Knitting Projects Begun and Planned

Well, niece Wendy (aka "Gwen) is heading for Chicago and "Stitches" on Thursday, and I envy her! She's got so much enthusiasm for knitting! My grandmother taught me that and crochet when I was under 10, so it has just become a part of who I am. Luckily, she's learning techniques I wasn't taught - I just learned the basics and taught myself Aran and some lace work. Actually, you can usually tell I'm an "old fashioned" knitter - only one project at a time!

So, now, what's going on? I've got a pair of "blueberry waffle" socks started in the Regia 1932. I think it is the prettiest sock I've knitted so far! Am carrying the blueberry waffling over the top of the foot, too. Sock one has the cuff and heel finished and am working on the body. Soon to start the toes! Then on to sock two!

Also, found this lovely Seaman's scarf shown on the right. I may try making it for a Christmas gift for a special guy in my life. Am planning on using a fingering yarn either in a solid color or with a bit of tweed to it, so should be quite interesting.

Niece Wendy and I (see her blog by clicking here) ordered some of the Knitpicks laceweight merino dyeable wool, and some of the sock weight. We plan a Kool-Aid dyeing party on the 20th of August, so we should have a blast. She's in a knitting group in Crestwood, MO, and they dyed a bunch of it back in February (see her Feb archive for details and pictures). The whole thing was written up in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Am currently looking for a suitable lace shawl pattern and can't seem to find the one I saw and was really impressed with. It was on someone's blog, round, red, they'd been working on it forever, and had finally finished it - was pinned to the carpet, blocking, and was beautiful and intricate. Just can't remember the name of the pattern! Anybody have any ideas??

I will need something suitable for the "lovely" Kool-Aid yarn I end up with in a couple weeks! Also, I spent a weekend not so long ago pulling and begging a mohair sweater apart. Wendy knitted it, her love quickly turned to hate, and she gave it to me (I gave her a skein of sock yarn *I* hated, so it all works out!). Is beautiful light blue and white and I need a project for that, as well.