sunrisesister » yarn http://sunrisesister.org knit, crochet, spin, sew, cook, grow, create Fri, 04 May 2012 02:07:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 SD12: Admitting Defeat http://sunrisesister.org/2012/05/04/sd12-admitting-defeat/ http://sunrisesister.org/2012/05/04/sd12-admitting-defeat/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 02:03:41 +0000 sunrisesister http://sunrisesister.org/?p=1798 Ok, I am throwing my hands up and admitting defeat. I am 3 months behind on StashDown12, and I can’t catch up. My spinning time is seriously limited by toddler interference, my own fatigue, and a busy family schedule.

I am, however, knitting TWO things at the same time. As a monogamous knitter, this is both exciting and terrifying.

 

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A stripe study shawl, and

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A chunky cabled vest, both for me!

I have also had some stash enhancement lately… lots of BWM balls and cones!

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Last week, a friend and I did something a little naughty, and a little fun, and treated ourselves to a little yarn fix. These holidays are dragging, and with 8 kids between us, this was a great little escape.

I picked up a skein of Ella Rae lace merino (not really lace, though, more a 4 ply.) and these two balls of Noro Silk Garden. They are wonderful contrasting colours, and I bought them specifically to make the Noro Stripe Scarf for my lovely new husband. I cast on a couple of days later, only to discover that they are TOTALLY different weights :( One is almost a bulky, and the other barely a DK. I could really kick myself for not checking in the shop, knowing Noro’s reputation. The pattern really does need a consistency in thickness of the yarn, to make the stripes seamless, so I will figure out what to do with it/buy a different ball at some point. It’s going into the sin-bin/naughty corner for a bit.

 

I have higher hopes for this.

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These socks were a joy to knit. The yarn is squishy, soft, and yet somehow cool to the touch. A little fluffier than my usual yarn choice.

Yarn: Waikiwi sock yarn – possum, merino, alpaca nylon blend

Needles: 2.75mm circular needle (Addi turbo)

Pattern: made up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ms Fifikins!!

 

Please email your postal addy to char [at] sunrisesister [dot] org :)

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But it turns out, that’s because I cannot read, or count, and it was actually 150 grams, not 100! It was a club shipment that I scored in a destash.

So I had managed to spin it very fine, and decided even navajo plying it would give me a decent amount. I was right.

Whoah. But look at the colours!

My spinning has improved even more, and I am seeing that my plying is also coming along nicely. I dont over-spin as much, and the results are smooshy yarn :)

Fabulous :)

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