The Daily Purl

The yarn for my next project arrived yesterday. I wound it up because I’ll be traveling over the next few days and want to take it with me.
Despite knitting on the HGS every evening this week it doesn’t look like I’ll finish before the closing ceremonies. I’m feeling like the slowest knitter ever– it’s endless rounds of stockinette! And yet I’ve really enjoyed the knitting, mainly because the yarn has kept me captivated.
Packing a current knitting project for my travels will be a last minute decision. But I’m definitely taking one of the yarns above (Ornaghi Filati Merino Oro in colourway oatmeal or muted turquoise) and a new pattern.

What do you do with yarn remnants? I’ve been coveting this small ball left over from one of the first scarves I knit (gifted). I love its texture and the specs of yellow and maroon and orange. I’ve lost the tag but I’m pretty sure it’s Jo Sharp. I’m wondering what to do with it. I never made a swatch, so maybe I’ll knit up a square. Or maybe I should add it to a future project, like a hat or another scarf?

Progress on the HGS.
This just made my Monday.
And oh my, these are so cute!
Hope you all have a great Monday!

Noro Cash Iroha
Today I knit some more rounds of the Hourglass sweater while listening to Marie Irshad’s interview with Annie Modesitt. It’s a great interview and if you haven’t listened to it yet, definitely check it out. Then watch how combination knitting is done and try it for yourself.

I was knitting birch during my lunch break and came to this.
I stopped in the middle of the round I was working on, took a picture of this crazy knot and put it aside. Nothing like that to scare a newbie-lace knitter.
…I just read Eunny‘s helpful tutorial on joining non-wool yarn. Just in time. Thanks Eunny!

A new episode of Project Runway airs tonight on Bravo. I had a marathon session watching all the past episodes a couple of weekends ago and got hooked on this show. They sketch designs, go to Mood, and then sew up their creations.
KO Update: Where have the days gone!? Behind the blue koigu on this shelf is a bag filled with beautiful cash iroha. I wound one skein up before the ceremonies and am still working on it.

Hmm…I should have got a lot more knitting done during the blizzard, but the snow and my dog (who possibly loves it more than I do) was calling. I did manage to finish the toe of this sock.

I’ll be knitting the hourglass sweater for the KO.
Last night I knit up a swatch in Noro, gave it a little spray of Evian and some knitting acupuncture.
Yeah, we’re blocked. Our gauge looks good. Now light that torch.