YES!
and YES! i did it again!
it's a miracle - i am still on task!
and the sun rose in the east today!
(except in the pacific northwest where we awoke to cloud cover)
another pair of toe-up socks a la wendy d. johnson's book, socks from the toe up. i am terribly smitten with this gusset heel - exceedingly simple but beautiful! i've knit it enough times that i've almost got it committed to memory - yippee! i knit the leg in a k2, p2 rib. the yarn is ON line supersocke 100 and i used knit picks size 1.5 dpn's. a good pair of utility socks if i do say so myself!
i found the yarn for this shawl at powell's books, of all places! go figure! i was roaming through the craft area, checking out knitting books, when i encountered a display of malabrigo yarn at the end of the aisle. quite a lovely display, really - one that certainly caught my eye (really, when has any yarn not caught my eye). i was forced to pick up a skein of malabrigo lace in the colorway glazed carrots, a color i've lusted after for a long time and at only $9 a skein of 470 yards of baby merino wool, a wonderful bargain for such a luscious hand - a whole lotta bang for a buck! the pattern is emily shawl, designed by mandy moore from the winter/spring 2010 issue of knitscene magazine. it is composed of the fir cone lace pattern, is a quick knit and is unusual in the fact that it is knit from side to side instead of from top to bottom or bottom to top. the beautiful part of this yarn is that it yields a light and soft product that works well as a quick wrap around the neck under a jacket on cooler days or as a lightweight cover up during warmer weather. in our neck of the woods that makes the shawl wearable year round, except for perhaps one or two days when the temp moves above 85 degrees!
i've also got several other projects on the needles including a skirt and a sweater that i will thrill you with pictures of next month - oh, lucky you!
before i go, let me remind you of this monumental upcoming event:
Worldwide Knit in Public Day
June 9, 2012
check out the info at: www.wwkipday.com.
keep your eyes peeled, you just might see some wild and crazy people
with pointy sticks hanging out in public!
you've been warned!
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