I finished my Qiviut fake cable cap last night.  At first I loved working with the 100% bulky Qiviut, but by the time I finished I did not like it so much.  The yarn is very splitty - as it is 8 ply.  Also it developed a very oily feeling.  The Qiviut lace weight blended yarn I have has a much different texture and feel.  I think I like it blended with something else better.  The hat is very warm and I look forward to getting lots of wear out of it.
I am still working on the last Textured Scarf in Haiku, the yarn is so fine that the scarf is growing slowly.  I am at 239 stitches right now.  I have finally reached the last section - the garter stitch section.  This will be my mobile project for now.  I cast on the Clapotis last night and I am sure I will be spending exclusive time with it this week.  My first box of Socks That Rock is in Oakland, Ca which means I should get it TODAY.  Knowing me, I will not be able to resist casting on the Charlotte's Web.  Can you blame me?  The swatch came out gorgeous. 
I am going to start munching at my Cookie A patterns, one at a time.   I have completed the 52 Pair Plunge, but while I was working on it I downloaded and also purchased a bunch of Cookie A patterns.  Mona, Twisted Flower, Stricken, Mingus, Millicent, Rhiannon, Thelonius, Pomatomus, and Flicker.  I want to cast on at least one pair of these socks and have it as a escape from lace and fair isle projects.  I have two more telemark colorways to swatch.  Carin's Mom made her a beautiful shawl out of Wollmeise, I think the Okzident colorway, it is called Gail.  I have added it to my queue.  I think it will be a good project for the 10 shawls in 2010 KAL.
Lots of knitting to do.
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2 comments:
I certainly understand your feeling about the Bulky Qiviut yarn. The fact that it is an 8-ply certainly makes it easier to snag. Also the fact that it is so thick makes it
less soft than the fingering and lace
yarns. I however much prefer the 100% yarns to any of the blends.
sounds like so much fun♥ I just realized that was the qiviut hat in the other post.. It's beautiful♥ I forgot to mention it
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