At long last, the Ocean Drift roving is all spun up and skeined.
A pretty yarn, very silky and with much drape.
Project details and photographs.
Tag archives: PS4North
Goodbye to the North
Here we are, galloping towards the end of April and it is time to take stock of the last two months and Project Spectrum. Generally it was pleasing. There was considerable output: the Invincible Summer hat, the Winter-white Alpine Butternut Scarf, the properly-green Northern Neighbour cowl and the also-green Laeticia socks all began and completed …
Catching up
Spinning Spinning was Chez Woolgatherer today. We had the Moist Chocolate Cake and some (not)Mars Bar Crispies for the gluten-free choice. I managed to spin quite a decent amount of my roving before my hand cramped up, and I was pleased with that. There will be something to ply soon! I also did a show …
PS4 North FO: Joy without Joy
These socks were a fun and speedy knit. Each sock took just two days to knit.
Laeticia – a sock pattern from the Twist Collective, by Stephanie van der Linden. I knitted these for myself from Toddy, my favourite sock yarn from The Yarn Yard.
A Project Spectrum project.
Endings and Beginnings
Completely surprised this evening to find that I have completed my Laeticia socks. Yesterday I picked it up, with just an inch of cuff completed, and put it down again at bed time, with the heel turned. Never for a moment did I believe that I could complete the foot today, but I have! Not only that, but I am making fast inroads into Mr L’s boring socks and am about to fashion a heel flap for the second sock.
What to do…
Pondering a day with no demands. Knitty books, and foodie ideas… and a rather feeble Green of the Day.