Michael has gone to PetSmart to help out with BARC’s pet adoption weekend. Ellie and all the cats are napping*. My plan was to only do fun things today.
Fun usually means knitting, but I will let you in on a little secret:
Stockinette can be Very Boring.
I only did ribbing for 3″ – 3.75″ seemed like a lot of band.
So there is a loaf of bread in the oven, I cleaned the kitchen and uploaded some pictures.
And my thoughts turn to this:
It’s that Blue Sky Sportweight.
It wants to be a simple cabled vest (I haven’t found a pattern). I want it to be right for the February Lady Sweater. Fuzzy alpaca is completely wrong**, but I have become obsessed with that sweater to the point of dragging out all my yarn in search of candidates. The yarn and I are at an Impasse.
I will ponder this while I knit stockinette.
*Ellie and I don’t get to attend pet adoptions right now due to Nap Placement.
**I could be wrong, I think I should swatch anyway, don’t you?
Absolutely! Swatch away…
Yes! Swatch away 🙂
Aren’t you worried that that Michael will bring home another animal?!
I love productive naptimes!
Oh what a lovely blue. Stockinette is boring, so why do I love garter??
I’m sure you can make it work…I love my FLS so much! You won’t be sorry!
Swatch anyway. It may surprise you.
I would definitely swatch…. you never know!
Ah, but fuzzy alpaca would provide a lovely drape….
For my FLS, I used a merino wool with a light twist. It is a little fuzzy, but the pattern still looks great. I’d agree with Leah. Give it a try and you may love it!
CAN be boring????
IS boring.