Saturday, February 23, 2008

I may have gone a little crazy

Hey, but who wouldn't when everything is 30% off at your favorite LYS that is going temporarily out of business (Passion Knit in Dallas for you locals)!

Kathmandu Aran tweed in a charcoal grey color. I got 6 balls of this and I think it would be perfect for Zephyr Style's 28Thirty.
More Kathmandu Aran tweed in a gorgeous dark cranberry color. I discovered a new pattern from Bitter Purl that she has for free. The Asymetrical Cabled Cardigan. I think I may swatch today and see if this yarn would work for it. I think I would add more buttons at the top instead of just having them on the neck.
I got some other bits of this and that too for smaller projects like the Fuzzyfeet I've been wanting to make hubby.

I have a bit of a secret project I've been working on that I can't tell you about for another few weeks though. Lest you think I've gone and actually designed something, I can tell you that's not it.It's in my all time favorite cotton yarn Blue Sky Dyed Cotton in the Mediterranian color. Sorry to leave you hanging like this but I figured this blog could use a little suspence!

Oh and if you were wondering how my Seeded Cables Cardigan was coming along, I am at a complete standstill on it due to errors in the pattern. Very frustrating.

Friday, February 08, 2008

Mmmm, Berries!

Okay, not real berries but the yarn makes my fingers look like I've been in the blueberry patch all day!

I started some new Monkeys, using the called for size #2 needles instead of #1s which I can say from experience will result in socks that are too tight! See my orphan Monkey sock here.

The yarn is Interlacements Tiny Toes in the Summer Fruit colorway, very appropriately named if I do say so. I was in the mood for something bright and as you can see, this yarn does not disappoint! I really do love the Monkey stitch pattern a lot and the Tiny Toes is much more cooperative with it than it was with the Cable Twist stitch pattern.