CogKnition » Knitting Goodies http://www.cogknition.org I knit (and crochet! and sew!), therefore I blog. Thu, 16 Feb 2017 16:49:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 A Swift Kick in the Pants http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/swift/ http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/swift/#comments Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:34:22 +0000 http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/swift/ It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a swift!]]> Look, look what I got!

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a swift!

I bought myself a swift in anticipation of having to wind a billion yards of laceweight for the shawls that I want to knit.

And look, look, it works!

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a center-pull ball!

It’s more dumpling-shaped than cake-shaped, but it’s definitely a center-pull ball. This is Sundara’s scrumptious silk lace, in one of her unrepeatable somewhat-solid colorways. You’ve seen this before, and I’m now almost positive it’s going to become a Print o’ the Wave stole for myself.

But, look, look!

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...oh dear, it's a mess.

This was a hank of navy Merino Oro for the Myrtle leaf shawl and now…yuck. Even a swift can’t help you wind yarn that’s already gotten hopelessly tangled in the hank. So, despite my best efforts to avoid exactly this scenario, I will be winding 1375 yards of cobweb-weight yarn by hand. Assuming, of course, that I can get it untangled.

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]]> http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/swift/feed/ 4 My Favorite Things… http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/christmas_list/ http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/christmas_list/#comments Sat, 09 Dec 2006 21:25:29 +0000 http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/christmas_list/ A pile of Cascade 220]]> …that I don’t have.

A friend commented today that my Amazon wish list is “knitting heavy.” I told him that it didn’t contain the half of it, as Amazon’s selection of yarn and other knitting supplies is woefully nonexistent.

In addition to the very enticing Victorian Lace Today and Cables Untangled, among many other knitting books, and the horribly out-of-place The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death (I have weird fascinations with miniatures and true crime), here is a list of things that I hope, hope! I might get for Christmas or my birthday:

Speaking of yarn, here’s a peek into my stash.

Somewhat solid silk yarn from Sundara

This is the silver-blue over ice somewhat solid yarn from Sundara yarn, destined to become a Print o’ the Wave stole for me, or I may try to design something.

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]]> http://www.cogknition.org/yarn/christmas_list/feed/ 0 Goodies from the Mailbox http://www.cogknition.org/knitting_goodies/mailbox/ http://www.cogknition.org/knitting_goodies/mailbox/#comments Mon, 03 Jul 2006 20:55:59 +0000 http://www.cogknition.org/knitting_goodies/mailbox/ World Cup-style in Germany, as well as the giant cone of Zephyr I mentioned in my previous post.
The giant cone of Zephyr, plus a German knitting magazine
]]> When I left my house to make a quick run to the grocery store, I discovered a bunch of goodies waiting for me on my porch. First, there was a package from a friend who had been whooping it up, -style in Germany, as well as the giant cone of Zephyr I mentioned in my previous post.

The giant cone of Zephyr, plus a German knitting catalogue

The Zephyr is from eBay seller sarahsiegel and should go nicely with the aloha dress. If anyone else is looking for a giant cone of Zephyr, I highly recommend buying from Sarah. She shipped it super fast and also enclosed a bunch of samples for me to ooh and aah over.

The catalogue is titled Treffpunkt Wolle, which AltaVista helpfully translates as “meeting place wants”. Uh huh.

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]]> http://www.cogknition.org/knitting_goodies/mailbox/feed/ 3 Happy Feet http://www.cogknition.org/unfinished/happyfeet/ http://www.cogknition.org/unfinished/happyfeet/#comments Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:26:16 +0000 http://www.cogknition.org/uncategorized/happy-feet/ Felted clogs, blocking Felted clogs, with soles sewn on I made the women's large size (size 10) for a man with size 9.5 feet. I ran the clogs through the wash about five times. Hot water, some detergent, lots of towels and assorted other stuff for agitation, heavy wash cycle. The Cascade 220 didn't quite manage to shrink down to the recipient's foot size; there's an extra half-inch or so of extra room. But they're done! Definitely a project to make again.]]> I have a confession to make. When I made my last post about the clogs, I had already felted them. I was just trying to be funny while waiting for the clogs to dry and for the suede soles I ordered to come in. Hehehe.

Felted clogs, blocking Felted clogs, with soles sewn on

I made the women’s large size (size 10) for a man with size 9.5 feet. I ran the clogs through the wash about five times. Hot water, some detergent, lots of towels and assorted other stuff for agitation, heavy wash cycle. The Cascade 220 didn’t quite manage to shrink down to the recipient’s foot size; there’s an extra half-inch or so of extra room. But they’re done! Definitely a project to make again.

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