Bellwether

Fresh Stripes, Sock 1

Originally uploaded by eilatan.

All done with the first sock in this pair! Just over a week of knitting, mainly on the bus–except for the toe, heel, and cuff ribbing. I also managed to knit this one Continental, as opposed to by usual [...]

Fresh Stripes, Day 7

Originally uploaded by eilatan.

This is what a week’s worth of knitting only on the bus will get you–well, to be completely honest, I did knit the heel here at home, but that’s because I prefer to not be jostled about while I’m doing short [...]

So, I finally finished the interminable pair of Koigu socks last night. See?

And promptly cast on for a brand new pair of socks this evening:

This’d be Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in the “Fresh Stripes” colorway. I like how the stripes on the toes are going to be fatter than the ones in the [...]

Alpaca/Glitz

Originally uploaded by eilatan.

About 300 yards of 2-ply 85% alpaca/15% glitz. You can’t really see the glitz in the picture, but it’s there. I didn’t really like spinning the alpaca very much; it was too slippery and felt sort of dead in my hands.
I’m [...]

MDSW Loot

Originally uploaded by eilatan.

I have returned from the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. We were originally supposed to go Saturday, but after hearing about how crowded it was, I’m actually glad that events conspired to make a Sunday outing necessary. It was hardly crowded [...]