House of Blue Leaves

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Ok, so they aren’t blue, but it is beautiful to see this in the morning, with the sunlight filtering through the trees in the front yard, hitting the trees in the back yard.

First, an update on one of my little rants. It seems that there is some information about this subject, or at least parts of it. Some of it seems to be in this book, from what I have read from other sources, and some of it was just recently published on Knitty. This might not be all inclusive, and I can’t vouch for the information in the book, personally; but what I have read from others seems to make me believe that it could be a good resource.

As an update, one half of the pair of socks is done:

A manly pose, isn’t it? It is not the best of photographs, but it does serve as proof that I am halfway there. But now, the other sock is going to have to wait, because I came to the realization that I am going to have to get a move on some of the other projects that actually have a deadline, be that deadline hard or soft.

A project with the hard deadline is the third baby sweater, which I began on Sunday afternoon.

Yes, it is bringing back the 80’s with a shaker knit. Add to that the fact that it is going to be double breasted and with a shawl collar, as we are ready to start playing our Kajagoogoo record (no plural) all of the time. I would never undertake this for an adult, but I think you can get away with just about anything for a baby because, lets face it, most every baby is adorable. Besides, from the last few concerts that Mr. Penney and I went to, it seems the 80’s are back anyway.

While I am still not crazy about the acrylic look this yarn has, and the fact that it is yellow (the one color I just really turns me off,) this yarn really knits up well and is sooooooo soft. It feels so good in my hands. The fact that is it warm water machine washable makes it good for this project.

I even got a little work done on Mr. Penney’s sweater, which has a soft deadline of his birthday in a little more than a month. Unfortunately, it is not enough to tell from the previous pictures, so that is that.

The rug on the loom? Well, that deadline came and went, but progress was made on the threading of that; but seeing the threading of loom heddles is like watching grass grow. I should actually just take a few hours and finish getting it on the loom, as I believe will weave off rather quickly. Time will tell.

Update:

Roseann asked about the yarn for the baby sweater, and I am to please, so here is the answer: It is RYC Cashsoft Baby DK, the stuff that I was sampling with here. Thanks, Roseann.