Note how it perfectly covers the ottoman. Oddly enough, I'm not shaped like an ottoman. So it didn't turn out very "wrap" like. However, it is a nice lap type blanket, on the small side though. But I think it will end up being a decorative piece. Not that I have a room that has those sort of bright colours in it... But it will work somewhere, at some point in time. I don't know if you can really tell in this picture but I ended up picking up a bunch of stitches in the last section. It fans out a bit. What a newbie mistake. I sometimes struggle with the novelty yarn...
On to socks. I had picked up this most amazing sock yarn at the spinners retreat. It's 50% Cashmere and Silk and 50% Alpaca. I'm making socks for me. That's right, for me! I can't freakin' wait!!!!!!!! I love homemade socks. It's a lot of work but there is nothing more luxurious then slipping on a pair of homemade socks on a cold day! The yarn is from the Belfast Mini-Mill in PEI.
The last time I visited my grandmother I went through all of her old patterns. I brought home a ton of them. This is the first one I am attempting. It's funny because the needle size is the old British sizes. Luckily Mom had mentioned the differences or else I would have been completely befuddled. And my needle sizer has the British numbers included. So these end up being knitted on size 0. This is my first time working on size 0. It's really hard after working on the 15mm I was using for the wrap... Here's the 2 patterns I have it narrowed down too. One is simple except for the cable and the other is actually an easier pattern to follow but more detail. I'm not sure which one will bring out the beauty of the yarn best. Luckily both patterns require a 4 inch 2X2 rib so I don't have to decide until I get to that point. And by then I should have a better idea of how the yarn knits up.
I love cables and the cable pattern is an interesting cable within a cable. I'm just worried that the yarn won't show it up well. 
And this one is nice too. Decisions, decisions, decisions... 
I also put the hoodie I was working on a while ago back on the needles. 
I just can't remember what size needles I was using. The pattern calls for 4mm and 4.5mm but I don't have 4 mm. So I don't know if I used 4.5mm and 5mm or if I just used 4.5mm only. And now I have different needles, I have wooden ones to use with this cotton acrylic blend. I should be able to tell after a couple of rows if I have the right needles in or not. I'm going with the 4.5mm until I see differently. It's a pretty boring pattern but good for TV watching.
5 comments:
The colors of your wrap look really nice. My recommendation is to turn it into a throw pillow. Get a pillow form at any sewing store (you can get pretty much any size) and sew the wrap around the form. Voila, decorative pillow.
I can't wait to see how your socks turn out and which ones you end up choosing to knit. I personnaly like the first pattern better because of the bigger cable, but they are both really nice.
I like the cabled sock too. I think that yarn will show it off wonderfully. You will loose some of the softness of the yarn with the highly textured pattern, but it would still make an awesome sock too. Have fun!
Have you blocked your "lap" throw? Sometimes these suckers stretch beyond understanding when wet (although in your case, since you'd like it to stretch, chances are it will shrink).
sock patterns are really nice. Are the instructions easily understood?
Manon
The cable pattern has won. The instructions, while written in paragraph form instead of a line for each row, seem understandable. I'm loving the yarn so much! Now if I can just get past the 2X2 rib without falling asleep I'll be fine.!
Enjoyed the game tonight? Hope your "team" won!!
Manon
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