Color!

A few quick random thoughts and then onto the color work.

First, I keep adding ! to everything I type lately, I wonder what that is all about?!

Second, I have now become totally and completely obsessed with knitting (some of you may have guessed that already) as evidenced by a recent dream.  I actually have dreams about knitting all the time.  In fact, when having a knitting problem I often go to bed and dream a solution.  Perhaps I should not admit that because it sounds a little weird, but it is true.  Anyhow, what I really wanted to tell you all about was my dream about the Yarn Harlot.  In my dream Stephanie (obviously because I have dreamt about Ms. Pearl-McPhee we are now on a first name basis) came over to my house and we sat on the couch and knitted together.  The entire time I was freaking out because I had nothing more to offer, just my couch and some knitting.  I was trying to think of somewhere else we could go that would be more exciting, but I couldn’t come up with anything.  End of dream, nice huh?

Talking about my dream is also a good excuse to tell my one real life Yarn Harlot story.  When she came on her book tour to KC a group of us went to hear her speak.  When in line doing camera duty for Fayaway, Stephanie told me my sweater was lovely.  I don’t remember exactly how she phrased it but the adjective she used was lovely.  Yay me!  I was wearing my phyllo yoked pullover, ravelry link and yoke photo.  I am incredibly proud of that sweater and it is still one of my favorites.

Ok, finally on to color work.

I have been plotting and charting a fair isle type sweater for myself for quite a while now.  I finally purchased the yarn this December and now have a swatch.

I am crazy proud of how this turned out.

There will be one subtle change to this pattern in my next swatch where I am planning on trying out some steeks.  I am currently knitting something else so the swatch will go on hold until the summer top I am making is finished.  When there is appreciable progress made I will take some pics and post about the top.

I was going to unveil my sock design for Elinor’s Contest but because the pattern is not quite done and the contest date has been extended I will just show a sneak peek.  These are also color work so they fit the theme of the day.

Did you notice?  You can see my new carpet in all these photos.  I am so happy to have my house back in order and carpet that I really like on my floors.  WOOHOOO!!

One last note – be sure to comment on my last post to enter the contest for some malabrigo yarn.

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