Orange You Glad I Didn't Say Banana?
am i the only one who is a little sad that march is over? i think i'm going to miss red and pink a little bit ... won't you? not that i don't love orange.
the last few days of march were spent knitting up another pair of socks in march/april transitional colors. (it's been confirmed. i really like pink and orange together.)
and i just started another pair. this time i'm trying claudia's picot edge.
again, lots of orange, a little bit of pink (there's yellow too).
and for sandy, some project spectrum april sky (taken at the crack of ass AM -- can't say i'm not committed).
now i need a little help. any ideas for what to do with this yarn i snagged from claudia awhile back (imagine that. orange yarn from claudia. so not like her.)
it's about 300 yards of katia ingenue -- a mohair, nylon, wool blend. anyone? anyone? (don't make me make a mohair tissue cozy people!)
if i pick your idea ... there might be a prize.
Hey, nice socks! I love that colorway. Are those the Olympic knitting project, Turtle?
Posted by: The Feminist Mafia | April 06, 2006 at 09:36 AM
The socks are great! I was very happy to read your bio, I will start an MPH program in the Fall. Thinking epidemiology but am staying as far as I can from biostats. Enjoyed reading your blog.
Posted by: deidre | April 05, 2006 at 09:23 PM
You could do that wrap that uses KSH and Colinette- with mostly KSH and then a row of Colinette...it's on Knitty....
Or you could make a mini version of The Gates for your kitties.
Posted by: Cathi | April 05, 2006 at 11:04 AM
Grumperina's comment made me snort chai up my nose...
I love the socks... they are so wonderfully stripey and I adore really stripey socks.
Posted by: Sara | April 05, 2006 at 07:55 AM
The spreading of orange and picots is my life's work.
Posted by: claudia | April 04, 2006 at 09:31 AM
That's so pretty! I am knitting lace in mohair at the moment...maybe you can have a shawl pattern?
Posted by: Emy | April 04, 2006 at 02:03 AM
I think you should make River with the mohair. it is done on big needles with only 60 some stitches. That would be beautiful. I'm finishing one in pink ksh right now, and it's awesome!
Posted by: Mel | April 03, 2006 at 12:36 PM
Nice socks! I'm a fan of pink and orange together, too. Mmmmm. Yummy.
That orange mohair needs to be a lace scarf. I wonder if you have emough for a small Flower Basket Shawl, even? 300 yards isn't much, but it's a tiny little shawl. More like a triangular scarf, really.
Posted by: Beth S. | April 03, 2006 at 12:10 PM
Why not a nice lacey smoke ring or collar ring or whatever they call those things. You can wear it as a neck warmer but it can be put up on your head in the event you need your head covered!!...just a thought.
Posted by: Susanne | April 03, 2006 at 10:50 AM
I'm with Elizabeth--a long, skinny, lacy scarf. More for looks than for warmth.
Posted by: Martha | April 03, 2006 at 09:58 AM
How about a tam? I can so see you in a jaunty little tam. ::snicker::
Posted by: julia fc | April 03, 2006 at 09:21 AM
Hmm - maybe a stole on big needles? It would be light and airy...
Very pretty!
Posted by: Lolly | April 03, 2006 at 09:21 AM
sorry i have no ideas for the very pretty mohair! your socks are shockingly well matched... do u have the appropriate shoes to show them off?
Posted by: cyn | April 03, 2006 at 02:34 AM
There is a kid's sweater that uses mohair for a big heart in the middle- the Suss Cousins book. Also there is that airy scarf in LMKG, but I don't know if it would be too itchy- it would be very springy and Parisian, though. Also Mrs. Beetons, but you would need some co-ordinating worsted weight to make it.
Are those socks both KP colors?
Posted by: Cathi | April 02, 2006 at 11:44 PM
Um, no. I am not sad that March is over. In fact, I'd like to fast forward to May, please. Thanks.
:)
Posted by: elisa | April 02, 2006 at 02:11 PM
Your socks turned out very delicious, M! Beautiful...a nice 'transition!' I can't wait to see what's up for you in April.
As for the yarn...I could have sworn I saw something for mohair in the new "One Skien" book. I'll have to go take a peek (if I can find my book in this mess-heap I call a home). Good luck with that yarn and it's future purpose! ;~)
Posted by: anjo | April 02, 2006 at 01:58 AM
Branching Out from Knitty would like good in that color. :-)
Posted by: Jaime | April 01, 2006 at 09:44 PM
How about using it for occasional stripes in a winter sweater? I saw that done by the Yarn Barn in Kansas. The effect was really neat!
Posted by: Helen | April 01, 2006 at 08:58 PM
I have some red mohair (picked up at the closing of a LYS, so somewhat sad) and I want to make a fluffy, lacy scarf. Finding a stitch pattern that shows up in the mohair has been a challenge.
So my suggestion is a scarf that will float around your neck, lending color in the middle of winter, because that is what I want. I just haven't figured out how to create it yet.
Posted by: Elizabeth | April 01, 2006 at 07:32 PM
I'm wondering if you can do something with the Alchemy Yarns Femme Fatale pattern?
http://www.alchemyyarns.com/designs.html
Are those Sockotta socks?? I think I recognize the colorway - they look great!
Posted by: Chris | April 01, 2006 at 07:15 PM
Mohair tissue cozy?!? Oh, I get it, in fact it's very clever! Get close to the mohair, feel like you need to sneeze, and the tissue is right there!
Posted by: grumperina | April 01, 2006 at 05:51 PM
Those socks look great! I love orange and pink together too!
I will also miss the reds & pinks around (orange & yellow are a bit more scarce around my house). I like the challenge of using colors I normally wouldn't though.
No idea on a pattern. The yarn looks lovely though!
Posted by: Leah | April 01, 2006 at 01:44 PM
Is it enough to make Kiri? Cuz mohair is great for that pattern.
Posted by: Carole | April 01, 2006 at 01:22 PM