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I need to gear up for the next event, but in order to hit the ground running I gave myself a day off. Half a day off is probably more accurate.
The first edition of By Hand recently came out, and I spent some time with it.
Knitting and reading.
Susan Gibbs is the moving force behind By Hand. The magazine includes articles on cooking, growing, building, stitching. Making. From the lattice cowl to the butternut squash salsa to the apple butter bread I want to make it all. I think I need more time off.
The end is in sight for Miss Doolittle.
This lovely little lace scarf is knit in two sections and is grafted in the middle. Somewhere along the way I decided I was going to work the scarf until the yarn was all gone. I worked one section and then worked the other section the same number of repeats. I still had leftover yarn, so I worked a couple more repeats on each section. Now I'm at the point where I don't have enough yarn to complete two more repeats, so it's time to call it quits.
Knitting lace involves some mental gymnastics. You repeat a series of rows over and over. At first the repeats are like a foreign language, and you stumble blindly from one row to the next. As with so many things in life practice makes all the difference. After numerous repeats you learn the rhythm of the rows and can work them without as much effort. But it always seems that as soon as you have the rows memorized and are really in the groove, the project is finished and it's time to move on.
This bit of lace looks rather nondescript. What it needs is a bath and a good blocking. I can't wait to see the transformation.
In other news Susan Gibbs from Juniper Moon Farm has launched another new project. Take a minute to read about her latest venture, By Hand.
