The weather has somehow reverted to March. It’s cold and rainy and gray. Not a problem if one has cozy handknit wool socks. Lorna’s Laces Sassy Stripe socks, red shoes, orange trench coat… I’m having a good day. I feel like Raggedy Ann. Well, except that my hot pink yarn hair has faded to a weird shade of apricot. Yeah, not entirely unlike an apricot poodle. Gotta do something about that.
The baby blanket isn’t done yet, but it’s getting close. Just 40 rows left now. The baby can’t have visitors until the weekend after next, and the blanket will definitely be done by then. I love my brother and his wife, lovelovelove the kid, and this blanket has been knit with all that love…but I am SO ready to be finished with this thing.
Predictions for Dogs Steal Yarn summer knitting: lace shawls and Aran sweaters. I’m obsessed with both lately, and feel a full-on binge in my future. I’m going to start with the Jade Starmore Valtos kit I bought for myself as reward for finishing first draft of the book way back when. Was that January? Yeah, January. In the Sea Ivory colorway. I regularly take the kit down from the shelf where it’s stored to fondle the yarn. I’ve been dying to cast on for it, but there just hasn’t been time until now. Next up on the Aran binge will be Demi from Rowan Vintage Style. I’ll be using Reynolds Candide for this in a great teal-ish colorway. Don’t think Miami Vice teal. This is more subtle. Think sea glass. Arans in summertime…I know. But I’ve wanted to knit both these sweaters for ages and just didn’t have the time while I was in grad school.
As far as the lace part of the binge, I have a good amount of KnitPicks Alpaca Cloud in the stash, as well as some fantastic laceweight handpainted merino in very subtle desert-like taupes and pale golds that I bought at Rhinebeck in the fall. Also, there’s an embarrassing amount of mohair lying around. I want to make the Bird’s Nest shawl from Folk Shawls and maybe Kiri. I’ll also be making a Flared Smoke Ring for myself and another for my mom. I’m still open to suggestions on the lace, so if you’ve got any good patterns to recommend…
I probably should finish the Corset Pullover before casting on for any of these new projects. I probably will.
And yes, the Lizard Socks. I know some of you are waiting for that pattern. I’ll write it up and publish it by the end of the weekend at the latest. I promise.
Oh–and I’m saying this in public, so feel free to hold me to it: All knitting this summer will be done from the stash.
Oh I love the Alpaca Clouds, I’m doing a shawl from a Kinzel dinner cloth called Daffodil in it right now, it’s so nice to work with.
I’ll also be starting soon Inishmore from A. Starmore’s Fishermen Knits. But first I must finish a couple other projects.
Have a great day! Oh so do you have a red heart over your chest like Raggedy Ann too?
Posted by: Rebekah
Oh I love the Alpaca Clouds, I’m doing a shawl from a Kinzel dinner cloth called Daffodil in it right now, it’s so nice to work with.
I’ll also be starting soon Inishmore from A. Starmore’s Fishermen Knits. But first I must finish a couple other projects.
Have a great day! Oh so do you have a red heart over your chest like Raggedy Ann too?
Posted by: Rebekah
hi cari–good luck with all of your summer projects. i’m going to knit something from the IK spring ’03 too, remembering honey. i have shine from knitpicks, but the teal i ordered does look very miami vice, as you call it! we shall see.
Posted by: kaarin
Lace and Aran! The same obsessions that I have right now myself. I really want to make Inishmore.
As for a lace suggestion, you could do one of EZ’s Pi Shawls. The version in the Shawls & Scarves book or the Knitter’s Almanac can look spectacular in a handpainted yarn, as well as the Alpaca Cloud.
Posted by: Risa
Hey, at least you’ll have the arans done and ready when it gets cooler again! I’m searching for the perfect lace pattern too.
Posted by: Vicki
Heh heh… “all knitting this summer will be done from the stash”. I’m intending to do the same thing. Let’s see how long we last.
Posted by: Stephanie VW
At some point you and I have to have a “season of darkness and winter light” knitalong. It might last several years, but it would be nice to have someone to commiserate with 😉
Posted by: Amber
I have recently knit a scarf using the Bird’s Nest lace pattern (there’s a picture on my blog: http://stitchinsheep.blogspot.com/2005_05_01_stitchinsheep_archive.html). I did it with Rowan Kid Silk Haze. So, I can tell you that the pattern looks good on mohair. I didn’t have enough yarn to make a whole shawl, and I made the pattern go the other direction, but it turned out to be a very pretty pattern. And, it was fun to knit.
Posted by: Krista
“…while I *was* in grad school.” That made me smile. You’re done!!
Posted by: Iris
hi cari–good luck with all of your summer projects. i’m going to knit something from the IK spring ’03 too, remembering honey. i have shine from knitpicks, but the teal i ordered does look very miami vice, as you call it! we shall see.
Posted by: kaarin
Lace and Aran! The same obsessions that I have right now myself. I really want to make Inishmore.
As for a lace suggestion, you could do one of EZ’s Pi Shawls. The version in the Shawls & Scarves book or the Knitter’s Almanac can look spectacular in a handpainted yarn, as well as the Alpaca Cloud.
Posted by: Risa
Hey, at least you’ll have the arans done and ready when it gets cooler again! I’m searching for the perfect lace pattern too.
Posted by: Vicki
Heh heh… “all knitting this summer will be done from the stash”. I’m intending to do the same thing. Let’s see how long we last.
Posted by: Stephanie VW
At some point you and I have to have a “season of darkness and winter light” knitalong. It might last several years, but it would be nice to have someone to commiserate with 😉
Posted by: Amber
I have recently knit a scarf using the Bird’s Nest lace pattern (there’s a picture on my blog: http://stitchinsheep.blogspot.com/2005_05_01_stitchinsheep_archive.html). I did it with Rowan Kid Silk Haze. So, I can tell you that the pattern looks good on mohair. I didn’t have enough yarn to make a whole shawl, and I made the pattern go the other direction, but it turned out to be a very pretty pattern. And, it was fun to knit.
Posted by: Krista
“…while I *was* in grad school.” That made me smile. You’re done!!
Posted by: Iris
What a great idea, knitting from one’s stash. Lately, I’ve just been adding to mine. And adding too many projects to my wish list.
I love the idea of a seaglass teal aran. I’m in love with “water” colors lately.
Posted by: Karma
I am so ready to be done with the Ostrich and move on to a really great cable pattern I can sink my teeth into…
Posted by: Em
I just found a Mystery Stole A Long that might be a good summer lace project. Clues start in June. Here’s the link.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mysterystolealong/
Posted by: kendall
Oooooo… Sea Ivory = teh goooodness.
Posted by: Kel
Imminent stash depletion? I’ll have to fix that and replenish your stocks 🙂
Posted by: Alison
totally with you on the summer stash intentions. updated the inventory and am now at over 83,000 yards of yarn. or 47.17 miles. ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: carolyn
are you sure you want to make that stash promise? hmmmmmmm…i’m mighty impressed with your self-control. I have to get some of that.
your summer projects sound gorgeous and I look forward to fondling your yarn (i don’t mean for that to sound dirty. really).
Posted by: regina
What a great idea, knitting from one’s stash. Lately, I’ve just been adding to mine. And adding too many projects to my wish list.
I love the idea of a seaglass teal aran. I’m in love with “water” colors lately.
Posted by: Karma
I am so ready to be done with the Ostrich and move on to a really great cable pattern I can sink my teeth into…
Posted by: Em
I just found a Mystery Stole A Long that might be a good summer lace project. Clues start in June. Here’s the link.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mysterystolealong/
Posted by: kendall
Oooooo… Sea Ivory = teh goooodness.
Posted by: Kel
Imminent stash depletion? I’ll have to fix that and replenish your stocks 🙂
Posted by: Alison
totally with you on the summer stash intentions. updated the inventory and am now at over 83,000 yards of yarn. or 47.17 miles. ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: carolyn
are you sure you want to make that stash promise? hmmmmmmm…i’m mighty impressed with your self-control. I have to get some of that.
your summer projects sound gorgeous and I look forward to fondling your yarn (i don’t mean for that to sound dirty. really).
Posted by: regina
Look out, she’s got her Sassy Socks on! I need to make some of those one of these days!
The shawl thing seems to be all the rage. I have been eyeballing several patterns but there are so many!
One can only hope that if one starts something wooly that summer will kick in.
Posted by: Amy
Lace and aran are excellent complements, and all the projects you want to knit are fabuloso. Here’s to summer!
I love that you have red shoes. 🙂
Posted by: alison
I’m obsessed with lace shawls right now too! I think that you really can’t have too many shawls.
*giggle* apricot poodle. that sounds so cute!
Posted by: Carrie
All knitting from the stash? Really?
*bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-hah!!*
~ahem~
I mean, Of course you’ll only knit from what you’ve already got.
But seriously, starting an Aran in the summer? Is you daft, girl? Clearly, the strain of finishing the novel is beginning to get to you . . .
Posted by: David
Cari – I blew it already. I bought yarn today. But the Debbie Bliss Cotton Cashmere was on for 50% off at my LYS!!!!!! 50%! Off! Am I yelling? Why am I yelling?
Posted by: Stephanie VW
Look out, she’s got her Sassy Socks on! I need to make some of those one of these days!
The shawl thing seems to be all the rage. I have been eyeballing several patterns but there are so many!
One can only hope that if one starts something wooly that summer will kick in.
Posted by: Amy
Lace and aran are excellent complements, and all the projects you want to knit are fabuloso. Here’s to summer!
I love that you have red shoes. 🙂
Posted by: alison
I’m obsessed with lace shawls right now too! I think that you really can’t have too many shawls.
*giggle* apricot poodle. that sounds so cute!
Posted by: Carrie
All knitting from the stash? Really?
*bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-hah!!*
~ahem~
I mean, Of course you’ll only knit from what you’ve already got.
But seriously, starting an Aran in the summer? Is you daft, girl? Clearly, the strain of finishing the novel is beginning to get to you . . .
Posted by: David
Cari – I blew it already. I bought yarn today. But the Debbie Bliss Cotton Cashmere was on for 50% off at my LYS!!!!!! 50%! Off! Am I yelling? Why am I yelling?
Posted by: Stephanie VW