Why do I want nothing but thick, chunky wool now that summer
is here? By guest blogger Annie
Over the past week as the temperature has been rising and it’s
now officially summer all I want to knit is thick, chunky wool. It started over
the weekend when I was browsing through Knitting
Everyday Finery by Mel Clark.
The first project in this book is a yummy thick cowl knit
with 2 strands worsted weight held together and meant to be wrapped around the
neck twice. I had to have it. I cast on right away with Rowan Purelife British
Sheep Breeds Chunky in BLF. It is a lovely fast knit with a pattern that is interesting
enough but still allows for some TV watching. I finished it in about 3.5 hours.
My husband thought I had gone mad when I tried it on in the oppressive heat of
our un air-conditioned home but I just had to feel lit on my neck. I don’t know
if it was the heat, the yarn, or just the great experience I had with the
pattern but it made me want to knit everything in the book.
I still had a few skeins of the Rowan left over so I moved
right on to the Barcelona hood & scarf. I’m altering it to be just a scarf
as I won’t have enough yarn to do the hood and the shop doesn’t have any more
in that color (but lots more in a lovely brown or charcoal if anyone is
interested). It will still be a very nice squishy item.
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I could understand my need for the warmth of wool if I
worked in an over air-conditioned office so I wonder if any of you are
furiously working away on heavyweight items now that summers here?
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