Friday, June 23, 2006
I haven't knitted much at all this week...
...but boy oh boy has my head been spinning. A trio of wonderful wimmin friends and I are making a road trip to Tampa tomorrow to Knit n Knibble, a beautiful yarn store that Lorena discovered during Necronomicon last year. (Poop. That reminds me. I still need to email Anne about having a Stitch & Bitch 'panel' this year.) We've been planning this trip for a couple of months, so I've been running yarn ideas and project plans through my head since then, most especially today. I intend to by lots of swatching yarn with the theory that since I can see the colors and feel the yarn in person tomorrow, if I end up liking it for a particular project, I'll go ahead and buy enough for that project later online. Hopefully through the Knit n Knibble site itself, though I have not yet determined if they do online sales. Though I do know that their yarn info pages are extraordinary.
I'll buy two skeins of yarn to sample for Rogue (With the kangaroo pocket, thankyouverymuch.). One will be 100% wool, and I hope to find a skein of wool with 10-20% silk in it. Something like the Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed. Going with the latter yarn would give the hoodie a bit of drape, while also making the fabric more appropriate for Florida wear.
The second project for which I want to sample yarn is based on the Nothin' but a T-shirt pattern from Magknits. I've had my eye out for knitting patterns for tops that I can comfortably wear to work (We have a very flexible dress code, if any dress code at all, but I refrain from wearing my ratty t-shirts to work.), yet still remain true to my punk rock soul. My idea is to take the T-shirt pattern and scale the gauge down so that I can insert a pretty crisp, full contrast, two-color chart of Joey Ramone on the front of the shirt. This pattern has great shaping at the waist, and cute sleeves, perfect for the ringer T look. I plan to rework the pattern based on my own measurements, creating the perfect Ramones t-shirt, sized just right for me! The T pattern calls for a cotton/microfiber blend, and I'm thinking I'm not going to find a lot of that at my particular LYS. Just sayin'.
I'm sure I'll be bringing home a couple of skeins of sock yarn, too. It's hard to resist, that sock yarn. Lower your shields and power down your weapons, and all that jazz.
So like there hasn't been enough yarn babbling, but on Sunday C&I are going to his mum's to celebrate Buddy's (C's grandfather's) birthday. Not only will DadaMama be there, working on one of her first knitting projects, but my wonderful MIL (And really. I do mean that. This woman isn't just my MIL, but someone with whom I would be great friends even if I weren't married to her son. I mean, if I weren't married to her son and we happened to meet otherwise. Like at her other son's wedding or somethin.) apparently has a stash of knitting needles and yarn with which she is going to gift me. These came from the home of *her* MIL, who recently passed away. I think that is one of the most thoughtful and gracious gifts I shall ever receive. Rest in peace, Shirley, and know that I will honor your crafty, airplane fixing/flying heritage to the best of my abilities.
I'll buy two skeins of yarn to sample for Rogue (With the kangaroo pocket, thankyouverymuch.). One will be 100% wool, and I hope to find a skein of wool with 10-20% silk in it. Something like the Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed. Going with the latter yarn would give the hoodie a bit of drape, while also making the fabric more appropriate for Florida wear.
The second project for which I want to sample yarn is based on the Nothin' but a T-shirt pattern from Magknits. I've had my eye out for knitting patterns for tops that I can comfortably wear to work (We have a very flexible dress code, if any dress code at all, but I refrain from wearing my ratty t-shirts to work.), yet still remain true to my punk rock soul. My idea is to take the T-shirt pattern and scale the gauge down so that I can insert a pretty crisp, full contrast, two-color chart of Joey Ramone on the front of the shirt. This pattern has great shaping at the waist, and cute sleeves, perfect for the ringer T look. I plan to rework the pattern based on my own measurements, creating the perfect Ramones t-shirt, sized just right for me! The T pattern calls for a cotton/microfiber blend, and I'm thinking I'm not going to find a lot of that at my particular LYS. Just sayin'.
I'm sure I'll be bringing home a couple of skeins of sock yarn, too. It's hard to resist, that sock yarn. Lower your shields and power down your weapons, and all that jazz.
So like there hasn't been enough yarn babbling, but on Sunday C&I are going to his mum's to celebrate Buddy's (C's grandfather's) birthday. Not only will DadaMama be there, working on one of her first knitting projects, but my wonderful MIL (And really. I do mean that. This woman isn't just my MIL, but someone with whom I would be great friends even if I weren't married to her son. I mean, if I weren't married to her son and we happened to meet otherwise. Like at her other son's wedding or somethin.) apparently has a stash of knitting needles and yarn with which she is going to gift me. These came from the home of *her* MIL, who recently passed away. I think that is one of the most thoughtful and gracious gifts I shall ever receive. Rest in peace, Shirley, and know that I will honor your crafty, airplane fixing/flying heritage to the best of my abilities.
idyllicchick, 7:25 PM
