Tuesday, February 13, 2007

dreaming of the sun..

look at this:



this is my Spunky Eclectic Corriedale roving named "Tahiti". Isn't it beautiful--not because of my spinning but because the colours are gorgeous.

I'm not a pink person--but for some reason I have been drawn to colourways that have pink in them.

This is one example, and the others:


the Monkey sock in "Strange Little Mama" colourway and this sock which was the gift yarn from Shadkitty:

I will have that pair of pink socks done for me this afternoon, but I have another FO that finally got its' photo shoot:

Hubby's socks.

Pattern: basically a "non-pattern" as it's just done with measurements, a gauge swatch, a sturdy heel and basic decreases--hobbled together from the Yarn Harlots "Knitting Rules" book.
2X2 ribbing on the top
Yarn: Opal Rainforest Zebra Stripes
Needles: Knitpicks Circular US 1's.

These socks took forever to knit. Small fingering weight on US 1's makes for boring knitting.
SO I played a game with myself. I finished one of his socks then did one of the pink ones for me.
Finished his other sock and cast on for the other pink one for me--Thursday night. I've only knit on it 2 nights and it will be finished within 2 hours.
Big fat yarn on a bigger needle...love it.
Now back to our regularly scheduled sock knitting.
Oh, and shadkitty made my Africa Socks, you should see them!!!

2 comments:

Emma said...

Ooh, the Tahiti is definitely gorgeous!

kkaci said...

I love the Tahiti you're spinning! It's beautiful :). Good job!