Thrummed Odyssey - cast on!

I noticed as I was consulting my resources that Knitting Daily and the Yarn Harlot introduce the thrums differently. KD knits the thrum in place of the stitch while YH knits the thrum with the stitch. I chose the YH method arbitrarily. I chose not to do a gusseted thumb because frankly, this is much easier.

So as you can guess, I cast on earlier this week and am about ready to decrease.

Next: the thumb.

Thrummed Odyssey - The yarn

Yarn and roving purchased from Knitters Mercantile. I only bought one extra thing, so that was pretty good!Yarn: 3.3 oz. (220 yd) Cascade 200 Heathers (colorway: 8012 mushroomy color)
Roving: 4oz. Tuscan Grove Australian wool (colorway: Fresco)
I've begun making thrums, based on what I imagine they are supposed to look like.Next: cast on.

Back from the dead, and celebrating with thrums.

To preface, every aspect of my life has been painfully neglected over the last month. To my credit (and the only redeeming grace of this hellish month), I've submitted my first grant. My friends, my life and my knitting have all been put on hold, and I'm ready to have them back. So I'm celebrating with THRUMS!What are thrums, you say? Aside from 'awesome,' they are little fuzzy bits of love inside of a knitted piece to keep you super warm and toasty. Roving (unspun wool fibers), is knitted into with the piece and adds a bulky fleecy layer.To keep myself on track, I will chronicle my Thrummed Odyssey. Fortunately for me, Knitting Daily and the Yarn Harlot, have nice tutorials. This will com in handy, as I have no idea what I'm doing.

I've tentatively chosen some combination of Yarn Forward and the Yarn Harlot's patterns, as they seem popular enough.

Step one: choose yarn...

Chronic Project Starter's Anonymous, here I come

Okay, here's the run down... The plan was to finish a couple of projects from knitty, to possibly enter them in the contest (hey, why not.) Instead, I've started about a zillion new ones, including:


Okay, I saw this pattern and literally couldn't resist. The hem on it is so cute. It's going to be a little ringer sweater shirt thingy. Way cuter to wear than describe, apparently.

This is a knitty pattern, so it doesn't count. The pattern is supposedly inspired by Tiffany lamps, so I thought it might look cool to take it's photo near a lamp, or pinned to an easel or something. They're really fun to work on when I have the patience.


This is my latest bedtime project. It's kind of lost in the picture, but it's a corkscrew scarf. I think I might give it to the secretary at work for Christmas. It's really good for picking up and doing just a couple of rows at a time.

I saw this at the store on sale for $2.15, and thought, hello, grocery bags. Right now mine are a hodge podge, and I'd like to have a "set." So if you get a grocery bag that looks suspiciously used, that's why. Sorry. Save the planet with my castoffs...

And last but not least, my dyeing experiment! Cannot wait. Going to be a "stats is done" treat next week.

Maybe I could finish something if I didn't spend so much time going to work and class...?