Slim pickings
I’m sorry for neglecting the blog, friends. I said to someone that this semester was going to kick my ass, but I didn’t think it would start doing so, that too enthusiastially, quite so early on. It’s taking me a while to get settled back in, but in trying to get a routine going with all my new resolutions to spend less time online and get more serious work done, I’m finding a lot less time to knit. Also, it’s been bloody cold here, with my landlord being rather stingy with the heat, and it’s not fun to knit when your fingers threaten to fall off. (okay, it’s not that bad, but you get the point).
I did start one small thing though, after several false attempts, including one where like an idiot I twisted the round. It is not fun to cast on 136 stitches thrice over, so hopefully this one will continue:
It’s an attempt at a cap, a beret, actually, with this motif over the crown.
The motif is a rangoli pattern of a lotus roughly sketched by my mother a while ago (on a rather special date as it turns out, the birthdate I share with Spud!). The plan is to make it either as twisted single stitches or celtic-style two-stitch cables, am not sure yet. I won’t reproduce it just as it is, the end squiggles in particular need some work, as I’m not overly fond of bobbles or nupps, but the dots in the middle of circles and squares made by the rangoli lines are quite essential to that form. So let’s see. This one in any case is not a classic rangoli pattern, it’s a more free-form type, but one I’ve seen her outline quite often on our front doorstep.
The yarn is Knitpicks Elegance (Alpaca/Silk) and is behaving itself so far at a gauge of 6.5 stitches
on size 3s. Hopefully I’ll get time this week to make progress on this project, about which I am quite excited!
edited to add: I just looked at the picture, and apologize for the smudge. I need to get my camera lens cleaned properly. Also, what is it with me and red alpaca yarn and size 3s? But at least, this one is not on an overambitious deadline, what?