My crescent shawlette project is on hold. I’d predicted fairly early on that I’d need a second skein of yarn (Valley Yarns Charlemont Kettle Dye in dark olive – thankfully, I found the missing ball band), and that I’d be able to buy it from WEBS at Stitches Midwest. Right on the first count, wrong on the second: WEBS didn’t bring that particular color to Stitches. Oh, well. My online order ought to be here soon.
In the meantime, while at Stitches I started my laptop sleeve, using two strands of Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride held together:
with cable slightly off-center, just because
I’m really happy with the cable I chose, Looping Wave from Barbara Walker’s Charted Knitting Designs. The game plan is to knit a long piece of fabric, felt it, trim it to size, fold it in half, and sew the side edges with a contrast color.
Note the “trim to size” part of the plan. That snuck in there as an alternative to knitting swatches, measuring gauge before and after felting them, and properly planning the project. It seemed like a good, expedient idea at the time, but after re-reading Bev Galeskas’ Felted Knits, the need to felt a swatch re-asserted itself. Have I done it yet? Nope. So this project is on hold too.
Actually, I’d probably still be making progress on the laptop sleeve – felted swatches and all — except I was seized on Sunday morning by a severe case of startitis.
Side note: I’m not the only knitter that suffers from startitis on Sundays, am I? With the work week over, and the weekend chores completed on Saturday, Sunday stretches wide open with the promise of free time… or so it seems, anyway.
This Sunday, I had to start a pair of toe socks. There was no denying the urge. By the end of the day, I had completed several toes and joined some together. And as of yesterday, I have most of the first foot done, in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Silkie Socks that Rock:
yum!
The toes fit great, and I’d like to finish these socks so I can start wearing them… but, alas, this project is on hold too. Yesterday, I finally received some long-awaited yarn for a secret project. That project has a due date… so it can’t be put on hold!
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