Got sent to Coventry yesterday, as roving ambassador for Ruddington Framework Knitters' Museum, along with Sockrates Snail. Didn't buy an awful lot, but had a whale of a time, AND we had our photo taken with Meg Swansen (to follow). Items bought were rubbery stuff to turn socks into slippers, a couple of skeins of sock yarn for dyeing - one Blue Faced Leicester, one Wenselydale, and some silk and banana fibres to spin. Plus some Skacel Zauberball yarn that promises to only have one repeat per sock
. Saw dozens of people I knew, and Sockrates made lots of new friends.Since coming home I have run the Zauberball through the sock machine, just as a tube. No way can I make two even-slightly matching socks from this! Plus there are two yarn knots that make the colour change abruptly. It'll be great in a scarf though.
Hope you enjoy the Zauberball, I have some I'm making into a scarf. I wish I could have been there yesterday it sounds as if you had fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks Yvonne - however did you find me? I think you are my first visitor. I have been keeping this blog pretty quiet until I can fill it on a regular basis!
ReplyDeleteI have run the Zauberball through the sock machine, just as a tube on the 84 sts, to see how many repeats there are and where they come. There is no way I can make two identical socks with it! I got the white/fawn/brown/black so it is a large contrast. Plus, there are (at least)two knots which make for sudden colour breaks, so I am a tad disappointed. I'll probably take it to KCG AGM as a discussion point. But thank heaven for machines - it only took about ten minutes to run it through - just think of the hours of handknitting.
I've knitted my way through one ball of Bramble and found no knots as yet - now all I need to do is find where I put the 2nd ball so I can finish the clapotis.
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