I did a little crocheting over the weekend - but not too much more than that.  Well, I also started another pair of fingerless gloves out of some well aged sock yarn (Lion brand Magic Stripes - remember that?) just to use the yarn up.  It’s more like a sport than a fingering weight - no biggie - but has a bit of a rough feel.  I’m hoping that once the finished item is washed, it will soften up a bit.  And, since the yarn is a blue/navy/purple mix with grey and white blips, I’m also thinking about over-dyeing it.  The purple is why I bought this colorway in the first place, but I no longer find it appealing and have been wondering if an over-dye of violet (or red!) might liven things up a bit :)

I did decide to frog the green hat mentioned in last Friday’s post so I can use that green in my blanket (poor, neglected thing - I didn’t even look at it this weekend!).  With luck, I won’t even need to dye more green as I think I have enough right now to do what I want with it.  I do have to dye some more of the Come Sail Away because I’m going to need it pretty soon here :)

My mind is turning to sweaters again.  I’ve had an image of a drop shoulder pullover in my head for a while now and last week a yarn posibility presented itself.  Have a look at the CotLin - and the Moroccan Red is the color I’ve been thinking about.  Would that not make an exceptional sweater?  I have worked with the yarn before and like it.  I do need to wash a swatch and see what happens then.  As star-struck as I am by that rich, rich color, I would be heartbroken to get a sweater made and then, upon the first washing, have it bleed out to a sickly orange.  That would just be sad…

Finally, Kathleen over at All My Great (or not so Great!) Adventures has been working on the Glacial Gauntlets of the Wolf.  She found a couple of errors in the pattern and brought them to my attention so that I could fix them - thanks so much for the heads up, Kathleen.  She also promises pictures soon of her finished project - in black yarn with red beads - smokin’!

Hope your Mondays treat you gently!