First, let me apologize to those who made it to Knitting Chatter last night and even more to those who may have tried but couldn’t get anywhere. There were some server problems early on, which was bad enough. That seemed to lead to my computer deciding to shut down all network functions. It was past 9:00 PM before things got straightened out.
Second, thank you for the warm reception to The Dye PotIt’s an on-going process - both the dyeing itself and the blog - and your encouragement is appreciated.
Third,Expect to see a new and improved Yarnpath sometime this summer. Working on The Dye Pot has made me realize that the regular blog looks a bit shabby and quite a bit cluttered. Definitely time to sweep and dust :)
Progress report
I had hoped to have the lacy sock ready to show you today - worked, at least, through the turning of the heel. Didn’t happen because I dropped a stitch last night that went down through a complicated-enough pattern that I couldn’t just grab it and work it back up with a crochet hook. Out came many rounds ( with some cursing but not a lot - sometimes things just happen) , stitches were laboriously returned to the needles and the pulled out rounds restored. I am, however, on the last pattern repeat now so I hope to be getting to the heel any time now :)
I’m finding the mohair to be a bit difficult to work with - it seems stiff. I think I’m going to try washing a bit of it to see if things soften up any. I like this stuff and I really want to use it, but some of it is so coarse, it’s almost like knitting with barbed wire - on porcupine quills!
I haven’t made any irreversible decisions, but I’m seriously thinking about the Come Sail Away for a pair of Fuzzy Feet. I remember how wistfully I looked at this pattern when it was first published and how firmly I believed at the time that I would never had the necessary understanding or dexterity for sock-making. Since it turns out that I can make socks after all, and since I have some lovely, feltable yarn - why not give it a shot? A possibility :)
And, as if I didn’t have enough to knit already, My mind is casting about for another shawl idea. I know it’s doing this because I stop to stare at all kinds of things, always thinking - How would I do that in yarn? and Wouldn’t that pattern make a great shawl? I’ve begun to look more closely a colors (and I didn’t know that was possible!) wondering what shades would go best together and what bright stranger would be the most appealing as a bit of contrast here and there. I put oranges and rusts together with a deep brown-purple and a cream - and wonder if a turquoise accent wouldn’t be pretty spiffy… and then am immediately distracted by fuschias, pinks and purples with an accent of, say, olive green. And them I am immediately amused by the warm reds with the cool blue-green on one side and the cool red/violets with the warm green/yellow on the other. My mind is a very entertaining and colorful place these days :)
Okay, I’m going to go work on the sock some more :)
Have a great weekend everybody!
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