I’m back

I’ve sort of abandonned the blog recently. I can’t even blame being busy, because really, I’ve just been feeling a bit out of sorts generally and haven’t had the energy to do anything. But I’m back, hopefully to stay, and I’ve got a little backlog of FOs to show off. Let’s start with the simplest one.

Garter Stitch Mitts by Ysolda knit from Dream in Color Classy in Strange Harvest {More}

I’ve made two pairs of these before as gifts and I always knew I wanted a pair for myself. A couple of weeks ago, when my knitting seemed to be struggling with me every step of the way, I cast on for these and finished the first in about an hour. I love this pattern, it’s so quick and simple and the result is so wearable. The last time I made them, they turned out a bit long for my liking, so I just shortened the pattern by casting on 32 stitches. I made this pair for the leftovers from the last lot and I still have a sizeable ball of Classy left. I think if you knit this shorter version, you could probably get three pairs out of a single skein!

I also picked up my spindle last week and finished spinning and plying this yarn.

It’s a two-ply, roughly sportweight, and spun from some BFL from Spunky Eclectic. The colourway is Diet Coke, which seems very appropirate considering the amount of that stuff that I drink. It’s definately my most successful skein so far, and my first time spinning hand-dyed roving, but it’s still very amateurish. I shudder to think what the yarn will look like knit up since I didn’t really have a plan to handle the colour changes. It’s also got me dreaming of (and saving for!) a spinning wheel.

And here’s a peak at my current socks-in-progress. I’m loving simple stockinette at the moment.