First up, Sockapalooza socks are finished!

I ordered Selbuvotter, Biography of a Knitting Tradition. I had chills reading this. I know that sounds dramatic, but I did! The designs really spoke to me, and Terri's writing is wonderful. She's a down to earth knitter. It's funny because one of the reviews I'd heard praised the book for offering techniques to perfectly meld the hand pattern into the thumb. The book does do this, but right in the prologue Terry describes how the mittens in the museum have many flaws that weren't always corrected. She speculates that modern knitters are obsessed with perfection because we are too used to seeing machine perfect knitting. I thought Yes! I've long held that perfection in knitting is overrated and I've written about knitting organically before.
So I'm really thinking I'd like to start knitting a mitten this weekend. I've got some lovely black Apple Laine yarn and some off-white Koigu as well as some semi-solids.

I started a summer top on the sly, using some ribbon yarn I got on sale (no label).

The pattern is Sweet Peas from Interweave Knits, Summer 2006. This knit almost didn't live, because after knitting for a while, I started calling it "the big pink thing" in my head (ala Yarn Harlot) and was getting ready to rip it. Too pink! Too varigated! But my real-time knitting buddies gave it a thumbs up and told me I was just too close to it. I've been working on it on and off, when ever my hands get tired of itty-bitty sock needles.
Yes, lots of tiny needles this week, because my true love still waits for me.

Oh yes, and a long time ago, when I learned I would be going to the Toronto Knitter's Frolic, I ordered some Sea Silk from Red Bird Knits. It never arrived. Now Canada Post won't say they lost it, but they did send Robyn a cheque. Hrmph. Robyn took good care of me and I got a replacement of this Fleece Artist Blue Faced Leicester 2/8.

Oh, and I haven't forgotten about my Frost Flowers and Leaves shawl. I should get that started up again too. Sounds like I should have something interesting to report at the end of this long weekend. I just hope I don't get mired down in project angst. Wish me luck!
I felt the same way about Selbuvotter - chills and all! My plan is to start a pair in the fall, but I might not be able to wait!
ReplyDeleteYour Sockapalooza pal is lucky - the Koigu socks are beautiful!!
Oh enjoy a long weekend of knitting! the Fleece Artist looks yummy and you are reminding me that I want to cast on for the Frost flowers and Leaves shawl... it is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteyour socks look great! :)
ReplyDeleteI adore the Fleece Artist Blue Faced Leicester 2/8 - that's what I made my mom's Turkish scarf (Christmas) out of, in a stranded colour pattern - it was pure heaven to knit with - I was actually sad when the project ended!
ReplyDeletePulling your yarn tighter won't make
ReplyDeletethe pooling go away, but more or less
stitches will. I just saw something about this on another place and I've searched my history from 2 days worth of surfing aand can't find it. Sorry!
The summer top that you are majing looks really nice! Looking forward to seeing the finished project!
ReplyDeleteI thought the ladders were a feature of the sock--they look great that way! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the pink top. No such thing as too much pink. Well, unless you're dressed in it from head to toe. Fleece Artist is so yummy to knit with. I love having lots of time to knit ... but where can I get more of it? So little time, so much to knit.
ReplyDeleteThe socks are great! Even with boy cooties.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you like Selbuvotter. It is a great book. I hope it is very successful and she writes more books ofr us.
the top looks great. I'm glad that you listened to us and kept at it - it'll be great with a pair of jeans or Bermuda shorts for sure!
ReplyDelete(I can't believe yer done your sockapalooza socks already! Did you pligg it?)