A quick little bit of crochet and some yarn reviews
The other night I started and finished a little project in an evening - I'd almost forgotten how nice it is to be able to do that.
What was it? A POOF!
Pattern: Cotton Bath Puff, highly modified
Yarn: Sugar'n Cream
Started: 12/10/07
Finished: 12/10/07
And now for a bit more about the socks - I've gotten a bit behind on my sock yarn review page, so here's a few yarn reviews from my most recently completed socks.
Fabel: The yarn itself was not really all that different from other yarns I've worked with, although I was surprised by the striping since from looking at the ball I thought it would be variegated. Overall a nice and durable yarn that makes comfortable and hard-wearing socks.
Dorchester Farms Sock Yarn: I picked this yarn up *ages* ago but it marinated a bit in the stash. It's a little heavier than the yarns I usually use - more suited to a size 2 or 3 needle. The base yarn itself is a fairly standard superwash wool/nylon blend. I guess what make this yarn different, other than the slightly heavier weight, is the fact that it's hand-dyed. It seems like most hand-dyed yarns are a superwash merino base instead of this wool/nylon one.
Macek Designs Superwash Merino: I had this yarn custom dyed and was very happy with the customer service as well as the yarn itself. It is a similar base yarn to other indie sock yarns out there - a 2-ply superwash merino. It is very soft, fluffs up nicely, and the dyeing was great.
Ruby Sapphire: My Sockapalooza pal MJ knit me a pair of socks in this yarn, then sent along the extra so I could have the experience of knitting with it too. I love the socks she made - they're very comfortable and have held up well so far. The yarn was a little splitty while I knit with it, but the end result is worth it.
Listening to: Burden In My Hand ~ Soundgarden, ...But Home Is Nowhere ~ A.F.I.
What was it? A POOF!
Pattern: Cotton Bath Puff, highly modified
Yarn: Sugar'n Cream
Started: 12/10/07
Finished: 12/10/07
And now for a bit more about the socks - I've gotten a bit behind on my sock yarn review page, so here's a few yarn reviews from my most recently completed socks.
Fabel: The yarn itself was not really all that different from other yarns I've worked with, although I was surprised by the striping since from looking at the ball I thought it would be variegated. Overall a nice and durable yarn that makes comfortable and hard-wearing socks.
Dorchester Farms Sock Yarn: I picked this yarn up *ages* ago but it marinated a bit in the stash. It's a little heavier than the yarns I usually use - more suited to a size 2 or 3 needle. The base yarn itself is a fairly standard superwash wool/nylon blend. I guess what make this yarn different, other than the slightly heavier weight, is the fact that it's hand-dyed. It seems like most hand-dyed yarns are a superwash merino base instead of this wool/nylon one.
Macek Designs Superwash Merino: I had this yarn custom dyed and was very happy with the customer service as well as the yarn itself. It is a similar base yarn to other indie sock yarns out there - a 2-ply superwash merino. It is very soft, fluffs up nicely, and the dyeing was great.
Ruby Sapphire: My Sockapalooza pal MJ knit me a pair of socks in this yarn, then sent along the extra so I could have the experience of knitting with it too. I love the socks she made - they're very comfortable and have held up well so far. The yarn was a little splitty while I knit with it, but the end result is worth it.
Listening to: Burden In My Hand ~ Soundgarden, ...But Home Is Nowhere ~ A.F.I.
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1 Comments:
Love the poof! Very poofy. I may have to make one. It's a crochet pattern that won't show my mistakes when I mess up. That's so cool!
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