I'm back home now in the cold, rainy Northwest, and am finally organized enough to show off some of my finished objects. A bit of knitting and spinning has been done amongst housework, exercise, and reclaiming my house from the twenty-something who's in charge when I'm not. My Vellamo socks were finished at the end of March, and they came out pretty well. I learned a lot from this pattern and will do some things differently (hopefully better) next time. They are made from two colors of Wollmeise loveliness and feel wonderful. Speaking of Wollmeise loveliness, I have to mention that the laceweight cardigan I showed before is incredibly soft! The fine gauge merino wool didn't feel especially soft when I was working with it; it was nice but quite thin and stringy, but when this sweater was done and washed, it became super soft. I look forward to making a shawl out of the same yarn in the future. Thanks to Lori's trip to Germany last summer d...
It's a good day when yarn comes in the mail....