Alright, so I've dropped the ball a wee bit when it comes to posting, especially since the big Harlot event was a full week ago, but really, what more is there to say that hasn't already been said by knit-bloggers everywhere. For my part, I went in to "The Big City" with my new boss, Paula and introduced her to the wacky world of the Yarn Harlot.
I brought along a Fur Yarn project to work on, as did Paula. Mine is shown here. It is the Child's Scarf in a colour called Rose Beige. Paula had a headband stuffed in her purse that she finished at the event, along with some hair clips decorated with fur (she left one of those as part of the tip for our waitress at the pub after the talk!).
Also on the "show-and-tell" front. May I present my willing (for now) model (and son), Ruben, sporting my first ever Fur Yarn piece, the Headband. This colourway is an ombre shade in Navy. Ombres are made with Premium Grade Beaver fur, where fur is dyed without bleaching the pelts first (done with most other colours to ensure an even colour) and the colours take differently to the different shades of the fur, so some looks almost black depending how it catches the light - very hard to see in my amateurish pic!
The obligatory "socks-on-the-needle" picture (which is a common project for me) is D.G. Handknitting Yarns' self-striping stuff, col# 2603. I am employing my lovely Latern Moon ebony dpns that my soon-to-be-sis-in-law bought me for Christmas (I know it was all her because I pulled her in to Lettuce Knit down in Kensington Market to show her its delights and pointed out a few appropriate items for Santa's consideration). I'm working the pattern from Ann Budd's "recipe book" for knitters, The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns. I love how the heel flap is worked, leaving a little chain of selvedge stitches on the end. This is new to me, and a keeper in my books. There was something to do with the turning of the heel that I didn't like, but I can't remember it right now, so I'll have to let you know when I get to it on sock #2. I feel like I might end up with my own "master sock recipe" at some point that draws on all my favourite tricks collected from the different patterns I've tried. The length of the first sock is a bit of a problem for some reason. I did my usual "try the sock on until it's long enough to reach the base of your baby toe" thing and then did my decreases. The sock is very small to look at. Yes, it fits, but I guess it is stretching when on my foot, cause I hold it out against my foot and I have to stretch it to match the actual size of my foot. What's that mystery about being bigger on the inside than the outside? I can go with that. Maybe I will nickname these socks my "Bermuda Triangle" socks?
I brought along a Fur Yarn project to work on, as did Paula. Mine is shown here. It is the Child's Scarf in a colour called Rose Beige. Paula had a headband stuffed in her purse that she finished at the event, along with some hair clips decorated with fur (she left one of those as part of the tip for our waitress at the pub after the talk!).
Also on the "show-and-tell" front. May I present my willing (for now) model (and son), Ruben, sporting my first ever Fur Yarn piece, the Headband. This colourway is an ombre shade in Navy. Ombres are made with Premium Grade Beaver fur, where fur is dyed without bleaching the pelts first (done with most other colours to ensure an even colour) and the colours take differently to the different shades of the fur, so some looks almost black depending how it catches the light - very hard to see in my amateurish pic!
The obligatory "socks-on-the-needle" picture (which is a common project for me) is D.G. Handknitting Yarns' self-striping stuff, col# 2603. I am employing my lovely Latern Moon ebony dpns that my soon-to-be-sis-in-law bought me for Christmas (I know it was all her because I pulled her in to Lettuce Knit down in Kensington Market to show her its delights and pointed out a few appropriate items for Santa's consideration). I'm working the pattern from Ann Budd's "recipe book" for knitters, The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns. I love how the heel flap is worked, leaving a little chain of selvedge stitches on the end. This is new to me, and a keeper in my books. There was something to do with the turning of the heel that I didn't like, but I can't remember it right now, so I'll have to let you know when I get to it on sock #2. I feel like I might end up with my own "master sock recipe" at some point that draws on all my favourite tricks collected from the different patterns I've tried. The length of the first sock is a bit of a problem for some reason. I did my usual "try the sock on until it's long enough to reach the base of your baby toe" thing and then did my decreases. The sock is very small to look at. Yes, it fits, but I guess it is stretching when on my foot, cause I hold it out against my foot and I have to stretch it to match the actual size of my foot. What's that mystery about being bigger on the inside than the outside? I can go with that. Maybe I will nickname these socks my "Bermuda Triangle" socks?
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Your son is adorable!
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