Laminaria: 50%, just started the last Star Chart repeat and then it’s on to the edging 75%! Halfway through Edging Chart #1
Rae #2: 30%, I think I’m somewhere around 50-something stitches
Papers written: 3 of 4
I’d say we’re doing pretty well.
Oh, except:
Halloween costumes made: zero
Whoops.
I’m in a silly mood today.
(This is not an effective method of knitting.)
Technically I’m not supposed to be buying anymore yarn but rules are meant to be broken so I went and bought two gorgeous skeins today.
First there’s this little guy.
I was halfway through Edge Chart #1 of Laminaria when I both screwed up royally (and still cannot figure out for the life of me where I mess up) and decided that the yarn I was using was too thick to compliment the lace pattern. I haven’t frogged it yet but I did buy a gorgeous skein of Malabrigo Lace in Emerald to make myself feel better.
I also came home with this gorgeous skein of Cascade fingering. It’s almost like a dark periwinkle. *petpet* I’ve already cast on my second Rae for the KAL!
And lastly, I finally bought a button for my Morning Walk Headband! I haven’t sewn it on yet but I knew I wanted a non-boring wooden button and this one totally fits the bill.
Yes, I do still have three papers due this week. Yes, I did procrastinate all day. In my defense, once I stopped procrastinating I totally finished one of three papers. I think I deserve a new skein for each paper I finish. #dangerousterritory
I’ve mentioned my stupid mental blocks before. Things like reading a knitting pattern, knitting cables, and cooking with fresh garbanzo beans (still haven’t grown the balls to try that one, no idea why). For some reason even though I’ve been drooling over Laminaria for about as long as I’ve had a Ravelry account, I’ve always been stuck on the idea of Estonian lace and there was something about 1-3 and 3-3 stars that just sounds so inherently complicated. It was in my queue for ages and I even deleted it, thinking I was never going to get around to figuring it out.
Last night I was visited by a burst of inspiration and am now halfway through the first section.
I think this may have something to do with the near-600 rows of garter stitch I also finished last night for the Rae KAL in the Jane Richmond Ravelry group.
(Seriously though, Jane’s current garter kick is contagious. This scarf is SO squish. It’s super warm without being too bulky and the ends tuck in easily to coats or even to the scarf itself to look like a cowl. Go knit one. Now. Do it.)
This is what my bunny slippers looked like seamed but not felted:
Things I did to my knitted bunny slippers to make them fuzzy and cute and foot-sized:
– Soaked in painfully hot water and dish soap
-Swirled around in painfully hot water
-Rubbed vigorously in painfully hot water for an hour until hands were chafing
-Stirred around in sink filled with painfully hot water with a spoon
– Dumped in pot of boiling water for fifteen minutes and stirred with fork
This is what my bunny slippers looked like after the aforementioned events:
For future reference, Lanaloft in Cottage White does not felt.
Lion Brand Fishermen’s Wool in Natural, however, does.
(I totally can’t wait for it to dry so I can sew on the ears and face!)