13 May 2010 · 2 Comments
Resistance is futile I tell you, futile. I tried. I really did. I gave myself lectures on fiscal responsibility and practicality and not buying things I don’t really need and general all around adult type behavior. Then I succumbed to temptation and bought it anyways.
How could I not…the awesomeness was overwhelming. I’ll call it supplies for my upcoming knitting-centered excursions. Not only did I feel moved to buy it, but I feel compelled to tell you that you too can get one right here.
(And now I also feel bound to tell you that this is not my picture, it’s theirs. I asked if I could use it, then I asked again. I got no answer. I’m not hotlinking it, so I’m not abusing their bandwidth. I’ve also set the picture up so it’s a link to the product, thus hopefully sending potential customers their way. If the picture is yours and you want me to take it down, get in touch and I will.)
12 May 2010 · No Comments
Two quick bits of news, with more substantive stuff to follow along shortly. First, and quite thrilling, I got a spot in the Silk Retreat just announced by Madam Harlot and Tina of BMFA fame. I predict it will be splendid. There really is no room for doubt. Second, I will be releasing Diluvian a bit earlier than expected. I had planned to bring them out in early June, but I want to enter them in the sock design contest over at Exercise Before Knitting, and the deadline is approaching. They’ll be going up as soon as I can get pictures, likely tomorrow or Friday.
11 May 2010 · No Comments
Proof I’m here, proof I’m knitting, and (alas) proof that my yard is a bit shaggy.
These are made with the lovely Hedonist Sock, which is a marvelous merino cashmere nylon mix. I’ve used this blend of materials before (in Brigid, Graupel, and Slant) and always enjoy it. It’s very comfortable to work with and seems to hold up well even after repeated washings.
The blend does pose just a bit of a challenge to design with though. It tends to be…soft. I don’t mean soft to the touch (though it certainly is that), but soft as in the opposite of crisp. I’ve found that m/c/n yarns often have just the slightest hint of fuzziness about them, sort of a subtle halo. This means that both very lacy patterns and intricate cables tend to get a bit lost. Textural patterns, on the other hand, show up marvelously. These take full advantage of this characteristic. As soon as it dries out a bit, I’ll try and take a picture of them on my feet. For now, the blocker will have to do.
P.S. These are now up for testers if anyone is itching to make them right now.
5 May 2010 · No Comments
There’s a new project on the needles, and for once it’s not a secret. I’m making socks with Slackford Studio’s lovely Hedonist yarn, and I’m free to blab about them all I want. I just seem to be unable to remember to get a picture. It’s rather hard to say much about a sock without a picture to back it up. Rest assured that they are underway (I’ve just started the heel flap) and that they will be making an appearance soon.
The weather here has been suspiciously perfect, and these socks have been knit largely on the patio. Every now and then though, I have to put the knitting down to pursue other activities. After much study, I have determined that knitting and s’mores don’t mix. S’mores are best made at a fire (strike one). Fires are best had in the dark (strike two). Marshmallows exposed to fire are likely to become either sticky melty goo bombs or flaming projectiles in short order (strike three). Knitting safety protocol dictates I not knit under these circumstances.
3 May 2010 · 1 Comment
So back in February (snowy, gray, dreary February, was it really only three months ago) I indulged my natural tendency to be a shameless tease. I showed off a few pics of a sock I designed for Gaia’s Colours Sacred Sabbats Yarn Club. It was exclusive to the club until yesterday, but now it’s available to everyone.
These are…well…these are totally inappropriate for Spring. They’re all about Winter and fire and warmth and comfort and toughing out the last bit of cold weather. But, no matter how unlikely it seems at the moment, Winter will eventually come again. These sunny days will not last. When Winter starts to bear down on you again, remember these are here now and come back for them. If you’re the type to start early, you can find the pattern for Brigid now.
1 May 2010 · 4 Comments
As promised, the newest pattern is up!
Actually, calling them new might be a tiny bit of a fib. Remember the socks I made for my grandfather’s birthday back in November? These are a slightly remixed version of those (making them one of about three patterns I’ve been able to knit twice). I’ve managed to (more or less) keep quiet about them over the last few months. They did make one quick appearance when we went to Hershey, PA for New Year’s Eve (they’re chocolate colored after all), but they’ve otherwise stayed hidden away.
I’m unreasonably pleased with them. They’re a nice unisex mix of a sturdy cable and a basic rib with a slightly funky gusset. The cables are mirrored, to suit those of us who feel deeply that this is the only proper way to do socks. There’s enough going on to keep you interested but not enough to make them hard.
These are being released in a slightly different way. They’re part of the summer issue of Knitcircus. If you’ve just got to make them now, you can find the entire issue online right now. You’ll get the pattern for Scatterling, and a bunch of other patterns too, in one tidy package. If you’d rather wait a bit, 3 months to be precise, they’ll be available as an individual pattern directly from me.
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