Negligence...

I'm a bad blogger (noticed??). But I have a good excuse. I was writing and preparing to defend my dissertation. Which I did. And it's done. And, phew!


But. Although I have not been blogging, I have been knitting. Let's see what we have.
First up, I finished the obligatory Noro Striped Scarf. Everyone must make one of these. The changing colors and clean look of the stitches are just too good to pass up. So, go! Make one! But first, look at the many many pictures I took of mine:









Pattern: Noro Striped Scarf by Brooklyn Tweed
Yarn: 2 skeins Noro Kureyon 164; 1 skein Noro Kureyon 183
Needle: Size 10 1/2
Notes: I had been hesitant to try this pattern for a while because the 1x1 rib sounded tedious to me. But once I started, I realized that this could be the type of mindless knitting that you can do while watching a movie, etc, and next thing you know, you have knit 10 inches. Plus, the color changes are always a great incentive to keep knitting. I actually finished this a long time ago, and after blocking, it's soft and beautiful. It might possibly be my favorite knitted thing yet.


For Mother's Day, I made my mom some socks. I had wanted to try my hand at Jaywalkers for a while. These were a quick fun knit and re-ignited my love of sock knitting.




Pattern: Jaywalkers by Grumperina
Yarn: Knitpicks Essential Tucson Multi
Needles: Size 1 dpn's
Notes: This is an easy and satisfying pattern. It keeps you interested enough to keep going, and to even make the second sock (gasp! man, if you could see how many single socks I have lying around, pining for their mates....). MAKE SURE that you get the gauge because the patterned leg portion will not stretch very much. I admit, I don't really like the colorway, but my mom said she did, and I am choosing to believe her. I see many more Jaywalkers in my future.

Speaking of sock knitting love, I cast on for some Snickets immediately after finishing the Jaywalkers. One down, about half of the second to go.




I like them a lot. A note about this pattern. Because maybe I am not so good at it or maybe it's just a weird way to turn the heel, but mine came out a bit holey. I would suggest using a different heel-turning technique if you think you can handle the changing up of it.

Finally finished up the Russet Brioche scarf for the sister. It's pretty and warm. Plus, it's summer, so that's awesome. (Not so good with the timing.)




Pattern: Brioche Stitch Scarf
Yarn: Patons Shetland Chunky in Russet
Needle: Size 9
Notes: Once you can pick up the pattern, this is a really fun stitch to do. The product is very thick and warm and reversible (the best thing that a scarf pattern can be!). This yarn is super-soft and warm, with little itchiness.

That's all for now. I have been working on some other projects, and I will post about them soon.