Monday, September 25, 2006
finally getting somewhere
I woke up with a start at 8am on Saturday, after four measly hours' sleep, and said to myself, "Self, I'm gonna write the animal cracker pattern this weekend." I rolled back over, snoozed for a half-hour, then went on a six-shop yarn crawl (similar to a pub crawl in just about every way -- and certainly just as expensive -- but the sense of temporary euphoria doesn't destroy brain cells). To wit:
School Products, for a Lamb's Pride refill (um, and Koigu);
The Point, who no longer stock Tahki Shannon;
Purl Soho, where I managed not to buy anything silky, fuzzy, or tweedy, despite being sorely tempted;
Knit NY, for stitch markers (can never have enough!) and buttery-yellow sale-bin DB Alpaca Silk (already 25% of the way to being a pair of Fetching wristwarmers;
Downtown Yarns, for a skein of bright blue sportweight Frog Tree alpaca (the nascient project deserves a post all its own);
and an intarwebby visit to Simply Knitting, for 50%-off Tahki Shannon (yessss!)
And then, I wrote a pattern. Just like that.
Of course, my real goal was not just to write the pattern, but also to test-knit the sizes (there's four, 'member?), do my photo shoot, and be writing my unveiling post right now. I was actually on track, too, and then a deadliney project popped back up (no, I can't say what it is; yes, you'll certainly find out eventually; and of course I'm evil, that's not news), so I switched over to that.
Oh, and I also shot more yarn porn! At this juncture, I'm fairly certain that yarn falls into the same category as baby animals, sunsets, and British rockstars: It just doesn't photograph badly.
animal cracker makings...
...and the resulting hat! this is actually the one I knit last summer, but the final pattern is the same. see how the Shannon yarn makes the top all variegated and jawesome?
yesterday's Koigu. the gold's not nearly so bright in person, and looked even less bright in the store. not complainin' -- I like bright!
Frog Tree alpaca in the foreground, DB Alpaca Silk in the background. I hadn't planned it, but what an alpaca-y picture.
this isn't new, but it is sexy. Rowan Yorkshire Tweed 4ply, which had been earmarked for cabled socks for Jon. I don't think his new girlfriend would take too kindly to an ex knitting for him, so I have no idea what it'll be now.
Kaalund Classic Two, laceweight wool. would you be shocked to hear that I bought it in late winter? :) I think it might become the IK Icarus shawl, if it's not too busy to hide the border.
Vee! I'm a bit further now, and I'm getting a bit terrified of running out of yarn, even though the math says I should be fine.
see how smushy and wrinkly it is right off the needles...
...and how smooth and drapey it is after it's blocked? that's silk for you, I guess. we loves it!
haven't posted about this before, I don't think. this is most of my hipster hat, 2 skeins of Classic Elite Intrigue -- metallic cashmere! the yarn was a congrats-on-permanent-employment present to myself in March.
you can't actually tell, but it's a couple inches short of being done. I was mid-decrease, too, so it'll be a bitch to get back into. I love the way the waffliness shows off the metallic thread. actually I love it in general, I'll be picking my winter coat around it.
a heavily tweaked one skein wonder -- half-length sleeves, allover butterfly lace, and an attempt at a short-rowed shawl collar. I got bored before the collar was actually big enough to fold over, but I still like the fit. (a couple skeins of Blue Sky Alpaca Silk, which had been bouncing around my stash for ages.)
and finally...
new shoes! I was actually looking for shoes suited to knitted socks, and wound up with so-ugly-they're-cute hipster shoes. (they'll still make a nice foil for anklewarmers, so I didn't absolutely fail my mission, riiiight?) my love knows no bounds.
okay, that's it. :)
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Lauren posted at 0.11 on 09.25.06
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