I know I mentioned I’ve not been knitting lately, because, well, I feel like crap. Monday night I decided that I was going to start working on a UFO. I had started the “Shop ‘till you Drop” bag for my Aunt Connie LAST summer. I’m using the hemp, in periwinkle. It is almost 3/4 the way done, and the only reason why I stopped was because I lost my place. So, I guessed what row I was on (I was wrong), ripped out about 7 or 8 rows, and started again. I just found myself getting so frustrated, so I put it down, again. I know I will get it finished. I’d really like to complete it by Christmas.
So, to try and deal with my frustration, I said, why don’t I knit with my qiviut. It’s not like it hasn’t been hiding out in my stash for, well 2 years now. I’ve only got 120 yards, and I don’t want to make the hat pattern that it came with. I don’t wear hats, I get the hat head… You know how it is. So, what am I doing with it? Making a scarf. I know, boring. Not only that, it’s just a diagonal garter stitch scarf. I should have picked a pattern or something, but no, I went the boring route.
The interesting thing about this qiviut is that mine is a bulky weight yarn, rather than a lace weight like you normally see. Initially I thought it was a little, well, rough. Then, about 10 minutes into knitting, this soft under feeling came out. Like it really is soft, you just have to give it a chance. It’s so much softer than wool, I’m utterly surprised. It’s going to be very narrow, 18 stitches, size 10 needles… I really do like the color, it’s this rich brown.
So yesterday I was listening to Stash & Burn and low and behold, they were talking about using up all those lone skeins in your stash. Now, they are going to have a contest. Granted my little scarf isn’t going to win anything, BUT, I can think of something cute to make with that 150 yards of camel that I also bought in Alaska, right? So, check your stash, join the contest. It will be fun!
Look who’s talking…