Black Sheep

I heart socks

October 18th, 2006

I am really taking crappy pictures of these poor socks! The one I took last week sucked, too. Sorry about that. I’ll use the standard excuse. It’s winter. It’s dark. So you get zealous-flash-washed-out. I will try better next time. I want you to see how pretty this colorway is! And it is gorgeous. I am really enjoying these socks. I love the pattern. I love that the colors are not pooling. Really happy about that, in fact! It has an interesting heel-turn, too. Nancy Bush rocks.

I have also been working on Ene’s Scarf (from Scarf Style) in the wee hours of the mornings before my hubby gets up. I can only do about two rows at a time. Each row at this early stage is over 300 stitches long. So it’s slow going. But I’m enjoying this pattern, too. None of this “knit 7 together” b.s. I didnt’ take a picture because it’s really not interesting right now. Maybe by next week it will look like something worth taking a picture of.

Spinning!
I have to say. I am LOVING my new hobbie. And I especially love spinning on a drop spindle. I love the portability. I’ve been taking it with me to work and spinning at my desk to help me relax. I really don’t know if I will ever want a spinning wheel. Definately not at the moment. For one thing, I have nowhere to put one. For another thing, I can’t fit it in my bag. I told myself I would spin with a drop spindle for a year before I plunk down cash for a spinning wheel.

This is what I was doing this week:

Pretty! This was so gorgeous I just had to buy it. I got it at Holy Threads last weekend when I bought “Spin to knit.” I am envisioning a lacy shawl with this someday in the distant future.

One last thing. I feel like I have to defend my doghair yarn. I posted a comment in my last post. But I will say it here. I have heard in various places that there is a horrible smell when the yarn gets wet. This is not so. (And for that matter, doesn’t wool smell when IT gets wet, too?) Anyway. After you spin your yarn and ply it you have to soak it in hot water for an hour to set the twist. I added some soap to this water so it would get nice and clean. After it is rinsed the dog smell is absolutely gone. So there. No dog smell. In fact, my skiens were plied with wool and while they were still damp they smelled more like wet wool than anything.

Just felt like I needed to say a little something about that.

Have a great week!

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