rain, rain, go away

You may recall, I frogged the Johnny Jump Up socks and decided to turn it into a scarf.  I had a vague idea of the final product, but that is all.  I had not intended to knit on it until July, the yarn was reskeined and sitting on display.  Then the new Spin-off arrived in the mailbox.  Wow!  What a great issue.  One of the articles, 1 scarf 10 Ways, convinced me that this pattern was perfect for Mom’s Birthday Scarf.  I cast on one, two, three, four, fives times before I got it right.  There were needle size issues, and scarf width issues and me not being able to read a pattern issues.  Finally I got it right. 

It is starting out great, she is going to love it.

In the category of, Very Happy News.  I found the perfect, and I mean perfect fiber for Grandma’s shawl.  I will provide all the details when there is enough light outside to take a picture.  It really is perfect.

While waiting for Friday and a trip to the LYS, Bob was calling my name.  I grabbed a braid of Spook and spun up some lace weight.   This is actually the second 4 ounces of 8 ounces that was purchased last fall.  It will make a nice Halloween scarf someday. No hurries.  Last night after the yarn took a soak I laid it on the deck rail the dry.  It was a sunny clear evening, perfect for yarn drying.  When the wind came up we retreated inside.  This morning I woke to this.

All the shiny surfaces do not mean I have a fondness for shellac, it was raining.  When I went out to retrieve the soggy skein I was surprised by how not soggy it was. 

 

 

Yeah, it was wet, but not soaked.  The wool did not absorb the rain, I could barely squeeze out any water.  I hope that means I spun it up just right.