Sadly Lacking Photos…

Well, what can I say? Maybe tomorrow. Maybe not. I want to go to knitting tonight, and may not have time for the photo editing.

So what I have is a wordy update as to what is…

On (and Off) the Needles of Iron…

The Handspun Scarf is finished. It is only about 3 feet long, but adequate to be a muffler. And it is a handknit out of handspun. That counts for something. (And here is one of her early works…a broken rib piece out of alpaca and merino…we believe maybe her first handspun, circa. 2008…)

The TomTom Pocket is complete except for a button, but only because I have to find the perfect-est button for it. Inadvertently, it is knitted in the colors of the Denver Broncos, which is not a problem for the Guy. For me…whatever. He says to me last night that the button needs to be orange or blue. He is a design expert now? I say we will see what is in the button box!

I have started another pair of socks (Hedera, Knitty.com), and it is a lovely pattern, with a 4 row lacey repeat. How hard can that be, I said…I have knit lace before, I said. Well… yes, I have. But not with fingering weight, nor with sz one needles. It makes a difference, at least for me. The sock has been frogged once already. The second try is not perfect. We will see where it goes from here. Perhaps my mad sock skilz are not mad enough…yet.

Tonight at knitting, rather than risk further need for frogging with the above socks, I will cast on a baby kimono (Mason-Dixon Knitting) for a friend’s daughter who is expecting a bambino in August. It will be out of blue sugar ‘n cream cotton. No great shakes there, but a useful and fun gift to make. Maybe I will get a hat and booties/socks knitted to match.