Has been reached. My leafy top now
measures 12 inches.. and I still have 10 or so grams of wool left
over. Will this be enough to bring the length to 16 inches? I don't
think so. Close—I think. But....
I do have 2 partial skeins (left over
from the matching socks) and I think 1 of them will be enough for me
to reach my goal. And both partial skeins—Plus 1 more full one--
will allow me to make sure the shell reaches the desired finished
length of 24 inches.
Meanwhile MORE mystery yarn has arrived from my
sister in Japan—It's coming faster than I can knit it up! I think this yarn is all synthetic.. its a beautiful wine red--and lace weight fine. And
bonus present for the holidays will be put to good use buying
Principles of Knitting. I don't NEED the book—but I suspect
I will enjoy reading the book—and maybe will even learn a thing or
two.
I haven't DONE everything there is to
do with knitting.. Never did a big project that needed to be steek'd,
nor have I done thrums, and I have only done a scant row or two of
twinned knitting. But I know about these techniques. But I don't
know that I know everything there is to know about every technique.
I still have things to learn, I am sure.
I have developed my own stitches
patterns (a few simple lace patterns) and my own cast on (a double
chain stitch cast on.. that has a matching selvage stitch (not my
design) and a matching bind off (also my design.) And I have a new
edging I just created--to be used for the bottom up shawl I have
planned.
But there is always something new to be
learned—and this is the book to do it for me.
My square peg hat is done... Well the knitting and most of the
finishing is done.. This is a hat that will profit from a good
blocking. It took, in all about 100 to 125 yards.. (or 1 full 80 m
ball, and not quite half of the second.)
I continued the look of the mitered top down onto the sides of the
hat. It's a short hat, pill box style—thought the way the brim
stands out, it's also sort of like a pork pie hat... A bit
interesting and a bit different. I have started to write up the
pattern –including charts. When ever I can, I like to include both
row by row (or in this case, round by round) directions, and charts.
Some people love one one -or the other--so it pays to have both! I
tend to prefer written directions... but I can and have knit things
only using charts.
I think the yarn I am using (LLH Savanna Colors) has been
discontinued, but there are many similar yarns that would work.. And
to prove that, I will double check my directions (once written up) by
knitting it again in a different yarn—I have already found some
yarn in my stash that will be a good choice!
As for the other skein and half of LLH
yarn?--I was inspired yesterday by knit a cabled hat.. (I am so rarely
inspired by cables)--so since I have finish the square peg hat... I
will next knitting up a cabled hat--then, after that, a second square
peg hat! (I have just completed the cast on for the cable hat but not a stitch more!)
So.. my queue is growing by leaps and
bounds..
A light blue sparkly bottom up shawl, a
cabled hat, a pattern to write up, another version of the square peg
hat. Plus—I still am working on the leafy shell.. As noted, it's
half done—which also means another half still needs to be knit!
And then there are socks—lots of socks!
I have been working on a semi secret
sock project (It's no secret I have been working on socks—the
secret has been what kind of sock... and the patterns for them and
the socks themselves) I have more secret socks to knit up; and to
document. And I have other socks—public socks—as it were—in my
queue, too. I never finished all the socks I planned to knit this
year—and I have been dreaming up new ideas for next year's socks,
too!(Next year? Next WEEK!)
I have plans for a lacy scarf from some
of the yarn I got early this year from my sister—and now—6 new
skeins of lace weight yarn... and then there was talk of a dark turquoise
(teal?) little sweater, knit from sock yarn (with socks to match
)--both to match my turquoise skirt and vest and jumper. Which reminds me... Sewing--I have sewing to do, too!
What am I doing here, when I have all
this knitting to do!? (and a Dr. appointment this afternoon, too!)
