It’s been a while since I’ve picked up my needles. Even my work colleagues have mentioned it. I’ve done some sewing on a dress but it wasn’t that successful. More on that in another blog, this is about knitting.
For the last few days I found that I was really missing knitting and I had one of those pangs to create something. Why wasn’t I knitting before? A number of things, lack of time, yarn still all packed up, yarn room an enormous mess. I really need a little pink cardi and yesterday I found myself thinking that I’d quite like to make one of Stefanie Japel’s Mini Sweaters. I even found myself idly thinking of button combinations.
After work, and after being egged on by Doug, I clambered into the craft room – and that’s not an exaggeration, it really is that full! – and almost immediately found the pattern in a file. Then I had to find yarn. I was thinking of using some bright fuchsia Lamb’s Pride worsted that I bought while out shopping with Rachael and Mariko years ago. Found it but it was in skeins and I couldn’t find my ball winder. 🙁 Fail.
Then I went delving through still-taped-up boxes and discovered yarn from various trips. Eventually I had assembled enough yarn to make about five mini sweaters… But I decided to go with Colinette Skye in Alizarina. I have two skeins of it and guess that I’ll probably need to finish off with another yarn. I may have wound up some Lamb’s Pride by then.
I cast on last night and this is how much I had done by this lunchtime.
