Another summer goes by with no blogs....

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You may have noticed that it has been quite some time since my last blog....

What can I say...my knitting fell by the wayside for a little bit. I'm not sure how it started actually, but I do know that the nail in the coffin was this little guy, who became a part of my family on June 19th:

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Oh why did I buy all that variegated yarn!?

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If you're like me, you probably have way more variegated yarn that you need. They just look so nice on the shelf! But, when knit up, variegated or multicolored yarns are prone to obscuring complex patterning.  Try using a pattern with short rows and/or simple horizontal textures. My Silk Ruffle Scarf is a great example. The short-rows make more fun to knit and cooler looking, while the use of garter stitch, the most basic of all stitches, allows the yarn to be the center of focus. Also, I find that the use of texture eliminates the bad kind of pooling from my knitting, simply because it makes it less noticeable.

This week I've been working on a pair of socks in some Cherry Tree Hill Super Sock Potluck Yarn. I really liked Emily B. Miller's Crosswalker socks, but the yarn I wanted to use is more patchy than stripy so I designed a mitered sock with a simple eyelet pattern between rows of purl stitches. I find that adding the purl rows shows off the true variety of color in this yarn. 

Here are some pics. Pattern to follow in a few weeks.

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Naughty, naughty Purl...

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Naughty naughty Purl Soho, displaying their sale yarn with each colorway in a ziploc bag, ready to grab and go!

 :-/

Now I have so much yarn! 




Because I couldn't possibly have broken up the set...

*Sigh*
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Cherry Blossom Socks! Just in time for a sunny day!

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I finished these last night and can't wait to wear them!




Also, just a note on the pattern. Because I used fewer stitches than the original I had to adjust the ribbing pattern as well. Starting with the first decrease stitch I used a pattern of K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P2, K1, P2, K1, P2. This way the first 3 "K1"s follow the line of the stitches before, between and after the yarnovers and the "P1" stitches are over the yarnovers. Here's a photo.
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Isla's Kitty Cat Hat

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This hat design is just the cutest thing I ever did see. It was the thing that made me buy the book, Chic Knits for Stylish Babies. BUT. And its a big BUT. This pattern is really poorly written. Let me count the ways: 
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