Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Amy Singer was here, I bought stuff

So here's Amy being really silly. This was after she'd taught her Tuscany lace class at Knit Purl and she was a little punchy. Here she's modeling her new cotton sock yarn waddle. I really don't like how I look in pictures but I did want a one of me with Amy so here it is.
I did enjoy some fun new stash purchases. I went in with a little bit of a plan and being a true "one skein girl" I bought a few onesies.
Top: Brown Malabrigo worsted weight for a hat for my college bound boy who just moved to Alaska.
Bottom Left to Right: Brown Rio de la Plata for another hat for the boy. It is very cold there and he'll need one to wear and one to ... Scratch that. I don't think he'll wash them. If he does, he'll probably ruin them.
Next: Handmaiden Sea Silk in a one of a kind colorway. I already started the sweet Amy Singer design, Montego Bay, from IK Summer 2007.

Next: ShiBui fingering weight. This is already being knitted into a zigzag headband. I got the pattern at Knit Purl and already made one but I had to rewrite the pattern at the end because the instructions either just don't make sense to me or they're wrong. Either way, I figured out how to complete the headband and they are fun and quick and don't take very much yarn so I think I'll do up some more to use as samples of my regular stock colorways.

Last one, on the right: Koigu in a pretty colorway. Don't know what it'll be yet. Probably ankle socks.

And this here be two FOs! That's Abigail's brilliant four corners dishcloth pattern knit in kitchen cotton yarn dyed by me. I'm doing up more of these dyed cotton yarns so, if you have an interest in unique kitchen cotton yarn, keep an eye on my etsy shop.

That's all for today. I'll check in again soon with more spinning and knitting.

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