It seems like I pick up a new project before I really finish the last. “It seems”, well, in actuality, that’s just what I do. I have at least 3 sweaters that are complete except for picking up the collar and knitting a few rounds. I think it’s knowing that if I finish them, they will have to migrate from my safe and protected knitting basket to my always scattered and cramped closet. I don’t think they deserve to live in there.
This project, however, I know will be completed as there is no collar or sleeves with which to procrastinate.
Pattern : Rosemary from Rowan Summer Tweed
Yarn : Rowan Summer Tweed
Color : 500 Powder Blue
Content : 70% silk, 30% cotton; 50g; 117 yds
Gauge : 4 sts/inch
Needles : US 8
# of balls : seven
Designer : Kim Hargreaves
This made up really quick and is perfect for summer evenings. The armholes, to my delight, fit perfectly. It’s like it was made for me 
I like the complicated things. The journeys. The projects that stay on your needles for months, just because it takes that long to create them. And cables are my favorite.
This new sweater from Debbie Bliss, made of Cashmerino Aran, may be my winter project. It’s from a new book “The Cashmere Collection”; I don’t think it’s out yet. I saw it on Knitting Fever.com and every other project I was planning faded into the background. Can you imagine how soft this would be? If you’ve never worked with Cashmerino Aran before, make at least one small thing. I made a baby sweater with it and it was lovely.
Under the tree where I have lunch and knit nearly every afternoon. Graced me with it’s presence for 3 weeks and then disappeared.
