I have been hearing about the shawl called "198 Yards of Heaven" for a few weeks now and finally relented (that's my excuse, and I'm stickin to it!). What is so wonderful about this shawl/shawlette is that it's made using a worsted weight luxury blend of your choosing, doesn't use much of it, and produces a nice-sized shawl/shawlette. From all accounts, it's a speedy knit, too. So I started one... yes, I did! Mine is in Tupa, the lovely Mirasol merino/silk worsted weight yarn and I'm so loving knitting with it and how it's coming out. I've finished one repeat of 22 rows and set it aside for tonight so I could work on another project. I think this is probably just a 3 or 4 evening effort at a nice, casual pace. I'm loving how the leaf pattern shows up and will post pics to show you mine, maybe tomorrow!
My other project for the evening? Spinning!!! Have I told you how I love to spin?? I'm finishing up the last of my SOAR commemorative fiber, the black blue-faced leicester/silk blend that was made specially for the participants. I'm hurrying to get it done because Fischer and Morgan, 2 of our family cats, have declared their passion for this fiber, too, and plan, plot and excute how to chomp on it every waking moment when I don't have my eye on them, which is most of the time. They are fascinated by the smell of it and I can only hope I can get it to a safe place, as I have visions of the resulting shawl being eaten up by them... what's so up with that??
I'm constantly amazed at how kitties love to chew through a single strand of yarn, or chew a big hole in a finished object. When I was a kid, our Siamese trained us to keep our sweaters, blankets, and woolen clothing put away at all times. Cats are much worse than moths... but they're nicer too.
ReplyDelete"Cats are much worse than moths... but they're nicer, too".
ReplyDeleteYes, so true! They are darlings and demons at the same time.
I'm hoping that the smell they are so loving can be washed out of my latest handspun. We awoke last night to a 3-cat carnival toss with it, each one vying for ownership and privilege of knawing rights. It's not often we awake to that kind of commotion and I know that it's out of hand when we discuss before going to bed (tonight)how to identify the prize fibers and how to hide them!