The newest shawlette, not yet blocked
I can’t settle on a new knitting project. A finish of a complex multi-chart lace shawlette led to a binge knit of three identical cowls that are destined to be Chrismukkah presents. They were about as simple as a knit can be – stockinette tubes. The excitement was in the yarn. A fluffy mohair silk strand held together with a linen cashmere. It made for an almost weightless piece of cloth.
The unblocked presents-to-be
Since then I’ve been scouring my Ravelry favorites, trying to match yarn and patterns without success. The two just aren’t meeting up. I’m not sure what I really want to make. Nothing too complicated, but not just another cowl or scarf. It needs to be something I can knit while watching TV. It needs to be from stash yarn. I’m leaning towards thin rather than thick yarn. The yardage isn’t right, or the pattern is too expensive, or the color doesn’t work. I’m stalled.
I even started a scarf tonight, but ended up unraveling it all. The yarn combo I came up with just didn’t work. I will have to keep trying.
The failed scarf yarn choice heading back to the bins
In digging around I did come across a handspun silk scarf in progress that I last remember knitting on six years and two house moves ago. It was really buried! I will add a few inches to it while I ponder my next start.
Yellow Bird Stitches 