Well, I have decided on the yarn and on the pattern (although I will probably not cast on until after the Olympics, Wales needs me). I will be using Dani's wonderful hand-dyed sock yarn in the variegated Gryffindor colors.
I believe that I will use Mossy Cottage's Dublin Bay pattern (although I now know I'll need to sue size 0s to get the guage right. In an ideal world, someone in my family (Hi John!) will help me wind this before the end of the Olympics so that I can dive right in and start them before March.
I finished a small, but very gratifying project last night. It was my Panta Headband (warmer?). It's also a completed KAL, yay me. I used my first skein of hand-spun in over 10 years and my first attempt at plying ever. I cant explain it, but wearing it home from the meeting (where I finished it) I was at last night, made me feel so good. It's such a small and easy knit, but the fact that is that all the steps involved in making something to keep my ears warm made it so much more than it appears. Last May, I went to Cummington, MA to a sheep and wool festival and to meet Cate so that I could buy her Lendrum ST wheel. I also bought hand-dyed roving from various vendors. I spun some of this roving over the summer and fall onto two bobbins and then plyed it into a single skein, which I knit into my silly looking, but very warm and comfy head warmer. I can't tell you how much this tickles me!
While I highly doubt I will finish them before Friday-I intend to cast on for sock #2 of my Slytherin Dublin Bay anklets.
OK. I've totally changed my mind on my olympic knitting. When you see the yarn, you'll understand.
So - when shall we knit together? I have the 20th off work - you could come over and we could knit ALL DAY!
Posted by: Cece | February 07, 2006 at 07:34 PM
Boring? First handspun FO? How can this title go with this post????
Congrats. It's absolutely gorgeous. More to come, I hope.
Posted by: mamacate | February 08, 2006 at 07:15 AM
OH, MY...I completely understand! It looks lovely and so warm! Congratulation. I'm in the middle of my "giddies" knitting mittens from my first plyed homepun...it's SO gratifying. Next we've got to buy some sheep and do it from the BEGINNING!
Posted by: sean | February 08, 2006 at 10:23 PM
Just wanted to say Hi and that I stopped by. I'm a fellow SockapalOOOzer, although I'm busy knitting on my Olympic sweaters. The panta is next on my to do list, congratulations on yours!
Posted by: Jenny | February 16, 2006 at 01:59 AM