I finally found a poncho I need. Frida from Magknits is wonderful! I love how the rolled edges give it a raw look, while the trailing vines add a bit of daintiness. I’ve got a bag of Dale of Norway Sisik in acid green that’s just screaming for me to use it. When I’ll find the time to knit it is anyone’s guess.

I just finished a handspun scarf. The color in the photo is a bit wonky (it’s actually mainly greens), but you get the idea. I’ll take another snap in the morning light tomorrow. My hands are cramped from the big needles. Yow!

Stats:

Over 10 feet long, including fringe. When I wrap it once around my neck, the ends still fall below my knees, and I am a tall girl.

~ 400 yards, in 5 different colorways, of wool handspun slub yarn

~ 12 oz. of fiber total

I think I’m going to go work on a sock. Small needles to the rescue!

Crap on a crutch! Blogger lost my post. I also got a popup from my own Bravenet hit counter. Did that happen to anyone else? If it did, I’ll get rid of it.

Let me start again.

I dyed a ton of yarn this weekend. First I did some yarn I was commissioned to handpaint for Jill. She’s knitting a shawl from it. I want to keep it! Here are the results: Don’t look, Jill!

I got on a handpaint roll, so I did two sock kits.

I pretty much shopped all weekend. There were no complaints about that! My biggest score was an oil drip pan (I think) at Auto Zone. It’s like a gigantic jelly roll pan, maybe 3′ x 5′, which covers a large portion of my kitchen table. I’ll put it down when dyeing to corral drips. It only cost $6! I did a little jig when I saw it in the store.

I also bought a ton of melon mochi at Super 88. I will try to eat it all before the mister notices it’s even there.

I started knitting a giant scarf/shawl last night from 5 different skeins of handspun slub Merino. I think I’ll send it up for the craft fair, M. It should display wonderfully. It’s gonna be a big one.

Ah, the front of the Sam Jackson sweater is done. I freaking love it!

The color is a little off in the photo (it is pitch black), but man, look at that cable. So badassss.

I have chosen to construct the sweater in an odd manner, I suppose. Who knows, it could be the way the original was made, but since I have never seen a photograph of the back, I can only guess. I knit the cable first, then picked up stitches and knit out on both sides to the edges of the sweater, leaving stitches on holders for the sleeves. When the back is done, I’ll sew the front and back together and knit the sleeves out in the round. I like to try on sleeves while they’re in progress and this should result in a perfect length.

For the back, I’ve cast on from the center of the back and am knitting out to the sleeve. I’ll make two of these and sew (or knit) them together, creating a seam down the back. The original sweater seemed to be knit in two pieces, with a seam that went from the side of the neck all the way to the sleeve cuff, but I don’t want a seam down the top and bottom of the sleeve. I think knitting them in the round will look nicer. Agree, disagree? Hate it? Want to hit me on the head and steal it? I don’t blame you.