Something that is actually knitty

In spite of the name of this site, a lot of stuff goes on around here that has nothing to do with knitting, but today I bring you ACTUAL KNITTING!

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Beginning at the right, the creamy-colored, hat-looking thing on top of the clear plastic jar is 2 balls (~50g) of KnitPicks Bare sock yarn, knit double-stranded into a dye blank.  I’m experimenting with some leftovers from last year’s kilt hose to see if I like the idea of the twice-knit sock blank.  I plan to employ Dyeing Kids, Inc. (the Sonars) and their state-of-the art Kool-ade dyeing methodologies to make some nifty, matchy, multi-colored socks.  We’ll see how it goes.  

In the center is a real-life Knitty pattern, the Lace Ribbon Scarf, knit with some J. Knits Superwash Me - Light Sock in the San Jose colorway.  I love this yarn.  I made a Swan Lake Mystery Stole (a la Melanie Falick) with it to great effect. I’ve knit a couple of feet of ribbon, and plan to continue until I run out of yarn, which I estimate will be in another foot or so.  This was my traveling project during our summer tour of Texas and New Mexico this year.  It’s a great car project.  The lace pattern is simple enough to memorize, but not so simple that I get bored with it.  I love the way it zigs and zags.  

To the left is my Checkerboard Scarf pattern from the Purl Bee with KnitPicks Gloss Lace in the Celery colorway.  It doesn’t make me want to eat celery, but I love this yarn too.  The silk and wool blend gives a lovely definition to the lace and is soft on the hands.  This lace is a step up, skill-wise, from the ribbon, but not so much that I feel bonkers when I knit it.  I haven’t made much progress on this one this summer, but it’s there, and I will return to it soon. 

Apparently I’m in a lacy, scarfy mood these days because when I finish one of these things, I hope to join the millions of other brilliant knitters in the world and finally make my own Clapotis.  

And doesn’t everyone in South Texas have an empty Tim Horton’s coffee can lying around the back yard?