Yarn: Mango Moon recycled silk
Needles: 8
Pattern: Cast on 96, join in round, stockinette for 6 inches. Decrease: xth rnd: *k(11-x), k2tog, repeat around from *
When you have less than 10 stitches left, cut yarn, draw through, blah blah blah.
Notes: This is Claire's hat. She chose the yarn because it gives health care to Nepalese women and doesn't hurt the animals. Also, it is fuzzy and a pretty color. It came out a little bigger around than I'd hoped - it doesn't stretch at all when put on, it just sits on your head. It's heavy enough that it feels secure, though.
Now I'm doing these socks with some the amazing, amazing yarn I bought last friday (Lana Gross Meilenweit Mega Boots Stretch. I was winding it into a ball while sitting around with some friends last night, and I had to keep showing them how amazong the colors in the yarn were, and how delightfully they changed. I don't think they cared. Whatever, yarn is amazing.
The recycled silk was pretty, but it was really annoying. Completely not stretchy and with random fibers everywhere. This is beautiful . It feels to good to be able to be gentle with the yarn. And I finally understand the deal with wool. I get why it's wonderful. It's enjoyable to work with and the ribbing is really good about coming together. That's why the ribbing sucked in my other socks, because I was making them out of acrylic and cotton. Acrylic and cotton are lame. Wool is awesome.
You have no idea how beautiful these socks are going to be.
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