So, anyway, Tuesday I needed a bit of a pick-me-up after I got the quote on my car. And since my bank account was broken and I couldn't order the pretty yarn that was in the Loopy Ewe's Sneak up (first time in weeks I've wanted to order stuff and I can't - because that's how my life works) what did I turn to? Noro of course. I started some Noro socks using the 2 socks at one time on one big long circular needle (a circular needle has the two knitting needle points attached to one flexible cord, thereby allowing you to knit in a circle). As of right now, they look like this:
I'm doing a knit3, purl 1 rib. Nothing fancy. And they kinda look like some Hokie socks at the moment. But this is the ball of yarn that will eventually become the rest of the sock:
So it won't stay Hokie-ish for too much longer. Sorry Krista. But onto the haul from Saturday.
Clockwise from top right, 2 oz of gray angora from Sheephaven Hutchworks, 2500 yds of hand-dyed alpaca lace-weight yarn from Briar Rose, 100% baby Suri alpaca from Stargazer Farm (that's only one of three hanks I got) and 4 oz of a 50/50 blend of alpaca/llama roving from Midwest Fiber Company. And here's the spindle I got:
It's from the Rouge Lucette, it's .9 oz and made from curly koa wood, which is only found in Hawaii. And it's currently holding some Corriedale roving from Squoosh on Etsy. Which I'm loving.
Not bad fro my first ever fiber festival. And so, we move on to the knitting. This is where I'm at on the previously unblogged sock.
It's just a plain stockinette sock, therefore it will be known as the Plain Vanilla sock. Out of some very not vanilla Stone Barn Fibers "Adrianna" from the Loopy Ewe. It's very pretty yarn and works up really well. I've also started some Christmas knitting (I know, hard to believe I'm attempting to get an early start for a change) but since recipients or those close to recipients may or may not read the blog, they will go unblogged to maintain the surprise that should be Christmas presents.Okay, for a reward for my knitting muggle readers who made it this far into the post (the term "muggle" comes from Harry Potter, all non-magical folks are referred to as muggles, therefore, it's been adopted to be used as a term for those who do not belong to a particular sub-culture) some sports related updates. My baseball team is playing in the regionals today down in Lorain, against a team that no one has ever heard of, Maple something. They played a game Tuesday against Beachwood that didn't count for anything and managed a come back from 9-1 to a 13-11 win. The win, if they count it, gave them a new school record for most wins in a season. Yay them.
The LAX team played Rocky River in their first play-off game on Tuesday and they won. Which means that we play the hated US team today. I will be attending that game. Track ran at Navarre yesterday for the regionals or whatever level they're at. And that's it.
