sweetgeorgia

Random Thursday.

So… photos of Sizzle. Right. This way…

Yeah, the photo is headless because I just got a haircut on Tuesday and now I look a little too much like [Karen](http://images.google.com/images?q=karen%20O) [O](http://www.yeahyeahyeahs.com/)… which is not entirely bad, just different. Why why why do I forget how I look with fringe?! Anyway. It’s just hair. It’ll grow back.

####Sizzle
* Pattern: From [Wendy Bernard at Knit and Tonic](http://knitandtonic.typepad.com/knitandtonic/2006/07/sizzle.html)
* Size: The smallest size (30″)
* Yarn: Estelle Mystik DK, a cotton viscose blend… I think I used about 5 balls
* Needles: US 7 / 4.5 mm Knit Picks Options!!! (I love these!)
* Mods: None… I made the regular neckline although you can make a more “modest” version if you like… although this doesn’t seem too _bad_ for me.
* Notes: It’s quick and easy to knit, although for me it wasn’t exactly a “three day project”. But I did knit the majority of it on our trip to Tofino and it was good “driving” knitting. Next time, I would knit this in the round, of course.

And seeing as I finished Sizzle and Orangina and I’m awaiting more yarn from Weaving Works to finish my EZ fair isle cardi, I figured I could start a new project… Enter Cosmicpluto’s [Lucy in the Sky cardi](http://www.cosmicpluto.com/blog/?p=572):

I’m knitting Lucy with _stash yarn_. It’s Filatura di Crosa Zara that I bought a long while ago and even though it’s DK weight, I’m knitting it on US 8 (5mm) to make gauge. I don’t mind if the resulting cardigan is a little more drapey… in fact, I prefer it that way.

And, look, there’s more on random Thursday… [Heather at Lectio.ca](http://www.lectio.ca/) has written up a sock pattern for SweetGeorgia Speed Demon yarn that she is giving away for free! It’s called ["Sell Your Sole"](http://www.lectio.ca/images/sell_your_sole.pdf) and you can download it from her site here:

With only 48 stitches around, these socks are quick to knit (I _love_ that) and Heather has provided super-detailed step-by-step photos and instructions for turning the heel. Yahoo. If I have a moment to breathe tonight, I’ll cast on for a pair… Maybe I’ll even be able to bring handknit socks to my grandparents in Japan this time!

And finally on random Thursday, pop on over and visit my friend [Shelley at The Maple Kitchen](http://gigglesgin.blogspot.com/2006/09/knit-one-drop-stitch-knit-_115767258207112544.html). We’ve been friends since our days at university and she was our uber-fabulous MC at our wedding… and now, she’s just posted about her _very first_ knitting project!!! Send her some love.

Speed Demon.

We can’t all knit as fast as [Cara](http://www.januaryone.com/). And lately, I’ve been feeling like the slowest knitter in the world! My Jaywalkers? I’ve just turned the heel on the first sock… and I started nearly three weeks ago. So, I was positively giddy when I received a shipment of superwash sock yarn to dye. See the yarn dyed in Fondant:

These are toe-up socks knit on US 6(!) / 4mm Addi’s and I’m getting 6 sts/in. The socks are 46 sts around. What does that mean? That means super-fast knitting! That means socks in a day! So I wanted to share the _joy joy joy_ and so I’ve posted a couple skeins of this new “Speed Demon” sock yarn in the [Sweet Shop](http://sweetgeorgia.etsy.com) for you. The best part? They are superwash, so no worries about felting. Happy day all around.

My horoscope said I would be productive these past few days and look, see, I’ve been productive:

I spent the weekend dyeing about ten pounds of yarn! Much of it is up in the [Sweet Shop](http://sweetgeorgia.etsy.com) today — there’s Slayer, Willow, Elf, Coal Harbour, Marina, and more… for most colourways, I dyed at least two skeins. And there is lots more coming in the next few days. By the way, go check out Kira’s beautiful [Misty Garden scarf](http://homepage.mac.com/kiramoff/knittingnutter/archives/2005/12/entry_117.html) that she knit out of a skein of Marina…

Oh! And those of you that requested skeins of River or Fondant be set aside for you, I have skeins of both in superwash or non-superwash for you to pick from!