There are a couple of glitches here and there - this is not a pattern that lends itself to dropped stitches, and since we got back from Mexico the dogs have been a little less understanding of my knitting than usual, hence the dropped stitches...
however, I am inordinately pleased with the fact that I figured it out, and it fits! I was up till 12:30 a couple of nights ago figuring it out, but still...
The yarn, STR 'Silkie', is a silk/merino blend which feels completely decadent on the toes, and I absolutely LOVE the colour... the problem was with my YO technique, as was suggested by Riggwelter and Lv2Knit in the comments, which brings me to another thing I love about knitting - no matter how much you think you know, you don't, and there will always be a humbling kick in the arse when you get cocky... so I turned to Eunny Jang's fabulous arsenal of knitting techniques, and discovered I have been doing my YO's wrong forever... always something new to learn...
Yesterday's mail brought a couple more sock kits, which also look totally yummy:
On the left, the latest from Pick Up Sticks, with merino/bamboo/nylon yarn from Seacoast Handpainted Yarn, and on the right, this month's offering from The Loopy Ewe, with another merino/bamboo yarn from All Things Heather...
We've had a scorching couple of days here in Southern Ontario, but the temps are much cooler today, with mondo-thunderstorms expected tomorrow... which means I will be getting myself out to a couple of garden centres today to buy flowers - I am SO EXCITED!! I'll be buying annuals to jazz up the front of my house a little (it's way too GREEN and so far the only thing with colour I've been able to grow is a hockey net)
, and hopefully some new, exotic but yet low maintenance and dog-proof perennials for the back (yes, I ask a lot of my plants).and this? Well, this is what I was looking at 2 short weeks ago...
sigh...
the dock from our resort, with Isla Mujeres in the distance, and ocean, ocean everywhere... there's no place like home, though... right?????
8 comments:
Deirdre - your house is so pretty! Don't you love getting yarn in the mail? It's the best! Good job on the STR socks - I knit mine plain but now I wish I'd tried the pattern after seeing yours!
Is that the May or June yarn from Pick Up Sticks?
I believe it's the May kit, at least, according to the club blog... I'm ashamed to say that I don't check, I am just so darned excited to get yarn in the mail!
The pick up sticks yarn is stunning - yummy, yummy.
You have a truly Canadian garden - you've grown a hockey net!
So glad you are getting the weather you need to get out in the garden - it is so relaxing. Your house is adorable, it has a very welcoming, and calming look to it.
Michelle, you are sweet to sat such nice things about my house - all I can see is what needs doing, and what's missing...
Deidre, if you want the Mitered Tote pattern, call The Yarnery in St. Paul -- 651-222-5793. They will send you a copy.
Thanks for the link, I've been searching for a site that could tell me what I'm doing wrong. Well done for working it out. They look fab!
Nicee blog you have
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