Stash Expansion & Poncho Progress
I was a bad, bad girl…
DH went to a friend’s b-day gathering where they played laser tag at one of those complexes that just happened to be near Lambspun. I forgot they were having a sale so I said since he was only going to be there for an hour or so that I’d go knit there until they were done with laser tag. Well, it was way too busy to sit and knit, but I shopped. *sigh* It is all spoken for and all but 2 balls are spoken for with projects. (Of course we won’t mention that I have more projects waiting in the wings than I have time to knit in my spare time…)
In that bag are 6 skeins each of Lamb’s Pride Worsted in Prairie Fire and in Old Sage, plus 3 skeins of Deep Charcoal and one more of Onyx. The Prairie Fire and Old Sage are going to be a sweater for me. I’m thinking I’ll use it to make my own stripey Klarlund, but we’ll have to see. I still don’t have the pattern yet. The Deep Charcoal are for a fulled Bottoms Up Bucket Hat and probably mittens or gloves for my sister. The Onyx is to be certain I have enough to do mittens/gloves to go with my mom’s Bottoms Up Bucket Hat.
Lurking in the bottom is…
2 balls of Rowan Biggy Print for a super sekrit project. Then three balls of Noro Silk Garden for a Multidirectional Scarf. I’m not sure if this will knit up red enough, but the idea is a scarf for my FIL who is a huge fan of red. If it looks too womanly I’ll perhaps give it to my MIL as she also wears a lot of red. I’ve never figured out if it is because she likes red or if it is because my FIL likes it though…
And, Emma says…
“Mom, don’t just show off the yarn you’ve bought. We’ve all seen plenty of yarn in skeins. Show off what you’ve knit!”
That is the poncho. I’ve slowed on it because the openwork doesn’t make it good movie watching or knitting tea work. Plus, I’m really worried about not having enough yarn. I don’t think I want to go any farther until I pick up some additional yarns that will work with those I already have.
Here is a bit closer look at the poncho.
After knitting tea we all went to eat at Red Lobster and then to the new yarn shop, The Indigo Thread, and they had a few nice yarns that would work in well with those I already have. I’m only about 1/3 of the way through the first rectangle so I think I can work in another 2 or 3 types of yarn in without it looking funny. In fact, I had wanted to use one yarn to crochet an edgina round the neck and bottom of the poncho and had been contemplating a single yarn that was not used in the rectangles anywhere. I didn’t buy any today though. I nearly blew my budget on Saturday and I *still* haven’t gotten paid from Eclectic Academy for my teaching last term which ended over a month ago now. *sigh*
It was very difficult to not spend money there though. They had Wildfoote - the Brown Sheep sock yarn which I haven’t seen anywhere else locally yet. It also seems the place to go for nice classic yarn. There were 600-yd skeins of great Merino and such for *very* reasonable prices. I shall have to drag DH in there some Saturday because it wouldn’t be over $100 to get enough yarn to knit him a sweater. They also seemed like the definite place for me to go when I’m ready to dive into a lace-weight lace project. I think I could get enough to do a nice size stole or that without having to sell a kidney! But, I had to hold back… I did get to take a better look at Traditional Knitted Lace Shawls by Martha Waterman and I definitely want that book :-) I also liked Folk Shawls but think I liked the waterman book a bit better. I will knit a lace shawl! As soon as I knit myself a sweater and… and … and…
Oh, and Svea offered to lend me a drop spindle and give me some roving. She said she has a wheel and doesn’t do well at the drop spindles and figures she has plenty of roving she won’t get to. So, I’m going to get to try spinning without really laying out any money. That way I can be sure it is something I will do. I love the concept of it and would love to be able to make my own thick and thin instead of paying $13+ for something like 33 yd. However, knitting is my hobby and I need to dedicate myself to my art and art classes so spinning might just slow my knitting down too much. We’ll have to see… But I’m excited to give it a try!
Oh, and my Secret Pal III sent me a lovely e-card yesterday telling me that my fluffy socks looked good :-) Whee!
That reminds me that the gals at Stitch ‘n Bitch last night dubbed them the Olive Branch socks because the other knitting group that doesn’t talk to us actually talked to us and oggled those socks, LOL!
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