Jon's Knit Blog

The Turkey Time Has Passed

So Thanksgiving was wonderful, being with the family and all. Plus I got to go to a yarn shop. Because, well, I need more yarn. More yarn! Must have more yarn... I escaped with 14 balls and skeins... I think:

Four balls of Ananas, a multi-colored boucle yarn that is made in Italy of 65% viscose, 15% acrylic and 20% nylon from Filatura di Crosa.

Two balls of some yarn my sister found in a yarn shop in Columbus which were my (early) holiday gift from her. She was excited about them because they are 32% baby camel. I remember that much from the ball band, just not the name. These should become a scarf for me, but I don't know if two balls (95 yards, I think) will be enough... I hope it will...

The pieces de resistence: four skeins of Bearfoot from Mountain Colors. Three in Firestorm and one in Black Cherry or something like that... the solo skein is destined to become a pair of mittens (he said it's enough) and I'm thinking that the three skeins of Firestorm should become a vest for me... I'll do the front (or fronts, as it may become a cardigan) first, so I can know if I have to do the back in a complementary solid or if I can use the multi for it, too. When I get to it...

But Jon, you said you bought 14 balls or skeins... which is right. I just figured that you didn't need to see me add four more balls of the off-white Eros that I like for carrying along in scarves to make it more fun... you know what the yarn is.

I knit a little bit, too. A few more rows of the SSS, and a few more rows of the next sleeve of the Blue Cable-y Goodness. But not as much as I would have liked to knit this weekend. But I think Wednesday is going to be a "sit around and do nothing but watch TV, eat, and knit" day. So stay tuned!

Oh... my sister loved the Colinette poncho except for one detail: the size of the neck hole, combined with the drapiness of the knitted fabric, means it keeps slipping off one shoulder. You've seen the photo; what do you think I should do to the neck to help prevent this from recurring? I have more of both yarns left. I hate to break up the simplicity of the lines of the poncho, but I also need to make it wearable... I'm thinking of doing like a 2 inch wide garter band, just in the Giotto... but I am really not sure I would like it. Please let me know your thoughts.

Posted by Jon at November 29, 2004 01:39 AM