This week, Tuck, our 9 year old poodle had surgery to remove his bladder stones. He has done quite well, post operatively. We are trying to keep him from licking his wounds and he is doing a pretty good job, for a dog. Occasionally, he forgets and we have to remind him to stop. It is better than having him wear his "Victrola" style cone shaped collar. With that on, he loses his peripheral vision and runs into things, which he finds upsetting. On Tuesday, he kept running into my spinning wheel, while I was finishing up my yarn. I ended up picking him up and holding him- not an easy thing to do!
So, I finally did finish spinning my Polwarth from Cloudlover in the Haunted Vinyard Colorway. This is for the Knit Girllls SAL/KAL. I ended up with 350 yards of 3-ply yarn from my 4 ounces of fiber. I have another 4 ounces that I have not yet spun. This will be my "safety net," in case I need more. Otherwise, I will use it in another project, for another time. Here is my finished yarn: It has been spun, soaked and is ready to be balled up and cast on-
The official cast on date is December 1st. I have that long to fantasize about which project to make. Those calling for chunky yarns are out- this is more of a fingering weight yarn that I have spun. I could go for the sock patterns- there is plenty of yarn here for that. There are 2 sock options: Toe Up Socks with Gusset by Wendy Johnson or Slant by Hunter Hammersen. I can see this yarn knit into a pair of socks. I can also see them knit into Susie's Reading Mitts by Janelle Masters. The Polwarth is soft enough to put it next to your skin. The other options are scarves/shawls. I made the Multnomah by Kate Elsa this summer, for my good friend Nancy's birthday. In order to make this I will have to spin more yarn. This is a possibility; however, with all of the other knitting and spinning projects I have in mind, not likely......And so that also knocks out the Favorite Scarf Ever pattern by Lisa Bruce, too, as it calls for 400-450 yards. I have enough to knit the Yvaine shawl by Liz Abinante; however, when I think of the size of the Multnomah, it won't be very large. I prefer larger shawls.......
Speaking of shawls, I did finish my Citron by Hilary Callis Smith for the Dramatic Knits KAL. This was knit from Desert Vista Dye works mono-gradient lace weight yarn in the Cornflower colorway. I increased this by 2 additional sections. Then, when I got to the ruffled edge, I extended that to 14 rows in order to get a couple of rows of the lightest color on the edge. I have yet to block this shawl and here is why- with the tools I currently own, I am at a loss as to how to block this curved edge:
My current project list includes the Starflower Socks by Jeannie Cartmel. This is for the Raverly Sock Knitters Anonymous group's November KAL. I am using Knit Pick's Stroll sock yarn in the Rouge colorway. The good news is that I have through the end of December to complete this project.....
My other current project is the Ruffle Sleeve Pullover by Jil Eaton. I won this pattern and the yarn, Manos del Uruguay cotton Stria in 2 shades of pink, in a drawing by Lisa Beamer of the 90% Knitting podcast. Incidentally, she did this drawing as a thankfulness for all of the blessings in her life! I am knitting this for one of my coworkers- she has a toddler who is just the right size for this pattern. Besides, she is the person I drew for our Secret Santa at work- perfect!
Upcoming projects include a hat for my daughter. She has requested a hat of her own color block design. I plan to use the Debbie Bliss Rialto Aran in black, gray and red, as instructed. I have ordered 2 of the colors from my LYS, Iris Fine Yarns in Appleton. After looking at her pattern, I am thinking of using Heather Kinne's Lined Beanie. My daughter walks home from school and we live in Wisconsin- need I say more?
That's about all I have for this Thanksgiving edition of Knitting Fantasy. Take care until next time!
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