I was so excited this morning when I checked my RSS feed reader and saw that my drop stitch scarf was mentioned on Lime & Violet’s blog yesterday. (*Squee!* - I’m such a L&V fangirl!)
I wish I had a more updated photo of this project (I’ll have to take one tonight). I’m about 40% done with the scarf now and I’m fairly certain it’s going to become my favorite scarf ever. I used Christine Vogel’s Drop Stitch Scarf pattern, which is easy and quick to knit. The yarn I’m using is a single hank of Schaefer Helene. It was my big splurge at the Schaefer trunk show at my LYS a few months ago. The yarn is just drool-worthy: it’s 50% merino wool and 50% silk. It’s incredibly soft and has a lovely sheen to it. It drapes beautifully. I really can’t say enough good things about this yarn. I only wish I’d bought more of it (because I really wanted to use it to make a Clapotis).
In sock-knitting news…
My Noro socks are half done. I finished the first one a couple days ago and cast on the second one last night while watching the Ghost Hunters marathon on SciFi. I got the cuff done and got a few rows into the leg.
The colors of this sock are just… yum! I only wish the yarn was softer. I’ve been hearing mixed reviews as to whether it softens up after washing. I guess I’ll find out soon. I’ve also heard that it felts badly from standard wear. I can’t say that I’m likely to knit another pair of socks out of this yarn (so many other sock yarns… so little time), but I still think they’re great despite these “faults” that I’m hearing about.
My husband has also been asking me for a pair of socks (*gasp*).
On one hand, I’m dreading knitting them because he has pretty big (size 12) feet, but on the other hand I’m extremely flattered that he is actually “bugging” me to making him a pair. It’s kind of neat when someone you care about obviously appreciates the things you make, ya know?
I picked out a nice blue and brown colorway of Schaefer Heather from my stash for his socks. I’ve cast on and frogged three times so far. The first two times I was having problems getting gauge and the third time, the pattern I was attempting wasn’t working out (either I cast on the wrong number of stitches or something is wrong with the pattern itself).
Needless to say, I was frustrated enough that I put this aside and decided to finish the Noro socks first. I think this is maybe the knitting-gods way of telling me to finish what I start before casting on new projects. Hmph.
ETA– Here’s an updated picture of that scarf, as promised:
