Life's a Stitch

I’ve decided that I can handle having four UFO’s at once. More than that is too much, but sometimes I cross the line. Yesterday I had the Autumn Silk cardigan, the cable scarf, and another incomplete scarf tucked away.

The cardigan would be more of a fun knit if the yarn weren’t so frustrating. I decided to substitute Estelle Mystik for the tussah silk. It splits easily and being rayon and cotton, has a lot of stretch and drape, making it difficult to measure. The threads come apart so easily they stick to the rough parts on my hands. I have to use plenty of hand cream when knitting this project. It doesn’t seem to be a problem once knitted, but all the unknitted ends are separating into strands of thread.

Lace knitting really appeals to me.  Last year’s Charlotte’s Web shawl got me hooked. It was a bit overambitious for a beginning lace knitter, but I wasn’t going to give up. So, look what’s jumped onto my 6mm needles. I’ve loved this colour Koigu and have slowly built my stash so I can do another Charlotte, this time all in one colourway. Now I have four projects on the go.

Back on Friday.