Let’s Review, Shall We
March 13, 2009 by ladyindica2000
Still waiting on the extra ball of yarn to finish the Big Blue Sweater. Seems as though I may be able to get my hands on one this weekend as someone I know offered to return one to my LYS as she had extra. I teach there every Sunday, so I should have the sweater finished (if nothing goes horribly wrong), by very early next week.
I am a little concerned about the fit of the sweater, as I think it’s too small (ack!), however, I won’t know for sure until it’s done. Cross your fingers…
In other news, I turned the heel of my Hedera sock.
Ooooh, a heel
I purposely over exposed the picture to show the pattern a little better. So far, I am loving working with the Dream in Color, Smooshy, however, I have heard some poor reviews about it lately.
Don’t be alarmed. I realize that what I just said might get me skeined to death, so, please bear with me. I haven’t taken leave of my senses.
It’s still beautiful and amazing yarn, however, it seems as though, if you are not careful, you can pick up a few skeins that all have the same dye lot and end up having them be wildly different. This happened to a friend of mine, during the making of a shawl out of DIC Smooshy in Black Parade. The veil dying process and sproinginess of the yarn make for a beautiful project, however, you can clearly see that one skein is much, much darker than the other.
The verdict? It’s great yarn for socks, but given the huge variations in color, I don’t know if I would be tempted to use it for a shawl or stole. I will try to remember to snap a picture the next time I see her.
On that note, let me leave you with this eye candy to make up for my last few paragraphs.
Even babies gotta eat
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Hi – thanks for the great suggestion about the freezer. I’ll let you know how it goes. I have to tell you at first I thought I commented on my own post when I saw you are a trish also. So funny and a comment on my scattered state of mind lately.