I finished knitting the Empress Mum's socks over the weekend and had a grand time dyeing them blue. It thought it went really well when I pulled them out of the dye and hung them in the basement to drip dry.
I thought it went so well, that I started knitting The Heir's mittens with the intent of dyeing them in the same manner. Look how far I got while the socks were drying in the dark basement...
That's the right mitten. And the left was cast on before I brought the Empress Mum's socks upstairs for rinsing and blocking to find...
...that my dye job would have made great variegated yarn, but leaves a bit to be desired when applied directly to a finished product. I may try to dye them again and see if I can even out the color a bit. With respect to The Heir's mittens, he'll just have to deal with the dye job he gets the first time around since he did not conveniently forget that I said I would knit these up for him after the Empress Mum's socks were finished. I think I should be able to finish knitting the left mitten tomorrow.
When The Heir isn't looking, I've been swatching for my first sweater.
The ladies at my local yarn shop did not think my choice for my first sweater was a good one, though all agreed it is lovely and should stay in my queue. They directed me toward some better "first sweater" pattern options and I decided on a basic pullover knit top-down in mostly stockinette. It does have the option for lace at the neckline, so it won't be entirely boring. And they helped me pick out the yarn you see above, which is Malabrigo Rios in Cumparsita, which is a rich wine red (I don't know why my camera insists on showing reds as purples). Unless that swatch grows when blocked, I'm going to have to go up a needle size. I'll know for sure tomorrow.
Until next time,
Jessica, Empress of the Universe
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