I have not forgotten about the second Moderne Sock, but I did get just a bit distracted by this project, which I cast on back on October 28. The first breed of sheep that I spun in my Breedschool was Rambouillet, and it was a delightful spin, resulting in three pretty consistent skeins of sport weight yarn and one smaller skein approaching fingering weight.
Last month I dyed the three larger skeins up, first in Lilac, and then because I really didn’t like the pale color, I overdyed them in Eggplant. I had been searching for the perfect pattern and when I finally found it I immediately cast on. So far the knitting has gone extremely well, I was able to get gauge using a larger needle than that called for in the pattern, but my yarn is also a bit heavier than that called for in the pattern (which calls for a fingering weight). The fabric is wonderful, and the fit is pretty darn good. The pattern instructions are extremely well written and easy to follow, and I was just having so much fun knitting that I didn’t want to do anything else. Now I have this to the point where I’m just knitting in endless rounds (until I decide it is long enough and start the ribbing), so it is perfect mindless TV and reading knitting.
The ribbing is 1x1, and is bound off using the Tubular bind off.
Pattern: Tahari Tank by Tanis Lavallee
Yarn: Rambouillet handspun and dyed by me
Needle: US 5 (3.75 mm) and US 4 (3.5 mm - for the ribbing)
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