Neon Fair Isle

Here is my first attempt at a sock with my self dyed yarn. Size 2 needles and I got 7 stitches per inch. I was just winging this and I don't like the toe and the sock is way too big for me, so I'm going to frog it, but I wanted to see what it would look like knitted up.



















This is the yarn before I wound it. By the way, I learned 10 things to keep in mind when doing-it-yourself dyeing self striping yarn:
1. Be careful not to tangle the yarn before you dye it.
2. Make sure you tie the yarn in enough places so that you don't tangle it.
3. Be careful not to tangle the yarn while dyeing it.
4. Be careful not to tangle the yarn while rinsing it.
5. Be careful not to tangle the yarn while washing it.
6. Make sure you don't tagle the yarn while it is drying and you have to take it off the shower rod so someone can take a shower.
7. Don't
8. Tangle
9. The Frikkin'
10. Yarn!!!

Believe it or not, it isn't easy to untangle 25 forty-two foot loops of yarn.























This is a photo of the pink/red yarn that I decided to overdye with Kool-aid. I like it better than before, but it still isn't quite right. I'll need to stock up on some more Kool-aid, but I think this project will be on hold for awhile. I have some other more pressing things on my plate.

WIP Report

Clapotis - Joslyn's Fiber Farm 50% silk/50% wool bought at the Yarnover Fiber Market. Size 5 needles - not all the repeats. I think it will be about 12 - 14 inches wide instead of the 21 in the pattern. This yarn is very soft. This is good TV watching knitting.















Gloves - not sure if they will be fingerless or not - size 1 needles - Cherry Tree Hill sock yarn.

















Wobbly Circles Tote - Elann.com 50% wool/50% llama yarn - I'm adding a bottom and sides - approx 1/6 done.
















Rogue - sleeves done, just body and hood to go! Cranberry Cestari Worsted. Started Feb 2005, estimated finish date: Dec 2011.

 

Sheperd's Harvest Festival - Sock Yarn Dyeing Class

This skein is Fair-Isle - green fair-isle patterned stripes on either side of large fucshia and smaller orange stripes.



















This is a pink/red skein. It didn't come out quite as I planned, so I'm in the process of over-dyeing it with cherry and black cherry Kool-aid.
















This green/blue skein will make a variegated sock. It looks better in real life than this picture.

French Quarter Festival

Here are a few photos from the French Quarter Festival, New Orleans, LA, April 22 - 23.