July 11th, 2010 
mio TTC Knit-Along: The Aftermath
Charles: I could really go for a grilled cheese sandwich
Becky: There’s a place two doors down from Lettuce Knit that apparently has great grilled cheese sandwiches
Charles: You know, we really should go to Lettuce Knit!
Becky: Ok, but that’s where I got that skein of $39 yarn…
Charles: I seem to have suddenly developed a cheese allergy…
I was on team Central Purple. We started the day at the Yarn Boutique, near the corner of Bloor and Keele, where I bought this:
As well as some DPN’s. The plan is to make myself a pair of socks… because I’m some kind of crazy person (a crazy person with size 11 feet)! I’m going to try the simplest pattern I can find for my first pair.
Next stop: The Knit Cafe, which sells both yarn AND tasty treats. I had a lovely vegetarian quiche, and bought some lovely malabrigo:
I’m planning to make a hat out of it, but after winding the purple skein into a centre-pull ball, I’ve discovered that I am allergic to it after all. :( The hat will have to be for someone else, I guess. It’s a shame, because it’s just so very soft!
Then we headed to Romni Wools, which, if you look at a map of Toronto, it seems like it’d be easy to travel between the two shops, but due to streetcar re-routing, possibly due to protests, we ended up taking a scenic route down the street!
I found Romni quite overwhelming! It’s huge, and has every natural-fibre yarn you can think of (I assume… I don’t know of very many!). For someone like me, I’d have been better off deciding what I wanted to make and what yarn I’d need for it before heading in.
Still, I bought this:
I’m planning on playing with it to see if it’ll make a nice shawl. If it does, I’m going to go back and get more!
We then took another scenic streetcar ride up to Lettuce Knit where I simply could not resist buying this:
It’s soft, and even more beautiful than this picture would suggest. It is destined to become a scarf, which should be stunning with my black winter coat!
At the end of the shopping spree, most of us headed over to the Rivoli to meet up with the other four teams for merriment and prizes!
I won the “WTF WIP” prize my mitten, which I started when I got on the subway at Kipling Station. This is how much I got done over the course of the day:
Action shot:
The most frequently asked question I got about it all day was: how are you going to do the thumb? I love yarnies!
More in the next post about the amazing free stuff we got! (Look for that post either later today or tomorrow… my blog is being quite flakey today!)
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You bought fleece artist handmaiden didn’t you? that stuff is so expensive, but it feels so amazing!
Also, I love the softness of malabrigo, but I’ve never made anything with it. I have yet to find a project that screams for it yet.
Oh! and I know what you mean about Romni! The times I come out with nothing are the ones where I go in without a project firmly in mind, and knowing what gauge/colour yarn I want for it. Ironically, I usually stick to a few brands of yarn.
What did you end up getting at Romni? Is it cotton? It has a nice sheen! And the colour! That will make a wonderful shawl!
OMG! I just realised!!! Your mitten looks KNIT! But you were crocheting! OMG! That’s SO cool! And yeah, how *are* you going to do the thumb? :)
I too crave grilled cheese today. heh.
I did get the Hand Maiden, yes! It’s called “Sea Sock”. 51% silk, 29% superwash Merino, 20% Seacell.
The stuff from Romni is cotton; good catch!
You’ve hit on the exact reason it won “WTF WIP” lol.
The thumb hole is made by skipping a bunch of stitches and doing that many yarn overs, and continuing on as usual. Then go back and work into the stitches and yo’s to make the thumb.
Hey there – I was on your team that day – I’m the one that came from Ottawa… Anyway – sock patterns, this is why I’m commenting! You should try the Yarn Harlot’s sock recipe – found in her ‘Knitting Rules’ book. Great recipe – as it gives you all the basic pieces in a way that allows you to make room – for whatever size socks you need!
Hi! I see you made it back home ok ^_-
I was actually thinking of using that pattern; great minds think alike! I just have to find my book… that might prove to be the hardest part of the sock-making process. lol