purple – The Yarn Bearer

Nox is Latin for night. It seemed perfect for my newest pattern. The Brown Sheep Burly Spun is one of my favorite super bulky yarns and makes for a quick project.

Can’t you just imagine shifting through trees in a dark forest? That’s what I envisioned for this piece. It’s perfect if your Druid. Or like big, giant, slouchy hoods. What’s unique is the backless and sleeveless design. I wanted to try something different with a layering piece, but I definitely wanted to keep the hood.

I can see this knit being popular with the COS play and LARPing crowd. It’s not my cup of tea, but I’ve seen the way your mages and sorcerers dress. Imagine if you knit it floor length, oh snap! Bitches will start droppin’ dice bags like they’re hot.

Anyway. As an introduction, you can use the Nox50 coupon code to receive $1 off your Nox pattern purchase. It’s only for the first 50 purchases and expires at 11:59pm on March 9, 2013, so jump on it! Get the pattern here.

The weekend started with non-stop rain and so very grey. So grey, in fact, that it had reminded me of a little bit of color I had waiting in one of my knitting bags. When did I start my Bazaar Socks by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts? Eh, who cares, this turned out to be an “in between projects” project, though there was an long pause in August.

I will not deny that these socks taught me an unbelievable amount of focus. I can now make things explode with my mind.

I used Knit Picks’ Palette in the three solid greens and purples (one of each). There’s enough left over to make another pair… Maybe I’ll be able to bend time and space itself after another pair of these.

Saturday turned out to be decent, if a bit soggy. We live close enough to the Savannah Wildlife Preserve that when we’re feeling cabin feverish, a quick drive allows us to take in some lovely views. (Psst! Even though it’s just a black blob, there’s a little sneak pick at my newest pattern.)

We even met a raccoon family, walking along the trail. This is the only shot I was able to get as they seemed determined not to socialize today. Mama raccoon looked quite grumpy wrangling her three not-so wee babies.