Life's a Stitch

Over the years I’ve been slowly building my collection of Addi turbo needles. The one pair I have used the most is the US size 8 – AKA 5mm. I bought them from Philosopher’s Wool about a year and a half ago in anticipation making my first Fair Isle sweater. If you are familiar with Philosopher’s Wool Fair Isles you know they are pretty heavy sweaters as you knit them in the round and carry the colours along. I once broke one of my Denise interchangeable needles on a Philosopher’s sweater. I like my Denise’s, but not for everything. I thought the Addis, on the other hand, were the workhorse of knitting needles. Not so. While working on my multidirectional scarf I discovered that the needle is coming apart from the cable on one side. I’m hoping that this is a defective needle and that the weight of the fair isles haven’t done them in. I’ll keep you posted when I receive a reply from Philosopher’s.

Lynne asked about photos of my WA trip stash enhancement. I’ve been slow to get photos up, but this is one of them. Three skeins of Classic Elite Bravo silk mohair. I’m thinking of a lengthwise scarf with thicker stripes of the pink and thinner ones of the green. I left the yarn in the bowl and the next day discovered Bryant had added a prop – a fork and spoon looked ready to serve a yarn salad. Enjoy your weekend.