On My Needles and Out of My Stash
06/19/2019
I warned you that I was mixing things up around here . . . I'm switching my monthly Stash Giveaway from the third Monday to the third Wednesday of the month. (Rocking your world, I'm sure.)
Anyway.
Different day, different deadline -- but same giveaway, same rules. Comment by next Tuesday, and your name will be placed into a hat (seriously) for a random drawing.
This month, I'm culling my sock yarn collection. I have so many lovely skeins of sock yarn -- but I don't knit socks very often, and the yarn is too good to just sit in a container in my closet.
First up, I have a skein of Biscotte & Cie (now-discontinued) Felix sock yarn in the Conte de fée colorway. This yarn is self-striping, and quite soft and durable for socks. (You can see how the stripes work out in this Ravelry project.) The yarn is 80% superwash merino wool/20% nylon, and the skein is 100 grams/384 yards/351 meters. The colors in this photo are very true.
Next up, I have a skein of Pagewood Farm (now-discontinued) Denali sock yarn in the Violet Fushion (yep, that's how it's spelled on the skein) colorway. The yarn is 80% superwash merino wool/20% nylon, and the skein is 4 ounces/450 yards. There is a good mix of blues and violets in there -- with some olive green/grey for interest. The color here is pretty true (in real life, the blues are more prominent and the violet more subtle).
As you can see, these skeins are just too lovely to live in my drawer! It's time for me to spread the joy "new" sock yarn can bring. If you're interested in either (or both!) skeins, just leave a comment by Tuesday, June 25 at 5pm EST and let me know.
Meanwhile . . . what's on my needles?
I'm test-knitting a new sweater design for Kirsten Kapur. It's a perfectly-ME kind of sweater: simple design, oversized, just a hint of texture. I can't wait to wear it! (And that yarn? It's not really brown. It's more a hellebore purple shade. Just sayin.) Stay tuned . . .
How about you? What's on your needles this week?