Mind that tumbleweed!
You could be forgiven for thinking that I am going to start this post with the usual “sorry for not posting” blurb. So I’ll flout convention and skip that bit. There’s been all sorts of stuff going on but I’m only going to tell you about the knitting and spare you the minutae of my humdrum days.
I’ve finally found success with the Cover colourway of my Lucia Posh Yarn. After several horrific attempts at socks (this yarn clearly did not want to be a sock) I cast on a pair of gloves and made up the pattern as I went along. I have ludicrously long fingers and shopbought gloves never fit me. And they never allow enough room for my fingernails, which I like to grow long (never let it be said that I do not delude myself. The chances of having long, manicured elegant nails is pretty much nil, what with the working, hoards of children and chickens and stuff). The arthritis has been pretty bad of late and as the temperature gets lower my hands suffer badly. So, first up, my evolving gloves:
I can’t begin to tell you how much I love this yarn. In fact, people stop by when I knit in public to say how much they love the yarn. And most of them don’t even knit! I wish I could get my hands on a few more skeins. The chances of these gloves being kidnapped is quite high. Perhaps I should keep my hands in my pockets when I wear them!
I’ve also cast on the Charm Wrap which I have been coveting for a while now. I’m knitting this in Merino & Possum and so far the knitting is going well and it’s a surprise how quickly it is coming along after spending so long with teeny 2.5mm dpns. The Denise needles are fabulous for cardigans, just swap the tips for the next size up or pop on the ends to hold the stitches. I don’t know how I ever managed without them.
One of the many things I’ve been doing (apart from hanging out in Ravelry – come say hello, I’m there as “eclair”) is booking a trip to New York. I’m going to be there over the Rhinebeck weekend (no coincidence!) and I’m wildly excited about it. As part of my preparations I’m knitting something to wear and, in the interests of luggage-optimization, working out the best yarn/clothes ratio I can get in my suitcase while not actually going naked. I’m also working on a new treatment plan for the arthritis so I don’t get off the plane looking like Mrs Overall and hobbling my way around the fairgrounds like an old crone. I’ll bore you all later with that once the results are in.
And now I’m off to do a little shopping. Mel over at South Seas Knitting has her website up and running (Koigu! Yippee!) and Vintage Purls is also dealing yarn crack in the form of hand-dyed sock yarn. Mother’s Day is coming up and my family have long since become accustomed to being presented with things to giftwrap for me, saving me from being given another mug or bottle of bubblebath and saving them from agonizing hours trying to find me a gift. Internet shopping, we loves it.
