My latest project

I like cowls. (I call them cagoules, my ninja-wannabe buddies at work call them buffs.)

What do you think of this one? It's a Möbius strip made with thick and thin (aka yoyo diet) yarn).

It's supposed to be chilly tonight, so it gets field-tested tomorrow.

Silk socks

Well, I can say with confidence that the silk socks work. They kept my feet nicely warm at Night Quest, an overnighter for Pathfinders and Rangers, despite the heavy frost on the tent.

Seduced by silk

There's just something about the way silk feels to work with. I've had a chance to experiment with embroidery with silk fibres, and I thought that was incredible enough, but knitting with silk is really wild.

Even the roughest-spun of the recycled sari silk has a smoothness (yes, dare I say it? a silkiness) that you don't get with anything else.

What do you think of  these silk socks?

I'm expecting them to be my "Sheesh, this bed is cold" socks.

Love the play of colours, too.

Try that again

Still experimenting, but here's hoping the title now links to some incredible silk yarn.

I love silk

Since the last time I posted, I've discovered recycled sari silk yarn. Have a look at the Web site above. Gorgeous stuff! I've knit more in the last three months than I had in several years.