So tonight I wound up a skein of thick and thin bulky handpainted yarn from (where else?) handpaintedyarn.com. And boy was I mad - that skein was all tangled up from the start, and it took me ages to wind. By hand, mind you - I am not so lucky to have a ball winder or a swift (would rather have the latter, since I tend not to have any chairs, lampshades, or anything else that any skein I get fits around, and annoying as it is, my hands do work just fine). But, once it was all wound up in a not-so neat little ball (we’ll call it ‘unique’, okay?) I started in on the Tea-Cozy Hat (pattern available at handpaintedyarn.com for free). It’s really quite cute - it’s knitted like a tea cozy, with a drawstring on top that closes it together, and is actually meant to be worn with a ponytail! Or without. Doesn’t matter. *laugh*

Anyway, it’s coming along so nice - because goshdarnit, after months and MONTHS of lace, it’s nothing but heaven to be knitting with bulky yarn on size 8 needles, doing nothing but stockinette, round and round and round. Knitknitknit. Ahhh…

I’m already 6.5 inches into it, and in another 2-3 rounds, I can start the decreases before I set the eyelets and finish off a couple inches later. So I’m close to halfway done, but not quite. Then I get to knit i-cord, which I hate hate hate, but I’ll survive. Hopefully. I may not have enough yarn, come to think of it, and then… I guess I’ll, uh, I dunno, go buy something solid but matchy to go with? Sure. Why not?

But hopefully, I’ll have enough yarn, and it won’t be a problem.

Speaking of, I got the needles I needed for this project - and, I believe, the next! Size 8 circs and dpns, and I /think/ I have both size 9 circs and dpns… I’m sure on the dpns, but not so positive on the circ. Must doublecheck before I head off to the city again this weekend.

Also, my crosstitch project for X-mas is coming along nicely, too! Photos soon, of everything, I swear.

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