A Side of Desert: Rustic Succulent

Back in January, I joined another yarn club – self striping of course. The thing I like about the club is that the inspiration pictures are posted ahead of time, so you have some idea of what’s coming. While it’s fun to be surprised, too often I’ve been left with yarn I know I will not knit, and while destashing is always an option, you rarely break even.

For the past two years, I’ve been loving all things mint. It’s such a pretty pastel, and it mixes with everything. So when I saw the teasers for Rustic Succulent, I knew I would join the club.

Quaere Hand Dyed Yarn Self Striping Sock Yarn Club

Now with January’s yarn gone, I need to get going on February, March, and April. Must. Knit. Faster.

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Resolving My Sanity: Why Knitting Socks Does Not an Eccentric Make

The first day of school. New Year’s Day. Spring. Summer break. The calendar, with its infinite periodicity, means I resolve to re-resolve my resolutions. Blogging is one these. I wiled my summer away with sock after glorious, handknit sock. I have generously replenished my sock drawer with self-striping, variegated, and tonal knit footwear, but in the midst of this efficiency I've discovered one (negative?) externality: an exponential increase in the number of sock yarns I’ve curated hoarded in my home. How could this happen?! Because when I’m not knitting socks, I’m researching sock patterns, sock knitting techniques, and yes, different sock yarns. I've stumbled across stalked the Etsy, Big Cartel, and Ravelry Forums of several indie yarn dyers. I have tried to knit other non-sock projects this summer, but my attentions always returned to my size one needles and fingering weight yarn. My ...

Back to Basics

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Outlander Sockhead Hat

So in keeping with my school year resolution, I cast on for my first Sockhead using a limited edition color of Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in Fraser. I love the color orange and I debated whether or not to knit up a pair of socks or cast on for something else, and I don’t know why, but a hat using yarn named after Jamie seemed most appealing. I’m a late arrival to Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series and when I saw all the publicity for the Starz television show this summer, I knew I had to check out the book. I was not disappointed. This is my first time making a hat with fingering weight yarn, so my patience and WIP commitment is being tested. Plus, I’m a bit unsure over the fit. I’ve read through a lot of modifications on Ravelry and I’ve cast on fewer stitches as well and have knit only 2 ¾ of the ribbing instead of 4. I will probably shorten the body of the hat from 9 to 6 inches too. I have a really small ...

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