My stash doesn't seem so daunting compared to some I've seen on there- though I must note that so far only my sock yarns and laceweight yarns have been fully documented. Looking at those, even as a fraction of my total yarn, has very much inspired me to GET RID OF IT. And by get rid of, I mean knit things. Not give away, that's cheating.
Currently, I'm completely obsessed with the Empire Cardigan from Debbie Bliss. No recent pictures, so no visual representation here. Let's just say I'm already past the armholes on the back, with a nice straight easy section ahead of me. I hope to complete the back this week. The only difficulty with that is that I'm also still on Clue 4 for MS3- which makes me a week behind!
Ah, MS3. The theme has been revealed- as Swan Lake. Frankly, that's what I figured from the beginning. I'm less than keen about the idea of knitting a wing, however. The last time I wore wings, they were part of my cosplay costume and I was accosted in Baltimore by someone who decided they would like the pretty wings and tried to forcibly remove them from my body. Not the greatest experience. I realize this is altogether different- one wing, and more an impression of a wing to boot. But I'm feeling that if I just knit the symmetrical stole, it would be something I'd be much more likely to wear. To bring to work, and throw around my shoulders, and wear with pretty garments and even in Bloomington for the rehearsal dinner, etc, since I could probably finish it by then. This is still a choice- I'm only just up to the lifeline point, and therefore can decide either way without ripping back any rows. There is a part of me, however, that wants to do this mystery thing right and actually do what it says. A knitted wing- why not? It would be pretty stellar to wear at a certain holiday party for knitters later this year. But I have to think about this some more.
Anyways, once I get over the stellar excitement of knitting the gray-green lace and cable alpaca silk blob (mm alpaca SHEDS, and yet I love it extremely)... I am ready for something new and exciting. I want some toe-up socks. I haven't knit a pair of toe-ups yet, though I believe someone in the Sock It To Me group in Bloomington showed me how to cast on using the figure-8 magic loop cast-on. Then Wendy pointed out this nifty site, and I decided it's worth a try: Judy's Magic Cast On. See, I have this leftover yarn, Schaefer Anne, in a random and impossible colorway that looks like Flames:
And I suspect that although it may not be enough for two full socks, I could at the minimum get ankle socks out of it. So how would one go about that- knitting socks without dangerously running out of yarn, since it's stash yarn leftover from a pair of men's mittens and there is no more to be found... oh yes!
Toe up socks. Both knit at once. Using the magic loop method, with this Magic cast on. Voila- a star is born. I think I'm going to make up the pattern, too. Can our intrepid knitter actually manage this? Will the socks ever be completed? We'll see... I'm envisioning wearing them with my clogs all fall...
I'm also supposed to be quilting. Somehow that project got out of circulation. Here's hoping for a productive week ahead, hmm?
2 comments:
i wasn't exactly thrilled with the visual concept of the wing for MS3 either, but i'm going to knit it anyway. mainly because i'm enjoying the process. i figure if i really don't like it, i'll find someone who does.
Yep--that is where I am too: going back and forth between knitting a shawl I might actually wear versus playing this game and doing some interesting knitting to boot. As Opal says, someone else might like it.... My MIL? A charity auction? Hm. But probably not me, at least not more than once....
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