Another long absence

Life has been a bit crazy lately and my blog has suffered. I’ve wanted to sit down and write something for awhile but things keep popping up. So now, while I have a quiet moment, I’m posting some stuff that’s been sitting on my camera for awhile.

First is my [Touch of Whimsy Scarf] I used one skein of Malabrigo. It was a wonderful knitting experience. I was sad when I realized I was at the end, a great way to end a project, actually!

  

Here is what I had left when I was finished:

While going through some supplies and old stuff I inherited I found this:

This yarn is still produced but I wonder how old this ball band is. My husband’s bestemor(That’s grandmother in Norwegian), who was most likely the one to knit the yarn, died in the mid 1980s. Interestingly, the yarn is now sold in 50g balls. The band says it was 100g. Someday I hope to search deeper in the part of the house that holds these treasures of knitting days gone by. This is part of the joy of living in a house that has had the same family living in it for 4 generations.

The other day I said I would be starting something new. Well I kind of started. And then stopped. But I will be working on this again. The winner from my list was…. Miters!

Here is my first miter using the technique in Mason Dixon Knitting:

Here is my second attempt using some stuff I learned from Entrelac, Jaywalkers, and other places that I’m not quite sure about. It need tweaking but I like it. Once I get it perfected I’ll post instructions I plan to alternate colors in the real blocks. I really want stockinette stitch with a raised diagnonal line.

I got a nice present in the mail from Wendy Knits for working on her website.

Thanks Wendy!!!!!

I have not gotten gift yarn before but I have discovered something. Choosing a project for yarn that was selected for you by someone else is much different than when you buy it for yourself. There is more anticipation and care involved. It almost seems like it needs to stay yarn for awhile because in it’s current state it is so full of potential. Each yarn could become so many different things. Once it’s knit it can never be anything other than what it is. It is an interesting sensation that I had not anticipated. I guess this is how stash grows, isn’t it?

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