There is another swatch, on larger needles. Still not loose enough. I am waiting to borrow larger needles. I have no need for bigger addis than the ones I have, at least not on a regular basis. We hates the gauge, yes we do!
In the meantime, I have been at loose ends. I finished Mike's Donegal Tweed hat, it needs a good blocking, but I can't seem to snatch it away, which is a good sign. I finished that Trekking sock which was kicking around, waiting for an in-person foot fitting...
There are many pictures, they are all this fuzzy. The trekking defies photography. But they fit! I love love love this yarn. I think the next pair of socks on the needles will be a pair for me.
Speaking of socks, for a while the subway sock was the only thing on the needles so they got some attention this weekend:
If these were for me, I would be done now! This is usually the point in the sock where I lose interest. I mean, the gusset decreases are done, right? Time for the toe... wait! I have to knit many inches of straight stockinette before I can start thinking about toes. Bah.
So I did what any self respecting knitter would do. I started a few other things, just to take the edge off from knitting with wee metal toothpicks.
I cast on for a sweater. It occurs to me that I asked for advice on what sweater to do after Kermit, gave two options, and this is neither one. This is in fact yarn that I had completely forgotten about, acquired at clearance prices sometime last year (?). It is Gedifra English Tweed, in a delightfully creamy pumpkin coloured mix of merino, angora, and nylon. It has that same two dimensional fabric effect as Felted Tweed, but it has a recommended gauge of 16 sts, which makes it a little easier to swallow in my current apathy. And did I mention the fact that it is orange? It looks so yummy that it begged a kitchen photo shoot. What shall I name her?
I am planning a fitted sweater with a deep v-neck, as this yarn is more than delicious enough to wear against skin. I am doing the sleeves first since I have to make some measurements from my closet regarding neck depth. I also have not made any decisions regarding edgings, hence the provisional cast on. I tried a twisted rib, but it looked very wonky.
I finished something else, and started something else too, but that will have to wait for a later post.
(Oh! The Spring Interweave preview is out, and I for one am excited!)
2 comments:
that trekking is great yarn...i def. have to get my hands on some in the near future. unfortunately, i'm currently really really sick of socks. this does not bode well for spindle sock no. 2.
You sneaky lady! The new sweater looks good. I can't wait to see how it turns out.
The 5.5mm Addis were still not good enough, eh? That's the problem with thick yarn.
We always have such different taste in patterns; I was not thrilled by the new IK preview though I am reserving judgment until I see it in person.
P.S. Trekking in the store!
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