Proof that I Still Knit

Between all the moving, home improvments, house guests, birthdays and work, I haven’t had a lot of time to knit. But I do have a few things to finally show off. First are the Noro Socks I finally finished for my hubby.

 

I haven’t soaked the socks so they are still kind of stratchy. I love the colors, but other than that I’m not sure if I’m crazy about Noro Sock yarn. I have another ball of it, but I don’t know that I’ll buy any more in the future.

Next is the Yarh Harlot’s An Unoriginal Hat. Have I mentioned I love cables? Yah, I think I did. I love this hat and I think I’ll end up with more than one.

This was done with a hand dyed Merino Silk yarn from Fun with Yarn. The color is called Wine Tasting. How perfect is that for me? I found this yarn a few years back after I learned to knit. I loved it, but never really knew what to do with it. It’s different shades of purple and varies in thickness a lot, which kind of scared me as a new knitter. For the longest time I’d just pull it out of my yarn stash and pet it, wondering if I’d ever use it. Yay! The hat was done on size 11 needles and is a tad big, but it will work in the winter when my hair is much thicker.

And lastly, I made myself a dishcloth

 

It’s Fantasy Naturale from Plymouth Yarn, 100% Cotton Mercerized. I found it at the little Quilting/Yarn shop here in Kuna. I used the pie crust basketweave stitch from the Vogue Stitchionary Volumn 1 book that I checked out from the library. Used size 7 needles and just sat down for a movie and had it done in a few hours time

I’m finally starting on a birthday present that I should have started already. I have a couple months, but there will be no pics until after it’s sent off, just in case someone reads my blog and spoils the surprise

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