I’m too lazy to think of a title right now

August 6, 2006 at 2:32 pm (Knitting)

Let’s see. What’s first? Let’s start with something mildly freaky. Like this:

You may scratch your head at this. It’s just yarn, you may think. What’s wrong with that?

Well. There are plenty of things wrong with it. Namely:

-The color. It’s a dirty pinky-browny-gray. It’s just the right shade to be unsuitable for lace (too dingy), cables and knit and purl patterns (doesn’t show them very well), andcolorwork (it doesn’t go with anything.)

-The fiber content pared with the weight. It’s wool, and fingering weight. So, it would work for socks, except you would have to hand wash them. A pain,obvoiusly. It would be good for felting, except that:

1. Color issues (as I have already griped about above), and
2. Who on earth will knit something oversized with sock-weight yarn and then shrink it?

Anyway. I started 2 lace socks with it and ripped each one out. (No pictures were taken before their execution) Fortunately, it’s not a big loss. The yarn cost two bucks a skein at a rather messy thrift store.

This:

is the Lil’ Dude. I made him for my little sister.Technically, it’s a fox-like fun fur animal. I got the pattern from the Lion Website. {here} It does have ears on that furry head somewhere. Trust me.

Progress on sock continues…

And here is a pillow I made a long time ago. I made up the pattern for this funky yarn a friend gave me. It has a denim background, and it’s puckered and strange looking do to the fact that there wasn’t quite enough fabric for the backign but I decided to use it anyway and that I can’t sew anyway.

This is Kate, a uber-cute kitty. (pattern from knitty.com) She’s still in progress. Initially supposed to be a Christmas present for my sister, but then she invaded my room and saw the pattern. Now she’s begging me to finish it, and I don’t know if I’ll be able to keep it from her until then. 😦

Here’s a lovely blast from the past:

It’s a huge, orange, ugly garter stitch scarf I made a year or so ago. It’s full of mistakes, but I’m glad I have it, because I don’t have the stamina to make another huge winter scarf. I unearthed it a few days ago.

This is a ball of yarn I’m going to make a skullcap with. It’s going to be a prop for The Tempest. Olive (the cute rat) is just in the picture for fun.

Aaaaannnnnnnddddd I have to go. Unfortunately. I’m almost done with something very big, and I’ll just leave you to anticipate that…