Sock it to me! May 28, 2007
Oh, that subject line has never been used before, and it’s never going to get old. Moving along…
I signed up to participate in Sockapalooza 4 this year, just one of a thousand or so to do so (and one of four Rebeccas - go us!) So far, all I’ve accomplished is picking out the pattern I’ll be using (Marnie MacLean’s Wyvern Sock pattern), and to finally decide on a yarn. Maybe.
Originally, it was an eye-searing yellow Paton’s Kroy yarn; since I had no use for such a colour, I dyed it green with some food colouring. Now it’s a fairly nice golden-green colour, shot through with streaks of red from where the food colouring didn’t dissolve properly (I’m sure there’s someone out there who can explain why the clumps turned the yarn red.) It’s a maybe because I’m still not sure this is THE yarn I want to use. I bought some backup today, just in case, and I might try the craft store in town to see what they have. The pattern screams for a green somewhere in the yarn. Or at least it does to me.
(To the other Sockapalooza bloggers who find their way here: Hi! This is my blog! It’s not so much a knitting blog as one where I occasionally post about my knitting, among other things.)
So, while I have the knitting out, let’s see what else I’ve been up to.
A second tea cozy!
The outside is a whole ball of Noro Kureyon, and some leftover Briggs and Little (I think) on the inside.
Another scarf!
It’s also using Noro Kureyon; it’s a broken rib pattern with two different balls of yarn, alternating every second row. Because it’s dead easy to work on, it sits beside the computer where I can work on a few rows at a time when I’m waiting for something to load.
The skull hat!
Done, except to iron and sew up the brim to the inside. It will look awesome when it’s done.
More yarn! Of which I have no pictures! The yarn store in St. Catharines is closing, for reasons both mundane and sorrow-inducing. Suffice to say, whenever the topic is mentioned around my sisters and I, we all start moaning and wailing and tearing at our hair. Okay, maybe that’s a bit much, but it’s pretty close to the truth. Anyway… All the yarn is on sale, and my sister bought me a bag of fun stuff.
Also? I got to see The Neph this weekend, and he’s even cuter in person! He sleeps most of the time, but he’s so soft and cuddly! Pictures of those when I get them.
make me one of them banister warmers? nothing worse than a cold banister
I would pay for a pIrate toque.
When are you fronting an online shoppe?
As one of the Rebeccas, I would like to say this:
Rebeccas rock!