One day last week, I finished binding off the second of Mr K's 2015 socks, and I finally blocked that little shawl that I named Atmosphere, as well as my latest Paper Lanterns. And then I realized that I really did need something NEW to knit!
Within 24 hours, I cast on two new projects (using other designer's patterns) (I still do that) (I learn from everything that I knit) (and, sometimes I like to just relax and knit with less of that "thinking" thing having to happen).
First, I cast on a project that I named Shirttail Pullover. This will be a mostly mindless knit for me.
Pattern: Tongshan Sweater by Kiyomi Burgin
Yarn: Classic Elite Yarns MountainTop Crestone
Then, I cast on a "Silkie Selkie" (a Selkie Sock made with Silkie Socks That Rock) but I was not happy with it.
In the photo above the cuff of the top-down Silkie Selkie sock is OK, but there is not enough contrast between the 'obsidian' and that 'dusk' blue, in Knitpicks Fingering Stroll. Every sock that I made in the last few years has been a toe-up sock from my own Fingering Weight TATU Sock Pattern. In this instance, I did eventually decide that I did not want to use this cuff-down pattern by another designer. (I would have had to modify it by reducing the stitch count. I found it a bit wide even on size 0 needles, and I refuse to knit with anything smaller than size 0.) I am going to design a toe-up sock with a gansey type all-knits-and-purls stitch pattern and a band of Fair Isle at the top.
I will use my first skein of Unicorn Tails in 'antique lace' for the Fair Isle.
My purchase of a bundle of Unicorn Tails at Gosh Yarn It! was a bit of a splurge, but I know I will be using them here and there on many projects with great joy! Hope all of your knitting is happy! I'll be back soon.
