, since they also make swatches lie, hide your 4th double pointed needle, and cause my projects to be one ball short.) So here they are:
Brian has promised to let me take a picture of the finished one on his feet. It just never seems to happen, though. Perhaps he is trying to motivate me to complete the pair in his own sick little way? I assured him I am trying. (I think he bought it, too.) Maybe if I finish them tonight during Bionic Woman he'll let me get a good shot...
4 comments:
Ahhh - the knitting black hole has struck again. = )
I totally agree with the mustard color thing. I use to like that color too and then I had 3 kids and breast fed all 3. I can not even use mustard since it reminds me about that and then just turns my stomach.
I do like the orange. how about using it as an accent with another color? (and no I do not know what the sweater looks like so I do not know if it will work, just a suggestion)
The Socks Soar book just has one sock on two circulars- you were right about that. I still haven't tried the two circs method, being firmly addicted to my dpn's, but it probably is more portable that way. Your stitches wouldn't fall off as much.
I'm eager to hear how doing two at once goes. Second sock syndrome isn't too much of an issue with me, because I always try to have a sock going. As soon as I finish a pair, I start another. They are all just plain knitting socks! (I know, I need to branch out, but I have memorized this pattern.) Have fun with the new yarn. It looks oh-so-yummy.
If you like orange, and you thought you might like mustard, I bet you are an Autumn. I was thinking of other autumn colors, and looked at the colors on the Knit Picks site. They didn't have the rusty red I was looking for, or a reddish brown. Dang. Ummm, maybe the "cinnamon?" It looks light brown, but if you get a swatch card . . . I know, I know, too long to wait.
Okay, that wasn't very helpful.
Ruth
Jill...I will answer some questions...since I guess I inspired them! I really liked the book Socks Soar on 2 Circs. I learned from a lady at my knitting circle. Once you learn to knit one sock on 2 circs, you can do 2...basically, start the first sock, knit 5 rows and place on holders, start the second sock, knit 5 rows, then put the first sock back on and go to town! I definitely think it is much more portable, you don't run the risk of losing your needles, and all your stitches stay put especially when you throw it in a bag or pull it out. Shoot me an email if you have any other questions!
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