Boston yarn party

I went to Boston for a conference last week and couldn't resist the opportunity to buy some more yarn. I did my yarn shopping at Windsor button, which had a great selection, reasonable prices and friendly staff. Everything a girl needs! Overall, I was reasonably restrained. This is what I bought:


I bought a skein of Malabrigo worsted and I already cast on a scarf out of it. It really is as nice as everyone says - I'll be definitely buying more!

The rest is all sock yarn: Plymouth Happy Feet, Mountain Colours Bearfoot and Claudia Hand-painted. I can't wait to knit with them all! I am a bit concerned that the Happy Feet will pool, but we'll see. I am especially In love with the Mountain Colours. It is a colourway called Lodgegrass and even though it is not the kind of colourway I would normally go for, I fell in love with it. It is a mix of blues and grays and oranges. Not sure what I'll make out of it, but I like looking at it!

Since I got home I haven't been doing much knitting. I am very busy with work and now I even have a horrible cold. I have made a little progress on my cardigan, but not much.

I leave you with a picture of the ducklings in Boston's Public Gardens.

Holiday tank on holiday

I did manage to finish my linen tank top on time for our vacation. We had a lovely two weeks diving in the Maldives and the top proved to be perfectly wearable. I tried to get my husband to take some pictures of it for me, but I'm afraid they didn't really focus on my knitting... Here is the best one of the lot, but even this isn't so great. As you can see, it is just perfect with bikinis and shorts!


Pattern: Ribs and Lace Tank, Interweave Knits Spring 2007
Yarn: Garnstudio Bomull-lin (6 balls)
Needles: 4.5mm & 3mm - I used much smaller needles than specified by the pattern

I really liked knitting with linen, although it wasn't easy on my hands. This would have been a quick knit if it wasn't for the fact that at first I used needles that were too large and had to frog a lot before I finally faced up to the fact that I was producing a tent, not a tank top. My tension is a bit uneven on the rib part, even though it is fine on the lace / stockinette part, but it's not too bad.

As much as this was a fun project, I am not sure I will be knitting anything anytime soon that I can only wear when on holiday. I just can't see myself wearing this in London more than once a year...



On that note, I will leave you with some pictures of fish. My husband has taken quite a few good ones, but some need editing as it is hard to get the colours right underwater...

Batfish. These guys are so friendly and curious, they'll swim right into your face!


By far the best shot of me underwater so far. I'm pleased!

Shark, hunting. I love sharks, they move so gracefully. In case you are wondering, this guy wasn't lucky, at least not while we were watching.