Forest Path Stole

When I first started knitting, I had big dreams. One of those dreams was the Forest Path Stole from the Summer of 2003 Interweave knits. I saw a picture of it somewhere online and quickly ordered the back copy of that issue from Interweave.

When it arrived, I poured of the pattern. It made no sense to me. It had charts, it was entrelac, it was scary.

But it became the source of my inspiration. I drooled over it. I dreamed of one day being able to knit it. I showed everyone and anyone who was even remotely interested in my knitting. I even picked out a substitute yarn. Jaggerspun Zephyr.

Fast foward to nearly two years later and I am still in love with this stole. Almost two years later and I think I'm finally ready to give it a try.

Yesterday I bought half a cone of Jaggerspun Zephyr in the Daffodil colorway from a yarn sale Jenna was holding on her blog. When it gets here, I'm going to give the Forest Path Stole a go. (If you haven't checked out Jenna's yarn sale, go! There's some handspun, some Cherry Tree, Pakucho, Cascade and handpaintedyarn.com lace weight.)

Am I still intimidated by the pattern? A little. But I think right now, it's just what I need. Something that demands my undivided attention, something that will keep me busy and will keep my mind off of things. And most importantly something that once it's finished will make me feel accomplished and proud.