Sock it to me!
Sorry. Something tells me that's been used before. Anyway - you know how a yarn shop reflects the taste of its owner, in terms of possible projects? Well I am finally admitting to myself that I am totally lame in the sock yarn department - I've knit two pairs of socks, one adult pair out of worsted weight yarn, and one baby pair out of dk. No pattern, just stockinette stitch. Hated having to make two. (Why? I don't hate having to make two sweater sleeves...) So you see, I'm woefully out of step (no pun intended) with the sock knitting in crowd, and I need to remedy that. What is it about sock knitting that is so addictive? Portability? The chance to try lots of technical niftiness in a small package? You don't have to spend wads of money on one project?
My pledge for the rest of this year, starting now - to vastly improve sock yarn offerings. Just got off the phone with Skacel - they have this soft tweedy stuff (doesn't make a pattern or stripes) that caught my eye.
My hand hurts. I think I'm getting one of those horrid knitter's ailments. Despite that, I'm casting on to make something out of Berroco's new Keltic. Wonder if they spelled it that way so you wouldn't picture Larry Bird knitting something out of it. I just got a bag of it and a pattern book so I could make a cabled wrap before the whole order gets here. It's really pretty, very fall-ish colors. My swatch was miles too big though, which is weird, because I usually have to go up a size. (I always thought I'd be one of those relaxed, free and easy types whose knitting was loose and sloppy, but no, my inner uptight freak comes out.) Anyway, it's whacked. And I hate it when the gauge is in pattern! Still, it's Berroco - on the whole, they seem like they have their act together, so if they tell me what the gauge is supposed to be I'm sticking to it. Have to confess to a tendency to measure gauge at about two inches, though, sort of like in that piggy joke about why women make bad carpenters. Yep, I'm always telling customers that's a big no-no, and doing it myself.
I had such a good idea for a sweater last night. No, I'm not telling! You'll just have to wait...About two months, which seems to be my time frame for getting anything done knit-wise. I did finish the front of my Knotty sweater (I prefer to call it Naughty, since that's how it has behaved, and besides, we're in Maine so we may as well pronounce it correctly.) On to the sleeves. I've done my token screw-up-the-first-attempt, so the rest of it should move along quickly!
Question: is it somehow blasphemous to make a traditional aran sweater in a super loud eye popping color? Cause I'm wanting to do one in this great orangy-red peace fleece....(I almost said 'itching to do one', but didn't want to give anyone the wrong idea about the yarn. It breaks in nicely!)
Sorry. Something tells me that's been used before. Anyway - you know how a yarn shop reflects the taste of its owner, in terms of possible projects? Well I am finally admitting to myself that I am totally lame in the sock yarn department - I've knit two pairs of socks, one adult pair out of worsted weight yarn, and one baby pair out of dk. No pattern, just stockinette stitch. Hated having to make two. (Why? I don't hate having to make two sweater sleeves...) So you see, I'm woefully out of step (no pun intended) with the sock knitting in crowd, and I need to remedy that. What is it about sock knitting that is so addictive? Portability? The chance to try lots of technical niftiness in a small package? You don't have to spend wads of money on one project?
My pledge for the rest of this year, starting now - to vastly improve sock yarn offerings. Just got off the phone with Skacel - they have this soft tweedy stuff (doesn't make a pattern or stripes) that caught my eye.
My hand hurts. I think I'm getting one of those horrid knitter's ailments. Despite that, I'm casting on to make something out of Berroco's new Keltic. Wonder if they spelled it that way so you wouldn't picture Larry Bird knitting something out of it. I just got a bag of it and a pattern book so I could make a cabled wrap before the whole order gets here. It's really pretty, very fall-ish colors. My swatch was miles too big though, which is weird, because I usually have to go up a size. (I always thought I'd be one of those relaxed, free and easy types whose knitting was loose and sloppy, but no, my inner uptight freak comes out.) Anyway, it's whacked. And I hate it when the gauge is in pattern! Still, it's Berroco - on the whole, they seem like they have their act together, so if they tell me what the gauge is supposed to be I'm sticking to it. Have to confess to a tendency to measure gauge at about two inches, though, sort of like in that piggy joke about why women make bad carpenters. Yep, I'm always telling customers that's a big no-no, and doing it myself.
I had such a good idea for a sweater last night. No, I'm not telling! You'll just have to wait...About two months, which seems to be my time frame for getting anything done knit-wise. I did finish the front of my Knotty sweater (I prefer to call it Naughty, since that's how it has behaved, and besides, we're in Maine so we may as well pronounce it correctly.) On to the sleeves. I've done my token screw-up-the-first-attempt, so the rest of it should move along quickly!
Question: is it somehow blasphemous to make a traditional aran sweater in a super loud eye popping color? Cause I'm wanting to do one in this great orangy-red peace fleece....(I almost said 'itching to do one', but didn't want to give anyone the wrong idea about the yarn. It breaks in nicely!)
posted by Yarn on The Brain at 12:21 PM
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As the dear Yarn Harlot says, "there are no rules in knitting!" If you want a loud, eye-popping aran, go for it! ...and post pictures...
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