Happy New Year to everyone. Hope you all have a wonderful 2008.
I’m knitting away on my Starsky Cardigan. The front and back pieces have been completed and are blocking. Both sleeves are a little more than half done (I’m knitting both at the same time). As soon as the body is dry, I will stitch them together and knit the collar. That’s my chance to try it on as well, just to make sure I picked the right size.
I have also discovered something really nifty. Thanks to Ravelry, I found a link to Crafting Jen on how to make a Tinkertoy Swift. I immediately had to try my son’s Christmas present. And, lo and behold, it worked beautifully.
For detailed instructions, see the link above. You can of course adjust the size by using other TinkerToy pieces, to use with other size skeins.
Anyhow, this is great. I’ve managed to use it (or other incarnations of it) 6 times already in the past couple of days. Much better than my previous attempts to hold the skein on my own knees. The only trouble with this is of course that curious children love to spin it around and play with it while I’m winding my yarn, but since I’m only borrowing the toy, I suppose that’s fair.
I’ve also cast on the Spring Shawl Surprise. Signups close tomorrow, but as of right now, there’s still a chance to join. I’m using Misti Alpaca laceweight in natural colour, and 3.75 mm needles.
