the Akamai Knitter

Last night I started on the Wyvern socks by Marnie McLean. Thanks to Barbara from Acornbud’s Yarn for turning me on to such a neat pattern. This is the first toe-up pattern I’ve tried and thanks to the Tip Top Toes Feature in Knitty, I was able to breeze by the toe and the heel without a problem.

I particularly love the Koigu that I’m using and I’m thinking that I’ll have to get more of this lovely yarn. The only question is where. If anyone has any suggestions on a good place to get some online, please let me know. Either leave me a comment or email me at akamaiknitter at yahoo dot com.

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I’m wondering whether I’m a person with a strong will or a strong won’t. I refuse to start the Rose of England until I finish one of the shawls I have going. I think the best way for me to accomplish this goal is to take this beautiful cone of Sage Green Zephyr and put it away in a box until I can really pay it proper attention., because it’s too hard to resist!
So I continue to plug rather obstinately away at the Flirty Ruffles making slow but sure progress. Nothing to really write home about since you can’t really see anything new happening. I’m almost to the heel of the second Pomatomus and if my hands were feeling better I’d say the end were near.

Unfortunately, I promised myself that this time around I would not knit through the pain. Instead, I’m resting them and soothing them with gentle baths. Hopefully this will all get them back to their former working order sooner rather then later.

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Pomatomus Progress - Heels & Gussets (Sock 1)
Originally uploaded by AkamaiKnitter.

I turned the heel on my first sock of the year. I can’t really even remember the last time I last knit a sock so it’s past time I started up again.

I forgot to mention in my last post that I modified the Pomatomus pattern and did it all in k1p1 ribbing instead of the seed stitch used for part of the “circles”. I think I will knit up another pair one day and go exactly according to pattern just to see what how the two look next to each other.

The next pattern I’d really like to do though is the Baudelaire sock from the summer Knitty. It’s from the same designer that did the Pomatomus, Cookie A., her and she co-authors a blog here.

Wendi asked how my joints are doing and I have to say my wrists are much much better, though my right knee is really acting up. It’s hating stairs and I’ve got to re-schedule an appointment with my rheumotologist. The reason I haven’t gotten to that is because my mother is home recuperating from back surgery. The surgery went really well, but she is still in a lot of pain and she can’t move around very well. Still, she’s in excellent spirits!

Thanks for all the compliments on my sock. I’m so thrilled with it! I think the reason I’m zipping away on it is because I’m desperate not to get the dreaded Second Sock Syndrome. So I figure the sooner I can cast on for it, the sooner I can get it done. Hrm. I know that sounded logical in my own head….

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Shaped Triangle
Originally uploaded by AkamaiKnitter.

Here’s the easy schmeasy shawl that I’ve been working on while I talk on the phone or when I’m watching a partcularly gripping tv show. It’s the Shaped Triangle from a Gathering of Lace. I’m using Jaggerspun Zephyr in Admiral from Sarah’s Yarns.

Beware of her site because she has a sale right now on all her Zephyr cones! I’ll probably be picking up another cone to use for the Rose Of England Knitalong. I’m still trying to decide on a colour and believe me it’s not an easy task as Zephyr comes in the most amazing colours. I do know it will be in a shade of green and not a red. If I do decide to use a red, then I’ll use the Ruby that I have on hand.

For those of you wondering about whatever happened to the second Diamond Fantasy Shawl, it’s sitting and wating to be blocked. Pictures will be up as soon as i get that beast pinned out! I’m so happy that it’s finally done, but I’m so sad that I don’t get to knit with that beautiful yarn anymore. I’ll have to pick up more yarn form FurrYarns again since I loved it so much.

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Flirty Ruffles 8-6-2006
Originally uploaded by AkamaiKnitter.

I was able to get the first chart done of the Flirty Ruffles and I’m really happy with the way it’s turning out. Angela, from Food And Yarn, just finished the same pattern in black and you can see what a different look the shawl has with the darker yarn. I still kind of wonder if I might not like it more with the darker colour, but I think I’ll wear it more in a lighter colour as it will match more of my outfits.

I am finding that the lighter colour is just as hard to knit with as some of the darker colour yarns. It’s so light that I can’t really see the stitches. Isn’t that odd? I think it’s because I need a new pair of glasses and because I have really bad lighting in my living room. Thank goodness for OTT lights!

I hope everyone survived the heat wave relatively well on the mainland. I heard some people here in Hawaii complaining about the heat here when it reached 90F and all I could do was point out the 120F weather in Oklahoma. Yikes!

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