August 21 :: Made 3 great starts yesterday so I am feeling knittily giddy. First, was the start of the 2nd Big Kureyon sock. They are going to take more than one skein which is a bit of a pity, but if someone wanted to, I think they could make short socks from one skein.

Second start was a sofa blanket for a sister-in-law. I had been trying unhappily several patchwork ideas, and then saw this pattern on line. It is such a simple thing, that if I explain it much, noone would need to buy the pattern, and I think it deserves purchase. After I learn something new knit-wise it often seems so simple, but in every case, from the very first, the invention of knitting seems like genius to me. Here is a close-up

 

This is the old fleece vest I want to copy in fit ..and the third great start with waterspun weekend. The multi-colored part is a Noro Oimochan

August 19: entrelac socks have new heels. I enjoyed working with the Noro yarn so much I jumped next into this :

which also let me use new to me ebony double points, this is Big Kureyon and U.S. 4 needles.

Most admirable thing I did yesterday was to take my extremely great computer skills and turn my entrelac suki pattern into a pdf file. This involved clicking a save as pdf button. I did at first arrange it somewhat to fit nicely on pages...tho...I couldn't figure out how to number them, and there is an extra empty page...and...well, there is definitely room for my computer skills to grow...but this is the view new eMac showed me in its preview program this morning...

Aug. 17 :: Only I (and maybe you) would look at this colorful stash of waterspun weekend and decide more colors are needed : ) On my online search I heard that it is no longer being made. There are a few other blues, and some multi colored (I didn't even know they did that) on their way to Bandon. During the process I discovered "Baskets of Yarn" , my order from them was on its way before I had finished my searches.

I don't own any size U.S.17 needles recommended for this yarn, or imagine I could handle them if I did!. I do have some handmade 13's in walnut. I like the look of the stitches with those neeldes. The weight reminds me of polar fleece, which is why I thought to copy (in size) my favorite fleece vest, which is being held together with safety pins, it has been so long loved.

I think what I didn't like about working it up in mitre squares, is that the garter stitch took away alot of waterspun's softness, and tho that garter width would be great for rug, I think some stranded Fassett pattern would be more exciting for me to try.

And I would like to invent slippers for my whole gang, I'd like to be wild and silly and make them up like nothing any of us have ever seen before. What a great size to be inventive with.

Another bit of excitement around here is that the peasant heels from silk garden entrelac socks have worn through, so for the first time I get to replace them. Removing them made me nervous, and I discovered that the last bit of triangle before the heel was quite worn, so I decided I would rework that row as well. To my astonished 53 year old mind, I could not for the life of me remember how that was to be done : ) The pattern is from Socks, Socks, Socks so I will have to look it up.