short break from quilting

Mary, Geez, i wish i could knit! my hands wont let me..old Carpel tunnel wounds! but, go for it and have fun. i hope the sox are purple! amy in SoCal

The alpaca is undyed two-ply in fingering weight. One of the plies is white, and the other is gray but in some artificial light takes on a bit of an olive green cast. I really enjoy working with undyed yarns! So far I have 1 1/2" 2x2 ribbing finished for each sock, and am ready to switch to stockinette stitch for the rest of the leg, and that will go much faster.

Sometimes a break like this is just what the doctor ordered. I try and keep some lacework or some knitting (or some knitted or crocheted lacework) going just so I have it there when I am about to go made on a fiddly sewing project.

I opted for undyed yarn for DH's sweater too. For one it was by far the most cost effective solution. I can get 3-4 dollar an ounce fiber content for a dollar fifty an ounce. I am doing a silk and wool mix because DH sometimes gets the serious itchies off pure wool. It took some serious math and a little gauge juggling, but I am combining a sport weight silk with a 2 ply merino to approximate DK weight. Plus this way I am able to get the colors I want instead of the closest somebody has. Since I was slightly indecisive about which way I was going, I've dyed the wool sapphire and the silk royal.

I have cleaned out and smoothed the edges on big can that I got some specialty flour in, and have melted a hole in the plastic snap on lid. Yarn will go in the can and feed through the hole. Thus I hope to deter cats. I figure the cats think I am the best person in the whole world just because I am always playing with string. Hopefully this plot will foil their nefarious string stealing ways.

NightMist

I learned to knit when I was in 3rd grade, made a couple of swatches, and didn't pick up knitting needles again until I was a freshman in college. When I was working I was fortunate to work in an office where slacks and sweaters were the usual "work clothes", and found that if I had slacks in the usual colors -- navy, black, grey, camel, hunter green, and burgundy -- I could wear just about any sweater that pleased me. And I designed and knit my own. It was a great way to dress, and in the long run very inexpensive, and knitting during lunch hours kept me sane.

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