Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Yarn along - knitting rainbows

Knitting with the ladies of the yarn along - you should check it out and join us.  Ginny at Small Things is our wonderful hostess.


I continue to work on Butterfly's sweater.  Do you see what I have there? A sleeve.  I have one finished and the second started!!!!  I am beginning to worry about the amount of yarn I have left.  I have been listening to audio books while knitting (and doing dishes and sewing and just about any thing else.) the current one is Lost City by Clive Cussler.  Scifi book with heavy good guys bad guys theme but the science is not too far out there and the descriptions of places and time periods are wonderful.  One of my favorite authors.

This is the wool I bought at Sheep & Wool all washed up and drying (hopefully) in the driveway.  (sorry, cream wool on beige sheet does not a great shot make.) I washed it on Monday and really hope it will get dry today.  I think if I start doing this all the time I will need a table that is part solid and part mesh drying rack.

I look forward to seeing what you are working on and reading. - Julia
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11 comments:

  1. SpinnerettaSeptember 14, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    Oh the drying of my wool is the real killer... that and all the fluff I get from carding it ;) It looks fun though!
    And I love sci-fi! I have discovered a couple of newer authors in the genre recently. I say newer because they are not actually new LOL
    Sara Creasy and Ann Aguirre- just in case you wondered :)

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Yay for a sleeve!

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  3. JuliaSeptember 14, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    I am thinking it will never dry! I will have to check them out thanks for the recommendation.

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  4. JuliaSeptember 14, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    I have about an inch done into the new sleeve now.

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  5. EmilySeptember 14, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    You're doing great! You're much further along than I thought you were. You'll have enough yarn! Home stretch ahoy!

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  6. karenSeptember 14, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    I see progress on your sweater :) Looking so pretty!

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  7. JuliaSeptember 15, 2011 at 6:21 AM

    Thanks Emily, I am having nightmares about running out. I bought the yarn more than a year ago, so I am sunk on dye lots. I think if I do run out I'll cheat and finish the sweater bottom in her favorite color - pink - it will look odd to the rest of the world but she will love it.

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  8. JuliaSeptember 15, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    Thanks Swanski, I am dedicating lots of time to this project to get it done in time.

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  9. no spring chickenSeptember 15, 2011 at 10:48 PM

    I have a small bag of fleece waiting for me to process it... I've never done it before. I'm really looking forward to another first!

    The sweater is looking great. Here's praying for enough yarn!!

    Blessings, Debbie

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  10. JuliaSeptember 16, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    I am finding that, I did not use hot enough water, when washing the wool and I think I may have to wash it again.

    Thanks!

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  11. KellySeptember 17, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    Love the rainbow colours of your jumper and always love pictures of wool drying. Enjoy working with that raw wool.

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