oh, lovely yarn
I got my new sock yarn in the mail today. Karen at Two Swans Yarns has amazing prices on Lorna's Laces sock yarn, discount points and superb customer service, and not to mention super-fast shipping.
I got 2 hanks in Motherlode for my next socks, 1 hank of Child's Play (rainbow) for Tali's socks, 1 hank of Fresh Stripe (turquoise/purple) for Larin's socks and 1 hank of Iris Garden (pink/purple) for Kalen's socks. I bought them all with Christmas money from MIL. The husband is all insulted because I didn't buy any sock yarn for *him*. Does he not realize that it would take a lifetime and some wacky shaping to handknit socks for his giantly wide feet? I'd knit him some worsted weight socks maybe, but not fingering weight socks, that's nuts.
I'm nuts in that I still have 1 and 1/3rds of my Irving Park socks to finish. I have knitting ADD in that I have to devise my next project while I'm in the midst of my current one. It's a sickness, I tell you.
In Rogue news, I'm only a few rows away from starting the sleeve cap on my sleeves. It's very exciting to be almost done with my Rogue!!! There isn't much finishing to be done, so this is big news. I'll have a wonderful wool hoodie to wear come Spring. The only thing is......I think I'm going to run out of yarn. I'm soveryclose to running out of yarn. I think I *might* make it, only because there's lots of decreasing going on once you get to that sleeve cap. But with my luck I'll be just shy. This makes me nervous, so I've been frantically knitting, just to find out how I'll fare with my remaining yarn. I'm positive there's no more left of my color or even dye lot at the store. I should stop by or call to check but there's something a little exciting about just going for it.
I sorted through my stash this past weekend. It's not even that large in comparison to some stashes I've seen online, but it's too big for me. I'm already plotting my next projects (besides those socks, which have to wait for the Irving Parks to finish because the needles are in use). I think next I'll make a top-down, in-the-round raglan pullover out of my rust-orange bulky wool from handpaintedyarn.com. I probably have barely enough yarn for that but lucky for me I have short, stubby arms. Otherwise I'll throw in some contrasting stripes or something. OR I'll start my Mariah sweater, but I almost don't want to do 2 intensely cabled projects back to back. I am anxious to knit with the Paton's Classic Merino though. I also have 4 hanks of this gorgeous lime green and burgundy yarn I desperately want to knit. I think they might become a felted bag, but they almost want to be a garment. 4 hanks isn't nearly enough for a sweater, unfortunately. I do have some yarn that would match it but I'd have to figure out color schemage first. That's in the back of my mind.
I should stop thinking about new socks and new sweaters to knit. I have several WIPs that have been ignored for FAR too long and need some TLC. I have a baby vest I need to frog because I fucked up one side of the cardigan like I have never fucked up before. It's embarrassing because apparently I wasn't paying too close attention when I knit the 2nd side and it doesn't match the first. Dumbass.
My Manos cardigan has been ignored too because I haven't been happy with it. I am this --><-- close to ripping the sleeves off the body (they're already seamed) and shortening them. The sleeves are long, which is somewhat a/the style but I'm now thinking they will annoy the fuck out of me. I also seamed them too tightly and the seam doesn't have as much give as the fabric. So ripriprip that will be.
I got 2 hanks in Motherlode for my next socks, 1 hank of Child's Play (rainbow) for Tali's socks, 1 hank of Fresh Stripe (turquoise/purple) for Larin's socks and 1 hank of Iris Garden (pink/purple) for Kalen's socks. I bought them all with Christmas money from MIL. The husband is all insulted because I didn't buy any sock yarn for *him*. Does he not realize that it would take a lifetime and some wacky shaping to handknit socks for his giantly wide feet? I'd knit him some worsted weight socks maybe, but not fingering weight socks, that's nuts.
I'm nuts in that I still have 1 and 1/3rds of my Irving Park socks to finish. I have knitting ADD in that I have to devise my next project while I'm in the midst of my current one. It's a sickness, I tell you.
In Rogue news, I'm only a few rows away from starting the sleeve cap on my sleeves. It's very exciting to be almost done with my Rogue!!! There isn't much finishing to be done, so this is big news. I'll have a wonderful wool hoodie to wear come Spring. The only thing is......I think I'm going to run out of yarn. I'm soveryclose to running out of yarn. I think I *might* make it, only because there's lots of decreasing going on once you get to that sleeve cap. But with my luck I'll be just shy. This makes me nervous, so I've been frantically knitting, just to find out how I'll fare with my remaining yarn. I'm positive there's no more left of my color or even dye lot at the store. I should stop by or call to check but there's something a little exciting about just going for it.
I sorted through my stash this past weekend. It's not even that large in comparison to some stashes I've seen online, but it's too big for me. I'm already plotting my next projects (besides those socks, which have to wait for the Irving Parks to finish because the needles are in use). I think next I'll make a top-down, in-the-round raglan pullover out of my rust-orange bulky wool from handpaintedyarn.com. I probably have barely enough yarn for that but lucky for me I have short, stubby arms. Otherwise I'll throw in some contrasting stripes or something. OR I'll start my Mariah sweater, but I almost don't want to do 2 intensely cabled projects back to back. I am anxious to knit with the Paton's Classic Merino though. I also have 4 hanks of this gorgeous lime green and burgundy yarn I desperately want to knit. I think they might become a felted bag, but they almost want to be a garment. 4 hanks isn't nearly enough for a sweater, unfortunately. I do have some yarn that would match it but I'd have to figure out color schemage first. That's in the back of my mind.
I should stop thinking about new socks and new sweaters to knit. I have several WIPs that have been ignored for FAR too long and need some TLC. I have a baby vest I need to frog because I fucked up one side of the cardigan like I have never fucked up before. It's embarrassing because apparently I wasn't paying too close attention when I knit the 2nd side and it doesn't match the first. Dumbass.
My Manos cardigan has been ignored too because I haven't been happy with it. I am this --><-- close to ripping the sleeves off the body (they're already seamed) and shortening them. The sleeves are long, which is somewhat a/the style but I'm now thinking they will annoy the fuck out of me. I also seamed them too tightly and the seam doesn't have as much give as the fabric. So ripriprip that will be.