Feeding the habit

25 February 2006

After a concerted effort today, Heimat is now finished. It is the most delightful scarf ever made by anyone. It’s sooo soft I wish I could share it with you, Internet. As it is, I shall just have to be content with letting Suzy molest it next time she’s here, before I pack it up for the Mongolians. I wrapped the scarf around my neck to model it for Mum and Dad, but didn’t leave it on too long, in case I became attached to it. Like puppies. If I leave them around my neck too long, I end up wanting to keep them.

This morning I went to Barsley’s to pick out some new wool and came away with two beautiful colours: a gorgeous emerald green that I simply can’t do justice to under artificial lighting, and a bobbly orangey-red mix. I also – get this – bought myself some safety pins and a row counter. I don’t think the row counter will get much use just yet, but, hey, it’s nice to have!

The wool baskets were quite busy, with lots of people cooing over the various yarns. Ok, maybe I was the only one actually cooing. Oh, but there are just so many colours and it’s all so soft and some of those balls of wool are such big whoppers that I was tempted to buy one just for the comedy value.

Work continues on Noah, but he’s a bit of a cuss and progress is slow. I’m trying to get at least an inch added to it each day and Mum has offered to help with it. She should feel free to add a foot to it each day. Not that she doesn’t have her own knitting. She’s making a fancy jumper for the Mongolians, using a stitch I love – something about knitting into the bottom of the stitch. I don’t know quite, but it looks luvverly.

Now to continue trying to cast on with this bobbly wool. It’s a bit weird, but I mustn’t judge it until I’ve got going. This scarf is going to be the Caterpillar – because it feels like I’m trying to knit with furry caterpillars, which admittedly I’ve never done, so I’m not entirely sure what my frame of reference is.