January 2009 Archives

Hey there! Sorry for my scarceness....but I've been spending loads of time over at my boyfriend's place lately. :-D As a result, there isn't any FO or WIP pictures to show (yet). Sorry, but I've also been pretty uninspired to take pictures lately.

However, I'm not that uninspired to cast-on countless pairs of socks. Like I have mentioned in the previous post, I've cast on a pair of Boyfriend Socks for myself. I'm on to the second one now....but still haven't taken any decent photos yet. So, you'll just have to wait for the FO picture.

Yarnissima's Brainless is being put on hold while I'm working on the BF socks....just too much cabling for me.

I found out from my boss at Lanaiolo after I've finished my Riverbed silk socks out of the OnLine Silk that OnLine is discontinuing that line....or well, they haven't got it in their up-coming season. There are two other colourways (one of them being in the above photo, the other one is HERE) that I really like of the yarn, and seriously, I really like the feel of the silk blend yarn, too! So, what else is a knitter to do apart from grab them before they're gone. :-p (If anybody wants the yarn, we still have them at the shop - also in other colourways -....and you can order online via us, too. :-p)

Anyway, because the BF socks and Brainless are giving me too much cabling, I decided that I need to cast on for a simpler pair of socks and decided to grab the skein in the above picture and cast on for a pair toe-up Jaywalkers. Simple enough, but won't be too boring for me. ;-) Pictures will follow. :-p

So, talking about Lanaiolo, the second Knit-Night in 2009 is this Friday. Most of you that know the shop probably will be there anyway....but I think that we're pretty full already. Heck, give us a call if you want to see whether you can pop in. ;-)

Start: 30th December 2008
Finish: 13th January 2009
Needles: 2.5 mm Inox DPNs
Yarn: Wollmeise Sockenwolle, 100% Superwash Merino, "Koralle im Meer"
Pattern: Master Coriolis socks by Cat Bordhi in "New Pathways for Sock Knitters"

Sorry for not posting earlier....I have been spending lots and lots of time with my boyfriend and so I haven't been home long enough to blog. ;-)

Anyway, yay for first FO of 2009!!! I've missed knitting socks with Wollmeise. I'm using what's left of the yarn that I used to knit up my Mystic Light Shawl. I mean, the yarn's is great, not only colour-wise, but the feel during knitting and the fabric made from it...just great! I couldn't believe I've been hording them in my stash to wait for "the perfect project" for the yarn....now I'm just going to cast on Wollmeise as my first choice. ;-)

I have made some resolutions to myself for this new shiny Year 2009. Generally, these are guidelines for the year for me and not rules set dead in a stone. I'll try giving them all my best....we'll see how it goes:

1. Knit at least 12 pairs of socks in this year...i.e. at least a pair a month...
2. ...and while I'm at it: try to use the yarns from my stash...but that doesn't automatically mean that I won't be stashing more. :-p
3. Give more time to spinning each week, I have been neglecting spinning for about half a year now.
4. Either finish off some of the UFOs around here or frog them...we'll see how that goes.

Here's to 2009. Belated Happy New Year to you all!