I know snowstorms and bitter cold are blanketing a good portion of the country, but here, spring is making its appearance. Yesterday, I spent the day outside knitting. I finished a pair of stock socks, took pics with my phone, and now have no idea how to get the pictures off my phone and online. LOL. Oh well, I'll figure it out eventually.
Strangely enough (or maybe not), I'm realizing that I find big projects much more satisfying than small ones. So, I've decided to cast on Eris. I'm even going to check my gauge to make sure I'm right! What a notion, eh? The Black Sheep and I are going to have a mini-KAL with this. I'm knitting the cardigan and she's chosen the pullover. 10 to 1 she finishes before I do since she's the cable queen; I plan on pestering her mercilessly with cabling questions to try and slow her down. MWAHAHAHAHA! :p
On a different note, I'm trying to find a good method for making a hank into a ball sans ball winder (grad student here!). The Pink Sheep gave me a lovely hank of merino sock yarn from Crash Into Ewe for Christmas in a special green colorway and, even though I love ogling and fondling the hank, I want to knit something out of it! Maybe I'll just have to watch Miss Marple and figure her method out, unless someone wants to take pity on me and offer some advice. *puppy eyes* Would you believe this is my first hank evar?!
Woolly and MDK!
2 weeks ago
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I so thought of you last night while watching Miss Marple roll up a ball off of the vicar's hands! Hee hee!
Um, you're going to finish first. I have limited knitting time (I know you do too, but still prolly more than I have). It took me over a month to do the Rogue and I was on vacation! Look at how fast you've whipped off all of your sweaters! - of which you've done more than I have so you haveth more experience there. Plus, you're going to learn to cable without cable needles and that will speed you up tremendously. (note the You Will Learn :0)
Hope you had a good Sunday!
If you have Stitch n Bitch (I can't remember!), they tell you how to wind a center-pull ball in there.
Basically all you do is keep the end of the yarn out and wind a ball, never closing the little hole over the end of the yarn. It's not quite as nice as a ball wound from a ball winder, but it works. The important thing you must do is ensure you wrap your skein around something so it doesn't get twisted (I use my feet or flip our ottoman over as it has legs).
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