Perpetual Virginity

Ahem, now where was I?

Oh, yes, now I remember. You may have noticed that I like trying new things or new variations on things I've tried before. Kind of ironic, considering that I'm re-writing my post from yesterday. No matter, I digress.

A certain girl I know finds all wool itchy, even cashmere. I recently found out she likes Wonder Woman. So, when I came across the Wonder Beanie in my list of favorites on Ravelry, it seemed perfect.

I've never made a hat before, but I figure it's like a big sock only proportionally shorter.

Intarsia is one of my neuroses, I admit it. The new twist there is type of yarn. This is CotLin from Knit Picks in nightfall, swan, canary, and Moroccan red. As you might guess, it's a cotton-linen blend. The colors are exactly what I had in mind.

I started off knitting a little looser than I usually do because I've read a lot on cotton's inelasticity. I'm not completely happy with my stranding. Maybe it'll block out. The knitting lies have already started. If it doesn't block out, I have enough time and yarn to make another. This one will be filed under 'lessons learned' AKA the donate bin.

One other very cool technique I've learned is the two-color cast on. I was a little intimidated by it before I tried it. Despite taking three tries to get it right, it was actually pretty easy. Not to mention, it was so cool, it made me drool.

                             

Foo!

So, I had a nice post all written, but ended up deleting it when I was trying to move around my Amazon Associates ad. Blogger very kindly immediately saved the empty post. I don't have time to re-write it now.
Insert your dirty word of choice here.

October Who?

October was a busy month at work. In the end it was productive and positive, but busy, nonetheless. That coupled with the decreasing daylight hours made blogging non-existent for the whole month. There are certain chores that I can only do while the sun is up. While I like blogging and sharing pictures, it's a hobby; sometimes it takes a backseat to things that have to be done. I came up with lots of witty things for titles and content, which end up published only in my own head. A couple of others stayed with me, so I'll trot those out when the progress is going slowly.

Good news:  the Belle Epoque socks are finished. I love the colors in the yarn -- very calming and refreshing. Navajo Sky from Plymouth Sockotta.


Bad news:  the sleeves on the Toteme Pole Jacket are too long. Vova, bless him, suggested washing it would cause the right amount of shrinkage to fix the problem. He's obviously one of us; he tells himself knitting lies. I think it will be relatively easy to fix.


I think I also need to re-block one of the fronts. After all the work I've put into this sweater, I don't want to blow it on the finishing.

The last thing I want is for him to tell people, "Bonnie made this for me," and have them think, "Yeah, I can tell."

Inspired by Lisbeth and Sandra, I've been thinking about writing a bi-lingual blog to practice some of my other languages. Maybe in the next post.