This blog looks like I have completely stopped knitting, however, that is not true!
I have just been extremely lazy about taking photos and also about writing on my projects.
Here are two pairs socks that I just finished! The first was knit mostly during Christmas so it's really been waiting for those finishing touches for quite a while.
Some crazy Tiger yarn, 2,50 a skein. The pattern is
Thora by Rachel Coopey.
I'm currently knitting through her second sock book,
A Knitted Sock Society. But guess what, she has already put out another book,
Coopknits Socks vol 2, which I lovelovelove but have not purchased yet since when do I have the time to knit all these beautiful socks?!
The second pair is also by Rachel Coopey but not from her books, but a sock club that I partook for a month. This pair was not the pair of that month but I loved it so much that I purchased just the pattern through Raverly. Meet
Tyler.
I need to take pictures of my
Lida top and
a beautiful cabled sweater that are finished and ready. I have already worn Lida quite a bit since it's a summer top, and the sweater is all ready for autumn to come. Only, I'll be spending my autumn in Tianjin, China, so I will have to wait a bit longer to wear it than I would in Finland! But let's hope I get those pictures soon!
Meanwhile I have started knitting
Shaded flower by Kaffe Fassett. I am using
Rowan Felted Tweed like the pattern calls for. At purchasing it did sting a bit but now that I have been knitting for the weekend I am definitely in love with the yarn! The colors are marvelous, naturally, and the tweed surface really to die for. Fairisle has never felt this easy.
I also purchased
Merle pattern by Norah Gaughan. I plan to knit it with
Novita Alpaca Wool, a new yarn that I just gotta try. However, I am substituting the cable pattern for the one on Margie Mitchell's
Key and knot. It's gonna be so lovely.