Dicentra Designs sock yarn in the delightful shade of Paprika.
I have four projects on the needles right now, and I’m none too taken with any of them. The first is the alligator scarf from Morehouse Merino. The increases and bind offs demand your undivided attention, something I just don’t have right now.
The second is another Noro beehive hat in browns and blacks. The third is using the same Noro colorway in sock weight about 60% through a pair of Jaywalkers – sick of the pattern, sick of the yarn. The fourth is what I’m actually working on this week, a pullover in a squeaky acrylic boucle. The needles I’m using are new and without the lanolin of wool, the yarn has it’s own ideas so it’s a bit of an arm wrestle moving the stitches across the needles. Should have used aluminum needles. Should have used wool.
I have a $25 card for my LYS, the reward for being a frequent flier at that shop. This is the third time I’ve cashed out to the reward and I’m embarrassed to tell you how much you have to spend each time (cummulatively) to get the reward.
I’m thinking of using it for a truckload of Dale and starting on Whistler. I think I’m going to go with black, olive green and light grey. I was all excited about it until I bought the pattern and saw the needle sizes: I’m sorry, did you say a #2 needle? For a sweater!? It cooled my jets ever so slightly.
