Flame-resistant, breathable, acclimatizing, insulating, durable, will absorb nearly half its weight in moisture without feeling wet, natural, renewable, and biodegradable are some of the qualities of wool. In other words, if you knit a garment that you can't stand, are too stubborn to frog, or, better yet, have worn it until it's threadbare, you can grab a shovel, therapeutically rip it to shreds and dig it into the garden. As an added bonus, the wool might also fertilize your prize tomatoes.
These days I have a few knitting projects on the needles. Are serial projects a personality trait, or a necessity? Consider if you will a yarn shortage, or a simple project to carry about, or the epic gauge fail that I suffered last week.(How? The swatch was perfect. A gremlin in the mix--perhaps.) Also, languishing in the dark my mini fox. I've tried a few times to make its face, but it always turns out a little askew. (A tiny bit of white yarn in a sport weight will do.) Since we do not have a yarn shop in town, it`s either mail order or a trip to the city. (I've forgotten it a few times.) Given these variables, in my case, serial projects are a necessity.
Also on the needles: socks, a purse ( gauge fail I spoke about earlier), and fingerless mitts.
I rarely sit down to knit without first making a cup of tea. On the needles, the Darjeeling shawl. Unfortunately, the cup isn't full of Darjeeling tea. |
4 comments:
I love a good yarn-y wooly post! Great job on that first sweater!
Great sheep tales. Who knew?
Darjeeling shawl looks like it will be so nice. If you have extra, you know where to find me.
;) Sue
Yes, I'm overdue on the yarn talk. Thanks. That first sweater was so long ago, but it's still holding up!
Dust off your knitting needles and we can KAL...It would be fun!
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