The first is a shot of a baby blank in progress - for a friend who's expecting soon. I was tired of making the feather and fan blankets, so decided to find something new and different. This is the "Hourglass" pattern from Lion Brand, but it is an 8-row repeat and fairly easy to remember. Admittedly, at first, I flubbed a couple times and ended up frogging a few rows, but once you get going, it is pretty simple. Plus, in this weather, it's nice to have something warm sitting on your lap!
Then, there's the SIP - sock in progess - Lombard Street out of the baby silk alpaca yarn. Absolutely beautiful, soft beyond imagination, and all, but for now, the baby blanket is on my "hot list" of things that simply MUST get done. So - the sock sits and waits. Of course, the RPM sock(s) I was working on has no mate, so that will be next . . . somehow I'm getting to where I just want to knit ONE SOCK. Is that so wrong??
Then there's the new yarn!! I must be planning more knitting! Actually, I have to - just to use the stash I've got now!
I got this wonderful hand-dyed yarn from Cabin Cove Mercantile. Dave Daniels there does a beautiful job on the yarn. It is soft, and the colors are very intense. He also included a nice, hand-written thank you card and a small bag of mountain lavender flowers. The sock yarn is 80% Merino Wool and 20% nylon. Beautiful!
And for my birthday (a week ago!) my niece sent me the newest stuff on the market - Tofutsies!! This small skein is enough for a pair of socks - can you believe it? it is 50% Superwash wool, 25% Soysilk, 22.5% cotten, and 2.5% Chitin, which turns out to be fiber made from shrimp and crab shells, and it is naturally antibacterial!
My son and his wife got methis beautiful Regia navy tweed. The picture doesn't do it justice! Also got me a gift certificate to my LYS (local yarn store), and some tiny #2 dpns. Was kind of a knitting birthday (until you consider the bread machine!). Was an awsome birthday!
Also got myself some bluejeans colored Austermann yarn, that is so soft! It has aloe vera and jojoba oil mixed in, so it has to be soft!
