D'oh
I had a moment of sheer stupidity last night that has me almost too ashamed to even share it with you.
I haven't been knitting. Correction: I have been knitting, but nothing is sticking. I've started 8 different projects since Saturday when I finished up the lone washrag I was knitting as a thank you gift. But none of the projects have been able to hold my interest. I have a ton of yarn, but I don't have the urge to knit any of it. [I hope that doesn't make me seem crazy to you my fellow knitters. Apparently it makes me seem crazy to some of my non-knitting friends.]
Last night out of sheer desperation for something to hold my attention, I decided I would turn the five balls of Karabella 8 I bought from Webs lat weekend into the Backyard Leaves Scarf:
I haven't been knitting. Correction: I have been knitting, but nothing is sticking. I've started 8 different projects since Saturday when I finished up the lone washrag I was knitting as a thank you gift. But none of the projects have been able to hold my interest. I have a ton of yarn, but I don't have the urge to knit any of it. [I hope that doesn't make me seem crazy to you my fellow knitters. Apparently it makes me seem crazy to some of my non-knitting friends.]
Last night out of sheer desperation for something to hold my attention, I decided I would turn the five balls of Karabella 8 I bought from Webs lat weekend into the Backyard Leaves Scarf:
This:
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Size 6 Brittany's
Should Equal:
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Size 6 Brittany's
Should Equal:
I am by no means a beginner knitter. I've knit lace before and I've used charts before. Yet for some reason last night I made the mistake of reading the chart for this scarf entirely from right to left. Every row, from right to left. D'oh. I realized my error about an hour after I frogged what I had started and decided to give it another go tonight. Maybe this time the scarf will actually look like backyard leaves!
The Karabella 8 is lovely yarn. It's soft, it's springy and it frogs beautifully. If you get the chance to use it, go for it. You will not be disappointed.
And because I feel guilty for not taking pictures of my felted box from Mason-Dixon Knitting over the weekend as promised, I'll leave you with pictures of my stash enhancement that took place last weekend while in Massachusetts. Webs is an awesome store, and everyone there was so friendly. I'm glad that Gabe let me stop there, and I'm hoping to make another trip up there sometime soon!
9 skeins Silky Wool in a chocolate brown color that will hopefully one day become a Somewhat Cowl:
One hank Artyarns Silk Rhapsody which I am dying to knit up. This yarn is beautiful. If anyone has any pattern suggestions, I'd love to hear them. So far I haven't been able to find any that would do it justice:
9 skeins Lopi (two more in the tweedy beige color are not pictured)
9 skeins Plymouth alpaca which I have tentative plans for, but nothing definite yet.
The Karabella 8 is lovely yarn. It's soft, it's springy and it frogs beautifully. If you get the chance to use it, go for it. You will not be disappointed.
And because I feel guilty for not taking pictures of my felted box from Mason-Dixon Knitting over the weekend as promised, I'll leave you with pictures of my stash enhancement that took place last weekend while in Massachusetts. Webs is an awesome store, and everyone there was so friendly. I'm glad that Gabe let me stop there, and I'm hoping to make another trip up there sometime soon!
9 skeins Silky Wool in a chocolate brown color that will hopefully one day become a Somewhat Cowl:
One hank Artyarns Silk Rhapsody which I am dying to knit up. This yarn is beautiful. If anyone has any pattern suggestions, I'd love to hear them. So far I haven't been able to find any that would do it justice:
9 skeins Lopi (two more in the tweedy beige color are not pictured)
9 skeins Plymouth alpaca which I have tentative plans for, but nothing definite yet.
Labels: Backyard Leaves, Yarn Talk
posted by Midnight Purls at
8:35 AM
2 Comments:
I have to try that Karabella - everyone loves it.
Love the Silky Wool - you should start that one first so I can see how it looks, :)
I love silky wool too. The first time I used it was when Branching Out came out in Knitty. It knit up beautifully and was even better after a bath and a block.
I'll start the Somewhat Cowl soon. I just need to get to the LYS to pick up some needles for it. I'm trying to stay away because I don't have room in the budget for it just yet and I know I can't go to the LYS and just buy a pair of needles. I have no self control when it comes to yarn!
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