Magic Ring

I've spent a lot of today surfing Magic Ring/Circle/Loop videos on You Tube. I still can't get it to finish right. I will keep trying until I get it, because I really need to start the Brain Slug pattern for my sister. Her birthday is May 31, and I'll be back home where she is the 27th (or around there), so it needs to get -finished-. I have the yarn, so it's just about learning to make that top part right.

After I get her Slug done I'm going to start another hat for L., and then a manta ray. I'm also trying to track down the maker of a Bender Hat pattern so I can buy that - it is for my sister, but I'm sure it will end up a Christmas present.

Well, crap.

I made a hat for my friend L. I was so proud of how it turned out, and she loved it. I set out to make another and tried a larger hook. Bzzzzt. It's way too big! *sigh* I'm moving back to a smaller hook and will try it again. I wasn't as thrilled with the colorway (Sugar 'n Cream Twists: Cottage) anyway... so I'll start again with Twists: Lava Lamp. I love the Twists, I want to do something with every one.

I also started a shrug for myself out of some acrylic I got on sale... it's nice and soft (yes, I'm fine with non-natural fibers, provided they feel good, wear well, and clean nicely). If the pattern works as I've altered it, I'll try it again with nicer yarn. The pattern calls for Bernat Bamboo, which is my latest Object of Lust, so I might give that a whirl.

So disappointed about the hat!! *sigh* I won't frog it, I'll find someone it fits... but it still gripes me.

 

Just Fiber

I was streaming my biz blog to Ravelry, and then I realized that I don't want to blog about fiber there unless it's something I'm selling. Since I don't plan to sell anything I crochet or loom, linking that blog there seems kind of purposeless. So... a new blog! For all my fancies in fiber... projects, links to patterns, new fibers I find, who knows what else. Such excitement.