Ahhh - the sun is trying to come out and it has actually stopped raining. How long this fortuitous circumstance will last is anybody’s guess but I’m going to go out and enjoy it before too much longer!
Jade is sitting in front of the gerbil tank. The little buggers are being most impolite and unfair to her this morning. They are playing and tussling around, flinging their stiff, little tails in Jade’s direction but no matter how fast she moves, she can’t seem to catch one. She was actually snapping at the side of the tank and then looking around at me, all puzzled. Oh Lordy, animals are surely worth their weight in laughs :)
Onwards…
I got the second sock started and done up to turning the heel and then I decided I wanted to do a hat. What I really wanted was to see how the sock yarn would blend with the cream colored wool and what the effect would be like.
Baby hat in potentia
I think this looks pretty nifty. It’s not as aggressive as a marled yarn because the Opal also has cream bits that blend with the cream wool. It’s by no means subtle, but it doesn’t pop one in the eye either :)
And there was a bit of a surprise. Working with the sock yarn alone..
Second sock
...you don’t really notice anything but the red and the cream. But combining it with the cream wool reveals other shades that ordinarily get washed out.
There be pink here!
I was surprised when I started noticing it, but there are actually shades of pink in the sock yarn. This is very cool - hidden color! Color that you can’t see (or don’t notice) until you put it next to something else or combine it with something! I’m seriously wondering about all the variegated yarns I have and what I might be able to see if I combine them with the right shade.
This would be a great exercise the next time I decided to organize the stash. Of course it could extend the actual “organization” a few days….heheh…
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Oooh, peppermint hat and socks! Perfect for Winter time :-)
Yep - just what Kathy said, peppermint! I think the hat’s darling. :)
That color mixed with cream is soo pretty. I like it better than alone.
Kathy - Peppermint! That’s an excellent description :) Love the stuff too - nothing like that yucky spearmint…ptui!
Bron - Thanks :) I’m still trying to decide what to do when I get to the top. The I-cord tied in a knot is pretty cute - maybe a variation on that. Hmmm…
Kimberly - Actually, so do I but the sock yarn with the cream wol would make seriously heavy baby socks :) Okay, now I’m giggling at the thought of baby trying to wave his feet around in socks that make him look like he has yeti feet..heheh…
