Follow my unending quest to knit up my fiber stash.
Saturday 26 Nov 2011
There And Back
It was a trip that was long in both the planning and execution, but we made it.
And if you’re wondering how productive you can be on an 11-hour nonstop flight from the Paris to the United States, here’s the answer illustrated by a 72-stitch sock on size 2.25mm needles:
Not bad considering I also watched two movies, took a nap, and ate three meals.
Tuesday 08 Nov 2011
A Cautionary Tale
It was only a matter of time before my luck–and my yarn–ran out. After years of completing projects with only a few feet of yarn left over, I finally cut it too close.
Yup, just 6 stitches stood between me and completion. Buying more yarn wasn’t an option both because this Kidsilk Haze has been in my stash forever and because I needed to mail the finished cowl the next day.
While I pondered my options, my eye wandered to the cast-on edge. My, that’s an awfully long tail of yarn. Maybe I can put it to good use.
A little spit splicing and I was good to go. This is what I had left before weaving in the ends.
And this is what was left after the ends were woven in.
As my friend Shelley would say, “There’s not even enough to tie a knot.”
Project: Lace Capelet (knit from the neck-down instead of the bottom-up). Details are on my Ravelry project page.
