Yet MORE WsIP, and I love my postman
This week I’ve had 3, yes that’s THREE parcels of yarn – the first one was the yarn for this PC Plum scarf for my (very nearly) 4 year-old god-daughter’s twin brother:
I’m rather pleased with the pattern (although this does rather smack of the – ooh look, I used a different yarn to do the same thing as everyone else – I must publish it!!”
– I wanted a very quick knit that wouldn’t curl, so I opted for chunky yarn (Elle yarn from Dianne’s Knitting Yarns – the best source of cheap (and not too nasty) yarn I’ve found online), and am knitting it up on 6mm needles using Mistake Rib. I will write it up properly when I’ve finished (and know how much yarn I used!) The same parcel contained yarn for the scarf I’m also going to knit for my god-daughter herself, but that is only in my head as yet, so no pics (it’s going to be a length-wise knit garter stitch scarf in pinks with a few bits of blue and oatmeal to stop it being too nauseating – although I’ve even bought some lurex for added sparkle!)
The second parcel came from Get Knitted and contained the aforementioned pink lurex and my very first ever ball of Kid Silk Haze, which I’ve already started to finish off my Curly Whirly Scarf
That doesn’t show the label clearly enough – so here’s another pic:
I can see what all the fuss is about, and may launch into a full-blown addiction (just hoping I can get my other projects out of the way first). (Oooh, and I also got a Get Knitted pen and a lolly 
)
Then the third parcel arrived today – this time from Laughing Hens – this was beautifully wrapped in pink tissue paper, tied with a blue ribbon:
Inside the pink tissue paper were two balls of Noro Silk Garden for my International Scarf Exchange scarf
I have finally fixed on the scarf too – it’s definitely going to be this one – I’ve seen it knitted up in Silk Garden on someone else’s blog (sorry, can’t for the life of me remember whose, so can’t attribute it), and it looked wonderful.
So am I making any progress with Adam’s jumper? Well, yes, I am On the last few inches of the second sleeve, I’ve finally managed to work out how to hold both threads at once – one in the RH, and one in the LH – and I’m fairly steaming along. (Well, in comparison to my old “drop one thread, faff around, pick up the other thread, curse at the tangles” method I’m positively zooming!)
Other stuff – it’s been busy week – and we’re all suffering from various lurgy’s again. Adam was coughing away last night poor love, Ruth is coughing a bit, although not badly, John is full of mucus and it hurts when I breathe and my stomach is not at all happy. And it’s time I went and got some lunch organised – scrambled eggs I think (or maybe boiled – although getting the timing right for all 4 of us, two of whom want just-runny cool eggs, one of whom wants a just-runny hot egg, and one of whom wants a fairly-runny hot egg – scrambled are looking so much more attractive… )
four comments:
I love the colours in your Sari Silk. Can I ask where you got it from and name of colourway?Hazel () (link) - 21 November '05 - 00:51
Isn;t it so much fun to get new yarns? Love the silk garden for your exchange scarf, and the pattern you chose for it. OK, I’m going to ask, what is a Billy No-mates?In Sept I was able to take a seminar from Brandon Mably (the designer with Rowan who partners with Kafe Fassett) and learned how to hold yarns for stranding. What a revelation. I’d just finished a shell knit on 3’s in a houndstooth check using Jaeger Siena. Good finishing on the jumper.
It would have gone much faster and tensions would have been more even if I’d learned the two handed method earlier. If you have a chance to take a seminar with Brandon or Kafe, do it.
Marji () (link) - 21 November '05 - 01:58
Hi Hazel – I bought the Sari Silk about a year ago from Stephanie Shiman (aka The Woolpeddler) – I don’t know if the colourway has a particular name, I just asked for “autumn colours” – I’ve actually used about 3 different balls – one very pink, one purply blues and greens and one more autumnal. They were all leftover from making Christmas presents last year!http://www.recycledsilk.com/
Anne - 21 November '05 - 10:14
Hi Marji! Thanks for commenting on my blog – a Billy No-mates is someonewith no friends! It would be lovely if you would visit my map and add a pin
(I’m fascinated to know where people who read my blog are).
The Brandon Mably seminar sounds fascinating – where was it? I finally
worked out how to hold the yarns by reading Montse Stanley’s Knitting
Handbook – it’s a fascinating book – I would never have believed that there
are over 30 different ways to cast on!
Anne - 21 November '05 - 10:18
