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March 26, 2007
New project news
Well, thank you all for your very nice comments about my sweater!
What should I do next?
Well that's what it looked like yesterday afternoon. As of right this minute, it is a neatly wound ball. Yep, I frogged it. I wasn't feeling the love for this sock. You know what I mean? That feeling where you can't stop knitting on it. I got pretty far too with out feeling the love. I think what turned me off was the fit. It didn't. It was too big. So I am starting something new. Don't know what it is yet, but you can be sure you all will be the first to know.
Okay, so while I had like 10 minutes of sunshine, I took some pictures of some pretty handspun. Everyone likes pretty yarn don't they?
100% Alpaca. What's the yardage? Dunno, What's the weight? dunno. It's just pretty.
Oh and here is the green that I showed last week:
I still have a lot more to spin. I bought a pound of it. When I say that it just reminds me of going to a deli counter and asking for a pound of olive loaf. Hey! Maybe that is what I should call it! But there is no red in it.....
Posted by beth at March 26, 2007 12:08 PM
Comments
You frogged that sock?? For shame! ::laughing:: Hey.. I've meant all weekend to call you.. but you know how easily I get distracted *grin* WILL call tonight but I wanted to get a chance to look at that shawl pattern again before I did so we could ::discuss::
::laughing::
later, and the spinning ain't so bad either!
Posted by: Mia at March 26, 2007 12:38 PM
That green... oh my it is beautiful! I'd love to roll around in it!
Posted by: Sara at March 26, 2007 01:05 PM
Yum...olive loaf....
Posted by: Julia at March 26, 2007 01:51 PM
I frogged a sock last week that was just as far as that one. Didn't fit. Too small.
The green yarn can be "Olive Loaf sans Pimentos". The little bit of french makes it sound sophisticated. ;)
Posted by: katie at March 26, 2007 02:29 PM
The green is such a beautiful shade... like spring grass...
Posted by: Karma at March 26, 2007 05:44 PM
I recently frogged a sock at about that point! Now it's an anklet and I'm just picking up heel gusset stitches. LOVE that green color! Kalamata cooler? Ok, I know kalamatas aren't green, but I like the way it sounds.
Posted by: lisa at March 26, 2007 05:52 PM
Gotta love the power of the frog!!! Socks should behave.
The handspun is just beautiful! I've rediscovered the spinning of late and am finding more of the love in that than I am for socks that don't want to fit.
Posted by: Sheepish Annie at March 26, 2007 06:22 PM
Oh and the sock was so lovely. But I know what you mean about socks that are too big. I keep adding more and more negative ease into my sock patterns and have finally found the fit I really like, I am ready to arm wrestle any one for that green handspun What? Not up for grabs? darn.
Posted by: kitkatknit at March 26, 2007 10:57 PM
I love all of your spinning and knitting. I just bought my first wheel the other day and I am very happy with it. I can't wait to knit something with my yarn.
Posted by: Diane at March 26, 2007 11:40 PM
Love the colours in your sock hopefully when you redo it it fits and you have the love for it. :)
The alpca looks lovely and it looks like it needs to be cuddled 24-7! :) The "olive loaf" is a very pretty green and I am not really a green person. :)
Posted by: Jenn at March 27, 2007 04:44 AM
Like the colors in the sock. The green is fabulous
Posted by: Theresa N. at March 27, 2007 07:21 AM
Hey, sometimes you just need to know when to quit!
I love what you've spun. I wish I could fine tune my spinning so that it looked that lovely!
Posted by: Meg at March 27, 2007 09:00 AM
The yarn you spun is so pretty. I like the name Olive Loaf...for the brown I like Cinnamon Bun [you have it twisted up so nicely in the picture] since going with a deli theme and naming it Meatball or Ground Round isn't as attractive.
Posted by: Christie at March 28, 2007 02:28 PM
Ahhh... I just love the green... you know that I'm a green person? ;)
Boring, boring, boring socks... yes... but a lovely yarn ;) How could you find a pattern as boring as this one? I can't belive it... that's not you, ;)
Hugs... yeah, you know... :)
Posted by: Bim H-D at March 30, 2007 03:29 PM
