Posted under Fair Isle & Gifts and Charity & cats
It’s a dark and dreary day here in Hawaii. A perfect day for staying in and curling up with my knitting. Before I get to that I thought I’d share a Scheyer update.
It’s our second week with him and he’s actually let us pet him! I cannot tell you how ecstatic I am. It took all I had not to squeal with excitement, which would have totally scared him off into hiding for another week. Let me tell you, this boy has quite the purr box.
Scheyer is very much the night owl. Luckily, I am too and I managed to get a better shot of him as he looked warily on.
In the midst of all this kitten love, there has been knitting. I managed to finish off the three-colored gloves and start another pair.
(Since it’s been such a cloudy day I had to use the OTT Lite for these craptacular pictures.)
Pattern: Annemor #8 from Selbuvotter by Terri Shea
Yarn: Knitpicks Palette in Blush and Cream; Knitpicks Essential in Grass
Needles: Size 2US / 2.75mm
Started: 12/11/07
Finished: 12/26/07
While I really like the results of working with the three colors, I doubt I’ll be trying this again anytime soon. I had a hard time maneuvering the three different yarns with my two hands and it really disrupted my rhythm. This really frustrated me.
I think it also skewed my tension as these came out a lot smaller then my other gloves. I’m hoping that blocking will stretch them out a little. I’m going to have to wait for the atmosphere to dry up (it is very humid here, ick) before I block them though.
As soon as these were off the needles, I threw another pair on.
These are also from the book Selbuvotter. I actually finished the hand while at knit group last night, but when I came home I noticed I left out a crucial part of the design on one side. I just couldn’t live with that, so I ripped it all out.
It wasn’t even that painful since I’m having so much fun with them. Since I have to wait before I can put in an order more glove and mitten yarn, I see this as a chance to give to do more of what I love until more precious supplies arrive.
At least, that’s what I keep telling myself. The other half of my brain is wondering if I could possibly start the Wing O’ The Moth this weekend. That yarn I got for Christmas is really calling me.
I have a litany of justifications as to why it would be perfectly reasonable to cast on. Besides, how much harm could it be to have a weekend project for me? This is supposed to be my hobby after all, not a job.
I see yarn winding in my future.
