on the needles...

So last time I showed my knitting basket - here's what's in it right now.

Luciole in beautiful Ewetopia merino. Love the pattern and this yarn. Absolutely wonderful. And the colour is really "me".


Lacy cardigan in Rowan Kidsilk Night (the one with a subtle sparkle). The lower part is just stockinette so it is pretty good TV-knitting.

Next is my army gray (greenish dark gray) Rowan Polar (a discontinued bulky wool/alpaca blend - very soft) that is going to be a top-down raglan sleeve cardigan for me. I've envisioned a straight, hip-length cardi with ribbed cuffs. And a nice cable (haven't yet figured out what;-) around the fronts & neck. Maybe pockets too. This is the way I knit when knitting without any pattern. I go by the feeling and change my plans as I go. The garment just forms itself. Sort of...

Then some RYC Cashmere tweed. (a true lux yarn! cashmere with a little bit of silk. mmm..) I've already knitted the body and now I'm on my first sleeve. This is for my mum. She wanted a Sienna Cardigan from this yarn and I've promised it's ready by xmas. Shouldn't have any issues there...
To balance out all the wonderful fibre I also have plastic on my needles. Oh yes. I'm not loving it - but it looks promising... It's gonna be a snood. (you know - like a scarf but loop) There's a double leaf pattern in the middle and some net-like texture on both sides of it. See how it's going to turn out.

To the amazing pea-green Berrocco Alpaca mix - starting to look a bit like Pea-vines shawlette. Lovely design. I'm knitting this from charts only (cannot really read written instructions) and it takes some concentration. I'm sure - however - that this is going to be absolutely fabulous when finished and blocked...
And the last one... Noro Sekku - Noro's new(ish) laceweight, which is an interesting yarn to knit with. Once again - I'm just letting my knitting take form. (one way or another) Is that organic designing? I dunno. It can become anything. Right now it looks interesting but sort of a mess... lets see what happens when it grows...