Sunday, June 21, 2009

Finished one and Restarted Another


What ended up being knit with the Bright Hibiscus homespun discussed in an earlier post, turned out to be a foliage hat. I should have enough yarn for 3 of these hats, using the bulky weight directions.

I am "training" for the Tour de Fleece which starts on July 4 to coincide with the Tour de France bike race. I have spun up two bobbins of the fiber I will be spinning for the sweater. I am going for medium worsted weight yarn and I am striving for consistancy.


I frogged the Berry Season Socks from the book 2-at-time Socks by Melissa Morgan-Oakes because the fabric was just too dense, and it almost felt woven. I began them again, this time using the top as designed in the pattern with Size 2 needles. So much better and more stretchy. The way the yarn shines in the stockinette section of the cuff makes me wonder if I should reconsider again and make a plain sock to show off the fiber. Hmmmmm.

I recall a blogpost by the Yarn Harlot where she knew all along that the socks were coming out too big and she knitted away in denial till the end...when they were indeed too big. It is one of the best lessons she has taught me over the years: Frogging in the early stages of a project is a whole lot less painful than once it is completed.

Today's nature shot:

How nice of him to stay put and pose for me!


1 comment:

Terri said...

I knitted a Folige a while back and really liked the finished hat. I gave it away, but still really liked the hat.

Your training yarn looks great!

You are a more experienced spinner than I. Me, I love the way a handspun sock yarn looks so much that I do not want to do a single thing to mess it up. This may be because the handspun sock yarns are few and far between in this house. When it comes to handspun socks I am all about simple ribs, or no ribs, and letting the yarn shine.

Your handspun looks GREAT!