Sunday, April 8, 2007

Artsygal socks!

I did it I did it I did it! I finally split my Wild Berry Knittles yarn into two 2oz balls, and started knitting away! The top is a nice close-up, fairly color accurate. The bottom pic is how it's knitting up. Pics aren't doing the sock justice. It's the Seduction sock from the staff patterns in Interweave Knits Spring '07 edition. So far, so good! It's an easy pattern, nice and stretchy, but it doesn't detract from the color of the yarn. Woohoo!
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Saturday, March 31, 2007

More Artsygal Yarn Porn!

This first one is Artsygal Laceweight in Moody Blues. It's subtle variegation makes it perfect for the Peacock Feathers shawl, as it will seem to shimmer like real feathers. The base yarn is Zephyr, a delicious wool/silk blend.
This yummy bright shiny bit is more Artsy sock yarn, in Sunfire. But this is Mel's yarn, not mine (she WILL get it soon). I love the way the shades blend together.
This fun festival of color is Artygal sock yarn in Cinco de Mayo. It's also Mel's yarn. This picture is pretty true to the actual colors, and they are absolutely divine on the skein. I can't wait to see what it knits up into!
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Friday, March 30, 2007

Artsygal Yarn Porn Friday!

Ohhh... isn't it pretty? It's Wild Berry Knittles, hand-painted superwash merino fingerweight, dyed by Artsygal herself. It's from the quickly-vanished first batch of her sock yarn, and it's mine, all mine! It will become (someday) the Seduction Socks, but for now I like to pet it and cuddle it and then hide it away. I love all those rich colors!

I have more Artsygal Yarn Porn, but it shall have to wait until Sunday, when I can get online a bit more. For now, I get to go pick up more dropped stitches from Icarus (someone smack me if I set it down mid-row again - please?).
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