Pat's Knitting and Quilting
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January 8 , 2008 First - the new projects ...
I realized all 5 of my current projects have charts - I have charts in my dreams at night! The challenge is to find the correct chart for what I want to be knitting at any given moment.
And now for the disappointing sock yarn -KNIT PICKS GLOSS! Just look at this sock!!
I knit the "Travelers Stockings" about 1 year ago and have only worn them this fall/winter - 8 to 10 times at the most. After the first time I wore them, they pilled horribly and looked old for their very young age. I have always washed these socks by hand and hung them to dry - they've never seen a washer or dryer. Can you believe it? and the very sad part is that I knit another pair of socks with the same yarn. I knit 2 pair of my favorite Nancy Bush patterns with this yarn - Damn! I haven't put my purple Child's First Sock on my feet yet (except in that picture) and now I don't know what I should do - maybe just keep them to look at! Hang them on the wall for decoration. For comparison...this is the very 1st pair of socks I ever knit from fingering wt. yarn. Knit in 2004 and worn consistently ever since the day I finished them. These have seen more wear than any socks I've made! Oh how I love good ole Regia! (and for that matter Lorna's Laces, Opal, Trekking, Austermann, and all the other sturdy, durable and still beautiful sock yarns).
I just pressed "publish" when my doorbell rang - I'm editing to show you what was in the package on my door step!
I was a winner in the "Holiday Giveaway" contest over at the amazing knitting/designing sister's blog - Kathryn Ivy. Just look at this huge yarn and roving dye kit! They even have an Easter Egg Yarn Dyeing Tutorial . Isn't the yarn in that link picture gorgeous! Looks like I'm going to have some dyeing fun - I may even have to pull out my spindle and learn how to spin up some of that roving! Thank you Grace and Alice!!
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