Mikknit

I managed to finish the Seafoam Stitch scarf in time to give it to my friend on Sunday. I walked down to Borealis to see how long they’d made their display models (what, you thought I came up with the idea myself? Not bloody likely!) and found out that mine was *much* longer than theirs. Whoops. So I pulled back about 10″ or so and bound off. Came home and blocked it, then quick ran off to Sunday’s event (a wake, so not all that fun an occasion). My friend was thrilled by it, which warmed my heart - this scarf was something she’d asked me to knit for her mom, who’d been ill. I didn’t get it done in time for her mom to receive it, due to difficulty with the pattern and general procrastination, but I thought my friend would like to have it anyhow. And she did.

I think it turned out okay. The yarnovers didn’t block out as nicely as I’d have liked, but I was in a hurry and didn’t have the time to fuss over it. I’m quite pleased with this yarn for lace - it’s a delight to work with and nice and soft. I’m not so hot on it for socks, though.

Also, I picked up a copy of Mason-Dixon Knitting and immediately ran out to buy some cotton for the ball-band dishcloth. Yeah, so I’m a sheep. Baa!

Excuse the crappy picture - Arlo wanted me to take his picture again.

And the “AHA!” - reading through MDK, I was drawn to the felted boxes but confused by their recommendation of size 10 needles for a double strand of bulky-weight wool. Well, I finally had the brilliant (ha!) idea to check their blog and see if the book errata were there, since they hadn’t turned up on a Google search or on the publisher’s website. Yup, there they were - they recommend a size 15 needle, not a 10. Makes a lot more sense! I wonder if I have a size 15 needle.

Okay. Kids fighting. Again. Argh.