Neuro Strikes Again, Retroactively

Last evening I was thinking about what take-along project I'd like to start next.  I just finished the knitting on the Close to You shawl and, although I still have Bamboo and MONKEY socks going, I figured it was about time to start something new.  I rummaged around in a box of sock yarn and found:


This is the second of the two "O is for Oogy" sock blanks that Neuro had dyed for me an embarrassingly long time ago.  The first pair, in mostly greens and blues, became socks shortly after I got these, but I must have wanted to save this set for a rainy day.  It's been anything but rainy here lately, but I'm really excited about these colors and also to be working with something else from Neuro.  It will be fun finding a pattern that this yarn wants to become!

Speaking of all things Neuro - I've finished plying and setting the twist on the two remaining skeins of Only One; they are drying alongside one of the palate cleansers.  I may have gone a little crazy and spun up a bunch of other sample-sized lovelies in the meantime, pics to follow once they've become skeins.  I'm still poised to start the second half of Only One, but that won't be until tomorrow since all my bobbins are currently marinating!  Time for some fine lace knitting!!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Wedding Pillows

Image
I've been busy, but I don't have much to show for it - yet. You will be seeing a lot of finished lace in the coming days, so stay tuned! In the meantime, here are two pillows that I dyed and knit for friends who are getting married next week.
Read more

Poisons

Image
Macinnis, Peter (2004). Poisons: From Hemlock to Botox and the Killer Bean of Calabar. New York: Arcade Publishing. From the author’s web site : "As usual, I am interested in the people, their interactions and the social effects that poisons have had, as well as the science. There is an exquisite beauty in the way tetrodotoxin is made harmless to its hosts, the way a wasp moth vomits over its mate, or the way a mongoose withstands the venom of the cobra. To me, these are things worth exploring, so I do. " In his book, Macinnis endeavors to describe poisonous compounds and their science, relate which historical figures are implicated in the use of these poisons, and document how these poisons are referred to literature. He then attempts to weave all of these aspects together. Macinnis does indeed attempt to cover aspects of science, people, and all the history inbetween, but he does not seem quite able to cover everything in a consistent, coherent way. I think there is just to
Read more