Friday, January 18, 2008

Blue Blogging



Looking at my WIP's in the side bar I noticed a whole 'lotta blue goin' on. It is funny, because it matches my general mood in the winter. Not dour, not sad, just a little blah. Seeing it illustrated in my sidebar was a little jarring. I think color can affect our mood and our mood affects the colors we choose. Over the summer I was overwhelmingly attracted to apple green. So much that I had to make the Buncha Squares blanket to use it all(and yes, I did have to buy more to finish it!). Before Ravelry I never would have noticed a trend in my color choices. Has anyone else noticed this in their knitting?

The above is my latest progress on the Cozy V Neck Sweater from Fitted Knits as mentioned in my earlier post. The pattern is veddy easy and the yarn Malabrigo worsted is from HEAVEN. It is softer than many cashmere yarns I have used.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Buncha Squares off the Needles

Back to School U Neck Vest from Fitted Knits. I am using Debbie Bliss Donegal Aran Tweed. Thank heavens it will not touch my skin because it tis a wee bit scratchy. However, I love the look of it as it knits up and I hear it softens with age.
My Buncha Squares from the Mason Dixon blog took a long time to complete but I am pleased with how it turned out. It had the potential to be wonky because of all of the different yarn guages going on. I did block the dickens out of it. It is the perfect portable project and I am already planning my next blanket...