I have been knitting I just haven’t been talking about is so much!
I started a homespun blanket using leftovers from the other 2 blankets I made. This one is my own granny square rendition. It measures about 21″ across right now.
The pictures may be hazy because I was outside taking pics of the rainy mess and didn’t give the camera enough time to dehaze.
Here are the colors of Homespun that I have to work with. It will be funky & colorful to say the least!
Next up are the yarns that Tracy & I dyed on Saturday. They didn’t come out quite as well as we would have liked due to the fact that the Caramel colored dye didn’t do crap to the yarn but turn a few spots this awful diarrhea yellow color. Uch! So we had to overdye them with teal & turquoise. You can see a bit of the uch in the ball on the lower left. The red is so bright it just flares out the picture.
George finally decided that I could make him something. I guess all the cold & rain made him feel the need for a new sweater. I showed him some pics & he chose a sweater out of Rowan 38. They call for Rowanspun Aran, I have Rowanspun dk in my stash so that is what I am using. George does not like heavy sweaters so the lightweight, airy feel of the dk works nicely. It matches gauge, which is convenient, but it is rather holey. He likes the feel of it so that works!
Of course I still have 3 pair of socks on needles but since George is taking a ski trip to Tahoe in 3 weeks I thought I would set some of them aside to have his sweater ready for the trip.
The blanket is one I can’t wait to have finished, so cuddly and yummy! I will work on it to take a break from the sweater. Using a size K crochet hook & thick yarn makes for quick growth!