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Sunday, April 29, 2007

Knitting Schwag
Many, many thanks to my Secret Pal for the lovely package awaiting me this week! I received a Japanese knitting magazine, a pretty postcard, a clutch-type bag/pencil case, and four balls of Rowan cotton. I'm already using the bag to organize my knitting bits and pieces (tape measure, scissors, etc), so that's really going to come in handy! But what in the world am I going to make with that bright yellow cotton?! I'm leaning towards socks right now, just because I can't bear the thought of using Rowan for "warshcloths." Any other ideas?

And this here's some of the stuff I picked up for myself on the trip. The three books are all from Amazon, and I conveniently had them sent to my Mom's house to save postage. There's also a metallic needle/stitch gauge that I picked up at Yoder's in Shipshewana. The green sock is knitted out of Austermann Step, which I got at "Ewe-Nique Knits" in Goshen. It's impregnated with jojoba and aloe vera, which makes it very soft and nice to knit with. The pattern is from the Favorite Socks book. I had planned to give them to my Secret Pal, but now that I've checked her size I think they might be a bit big. I may have to keep these for myself! I also got some cute Fimo stitch markers in Goshen, and a couple pairs of never-before-seen 12" Addi Turbos for sock knitting. (They're seriously tiny. That's what the red sock is being knit with.) So yeah, the red. It's my Koigu. I'm actually knitting the pattern on the cover of the 25 Favorites book, and it's turning out so pretty. The Koigu is twisted tighter than I realized, and combined with the tiny needles and the lacy stitch, my hands are really aching. I also finished one other project on the trip: the Jo Sharp stockings. I actually did mine out of leftover Superbaby Alpaca, and I think they look super sexy (even without the ruffle to be sewn on the top).

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Wha?? Yoder's has a website. Consider me shocked.
» Jenny » 2007-04-30 01:46:06

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