Because the yarn kept sticking, I ended up putting the project down and starting and finishing other projects in the meantime! I knit a pair of socks in record time. These are the Through the loops mystery sock KAl. I used Brown Sheep Wildefoot Luxory sock yarn in Elderberry. I had so much fun making these. I liked making them by the section- I'd finish one part and move on to the second sock, and I never dreaded having to make another sock (SSS?). I made my socks using size 2 needles, but I could have gone down a size, or made the smaller sock. But, I through them in the dryer, and they seem great now. The yarn feels very rough on the hands when working with it, but the finished socks have softened up a bit. Someone on Ravelry said that this yarn is for wearing, rather than knitting, and I can see that!
Because I liked the socks so much, I started on another Through the loops project- the Ulmus shawl. I'm using the rest of my Tofutsie and some Regia cotton I got for my sock yarn blanket. I'm going to increase until I've finished the Tofutsie and knit the border in the Regia. It's an easy pretty pattern, but it is a bit tedious. And, I'm up to 277 stitches, and it still seems rather small! We shall see.
I don't have any pictures of it, but I've also cast on for Annie Modesitt's sideways spencer Redux. I'm using Ultra Alpaca, which really is lovely to work with- soft, good stitch definition. It makes me want to live in a cooler climate, so I could wear it all the time. This is a project that I'm making in spite of how I think it will look on me- short, horizontal cables? Oh well, it's cool and I know someone will look fabulous in it.
Well, I handed out the final project for my students on Monday, so this weekend I'll be answering "client questions" for them. I can tell their interest is waning at this point in the semester, but they only have 3 more classes, so they should be able to handle it. Jeff and I are hosting thanksgiving dinner for our neighbors this year, so this weekend will involve menu planning as well. Luckily, I find that to be very fun!
Hope you have a lovely Thanksgiving!


So, I overdyed it. I think it came out well, but this time the pattern isn't so visible because it's so dark!





It looks further along, because I have just over 2 1/2 panels left, but those panels top out at 512 stitches per round. This could be quite the slog. Grandmother's birthday party is in less than 2 weeks, so I'm not entirely convinced it will be done, but I'll keep at it. It's not at all difficult to knit, and wearing my reading glasses helps with seeing those very small dark stitches, but it's a big project. I actually started looking for something to buy to wear to the party, but after looking through the latest JJill catalogue, I'm more convinced that I should finish- no waists and drop shoulders are making a return to fashion, neither of which should ever be seen on me again (they were bad the first time around when I was 10-15 lbs thinner!).
