1 post tagged “knitted kitty”
When it comes to knititng, I'm not entirely certain I've ever grown up.
While I do tend toward knitting toys, that's not actually what I mean: I'm really more talking about how I choose a yarn -- which means, if it doesn't feel good, I don't want to knit with it.
Case in point: I recently traded two skeins of Noro Silk Garden to a friend in my knititng group. (I ended up with a 6" size 1.5 circular needle for socks: At last check, we both think we got the better end of the deal.) Why? I mean, it's Noro -- One of those much-coveted yarns. Why give it up?
... I didn't like the way it felt, too rough for my taste. (And Noro has enough supporters and fans out there that they really don't need me, anyway.)
I don't want to work on -- or wear! -- anything that's itchy or scratchy or rough.
So it's probably no secret that I love Malabrigo, even though it's not well suited to outerwear. (Current Malabrigo project: Colonnade in Stonechat and Amoroso.)
I don't really have a point with that, other than saying it's really, really soft, so I love working with it.
Back to the toy front: I've been knitting a lot of kitties lately. The latest is a miniature version of another kitty I've already made: I was going nuts at JoAnn's last night, trying to find a set of cats-eye like ¼-inch buttons in green. (They have them in white, red, blue, pink, and black, but no green -- though I did end up finding some lime-green buttons in ¼-inch, but they're a solid color and lacking the luminosity I was looking for. Oh well.)
Also, it seems to me that JoAnn's button selection has shrunk; I am vaguely displeased.
So, projects currently in the flurry of work: More short-row hats. Itty bitty knitty kitty. And a Roam that I've been wanting to tackle for ever in a fabulous orange color of Colourmart merino yarn called Tiger.
On top of the Christmas presents, that is. (Although the short-row hats actually are presents, so they count.)
I'm also rediscovering Fetching, and thinking I may make a series of those for gifts this year, too.
