July Fourth dawned bright and beautiful (unusual for us) and I told myself that since it was a holiday I would knit only “for fun” projects that day. I do not know why I thought I would have time to knit! Family badminton tourney, family bbq, family fireworks in the cul de sac.
But before everything kicked off, I did a little swatching.
My skein of Green Cay Calypso (from Creatively Dyed Yarn) had been calling to me for days. It was my last yarn purchase at Stitches West this year (I had already surpassed my budget): 510 yards of gorgeous variegated merino sock yarn (like a handful crayons from the 64 box – all the really interesting colors). I had planned to make it up into a summer top of some sort. All those shades of green spiced with berry hues. Mmmmm. Especially appealing since I have been knitting lots and lots of pink yarn….
So, when we needed a skein of yarn to wind as a demo in our knitting class Thursday evening, I brought the Calypso (Sarah said, Mom, I know what you are doing – you are planning to swatch!). It wound up into a most enticing cake of yarn and I carried it around with me for two days. Thinking, thinking….
So, the morning of July Fourth found me playing with these delightful baby cables in my delightful summer-green Calypso yarn. It actually took me a couple of days to decide on a sweater design – partially because I realized that 510 yards might not be enough and I would need to supplement it with another yarn. I let my mind wander a bit as I studied the yarn.
Linen. And since there are undyed stretches in my Calypso: natural-colored linen. In a lace pattern – maybe Fir Cones (one of my favorites).
So, I ordered some Euroflax from Paradise Fibers (Spokane).
And I am back to my pink baby projects. The Calypso dangles tantalizingly in my thoughts – and I take it out and pet it every now and then. But I can wait – until the Euroflax arrives…
The best part of knitting is having the yarn and petting it! So many possibilities...
Posted by: Joyce | July 08, 2009 at 09:19 AM