Qiviut FO

On June 11, 2018July 30, 2018 By FogKnitsIn Casting On, Cowl, FO Friday, Scarf2 Comments

I’ve finished my qiviut cowl! It’s amazing! It’s the softest thing I’ve ever knit. It’s warm. It’s fuzzy. AND, I don’t have to feed it or clean it’s poop up! Yes, I’d say qiviut is worth it’s price. I’m not rushing out to buy more, but if anyone wants to send me some, I’m happy to give you my address!

I used a simple 18 stitch feather and fan repeat. It’s about as close to lace as I get. Given the halo of qiviut, it was the perfect choice. The one thing worse than knitting lace is knitting lace only to have it obscured by the yarn. I’m happy to have avoided that pitfall. It might be the most perfect little accessory ever.

And, of course, let’s not forget, the best part of finishing…starting the next big thing! Despite constantly threatening you with a sweater, I’ve started another accessory. This is going to be a Wonder Woman Wrap.

I’ve foregone the classic colors in favor of something more wearable. I’m not into the ketchup & mustard color scheme and I had this gorgeous Sweet Georgia Merino Silk Fine languishing in the stash. It’s a 50/50 merino/silk blend and an absolute treat to work with.

I mean, it’s not qiviut, but it’ll do…

WIP Wednesday

On May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 By FogKnitsIn Cowl, Shawl, WIP11 Comments

I’ve been on a cast on kick recently. My goal is to cast on some easy knitting, something I can work on in a dark movie theater. I’ve been failing miserable but at least that means I’ve got interesting knitting on the needles!

I showed you my baby blanket progress yesterday. It’s super fun to knit. I’m loving the progress. Here’s an alternate view…

The beauty of this project…it’s worked in the round. I’m essentially knitting a big tube. This is a view of the seam, aka the spot I plan to cut open. This is such a brilliant idea. I love it! Once I’ve cut it open, it will lay flat and these plain stockinette bits will be unraveled into fringe. And, as the icing on the cake, I’m not purling at all! To get those purl ridges, I’m simply turning the piece inside out and working those stitches as knits! Yay for all knits!

Sadly, this next project, has entire rows of purls. The HORROR!

It’s been tough but I’m managing. Mostly because the yarn is so incredible! This is the qiviut I was recently gifted. It’s going to be a simple feather and fan cowl. This yarn is absolutely wasted if it’s not next to skin. With June Gloom right around the corner, timing could not be more perfect!

I’m making progress on my Askews Me shawl as well. It’s slow going though. I’ll miss the June Gloom but with a bit of luck, it’ll be ready for Fogust. Here at FogKnits, we really love Fogust.

I’m just about to add my first stripe! Assuming I don’t get distracted by another cast on, which is highly likely. I’ve been looking at this neutral palate for weeks. I think it’s time for a Black Panther wrap!

Happy Friday!

On May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 By FogKnitsIn Stash Enhancement, WIP7 Comments

Look Familiar? Not much has changed. Things have been meandering along this week. I tried to generate some excitement last week but it didn’t work.

The baby sweater I cast on is sitting untouched in the corner. I’m not sure the stripes I chose are a good idea, maybe I should just stick with the color blocking? I still haven’t cast on a Local Yarn Shawl. My colors aren’t quite right. I need to dive a bit deeper into the stash. Just a lot of meh going on.

May the Fourth inspired me to pull R2-D2 out of his corner. And while, he’s gotten lots of love this week, it’s not entirely obvious, thanks to the effect of white stitches on a very pale blue background. It doesn’t help that cross stitch makes knitting seem fast and efficient when done by hand.

Even my beloved Dotted Rays is stuck in a pit of ennui (<-that’s how bad it is, it’s turned French?!?). Progress is being made, and it’s going to be awesome. I’m ready for it to be done though. It’s grown to very cumbersome, shlanket proportions.

It WILL be done soon and I’m going to love wearing it. Even that ‘purple’ stripe that is totally skewing pink is going to be great. The whole thing is terrific. Terrific is not exciting though.

And then, just when I thought all hope was lost, that moment when vacuuming seemed like a better idea than crafting…the mailman showed up! Phew! It was a close call. The mailman arrived just in time. He brought me a package from my Mom, a sort of reverse Mother’s Day package! It’s an especially good one…

Not one but TWO skeins of Magical Tundra Qiviut! For those not in the know about this stuff, it’s the epitome of luxury fiber. An incredibly soft, incredibly warm, incredibly lofty fiber from the arctic musk ox! I always visit the musk ox booth at Stitches to pet the skeins but I’ve never brought any home with me. This is Excitement (<- capital E!)

And, it turns out, fancy musk ox yarn, isn’t even the most exciting part of this package. Mom also sent 1000 yards of her own hand dyed amazingness!

Yes, FriYAY can officially commence now. I love all of these colors! I can’t wait to wind and swatch all afternoon! Turns out I wasn’t meandering or bored all week. I was just waiting for the right moment to get excited! Patience is, indeed, a virtue. Wooooooo!

Happy Friday! Hope you’ve all got excitement on your needles too!