Back to..?

Even though it’s a few years since the start of term featured on our calendars, the first Monday in September retains all of those associations.  I began the day with a list and felt motivated to work my way through it, ticking things off as I went.

Don’t you think the ticking off is the best bit?

Having ticked off a fair few items, I decided I’d earned some blog reading time.  First up was Needled, which had a link to the new online Rowan magazine.  Five minutes of glorious colour, beautiful knitting and fantastic photography later and I can feel the knitting mojo coming back.  So, what’s it going to be?

Will it be the Honey Cowl?  I bought some soft-as-soft-can-be yarn in John Lewis sale earlier in the year and it would be perfect for this project.

or

Will it be the Shadow[]box?   The picture on the pdf of the pattern shows it knitted in black, which isn’t a great colour for revealing detail and though I remember being very taken with the design when I first came across it, my memory hasn’t recorded all the small points.  Time to go and take a look at Ravelry and see what others have done with it.

but

I clicked on a link and found this, which looks right up my street and could also work well with my softest of soft yarn.

except

in the sitting room is one of my fabric bags with an incomplete crochet wrap in it.

and

my hero is quietly awaiting the socks I’ve been knitting since...ermmm…and which need only the rib finishing off.  Knitted to one of those complicated Cat Bordhi patterns, once I’d done the “fun” bit, I lost interest.  However, unlike my friend Jordi, I avoided the second sock syndrome by knitting both socks at the same time.  How clever was that?

(I guess it’ll be the socks then)

Comments

[Mary]

Now I feel my knitting mojo coming back, but these all look somewhat complicated for my elementary skills.

[marion]

Socks are good. I love making them and never have second sock syndrome. One way out of that is to knit one and and then knit the first of the next pair and then return to make the first and so on....making sure you keep a note of the details of the first of course!

All the cowls look good but sometimes there is just too much choice and a bout of plain stocking stitch is called for.

I currently have 3 projects on the go but none are socks - that means I need to start another pair. And that's without the spinning of course!!

[jordi]

no more matching socks. As a matter of fact I am planning to stop even WEARING 2 the same from now on! This is New York after all... as my friend once said when I asked if I could wear something slightly not coherent.... "Have you LOOKED at those people out there?"

I love 6.5 stitches, but seriously, you have to wait for someone on Ravelry to knit the thing before you are even sure what it IS. She has "mysterious photography creating a cult item" down pat. I am never even sure from her photographs where the item stops and starts! I love her patterns often, but the first person to knit it and say OH, so THAT is what this looks like is very brave.