Is that knitting?
Why, yes it is. It is knitting. Something knit by me for a friend. I might not have a lot of time to do it but I do in fact knit.
It occurred to me as I was finishing this very simple little scarf that I was sooo had.
You see this dearest of friends accused me of never finishing anything. Well, hellooo have you not been paying attention.
A wee bit swamped here and .. the dyeing and the sock club and the sock camp and now the sock summit and you know I just might be insane.
Really it has occurred to me recently that I really might have a screw or two loose. Ooops, got off topic.
I was just a tad offended by this accusation. So I did what any over achiever will do when faced with such a challenge. Instead of just making a swatch, which really all I was intending to do, I kept going.
I did not realize what I was doing until I looked at it and saw that it was turning into a pretty long swatch. hmmm… I believe at this point I had accomplished my swatching goal, but could not make myself stop.
(I swatch a lot, it is something you do when your business is about the yarn and the knitting.)
Well fine, I will make a scarf. It is LSS and will feel very nice around a neck. Warm and soft and silky. I know I will make her a scarf, I’ll show her. Right?
In walks Sophie my 11 year old and asks what I am knitting. I tell her my tale and she just stands there shaking her head and grinning at me.
“ Oh Mother” she sighs. “ Are you really this easy?”
Well, evidently I am. Too funny, still chuckling over this as I wrap this scarf up to mail out today.
It is quite lovely and will match her coat really well. It will keep her warm and remind her that she is cared for. It tells her that her friend (me) is easy and capable of finishing something and maybe, just maybe is a wee bit of a child.
Whatever the twisted logic behind this little project it was fun. The yarn feels so great sliding between ones fingers and the color kept making this cool X thing.
Simple but fun stitch pattern. Mindless knitting, my very favorite kind of knitting these days.
A swatch scarf.
I think I will now go swatch a sock.
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Clearly, you’ve raised a(nother) smart daughter!
But yes, sometimes mindless knitting is the best
lol…always up to the challenge!!! ata girl!
do you sleep?
sleep? whats that?
Hmmmmmmmmmm sounds like something I did! I work in a pet store and we received these bright yellow T-shirts. So…..who opens her mouth and says “hey! I’ll knit us some socks to go with them. *rolls her eyes* There are 4 gals that work on Sunday, the day we wear these shirts. That means 4(four) pair of socks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never again! I’m still working on them, I think Christmas is a good time for giving Lemongrass socks.
I’m very excited to start my sweater with the De-vine Muckity Muck yarn, I just got at Twisted. It is so beautiful! Thanks for all the work you do, for all of us knitters.
Ooh the X thing kept on happening. That is strange and wonderful. Kind of like you.
I love the X thing! A diagonal plaid. It’s a beautiful swatch scarf.
: )
When it’s coming out like that, how could you think you would stop? I know I couldn’t. Beautiful. That’s what the word colorway is all about.
Love the way it came out! I agree that the X thingy is awesome.
I’m so happy that you found a little knitting time. But I’m also so grateful for all of the yarny, dying things you do for those of us who are knitterly types.
P.S. I’ve found that the toe of a toe-up sock is a very nice swatch.
I think I love your kid.
Very beautiful. And even if you were snookered into knitting this, you enjoyed it, so it’s a double gift, right?
The X thing is kind of like the chevron thing on socks. Just seems to happen with hand dyed yarns. Yours is not the first I’ve seen but it is one of the prettiest. Happy you got some time for knitting.
Hugs, Alice
hey…….. you ever finish any spinning??????
Lovely scarf. The pooling pattern is great. And what a thoughtful gift.