January Yarn Diet Update

Submitted by rep on Wed, 2010/01/13 - 04:40.

Welcome to twenty-ten. It's strange to be here already. I'm close to three months without buying yarn! It does get easier.

Looking back at my November Goals:

No yarn purchases. Try to avoid buying needles or books unless truly necessary. - Accomplished
Finish Entrelac Scarf - Completed
Complete the Horseshoe Pattern #2 section of the Shetland Tea Shawl (Into the Shetland Fern pattern #1) - Completed Shetland Fern Pattern
Knit 5 squares of the Kureyon Log Cabin Blanket for a total of 15 complete squares - Completed 11/17/09, now done with all 20 squares and started joining.
Get to the armhole shaping of the Mossbank Pullover - Didn't get close in November

December just slipped away, but I didn't buy any new yarn. I got some progress on the projects, but I also started new things and worked on those projects instead of the old ones.

For the next month (January 13 - February 12):

No yarn purchases. Try to avoid buying needles or books unless truly necessary.
Complete the Horseshoe Pattern #2 section of the Shetland Tea Shawl.
Connect 10 squares of the Kureyon Log Cabin Blanket.
Get to the armhole shaping of the Mossbank Pullover.
Finish January socks, start and make solid progress on February socks

In the interim, I finally finished the Entrelac Scarf in Noro Kureyon. I started this back in March, and it was often set aside for other projects. It's liberating to use up this yarn after sitting on it for 3 years.

Entrelac Scarf

Pattern by Allison LoCicero Rav Link ** pdf Noro Kureyon 157 Size 8 needles (5 mm)

I also whipped up a dreamy cowl from some luscious yarn I got at Sock Summit from Toots LeBlanc The yarn is angora and Romeldale in a DK weight. I used every bit of the yarn for this project. It is rustically spun, yet not very sheddy for angora! Awesome. Now I just need to make more cowls, because I love them.

Spiral Cowl

Pattern by Keri McKiernan Rav link ** Designer's website

Toots LeBlanc 60/40 Romeldale/Angora DK Size 6 needles Button from Twisted!

I bagged up some of my older sock yarns (and a few newer ones) for my "Personal Sock Club". This is an alternative to signing up to a club from a yarn store or yarn dyer and getting shipments throughout the year. This is a way to work through the stash and still get a nice surprise every month. The first socks I'm working on are Waving Lace Socks from Favorite Socks. These socks are on the cover of the book. It's an easy pattern, and I'm working two socks on one circular to see if that helps me get through a pair in a month or less. The yarn is Mama E's CEYEber Fiber Superwash Sock, which I guess is discontinued. It's okay yarn, I like the color.

Waving Lace Socks

Sorry for the awful picture--it's too dark for pictures the hours I'm actually home. :-( At least I'm almost through the leg portions and can start on the heel flaps soon.