Next cat hat is going to be an actual hat- with ribbing and maybe a pompom on top.
In non-pumpkin knitting, I have a FO to report! Zuzu's Petals! Another relatively quick knit, finished it up in just a couple of nights. Enough to finish watching the last episodes of Weeds. Though now that I'm done Weeds, I'm kind of at a loss as to what to watch next. I've been watching some docs in the interim, I think I may binge watch the second season of Penny Dreadful.
It looked gorgeous after blocking! I love the silvery colour near the bottom. I want more ombre yarn! Freia Ombre washed up very very nicely, it's very soft, and lost no colour at all. It is a little pricey, but the yardage is decent and I would definitely knit with this yarn again.
The fit is okay, I think I could have gone up a needle size and it would be a better fit around my neck, it's not as drapey as some of the Zuzu's I've seen on Rav.
I'm thinking about making another one using some of the Miss Babs Yowza (in Candied Pecan-ooh! I could also do up a pair of fingerless mitts to match) I have in stash. Suggested weight for the worsted version of Zuzu is us8 or 9, but I think i'd go up to a us10.
WIPS:
-I haven't touched my Greenfield Cardy since I last posted. It's in timeout until I feel like knitting it again. Just not feeling it. It's not being difficult, the yarn is lovely, I'm just bored af. And I know if I wait long enough, I'll be able to bang it out in no time at all, because I've already put so much knitting into it.
-My Cropped Sweater for Winter by Andi Satterlund, is coming along nicely. I think I'm going to just refer to this sweater as my Rainforest sweater (from the colours) because the name is a bit of a mouthful and it's not going to be a cropped sweater. I'm about a 3rd of the way through the bust shaping, which is not bad. With it's miles of stockinette it's perfect for car knitting, and binge watching crime documentaries.
-Chocolato sock#1
I was only bringing out this sock while waiting for B's class to enter the school (I wait by the fence) and while waiting for him after school.
I can generally get a row or 3 done. The leg of the sock reached 5.5" which I decided was long enough for this particular sock, and yesterday I started the heel flap. It's going to be more difficult to get the foot knit, it's definitely too cold to knit in the mornings now, and no doubt, it won't be pleasant knitting after school either. I really love this yarn though, so maybe I'll focus on just the socks for a week and get those done during my usual knitting time.
In other news; I am a little bit heartbroken. I made B a flax sweater last year, out of the wonderful Juniper Moon Farm Chadwick (60% merino, 40% alpaca-really gorgeous stuff). I put it on him last week, to see if it still fit (it did!) and after a couple minutes he started to pull at and started yelling "take it oooooff, take it oooooff". He said it was scratchy *sad face* A couple of days after that, I put one of his ear flap hats on his head, and he immediately pulled it off and started scratching his head saying "mommy, my hair is sensitive" *sadder face* that hat was made with old school KP Swish worsted (100% merino) and it was super soft and lovely. His dad is sensitive to all kinds of wool as well. I am aware that it's not necessarily the wool that is the problem, it could very well be the chemicals the wools are treated with, or could be the way the wool is processed or even the dyes. but the fact is that it makes him (and his dad) itchy *saddest face*
The upside of course, is that at least now I don't have to knit him a sweater!
The upside of course, is that at least now I don't have to knit him a sweater!
Shhhh, don't be pointing out the nice acrylics available out there, this is a good excuse for being a selfish knitter!
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