So I’ve swatched, washed, pulled and prodded my Silke Tweed swatches. And guess what? I like the yarn, but I do not like how it feels knitted up to gauge. It’s almost gauze-like. This yarn seems way too thin for 23 stitches per 4 inches. I’ve mulled it over for a few days now and […]
Month: June 2004
Fair Isle or 2 Color Knitting?
I was doing some reading last night about 2 color knitting. I’ve been preparing for my Drops sweater and I want to make sure I do my homework. I came across a new booklet — Stranded Color Knitting. After reading about it on a few blogs I thought it was worth trying out. At $9.99 […]
1/2 FO
I think I finally shook the bad knitting vibes this weekend. I knitted on 3 or 4 different projects and really enjoyed it. I even finished sock #1 of the pink and purple koigu: The astute observer will note that yes, there is a tiny hole where the pink heel corner meets the rest of […]
Alternate Route
I swear a big black cloud is following me around this week. I got my Silke Tweed in the mail yesterday. The colors are gorgeous! Tweedy and rich and beautiful. But I don’t know if I like the feeling of the yarn. I expected it to feel more woolly, but in fact it feels very […]
Karma Cleansing
Ever have one of those weeks where you feel like you’ve made no knitting progress? I’m having one of those. I started that cabled pullover this weekend – twice. Once with Araucania Nature Wool. I love the yarn, but it just wasn’t giving me the look I had envisioned. Then I bought Lion Brand Wool […]
Fair Isle Yarn Drama
After I posted yesterday I went over to Elann to pick out the red shades to undo my new and “improved” color scheme I cooked up last week. And guess what? They were out of the reds I wanted! Last week they had 50+ of one of them! Argh…. I finally sucked it up and […]