I’ve had this urge to knit something with Misti Alpaca’s Hand Paint Chunky since I stumbled upon it’s colorful yumminess a few months back at LYS. I finally gave in last night and of course had to knit up a few swatches to test it out.
I love this yarn already. It’s so soft and fun to knit. And because I can never leave well enough alone, I decided to knit it double stranded to make it even more squishy wonderful.
I have this idea in my head of recreating one of my favorite “hand-knit” store bought sweaters that I’ve worn to excessive pilling. An ambitious dream, for sure, but one I may have to tackle. Once I save up enough to buy another 8 skeins, that is.
In the meantime, I’ll do some more swatching, start sketching out my design, and continue to fend off alpaca-loving kitties from my precious yarn.
I told her that’s what she’d get if she kept chewing on my swatch, but did she listen? Of course not.
Well, that took long enough.
Four months later, I finally have a pair. And you really don’t know how close I was to forever only having one. Because of course, when it takes so long to knit a Second Sock, one is bound to lose the First Sock. Trust me, The Canadian and I scoured three rooms tonight looking for the First Sock to prove that I actually did finish two.
All in all, I’m quite content with these guys and they’ve taught me a lot – including knitting continental with the smallest needles I’ve ever used yet. I also learned that knitting with finer yarn on a bumpy bus does crazy things to stitch tension. But that’s what blocking is for, right?
Last summer I made some felt beads that were instantly declared (much to my dismay) as instant Kitty Favorites. Despite my efforts to hide them away until I could do something with them, they were always discovered and started showing up everywhere around the house. The Canadian decided they looked like little pieces of sushi. I gave up.
Today one mysteriously found it’s way into the water bowl.
The aftermath wasn’t pretty.
Good thing they still have 10 more hidden around here to keep them busy.
I finished the Spiral Cowl late last night. It rolls a bit, but I still like how it turned out. Celeste does too.
We made funnel cakes tonight. Sooo good.
And check out the peanut gallery that came out to watch the fun.
I finally found the perfect pattern for my favorite Manos Silk Blend.
I really love knitting lace and eyelet patterns.
Celeste really loves my chili dog stitch markers.
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