Knitting Blogs Web Ring Explosion!
First a picture of the 2-ply that I made with the bfl that I dyed a couple weeks ago. This is from the rovings that I dyed using the hot and cold pour methods. I took one ply of each and put them together to get this. I thought it was pretty nifty!
What a week with the
Knitting Blogs web ring! There were SO many new blogs added this week. As of today we are up to 250 sites in the ring! Go check them out!
Spring Startitis?
Theresa and I had a lovely time shopping for yarn on Saturday with her mom. You can read more about it on her blog, but I wanted to post my purchases for all to see! On the left is a lovely 70% kid mohair/30% wool yarn from Bouton d'Or which is being knit with the gorgeous mohair from Wool in the Woods that is next to it. And here is the wrap/shawl thing that I am making with them:
And a close up:
I'm not using a pattern. I just cast on 60 stitches knit three rows then did a whole row of yarn overs. On the next row you just knit into every other stitch (so as not to increase) for a total of 60 stitches. Then knit four more rows. I continued on knitting one row of yarn overs and 5 rows of knitting. And I will continue until I run out of yarn.
The yarn on the right in the top picture is New Tweed from Tahki. It's a blend of 70% Merino, 15% Silk, 11% Cotton and 4% Viscose. Really nice stuff! I got 12 balls and I'm planning to make a cardigan. It's a plain old worsted weight, so I have lots of patterns to choose from, but I just might create a pattern of my own. We shall see.
I also started a pair of socks in Cascade Fixation. (A sock is a sock, so I will wait until they are finished to take pictures.) And I picked up the needles I need for my Mission Falls tank. May have to swatch that one tonight. That brings me to my question -- why the startitis? I have noticed a lot of it going around on the ring. Is it the spring air? All I know is that I have WAY more WIP's than I'm willing to admit right now, but I just can't stop -- well -- starting!
