compensating?

Daylight, my knits, my camera, and myself have finally aligned, and today, I can bring you photos! Lots and lots of photos! This is the summary of what I've been working on for a while. I've been shopping online a lot, and as a result have mounds of variegated, teal sock yarn (two balls of which have turned into Jaywalkers), two books, and 5 skeins of Blue Sky Dyed Cotton. I can't seem to write a coherent entry right now, so I'll let the photos speak for themselves.

First, Jaywalker #1, which has been finished since the beginning of April.


Second, Jaywalker #2, which has been on the needles for a week or two. The hardest thing about knitting this one is trying to make it match Jaywalker #1.


To conclude what's on the needles right now, it seems I've almost completed my first pair of socks! Soon, I'll just need to block them, because they're wrinkly little suckers.


Next on the needles, Blue Sky Dyed Cotton:


What will it be? This adorable eyelet cardigan, which came in a sale kit from kpixie. Alas, it's not on sale anymore, but I couldn't resist!


And to round everything out, here's a photo from the archives. This was taken when I first began Clapotis. I think I was sitting in the upstairs lobby of Palazzo Maffei Marescotti when I took this.

patons forest

You know ... I love yarn. Especially random yarns found in Roman yarn shops that don't cost me an arm and a leg. did I mention these knit up really nicely. Well ... I think so anyway. This is what I had at the beginning of October. :) This yarn is in a lovely bowl in my former kitchen in Rome. Now I'm back home. (triste!)

The weirdest thing is, I don't think they have this yarn in The States.
Yes, close up on the label. It is a wool and mohair blend, which I'd call a DK to light-worsted.

So, for the moral of this story, this turned into a rather long Clapotis that I adore. I'm still trying to figure out whether or not to block it. If and when I do figure out, there will be pictures, if just for the sake of posterity.