But first –
hours worth of I-Cord
I am definitely making progress on the cardigan. Around the neck, down the front, across the bottom – I am heading into the home stretch of the second front. That is not to say that I don’t need to do the sleeve ends followed by sewing the under sleeve seams, but the end might even be in sight.
Which is great because these two books arrived in the mail.
knitting books, of course
I really enjoy Mary Scott Huff’s knitting (the stranded book) and have been meaning to pick up her book since knitting the Faery Ring last summer. The other book I bought on a whim, simply because I have been enjoying knitting garter stitch. She has some interesting miter projects (there is this vest, you see…..
And now–oh joy! Bet you can’t wait!–you can spend hours more and make matching i-cord shoelaces. Right?
What I like about Swing, Swagger, Drape is that there are suggestions for variations on the themes…Jane does not expect you to slavishly follow the pattern down to the last colour choice!
Holly – What is the pattern? I might need to knit this.