Petal-Pushers
Well, it’s like Christmas all over again–my Sundara Yarn Petals Collection installment arrived. The color, based on the Lenten Rose which I don’t think I’ve ever even heard of, is like a dark gray with a purple overtone . . . kind of like that merino/silk roving I’m spinning.
I’m not so crazy about the pattern, though. I don’t like wearing lacy socks, as a rule, and anyway, I don’t like knitting top-down socks–which is one of the reasons I haven’t knitted the last two Petals Collection installments yet. It’s not that I can’t convert the patterns to toe-up . . . I CAN . . . but who’s had the time to do so?
Anyway, the yarn is lovely, but, um, yeah . . . it’s going to be a different pattern when it becomes socks.
I also got this–which I no longer need. The replacement keychain, unnecessary since I found the bead and screw of my original the other night. But who cares? Having backup is GOOD!
Really, it’s been a quiet day today. The office was closed (we always get two days for Christmas), and I puttered around the house. Took Chappy for a walk. Finished my bobbin of merino/silk which I’ll ply in the next day or so . . . nothing dramatic or exciting, but nice.
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The new yarn is a beautiful color. I had today off too and it was nice to just relax!
Oh good, I get to see what my next sock yarn looks like. I haven’t gotten mine yet. I am determined to finish my sock UFO before 2007. Happy New Year!
Love the yarn. Love it. I like lace socks, and have yet to knit anything but top-down, so the whole kit and kaboodle would suit me just fine.
Very glad to hear that you found the missing pieces of your other key ring!
Gorgeous yarn color and I like a lacey sock every now and then (not when it’s 20 below, but when it’s say 50). The key chain is very pretty. I guess I need to go back and figure out the rest of that story.
Figures you find your keychain thingie AFTER you get a new one. You know if you had waited, you would NEVER have found the pieces to the first one, right? I was wondering, how do you convert a topdown sock into a toe-up???
Hi Deb! I love the new Sundara yarn, too. But I will also be knitting it into something else. I like lacy socks, but perhaps not THAT lacy.