Moving Forward!

Here is a preview of the Gauntlets I am working on for my up-coming workshop. Totally delicious yarn with nice beads. A bit of lace and a few cables...I am enjoying myself. Here are the socks I was working on over the weekend. More delicious yarn and I think the sock came out well too. This will be back...

The poll for our Valentine's Day project suggestions has closed and here are the result:

33 people wanted a lace sock design

37 people wanted lace mitts

89 people wanted a beaded lace scarf

101 people wanted a larger shawl project

I think everyone else just didn't care that much!

The numbers speak for themselves, so I am pondering. Time is the ultimate challenge, but I will design for a shawl. We might end up working on a scarf as a "swatch" for that shawl, but let's go forward thinking shawl, shall we? I put a new poll up to see what shawl concept the most people are interested in. If you select other, plan to leave a comment with what that means, or your vote will be without meaning to me! I am collecting materials and making charts. I make no promises to anyone, but I will consider all suggestions. Keep in mind that I never knit with any needles above a US 4 or 5 and sock weight yarn is about the heaviest I will likely enjoy using. More than that I can't yet predict. Vote on!

What is on my needles?

Although I have been slow on my Blog, I have not really been slow on my needles. I am pleased to report that I have two new designs debuting at TNNA, January 17 - 19, 2009 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. I have one new piece at the Jade Sapphire booth and another at the Lorna's Laces booth. If you are lucky enough to be going, stop by and give them each a little cuddle for me! I'll be back with pictures of both soon... I am forever swatching, so this is nothing novel. I am swatching for a new design using fine white yarn and blue iridescent beads. I think I have it right and I was getting ready to cast-on, but was sidetracked by some sock-yarn prototype a friend asked me to test out. I put a little pattern together and I'm cranking out this littlesock. The yarn is in an undyed state. I think I like it and I can't wait to see what happens when I wash it. More later...you can see my default sock construction. I am a very traditional knitter. Top-down, heel-flap and classic turned heel. It fits my foot perfectly every time. I have tried other construction techniques, but always return to this one.

I would show you a progress picture of my purple 2/48 Habu piece, but it doesn't look very different. It is bigger, I promise!

Finally, I put up a poll, so look at the left edge of the blog and vote for what project we should knit together next. I am thinking of starting something new for Valentine's Day (which is just about my birthday too!)

I'll be back with more socks and information about up-coming workshops soon. Until then, knit on!