Water Mark

Long time, no blogging... Doesn't mean no knitting has happened; I've been knocking up samples for the Cottenham course the week after next, and writing notes... But enough of that; I'll do a post on that next, along with yesterday's return trip to Stash. But first, as Mary deB has gone home and used to specialise in these, a pretty picture of the river in Cambridge from last weekend, when Sue and Stewart and I went and saw some beautiful metalwork and pottery at Cambridge Open Studios.


The main FO last week (I finished a sock, but may as well finish the second one before posting the picture) is a bag made of this stuff: gorgeous Fiesta Water Mark, a present from an American friend. 60% mohair and 40% wool...


The pattern has really cool mitred corners and finishes with a three-needle bind-off on the base.

This yarn felts so thoroughly that I had to sit with a scalpel for half an hour and tease the inside layers apart, because pulling with hands wasn't adequate! It started off about 21" long and 17" wide, and ended up the size of a large one-volume French dictionary. I imagine it will felt progressively when I wash it, but at the moment I like how it looks after one wash, and it's sturdy enough that it stands up on its own...

In other news my feet are on Anne's blog! (I'm the one in the red socks...) This sock pattern is really very nice; and although there's grafting involved, it isn't where you'd think on the toe of the socks, but under the toe part... Anyway, it's a great pattern, proof-knitted by Katie and me; and available free as a PDF from Anne's blog...