Life LackaDaisiCal

Loving Denim as I do, it makes sense that I'd love the Original Denim yarn by Rowan.  It washes just like denim....the indigo dye fades off of the wear points...wash it in the machine, throw it in the dryer on hot and out it comes....in all it's indigo glory! I love the contrast of the stocking stitch body and the textured sleeves! I fell for the Thursford design in Magazine 59 the first time I saw it and knew that I had to knit it! While it is a basic sweatshirt style knit, raglan sleeves, wide neck...it's the little details that take it to a whole other level! The textured sleeves! The subtle shaping in the back! When Magazine 59 showed up here at Life LDC, I walked down to my yarn stash and pulled out some Denim, and cast on! 4 weeks later it was done and I've been wearing it....well, I've been LOVING it, ever since! Since it was still winter here, there are no pictures of me sitting in a boat.....but I did have denim...

This is a photo of a happy Husband...seriously happy...why? Last week? Not so happy....that was me.... not so happy to see this hole in his sock! These are his ONE AND ONLY pair of hand knit socks! These are perfectly good socks.....I knit them back in 2006! Yes I did....I checked my original photo of them...2006! So I couldn't throw them away....it was time for Sock Surgery! First I used tiny 1.5mm needles and picked up a round of stitches, just below where the sock shaping started! Then I cut the toe off! Yes I did!!! I tinked back a row to make sure I had  ALL OF THE STITCHES  and.... Knit a couple of rows and reknit the toe! This is  +Rowan Yarns  Fine Art in the shade "Rowan" This was left over from the "Follow The Arrow 2" shawl by Ysolda Teague...check our my  "Purple Rose of Cairo" blog post! When I got to the the last 7 stitches on each needle ....I knew I had to graft... or Kitchener Stitch thos...