Tucked in

I think Gus still loves his shawl.

What to you think?

I am hoping D will love his new socks just as much.

But then again that is asking quite a bit.

Found

I may have found someone that "needed" a new shawl. You know because it looks so ridiculous on mom. 

You know Mom it keeps my combover, slow to grow back from the shaving in July for an ultrasound, pink belly warmer.

I guess I will take a wool shawl if you need me to. I don't want to hear any cat in sheep's clothes jokes though! 

Wingspan

You know that feeling of new yarn calling to you? Hey Baby why don't you come on over here and read my label? See how woolie I am? You like wool. Don't you want to see how my colors change? Go ahead and grab your needles while you're at it. Oh would you look at that, it seems my label has slipped off. Go ahead a grab my tail and cast on, you just want to see if the pattern directions make any sense. Good, they do make sense. What's that just one more row, go ahead and take your time. Another row? Sure I have no where else to be. 

 

Anyone else have "Toucha, Toucha, Touch Me" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show playing in their heads? Just me? (Liars)

Anyhow I just could not resist starting Wingspan in my new Mini Mochi yarn. I knit the above portion on the recommended needle size, but then I remembered that I usually go up a needle or two since I am such a tight knitter.

So I found a set of the larger needles and cast on using another ball of yarn. Yeah that label just happened to fall off too. Hee hee. Aparently I liked this sample better since I kept right on going on it.

Any opinions on which is better? I obviously have my favorite.

Y'all need a close up to decide? I don't know if it helps but here you go.

I am falling in love with garter stitch shawls. They're such a comforting simple knit, and I think they're pretty easy to wear too. I especially love the look of this pattern with the short row shaping to create the colorful wedge/swirls.

I can tell you, I continued on the larger needle size and have knit four wedges with one ball. Since the pattern calls for eight wedges, it means I should have a ball of yarn left over. What do I make from it? I am thinking maybe a hat. But I don't knit very good hats... Anybody want to suggest a pattern for a multicolored yarn hat?

As Promised New Yarn from SD

Well I am back to talking about yarn again. Look what I found on my unplanned layover.

I've been fighting the urge to knit a few more shawls/scarves. Particularly Wingspan has been calling to me to find just the right yarn. I noticed a sample knit of Wingspan and was able to try it on. Some of the smaller shawlettes are too delicate looking on me. I revert to my farm girl roots and look silly. But Wingspan was just the right size. So I found the Mini Mochi and played with colors, finally settling for this colorway. 

Since we had just spent the day before driving past wheat fields, I fell in love with a colorway that is totally not me. I asked D if he wanted another pair of crazy socks but he is going to let me have this colorway, well at least for now he is.

I thought this might make a nice Wingspan too but then I started looking and Hitchhiker is calling to me instead, or maybe Lintilla. Which will look better? I don't know either, that is why I started Wingspan with the Mini Mochi instead. Those two patterns can duke it out in my head while I knit along happily on garter stitch.

While I had sworn off single ply yarns for socks I am currently loving them for shawls. I may after these two yarns swear them off again, but I don't think so the colors are just too tempting.

I also found some roving on my Mom's side of the state. I don't know if it is bad to try to spin dark roving as a beginner. I do know that ignorance is bliss sometimes, so I came home with some lovely dark roving. 

It is so much fun to go into different shops and see what other yarns they carry. I try to find things that I can not find local to my home. I like to spread the yarn money around when I can, yet keep the home fires burning too. It is a tough job but I am willing to do it. Hee Hee.