Blue Period

Thursday, January 31, 2008

I like blue but isn't this too much?

The cardigan I'm working on is blue. (Well, teal, so in the blue family.)

My next project will be blue.

I've never tried Malabrigo before so when I finally get it, it's blue! In fact, the whole haul I got was blue...

I did mention I like blue. :)

Now onto today's rant portion of the blog. The site I ordered the yarn from doesn't label their yarns very clearly. They had some misleading information re: yardages and the recommended needle sizes for the Malabrigo they have, and what I thought was Malabrigo Chunky ended up actually being Worsted. I had Hannah (Ravelry) in mind for the Chunky so now what do I do?? Maybe I'll just swatch, recalculate and do Hannah anyway.

Briefly in Finnish. Vinkki niille, jotka tilaavat Ketunpää-Tuotteesta Malabrigoa: jos ehdotettu puikkokoko on 5-6, kyseessä on Malabrigo Merino Worsted; jos taas 7-9, lanka on todennäköisesti Malabrigo Chunky. Myös kerien metrimäärät heittävät häränpyllyä ainakin jos vertaa Malabrigon omiin sivuihin.

No pics of the spinning yet (sorry!) but I can tell that I had at least one instant when it sort of clicked and I stopped forcing the yarn. I'm still having inconsistency issues re: the thickness of the yarn and I have trouble controlling the twist. Sometimes it feels like I'm doing pretty good and the very next minute it all goes to heck. :) Oh well, getting there slowly.

Coming soon (provided I can get my ass into gear): socks, socks and more socks Project Spectrum!

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