Nothing like a little nausea and pain to bring out the craving for comfort. I know I’m sick when I crave Campbells’s chicken noodle soup, pudding and bananas, apple muffins and tapioca. I worked on the entire list last week. And I know it’s really bad when I can’t stand the thought of Miss Vicky’s potato chips or Purdy’s cherry caramels. What sick foods appeal to you?
In my search for comfort, I was thinking about what yarn I should be knitting with and it’s definitely alpaca. Grignasco Top Print fulfills my need for softness and colour (thankfully, not as garish as they appear in the photo). Comfort came today in the form of my SIL Ellen, one of my knit addicted victims, and I, bundled up in a bedful of down, both knitting Misty Garden from Scarf Style. Her’s is in a mohair blend called Flamenco. This is her first venture into mohair and lace knitting – a double challenge project that was less than comforting for her:



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