2009-05-06

crafty_packrat: Handspindles are a go! (spinning)
2009-05-06 10:03 pm
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Spinning CVM

I think I'll be spinning the CVM from MDSW at a pretty rapid clip, if I keep doing a bit every night -- I really want to get this roving actually finished, for a change. I've got plans for the yarn.

At the moment, it's very thin singles, so if I ply it back on itself, it should be somewhere between lace and fingering, which would be nice for one of the scarves at KnitSpot.
crafty_packrat: Grommit knitting intarsia (Grommit)
2009-05-06 11:33 pm
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Chevron socks -- after the forethought

I've gotten past the 'forethought' heels on the Chevron socks I'm been knitting. I doubt I'll use this pattern again, because I'm really don't like how afterthought heels fit my actually heels. And this particular pattern is turning out quite a bit tighter than I like, so I've decided that these socks are going to be a gift for a friend who has rather smaller feet that I do.

On the other hand, the socks are turning out pretty )

I might use the chevron pattern again, possibly with a heavier yarn -- it'd make for some nice house-socks.