Knitting News

Over the last five days, I've ZIPPED up a project. Okay, okay, admittedly nothing really gets done fast around here. (or nearly nothing) There are too many other things calling for attention, home, family, work... But every chance I got, I worked on this project. Last night (or should I say this morning, because it was after 1am) I finished.

After knitting all those Koolhaas hats, I was hoping my sister Lora wouldn't like that pattern and choose it for her birthday gift. WHEW! She didn't. She chose a pattern that I've been wanting to try, a stranded/two-color/fair isles pattern. This is a technic that I haven't done before so it would be a fun challenge.

I'm up for knitting challenges these days. LOL! You see, I have a "safety net"! If I fall (get stuck) there are wonderful experienced knitters around here that I can get to help me up again. Nothing is off limits. WAY cool.

So, on Friday I started in. Casting on and then stitching away... Here are the results of my "labors"...

(drum roll, please)

I am VERY pleased. The multi-colored yarn was a bit frustrating to work with because I had no control (NEED control. Have to have control! LOL!) over what was happening next. But... all in all, I'd do it over again in a snap. I love the colors.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LORA!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~