I’ve been swatching this week:

Splotchy:

My first swatch for the Cinderella socks (Pssst! Come join us at the KAL, over here!) - I want to knit these in tweed. I don’t have a good explanation for this want, I just do. I have no suitable tweed in my stash. I tried to “make” tweed. It sucks. I contemplated plying the two yarns, but after reading Jo’s hysterical post, decided that they would be better un-married. Rrrrrip!

Safer:

Non-tweed swatch for Cinderella socks. I cast on - I love this chocolate brown and I think these will be so comfy, but I can’t say that I won’t be keeping half an eye out for a potential alternate this weekend though, at SAFF (yarn buying restricted. very specific purposes and local/sustainable wherever possible. do not be distracted.)

Hrmph:

Brooks Farm Riata purchased at MDSW last spring for a Lady Eleanor (I’ve been in love with this pattern for a very long time). But this, sadly, just isn’t it - the color repeats are too short and the stripes detract from the entrelac. I contemplated offloading the yarn. Lady E. is obviously tabled, she’s worth waiting for the right yarn, and I’m not ready to purchase it. I had a little bit of hrmph time. And then:

Hurray!!:

Teva Durham’s Slip Stitch Jacket. I’m thinking about working the drop stitches in a single color yarn, like cream, but I love the tweedy look of the yarn in this texture (Ahh, a little bit of tweedy-ness after all. Perhaps this will settle the urge).

I have a couple other swatches in progress to share with you, but they will have to wait until next week. The doggie digestive health is relatively stable for the moment, so Tad and I made last minute plans to rent a small cabin in Black Mountain, NC for a long weekend, do some hiking, have some down time, and get to SAFF on Saturday (Woo-hoooo on all counts!) I hope to see some of you there!