A couple weeks ago, after realizing I had a few too many WIPs sitting around, I took action. First, I finished this:
multi-directional scarf
This scarf had been done for months, except for weaving in the ends and blocking—finishing it off was low-hanging fruit indeed. Knit out of Pico Accuardi’s sock yarn in a stunning Acid & Weed colorway, it’s destined to serve as another sample for my Multi-directional Scarves class.
Next, I finished a second pair of fingerless gloves:
fingerless glove
Much as I love the first pair, I love the fit on these even more. Working six short rows across the knuckles makes the glove hand curl around my hand perfectly, with no excess fabric bunching in the palm. And I like having the gusset increases angle around the base of the thumb. Too sweet! These gloves will reside in the pockets of a warm black jacket, while the previous pair have already taken up residence in the pockets of a bright blue rain jacket.
Most recently, I finished these:
purple socks
Sorry, I can’t show you the whole socks. The pattern has been sold but not published, so I have to keep the juicy bits under wraps. (The foldover cuffs are to die for. Trust me.) Anyway, I didn’t knit the toes according to pattern. Instead, I knit round toes, which are rapidly becoming my favorite kind of toe. They fit my oddly shaped feet surprisingly well, don’t you think?
Oh, and the yarn? It’s Prism Saki, in Plum Dandy. Nice stuff! I like its subtle pooling. Then again, I usually like pooling in my socks—some knitters can’t stand it, but I like the serendipity.
Lastly, you may have noticed I just finished overhauling my website. Mostly, it was an under-the-hood reorganization: putting everything under WordPress control made it easy to have this blog and the rest of the site resemble each other, and made is possible to add a search page that works for the entire site.
But I’ve also added a page for Charts Made Simple, which ought to hit yarn stores in about a month and a half. Whee! I can’t wait. 🙂
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