It Does Look Like Something



And not cat yak.



It looks good in the sun, n'est ce pas?

Detail:

Swallowtail Shawl
Malabrigo Laceweight, color: Water Green.

I didn't screw it up, it's finished and it may make me go back to Icarus.
It is a little small, even for a scarf, but it may just lie around the house or go to my friend Daphne, the person who gets all of my too small knitting.

Next?
Good question. I'm still working (slowly) on the chicken sweater. I have the yarn to start Caroline again and there's some sock yarn I want to use--I just have to get out the swift and ball winder for those projects. I'd like to start the thrummed mittens again. Did I tell you about the thrummed mitten? I bought pattern, yarn and roving for a pair of thrummed mittens back in January or February when it was wicked cold (snowed yesterday, by the way) and none of my handwear was cutting it. It was Farmhouse Yarns, lavender and yellow (not a usual color choice for me but just beautiful) with plum colored roving and I knit the first one, twisting a 24 inch circular into a magic loop (since I don't knit many socks on a size 9 I don't own a longer one). Also, something happened to this poor needle once (actually two things)--it got sat/stepped on so there's a slight bend in the needle part, and something got spilled on it that corroded the finish somehow (it's an Addi Turbo). So this needle was both bent and sticky and also, too short. Making this mitten was painful--but it was a mitten, with big yarn, on big needles, so honestly, it's just not that many stitches and I put up with it because I wanted the mitten and I didn't want to go back to the yarn store. So finished this mitten, loved this mitten, so warm, beautiful colors, and did I mention thrummed? So cool and I was wearing it everywhere because who really cares if your mittens match, you can always keep one hand in your pocket. I was having dinner with the aforementioned Daphne and I wanted to show it to her so I stuck it in my jacket pocket. Can you see where this is going? I don't know why I didn't wear it. Anyway I got to Daphne's house--no mitten. I went back to my car--no mitten. When I got home--no mitten. Driveway, yard, street, no mitten. So my motivation for knitting the other mitten has been minimal. And the worst thing? I NEVER TOOK A PICTURE OF IT! I bought another skein (some Sheep Shop) and more roving to make some for Eli too but I'm a little bitter about thrummed mittens in general right now. But I digress.

So, I've decided I'm between projects here. It's that time of year.


Posted: Tue - April 1, 2008 at 08:17 PM          

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