Today I was doing a Halloween event with my sweaters, outside on the sidewalk (cold I can deal with, you can always bundle up, but you can't get less hot!). I potentially looked like a total crafty dork. What I wore: 1. A sweater, hand knit by me, in Jaeger Shetland Aran. 2. A poncho, knit by me, in various shades of Noro Kureyon. 3. Wool lace gloves, knit by an Estonian lady, purchased from Nancy Bush after she taught a workshop here. It may be some time before I get around to knitting gloves, so this covers it for now. 4. My feet! The maiden wearing of new Mountain Colors Weavers Wool socks, color name forgotten, they're red with purple and blue. (pictures to follow, we're having some technical difficulties in the Lucky Penny studio) This is my all time favorite sock yarn. I love that it is sportweight, so socks are done faster, they wear like iron, and so cushy and comfy. I like the Three Trails designs for this yarn. I should try the Friday Harbor socks in one of the three hanks I have waiting. The socks have to be hand washed, but I consider that to be a small sacrifice. Of course the socks I wore today were stuffed into my Dansko shoes/clogs. Total comfort.
I'm knitting a sweater for Piccolo on the sly, having realized that I sent a large part of her wardrobe to San Francisco for test shooting. I'm using beautiful deep purple Cash Iroha for the bands, and the body hand knit (!) in some Noro Kureyon in a color I've never seen before--it must be discontinued. The yarn was a surprise "gift with purchase" from my knitting friend Rachel when I bought some Mountain Colors--color Ruby River from her stash.
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