Rhinebeck Two Weeks Later and a Hat in Two Days
OK, here's the Rhinebeck photo:
Being a square was fun, but I don't think I'd play blogger bingo again. There's only so much attacking people I can do, plus I was extremely undercaffeinated and couldn't remember if I'd asked people before and I'm pretty sure I asked a few people twice. (Sorry squares)
I was a
Anyway, I only got one thing of wool, sockyarn and some Got Soap from Rhinebeck. I'm pretty sure I spent less than I did last year, but I did break the self imposed moratorium on fiber. It was really, really pretty fiber? And purple. Yeah. I didn't stand a chance.
Anyway, I was searching through my stash for scrap balls to give to a friend making the spiral rug from One Skein Wonder on Saturday when I came across this handspun back from when I was drop spindling. I immediately went "oooh!" and left it out. Sunday, I dug out a size 8 circ, went to an old knitty and...
Yep. So, this is Coronet. The yarn is a wool/mohair blend, and if I do say so myself, it's pretty well spun. There are a few too thin spots and apparently I made one really big pink stripe, but it's fairly consistent and it's PRETTY. It's superwarm, though slightly itchy. I love it. I love it so much. Knitting this just made me happy.
My last question...
What do I do with the remaining 100-150 yards? That's not enough for a scarf, too itchy for armwarmers... Thoughts?
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