This Lenten season seemed like a good time to come to terms with a little unfinished business in my life. As I abstain from peanut butter (kids chose our family sacrifice this year, he he)and try to abstain from new book and yarn expenditures, I review my in-progress knitting projects:
Unresolved Issue #1: The gorgeous but oh-so-not happening Deb Newton rectangular wrap from VK Fall 2005.
Since I don't have a cashmere budget (har) I purchased some Classic Elite Inca Alpaca in colorway Twig for this project. Loved the yarn, loved the color, but it was really sheddy...and, much as I love alpaca - yes, it's the poor girl's cashmere - I wasn't crazy about the idea of my clothes being covered with it.
So, I ripped that out and substituted some Plymouth Suri Merino (50/50 alpaca merino) in black:
But this is all the progress I'd made in over a year!! Turns out that knitting in black (even with this very soft and lovely yarn) is a pain in the arse for several reasons. For one, I can't see the stitches I'm knitting very clearly. For two, I can't see the pattern emerging as I knit.
Frustration + boring = frog.
Here's Plan B:
It's the Prudence Easy vest from berrocco.com. A gal at SnB was working on the cabled version a few weeks ago, but I, um, have enough going on in that area already and definitely don't need the added funk of a ginormous cable. So, Easy it is. A wee bit boring with all the stockinette, but it's good soccer mom/tv/movie knitting. (Hello, spring kids sports season!) Also, I will definitely wear the finished product. Vests = good, more so after age 40.
Unresolved Issue #2: What to do with those, um, 14 skeins of Inca Alpaca that have been hanging around for as many months.
After a considerable amount of fondling and self-reflection, I've come to the conclusion that I can accept the sheddiness of the Inca Alpaca, I can! It's so soft and cushy! And I must not buy any new yarn till I use up some of my old! So off we go:
Word of caution: almost unbearable softness. Store in back seat of car while driving...
Hope my SnB buds had fun this weekend - with any luck I'll see y'all next time :)
2 comments:
Good luck with the black! I can only imagine how difficult knitting with black would be. I have never tried it....call me "chicken".
I like the vest pattern, but nix the cables - for sure! Plain is better sometimes. Anxious to see the finished project.
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ha, ha , I love your mathematical knitting equation!! I also agree with alpaca as the poor knitter's cashmere, too funny!
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