Okay, this is what I’ve been working on this weekend:
It’s done in Knitivity SuperWash Wool, worsted weight, on size 3 DPNs. What makes it “anatomical” is that each part of the sock anatomy is clearly shown: toe, foot, heel, leg, and cuff. Well, you can’t see the cuff yet. I [...]
Guess what THIS is:
It’s a workproject tray with TWO sock projects: The Amazing TGIF Anatomical Footsock and the Best Foot Forward socks. I am aiming to have both pairs of socks completed by the end of the month. The TGIF socks are in worsted weight, designed more for around-the-house winter [...]
Okay, so I took these two yarns from the Biagio collection (Calypso and Deep Sea)
knit them up in a quick giant swatch on the machine (I used a partial knitting technique rather than straightforward intarsia — worked a lot faster, imho):
and then I tossed in into the washer for a 14-minute felting cycle, and this [...]
Lookie Lookie!
The pictures below are representative of the dye jobs done on Thursday. Twenty-five skeins of fingering weight 100% Merino wool. They still need to be wrapped and banded for sale, but I wanted to show off the glorious colors that resulted.
Well, duh… that’s why it’s called the “Organic” Shawl! Hello-o-o-!!!!
But I’m not entire sure I like this:
Besides using up WAY more skeins of yarn than I originally expected to use, I’m not sure I like the directions it is taking.
It’s pretty cool to just pick up stitches and go whichever way I want to go, [...]
