So I started a new computer sock the other day and after a good solid 2 inch ribbed cuff I took a good look at what I had so far. The striping pattern of the Regia self-patterning yarn seemed pretty uninspired.
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Partly Cloudy
The weather is perfect for some photography today – cloudy and bright with a soft even light. I’m taking photos of Shelridge Farm’s beautiful Soft Touch DK weight wool for my website.
I’ve recently discovered the Shelridge Farm line of beautiful wools.
Computer sock
I like to have a simple stocking stitch sock on the needles and I keep it beside my computer. When I’m reading blogs or email or waiting for pages to load I pick it up and knit a few more stitches.
Owly
I teach a Strategies for Knitting with Self-Patterning Sock Yarns class. How’s that for a mouthful! One of the points I like to make is that your stitch pattern has to be really simple in order to do both the stitch pattern and the self-patterning yarn justice.
Guess What Arrived in the Mail Today?
As one of the contributing designers, I received my copy of Amy Singer’s new book No Sheep For You in the mail today.
Let me tell you, what a thrill!
Success!
After carefully bundling the slippers in a pillowcase and then subjecting them to the hot water cycle in the washing machine, they started to shrink and felt. It took two or three cycles and they are somewhat uneven – I even tried to hand felt the sections that didn’t seem to be felting as quickly as the rest.
Big Feet
The knitting is done. A quick knit although a little fiddly with the sewing together afterwards. I’m sure there must be a way to avoid that. I’ll save figuring that out for a future pair of slippers maybe if this felting thing works out.
So far so good
The knitting for the felted clog is coming along quickly. I’m happy with my colour selection although I realised that I goofed with the amounts. The sole (orange) takes twice as much yarn as the upper (pink).
Try, try again
Felting Fizzle
I’ve tried felting in the past without much success. My first attempt was a Cat Bordhi moebius bag. I had some undyed Condon’s on hand (woolen mill from the Maritimes that’s long gone out of business).
