Alpaca love
2008-03-26 | Filed under Knitting |
After essentially finishing my Dalek (the seam at the bottom is all that remains; it will take thirty seconds so I’ve counted the project as complete for some time) I couldn’t get excited about other knitting projects. I toyed with the possibility of Christmas Daleks in red and green—but I’d just done a Dalek, and I’d really have to do two more. I also toyed with the idea of making an afghan. But I needed to have something in the works for the meet up at the Flyers game at the beginning of the month—thus the inspiration for a sports-themed afghan, with the two of us knitting different squares. Larry made a Flyers pattern, and I made an Eagles pattern. I’ve never developed a pattern before (and this one barely counts; it’s just color work) and at maybe 1/3 completion I think it’s working all right.
The Philly ‘Burbs Stitch ‘n Bitch has a charity project going to knit warm things for a women’s shelter in Afghanistan. Projects are due in April, so I decided to temporarily shelve the Eagles afghan square and work on a hat (I’m following the “Her Hat” Nautilus pattern). At the meet up after the Flyers game, bags of freebies were distributed to everyone who came, and one of the items included was a skein of yarn. I didn’t know what I was going to do with mine (thusfar I have chosen a project first, then the yarn) and this seemed like a good use for it.
My bag had a lime green 80/20 alpaca/silk blend. It’s so soft and, well, silky. I’m only a few rows in so I can’t really tell how well the hat will turn out, but the yarn’s a real pleasure to work with. I find myself fondling it sometimes. I’m not sure I like the idea of going back to acrylic.
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