Mikknit

Okay, I’m not *really* still snowed in but there’s still enough of the stuff on the ground to make me want to stay indoors for a while longer. Therefore, I’ve been busy with yarny pursuits.

I finished Chris’s Trekking socks last Wednesday:

Modeled picture taken after he couldn’t wait any longer to wear them

I think I could’ve used a few more stitches around on them but possibly would’ve run out of yarn had I done that. Damn men and their big feet!

I started a new pair of socks immediately after I finished those, as I was at the coffee shop with a friend and had childcare for another hour. They’re Trekking XXL in color 16, rainbow colors. I couldn’t find a color card with this colorway on it anywhere on the internets, who knows how old it is. I of course don’t have a picture for you today, but I’ll hopefully have the first one done soon and show you that. I’m using the garter rib pattern (such as it is) from Sensational Knitted Socks, which is easy but somewhat dull. A little more interesting than your standard 2×2 rib, at least.

I’ve also been spinning a bit. I finished spinnning the Cotton Candy roving and plied it. I ended up Navajo plying it, partly because I decided that’d look best, but also because I *really* enjoy Navajo plying. It’s somewhere around a worsted weight yarn, 230 yards to roughly 4oz. I dyed up another 8oz of roving in the same colors when I had childcare on Friday (I love that the kids’ grandmas enjoy spending time with them!) and once I get the current spinning project finished I’ll start on that. Eventually this will be a sweater for Grace, even though she asked for “pants made from knitting” – I hardly think this yarn would be suitable for pants for a 4 year old (an immobile baby, yes. An active big kid? No f-ing way). Probably for *next* fall, though. Gotta give myself time to spin it and time to think about styles & patterns. I took a couple of pictures of the yarn to share, though:

All nice and twisted up in its skein

All loose and pretty

I love how stretchy and squishy this yarn is! I’m itching to wind it into a ball and start swatching, but I have to finish Arlo’s sweater first. I cast on for the first sleeve of that today, finally.

This post brought to you by the almost-2yo boy child who has taken a miraculous, almost three-hour-long nap today. I just hear a peep from upstairs, so off I go. Good timing, kiddo!