New projects, new yarn
July 29th, 2007
I’m getting to the point in my stash where I don’t have a lot of one type of yarn to do a project. So to use up my odd balls I’ve decided to crochet up a lot of my stash into granny squares.
To keep some semblance of gauge I’m crocheting all the squares using an H hook. However, I lost an H hook while Abbey and I were hanging out at Wired, a local coffee shop. Instead of replacing it with another metal hook I got a fancy one from Taos Sunflower, my LYS.
I’ve used bamboo knitting needles for awhile and suspected a wooden crochet needle would be just as heavenly to work with. This hook is palmwood and is a joy to work with.
Since finishing my Knucks I decided to start knitting some socks. The Ogee wrap is an intense project for me and requires lots of concentration. I wanted some easy knitting. Socks to the rescue! And what luck-Taos Sunflower was having a sale on sock yarn. Did I get some? Oh yeah baby!
Trekking and Regia are the brands I used to make my last two pairs of socks. I love variegated yarn, especially how the socks match yet are slightly different from each other. I think I’ll start with the yellow/orange yarn. There’s visions of minimal lace or cable work dancing in my head for these socks but I don’t know if I’ll do anything complex. The point is to have a simple, relaxing project right?
Speaking of lace I was talking to Martie at TS and she showed me her wedding shawl. Wow. Tiny little stiches, yet so very pretty. I have friends who are getting married and once they set a date I plan to make them a granny square afghan in their favorite colors as a present.
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1. Martie | July 31st, 2007 at 6:35 am
I love your granny squares! I could granny square everything, if I had time. A fun thing to do is to pick up some of the centers and crochet 3-D flowers off them. You’ve inspired me again! Next time you’re in, be sure to see Sasha Kagan’s new book, all about crocheted squares…a la Sasha…very fun. Hope you love your crochet hook, thanks for coming in…
2. Twilight | August 3rd, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Martie-So that’s how those flowers are done. I was thinking they were more complex. I’ll definately have to check that book out.
Granny squares are so much fun aren’t they? I think they’re great to do while working on a large knitting project because you get a sort of instant gratification when you complete one square.
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