1. Thank you all for your needle suggestions. I fear the Knitpicks needles... I've heard such mixed things about them. I'm going home for a visit tomorrow (my grandmother will be in town -- she's 90. I like to see her when a get a chance). I think I'll pop into the LYS and check out some addi turbos.
2. I had a dream last night that I finished Orangina. I wonder if that's some kind of subconscious suggestion? In my dream, it had all kinds of problems (on one side the lace was much more open than the other -- as though I had knit them on two drastically different sized needles). It doesn't have these problems in real life. Hmmm....
3. I joined a new KAL. Two, actually. Before the deadline closed, I joined Yarn Aboard II. I'm pretty excited about it... yarn exchanges make a girl happy. I was just pleased that I didn't miss the deadline. Then, this morning, I joined the Mystery Sock KAL. I'm pretty excited about the whole premise for this project -- knitting these free sock patterns off the internet that none of us want to knit because there are no pictures of the socks. It's a surprise how it will really turn out and it's a service to knitters in the future. And, we all know, I love to knit socks.
Off to teach a flatfooting/clogging workshop. More knitting to come.
About Me
- jennie
- I'm a grad student relocated from the wilds of west philadelphia to the wilds of southwestern virginia. as a result, i knit. a lot. i also listen to a lot of music (that is, after all, why i'm here).
2 comments:
Hey Jennie!
To weigh in very late on the needle question, I think that the Knit Picks ones are really nice, and the joins are very smooth. Also, they are very sharp, which would make them preferable to the Addi Turbos for lace. And WAY cheaper. On the other hand, if your lace project does not involve any K7togs or similar, and you are using fingering or heavier, Turbos should be just fine.
The Mystery Sock KAL is intriguing! Thanks for the heads up on it.
Good luck on your needle search. I can't see myself getting the KnitPicks needles, just because I have a LOT of Addi Turbos. Really have no need for more needles...
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