A quick December knit to add another present under the tree.
An almost finished double wrap cowl, made of several different colorways of Noro silk garden yarn. Quick and satisfying to knit.
A quick December knit to add another present under the tree.
An almost finished double wrap cowl, made of several different colorways of Noro silk garden yarn. Quick and satisfying to knit.
While making the Thanksgiving meal and enjoying visiting relatives, I tried to sneak in some simple knitting. It did not go well.
I had two colors of Noro silk garden yarn and planned to make a simple striped scarf.
Step 1 – Cast on 45 stitches. In between stuffing a turkey and ricing potatoes for lefse, knit about six inches of the two row stripe pattern.
Step 2 – Decide the edges are too ragged. Rip it all out and start over, slipping the edge stitches at the start of each row.
Step 3 – Start worrying that the yarn is a little rough. Will it be too inchy? And since I added some stitches to the cast on, will I run out of yarn?
Step 4 – Rip back half the rows, then have second thoughts and decide that it will soften over time as other Noro projects have, and that I can always order more yarn if it is too short. Pick up the stitches and start reknitting the rows I just ripped back.
Step 5 – During a board game of Would You Rather with the extended family, ask self if I would rather have a cowl. Decide yes and rip all rows back to zero.
Step 6 – Eat way too much really good food. Wash way too many dishes. Tear apart the craft closet looking for another size 7 needle so I can cast on a spiral knit cowl.
Step 7 – Knit seven or eight rows of a long cowl, but dislike the single row look. Rip it all out.
Step 8 – Look up directions for jogless two row stripes and start again, on one needle. Decide that I won’t like the thin strips in a multi-wrapped cowl. Rip it all out.
Step 9 – Cast on 45 Stitches and restart the simple two row scarf.
Step 10 – Eat pie to forget.