Thursday, August 18, 2005
when fandoms collide
Yeah, so Franz Ferdinand fandom ate my brain for a few days there, sorry about that. It was due mostly, though not entirely, to this - the video for their new single, which used several dozen New York-area fan extras in the dance scene at the end.
You know where this is headed. Fourth row back on the right side. Look for shoulders; that's my Cleaves I'm wearing there.
If I've done little knitting this week, I think I preemptively made up for it last weekend. It was absurdly hot in the city so, rather than run my ancient A/C, I grabbed my iPod and my Knitpicks (it came on Saturday) and hid out in a coffeehouse in Park Slope. I also put in a few hours at Knit New York, where I chatted with a couple older Indian ladies, one of whom was teaching the other to knit. I got most of the TWH Hatmione done, and quite a few rows of Jon's socks when I needed a change from cabling.
And can I just say? Cranberry Andean Silk is perfect for the Hermione set. It knit to gauge on the first try (on 7s, per the pattern). I haven't checked it against the DVD just yet but I think the color is spot-on, and the yarn itself... oh my god. It's so posh and lovely. Y'know how I'd been worried about the cables showing? Well the alpaca fuzz does obscure them a bit, but the silk adds enough shine that the contours are still quite visible. It's really subtle, and I loves it. My only beef is that the dye isn't sticking in the yarn - it'll stain fingers and (more seriously, I think) porous needles. Bamboo's been fine, but my birch cable needle is pinkish now. So, prewashing is probably not a bad idea.
I finished the hat as I was walking from the subway to work this morning (can now add gathering stitches to the list of knitting things I can do while walking), and it's so gorgeous. Probably gonna start the mittens this afternoon while I'm waiting for a concert (Death Cab/Decemberists/Stars in Central Park, sweeeet). I'm not sure if the three skeins I ordered will be enough, but I guess I'll find out, won't I?
Animal Cracker is coming along. I finished the full adult hat and it looked great; adult beanie is knit just past the Fair Isle. I'm torn about the earflaps - they certainly seem black, but it looks funny. I'll probably just do them in green.
I'm behind on updating the GoF reference page again. Got my wireless DSL working at home last night, finally, so it'll be easier to update from here on out.
Lauren posted at 12.43 on 08.18.05
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