Showing posts with label sockyarn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sockyarn. Show all posts

Monday, July 06, 2009

NANNERS!

I've got a new favorite sock yarn - Dream in Color STARRY!
OMG - this is heaven to knit with. Beefy (NO string), pretty and it does NOT split! The pattern I'm using is by Wendy Johnson (Wendy Knits) and it's her Nanners Socks - too cute and easy enough for my tiny little pea brain.
Here they are in progress:



Grab yourself some Dream in Color, your fav needles and c'mon and join the rest of us Nanners!

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Playing in the Dyepot...

Even though my rotator cuff is torn (from the fall - long story), I'm trying to do enough creative things that I don't go crazy.
One thing that I can still manage quite nicely is knitting. Lately, I've been obsessed with SOCKS!
For months, I have been drooling over Wollmeise yarn. Unfortunately, it is an elusive as a unicorn. So, I've given up. NO, no - not knitting socks, just finding Wollmeise.
So, what's a gal to do?
Why, dye her own!
With the help of Sheila over at Wool2Dye4, I got some soft, yummy yarn bases. I got out my acid dyes and proceeded to create.

First attempt - Caribbean!



Loved it! Sorry about the picture - I don't know why it's so dark.

Next, my knock off of Baristo:




I can't wait to knit this up!

Lastly, what I call a Study in Scarlet:



This yarn gave me fits! It's supposed to have pumpkin orange in it, but the fire red kept bleeding and bleeding and covered up most of the orange. I still love it - the reds go from bright, to rich, to deep. I have 2 of these skeins so they will be destined to become a shawl.

Not bad for an old broad!

I'm going to have to try this again. Stay tuned...