I guess this is becoming a bi-monthly thing instead of a monthly update. We’ll re-visit the Knitting Resolutions.
3. Knit one pair of socks per month
Did it again. Seven pairs so far (well Eight if you count the ones I’ve already finished for August), and I can’t wait to get to December and post all twelve of them in one big post.
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| Rare Monkey Gems | Jupiter Lava Socks |
| Pattern: Monkey | Pattern: Hey Jupiter |
| Designer: Cookie A. | Designer: Liz Abinante |
| Needles: US 1 1/2 (2.5mm) | Needles: US 1 (2.25mm) |
| Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks That Rock Lightweight – Rare Gems | Yarn: dkKnits Technicolor Smoosh Toes |
| -Ravelry Project Link- | -Ravelry Project Link- |
| These knitted up in FOUR DAYS. Four days. I had the pattern memorized after one repeat and it was so simple yet beautiful, I’m positive these won’t be my last monkey socks. The rare gems came from Rhinebeck last year and I just LOVE how the colors pooled up. | This was the sock of the month from Yarn4Socks. After a false start (too tight to fit over my heel), I added four stitches in and they worked out perfectly. I did an extra repeat on the leg since there was plenty of yarn. The color is FANTASTIC and the pattern was super fun to knit. |
4. Spin four ounces of roving per month.
Well I got eight ounces in one month? Does that count? I decided to go ahead and put away the knitting for a month and spin along with Tour de Fleece, a yearly spinning event that takes place during the Tour de France. Well I spun my little feet off and ended up with two finished skeins and one half-spun chunk of roving.
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This merino/tussah roving was from dkKnits and is spun up to laceweight, 789 yards. I think maybe this is why I only completed two skeins during Tour de Fleece! It spun up delightfully soft and squishy and I just love how the colors came out. |
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This is a roving from Twisted Fiber Art and is the Brilliant Roving (superwash BFL) in the colorway, Blaze. It spun up to fingering weight and came out to 420 yards. I’ve already knitted up a pair of socks with this and they are AWESOME if I do say so myself. An absolute delight to spin and knit, definitely a roving I’ll be working with again. |
And I think that’s about it. I haven’t really made any more progress on the other goals, and should probably get started on that considering the year is well over half done. 🙂