Posted by
zyllah – November 17, 2007
So last night the most fabulous Mj requested a shot of my hand spun. It is crapalicious in the extreme. The sad part is that even in its crappiness it is an improvement over the stuff I just refuse to show anyone. In fact it was so crappy I cut it off the bobbin. So this morning when I was getting in my twenty minutes of spinning, I took a photo for her. I do more throughout the day but I try and do twenty minutes in the morning, every morning.
The problem seems to be when I start off things go well and then I want to speed up, that is when I get into trouble. However Siouxsie rocks.
Anyway…I have one of the cuffs of the sleeves for thermal done and I’m doing the neck today. I kinda plan on doing the sleeve in stages to avoid SSS. Even though I’ve been busy getting stuff done for the holiday I’m thinking that today and tomorrow I am going to relax. Spin, knit and game. Sounds like a most excellent plan to me.
Posted by
zyllah – November 14, 2007
Yes I skipped many days but I got actual knitting done so…..it was worth it. The big news is that Siouxsie finally made it. We’re still in our getting aquainted period but so far I really like her. The box was umm huge and I’m not quite sure what to do with all the packing materials. I think I might keep them cause I will need some in the nearish future.
First thing I did was move some singles that were still on the bobbin to another bobbing just to get a feel for how it all worked. Then I practiced some plying. Let me know if anyone wants the handspun. I’ll get a picture tomorrow when hopefully there is better light. In the midst of holiday cleaning I gave Siouxsie a nice oiling since who knows when that was done and its supposed to be done once a year. Anyway… hopefully I’ll someday have not frightful singles to show off:) It is a whole other beast from the spindle though.
Also this weekend I finally finished the body of thermal. I cast on for the sleeve but I think I’m going to do the collar first since I can shorten sleeves if need be. Also I think I’d cry if I had to do that after doing the sleeves.
Vee is sitting there waiting for me to decide what to do and the socks are waiting for SNB tomorrow. So that’s my big WIP update. I did however finally order one of those fancy electronic row counter thingys. I also ordered the yarn for Tangled Yoke out of IK and basic black from magknits (I had a gift cert) I chose ultra alpaca light for both since it was half the cost of the asked for rowan of tangled yoke. Oddly I ordered two different shades of green, fern and peat mix. I must be growing as a uhh color person.
Oh and the contest. I’m giving it till December because of the holiday. I have family coming in and I have to prepare for that. So if you haven’t entered please do so.
Posted by
zyllah – November 11, 2007
I was gaming by the time I realized what time it was…well it was after midnight. However I do have pictures this time. Anyway oh and I finished the thermal body go me!
So first up we have the brains of merino. I ordered 2 lbs of merino to practice spinning on. Yeah I didn’t quite realize what that meant.
Next are the new socks, I don’t know how I feel about them yet. Love the yarn but maybe not in this pattern.
I’ll have an updated WIP shot of thermal tomorrow. Hopefully also will have Siouxsie pics.
Posted by
zyllah – November 9, 2007
So in an effort to drag me out of my wheel misery, I decided to hold a contest. The other day I was talking with the most fabulous MJ, and we were discussing cashmere sweaters and would we ever knit them. So this led me to thinking… If money was not a consideration how or would it change your knitting. So rules are your answer has to be more than 2 sentences long. I’m going ask that you email them to me at zyllahATgeekdommeDOTcom. I’ll post my answer at some point in the near future. Now prizes I know we all want to know about the prizes. Mj offered to donate a sock bag which is very nice of her. Another prize probably be a gift certificate to loopy ewe. And I’ll pick out some fabulous roving or yarn for the third prize. Winners will be chosen randomly because that’s the only way its fair. However I am really interested to know how money and its lack or its bounty affects how you craft. I know maybe its weird but I did major in anthroplogy at one point.
Posted by
zyllah – November 8, 2007
You know I sort of pictured buying a wheel as this relaxing joyful process. Instead it has been on vexation after another. It’s all because fedex sucks. Sucks big time. So we all know the initial zip code mix up. They were SUPPOSED to slap a new label on it and send it on to me. I was assured it would be here today. Instead they sent it back to the shipper. Now she refused it and its supposed to be here tomorrow. I was much more incensed when I started this but I am calming down now. I just don’t understand why they can’t get it right. Also considering how they toss stuff around I hope it hasn’t been damaged. In my current mood I really just want to take to the bed and knit.
Posted by
zyllah – November 7, 2007
The fiber came today but I decided to wait and do a group pron shot tomorrow. I called a nslys (not so local) and they didn’t have a record of that purchase so Vee will have to be started over. BOO BOO BOO. Since I got siouxsie perhaps I’ll just finish thermal and socks and spin this month. That should be enough but I really want Vee and I want to wear it on turkey day. So I’ll cast on for that tomorrow (maybe). I worked the last of the butt end of thermals missing front today and I repaired her short row shoulders. Anyway all and all a good knittish day.
Posted by
zyllah – November 6, 2007
Ok so Siouxsie went to the wrong address so no wheel today. Apparently the clerk at kinkos mistyped the zip code so it went to Chattanooga. Fedex in their less than infinite wisdom just sent it on back to IL. Many calls by me and the shipper later they came up with a solution. Not much knitting either as Vee is stalled till I remember to call the lys. I looked at thermal but then Justin came home and we gamed. I also made a big fancy meal so..Ok totally lame excuses but ravelry sucked the rest of my night away.
Posted by
zyllah – November 5, 2007
So I guess she will be coming tomorrow. I am very excited. I just hope it doesn’t take too long for the cheap merino I got from paradise fibers to show up. That way I can test her out. I mean yes I do have fiber but its kinda stuff I was saving till I wasn’t so awful. Anyway there would be more here but I spent the day fighting windows xp. I was victorious in the end:) However don’t feel a need to comment on what is so clearly a filler post for naboeslkdfnj whatever.
Posted by
zyllah – November 4, 2007
So when I bought this I was a total noob and I had NO idea how much to buy for a sweater. So I bought this yarn at two different stores and thus had two dyelots. I swear they looked identical. However as we can see from the above I was so wrong. Now both the balls used in that piece so far were wound. So thus todays labor= wasted. Go on cry with me. I wonder if this is the knitting goddesses way of telling me I should make the black cardi from the new Magknits. I have a black dk weight merino….Or I could just use another worsted weight yarn. Or I could figure out the dye lot issue. Or I could just put it off for a later time and finish thermal. Yeah as of right now I’m leaning towards that. Then again this whole sweater/blog every day for a month thing had such nice nice synergy. Ok so it gets better if by better you mean worse. I checked my stash and it has to be the same dyelot its just that variable. So I’m just going to go with it. Black will dye over anything if its horrible.
Posted by
zyllah – November 3, 2007
I chose the classic elite and have about an inch done. I had these great knittish plans for the day but sadly (not really) Hellgate London arrived. So I’ve been playing the game with my sweetie. Clearly this is a post so I don’t lose out on my third day. I will have photos and more exciting news (I hope tomorrow). Siouxsie is currently in Chicago according to fed ex. No this does not mean you can hunt her down;)
