Huey and Franklin vest, ABZ (all but zippered):
And a new top-down raglan cast-on poolside in Miami:
Also got a start on some splashy socks:
that also got their start on vacation.
But I tell you what- I just found this book, and it might have changed my whole outlook on footcoverings-
Cat Bordhi is a sock genius. Truly.
I can’t wait to give this new technique a try…. but I guess I’ve got to do the matcher for this little guy first.
Here in Miami, among the lush tropical vegetation, graze these suffolk-ish sculptures
Neat, eh?
Cleaning out the sheep shed today and found a couple of objects of interest in the sofa cushions, so to speak-
Felix’s recently shed mini-horn.
What I find so interesting about this is that it’s all hollow inside- where there was another little horn right behind it. That’s kind of neat. It did bleed some, though. That’s how I’d noticed that he’d lost it Friday morning.
And someone’s regurgitated CoSeCure bolus.
Dang.
So I’m only 4 for 5 (as far as I know).
No telling who coughed it up. Oh well.
Have made fairly good progress on the vest this week, but it became very clear by the time that I finished the fronts
that I wasn’t going to have enough Huey left for the whole back.
So, off I went to the stash to see what might work.
Among all the skeins of handspun that I have hanging around, I have a few that would have been a nice color complement, and another couple that might have worked texture-wise, but nothing that was the right weight.
Amazing.
Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.
The solution: Back to the wheel!
Texture-wise, I figured that Frank’s long, wavy rear-end fleece would probably be the best match.
My thinking- spin the long silky locks into a nice low-twist single, that I could then chain ply into a soft, lofty aran-weight yarn.
Thankfully, I already had a batch washed up!
And I think that the creamy white looks really sporty with the caramel-y Huey hues.
That’s a solid base hit to center, scoring Huey from third.
Way to go Frank!
So, it occurred to me that I really haven’t posted anything about knitting projects in a while.
And that’s because I really haven’t been doing much knitting lately. Been pretty focused on the sheepers and the fleeces.
So, I decided I needed to knit another Oregon Vest.
I already have one Oregon vest, and it is one of my favorite handknits. I wear it all the time.
I’ve been meaning to knit another one for a while. So, I’m finally getting around to it.
This one will be primarily Huey. I’d like for it to be entirely Huey,, but I’m not sure I have enough left. So I’ll find something else complementary in the stash to finish it off if need be.
So, there’s that in the works.
And then I just looked in on Brooklyn Tweed yesterday, and found the sweater that I’ve been meaning to design for myself!
Brownstone is all I’ve been wanting in a pullover- shawl collar, raglan shoulder, in-the-round construction.
Hurray for Jared!
I’m lovin’ the idea of a Griff Brownstone. Destined to become a wardrobe staple.
Don’t have any Griff samples spun up yet, but he’s about half washed, so he’ll be on the bobbin soon! And it’s dreamy stuff.
Here are first skeins of Felix/Franklin and Edgar, both approximately sport weight-
I’m also kind of itchin’ to make some more of those cute Estonian Sheep Puppets that appeared in Spin-Off a couple of years ago.
Perhaps one like each of the boys?