A few days ago, I dyed up the last of my yarn for eventual sale in my Etsy shop, Sand in my Stitches. Look at all the pretty colors!
Coral
Sweet Peach
Toffee
Tanzanite
Reef
Angelfish
Sea Turtle
Knitting-related, I started a washcloth for my Fall Into Autumn Dishcloth Exchange pal. I have many ideas for spoiling her, but I can’t tell because she might find out! Shhhh!
I know, I know… the nightmare socks aren’t done, and neither is the clapotis that I’m 75% done with. Perhaps I have finishitis, but I really felt the need for some instant gratification, so getting one of my pal’s cloths done is making me feel better. This is an easy pattern that looks really nice, too. I think she’ll like it!
Also, I’ve ordered some special yarn to make my Ravelry Scarf Exchange pal her scarf. Did I mention she owns her own yarn store? Yes! I knew I couldn’t just buy some Malabrigo or any well-known commercial brand she might already have in stock, so I figured out something special. Sorry, I can’t post pictures of anything relating to this because it must be a secret. The scarf exchangers know who’ll be spoiling them, which makes me a little anxious about my abilities, but I’ve gotta have faith!
The dishcloth looks awesome. I don’t think that’s the pattern I made, is it? It looks similar but with smaller wedges.
I’m on my second ballband — I like to make inverse ones. I’ll make one with color A and color B and then switch them. I frogged the scarf I started for the ravelry exchange and am going to do a completely different one with completely different yarn (I ran across 2 balls of super-soft red baby alpaca so I’m going to get rid of that instead!).
I miss knitting. I have another job interview on Monday; this one may mean more free knitting time. Woot!
Hope to talk to you soon,
P.
I love your yarn. It’s beautiful! *drool*
I love your colors. How did you learn to dye your yarn and where do you get your base yarn. I bought some on the internet, but when I got it, it has no stretch to it on the cone. Will it get some back when I wet it ,dye it and skein it? Or don’t you know.