If you have been following my blog, you probably figured this out even before I did that “Yes, I am one of you!”…I have succumbed to the black hole of knitting and now am forever changed.? This morning I was finishing up sock #2 (yoo hoo!) - just doing stocking stitch and some simple decreases - when I noticed I kept making mistakes…..ok, partly because I started knitting at 5 am, but I had enough green tea in me that I should not have been too groggy…what it was…….was that my mind kept wandering to the next project …and the next…and the next….
Oh, and to make matters worse, now that I know how nice this merino is to work with, my mind is reeling with weaving projects as well!? A few weeks ago I ended my 9 month sabbatical - I didn’t realize the significance of the duraation - but now I get it….9 months…it couldn’t be more perfect!? Nine months ago Gert came down and was packed away under the table and against the wall, and Col was jammed into a corner with all kinds of paraphenalia slung over her - boxes packed around her - she was obviously put away for the duration.? I changed my weaving lists to “no mail” and?immersed myself 100% in my dye work, with the intention of learning to knit by the end of the year…..Well without getting too?detailed (this is a public list you know!) I was working and learning full-time….I couldn’t be more immersed in my work!? Nothing else got done, even my garden suffered from lack of attention (well not total lack, but less than optimal).? It’s taken three weeks to get a functional teatowel warp on the loom…yes 3 weeks (ok I do have to work as well you know!)..for 3 towels.?
So now that I’m weaving again I’m toast!??It seems that my artist’s mind is back full tilt.? And it’s not chaos.? It’s wonderful how everything is coming together…another change with me is that I meditate every morning (well maybe not every morning the odd one gets missed…though I pay for it!)…and I truly believe that the meditation has calmed my mind - and my work has become even quieter and calmer than ever….it’s really wonderful.
Ok that’s enough talking now…I could ramble on and on…here are some project pics.
Here’s sock # 2 done this morning!
It’s not blocked (obviously) but it’s done.
And here’s sock#1, I had to rip-it back since the foot was not long enough (though I did follow instructions!)…of course?I neatly sewed in all the ends before I had to rip-it.
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And yes I know the colour is different….I get the leftovers for socks….you guys get the good stuff! (this is the clearance-priced sport wt)
Here’s a pic of a top I started in the organic merino wool …hmmm nice and soft and cozy.? The pattern is a?free download http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/PATTsoleil.html?. It is designed to wear as a tank but I thought for my first project, since it is winter, I would make it into a top to keep me warm under a sweatshirt or sweater….plus any major mistakes on this, my first lace project, will not be a concern 
And here is the yarn in skeins, ready to ball.
This yarn can be found on my site in the undyed natural colour only (for now) at http://www.indigomoonyarns.com/index.php?cPath=29&cart=vb0uj5bvq4m7rsa9htsfdlobf2
I?plan on?doing a Sudoku pattern blanket out of the sport wt merino in the Nature’s Harvest series ?(sorry for the plastic bags but I just numbered and bagged it before I realized I needed photos…I’ll take more pics as the project comes along).? This yarn can be found at http://www.indigomoonyarns.com/index.php?cPath=25? I’m using the sport wt for knitting the blanket, and am thinking about the fingering wt for some weaving …a tapestry (geesh could I do something more time-consuming!!!)
These sport wt yarns are not clearance-priced but if you decide to knit or crochet a blanket, I’ll definitely give you a discount.
Have a happy fibre-filled day!
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