i am mostly knitting these days
on a big, boxy sweater for challenge #2 of the fiber factor.
today though,
that’s just not going to cut it.
i’ve got my 6 yr old’s singing in concert at 1pm
and then a drive and hang out birthday party with my 13 yr old at 6pm.
perfect downtime windows to do a little knitting.
but manhandling 5 different skeins per row on the boxy sweater
is in no way ‘downtime’ knitting.
i need something easy.
something that is also small enough
not to keep me from competition knitting after the party ends tonight…
last saturday
i drove up to the hub mills store.
met rachel face to face (fun, fun, fun),
caught up with tonia barry (whom i see way too infrequently),
enjoyed amy herzog and the trunk show for her book ‘fit to flatter‘
(which i highly recommend. i’m loving my copy!),
and bought a skein of malabrigo‘s new mecha.
how could i not? i mean bulky
and superwash?
yes!
so what to knit?
i’m thinking the farmer’s daughter mitts.
even if i get all wrapped up in them and don’t want to stop,
in bulky weight they should finish up pretty fast and then back to the boxy sweater…
I’m glad to see you happily knitting! I love the mitten pattern. Now to find your boxy sweater project so I can see that! I’m a fan of boxy, ’cause it fits my boxy body. LOL No fitted sweaters here! I’m knitting when I feel well enough, and should be back to working on my Wingspan tonight. And the blue socks….. Happy knitting Tal!
thanks, samm. i managed to cast on and get almost 2″ done on the first mitt. this new malabrigo yarn is soft like their worsted, but it’s superwash so i’m really curious to see how it holds up. i figured mitts were the perfect way to test it. take it easy and knit happy!