This week I cast on for my Harmony cardigan for the sixth time. Let me run down the other five attempts: 1) cast on during Doctor Who, 2) cast on during knitting group, 3) cast on long-tail and ended up out of yarn 13 stitches from end, 4) cast on wrong size, and 5) cast on with seriously wonky tension. Cast-on number 6 worked, thankfully. I have had to adjust the needle size, so I am now knitting a 4-ply cardigan on size 3mm (US 2) needles. Wish me luck.
One thing is certain: Rowan Fine Milk Cotton is a quality yarn. Remember, I used the same length of yarn to cast-on (and rip-out). While the actual yarn looks a bit crinkly, the knitted fabric looks as fresh as a daisy. Just look at the photograph and think of the abuse .. I knew that FMC would be a good yarn to work with – after all, it is a staple Rowan yarn – but I’m still impressed. I am now pondering other potential FMC summer knits (Geno from Rowan 43 and Arielle from Kim Hargreaves’ Misty spring to mind), but let us see how the 4-ply on 3mm needles work out for me and my sanity..
Yes, my hand is better while I still cannot knit as much as I usually do. Actually, my hand is just peachy, but the arm gets pretty painful when I’ve worked/knitted/typed for a few hours. I try to rest it as much as possible, but I’m also notoriously bad at “just sitting around”. I need to do something!
A few links for you:
- Your Life is An Open Book. If you have a Facebook profile, you might want to reconsider how you are using Facebook. You will definitely want to check your privacy settings, and I also recommend using the ReclaimYourPrivacy widget. As an expat I find Facebook incredibly useful for keeping in touch with overseas friends and family members, so I cannot bring myself to quit Facebook, but I have locked down my profile as much as I possibly can.
- This Cate Blanchett/Alexander McQueen outfit is the most stunning thing I have seen in a very, very long time.
- This DNA/RNA necklace is pretty nice too. And more attainable.
And the rest of the day will be spent on paperwork before I suddenly become eighteen years old once more and will be screaming/singing at the top of my lungs (YT link). You never really get over your first love, do you?
I’m knitting Que Sera in milk cotton too – it feels absolutely wonderful on the hands, sort of cool and powdery, so I think it’ll be fab for summer wear. I’m not crazy like you though, and I’m doing an open lacey cardigan on 4.5mm needles. Have *nearly* reached the armpits after ~3 weeks.
I like Arielle a lot! I might consider it myself….
I’m feeling the same way you are about Facebook. As a musician, I have friends all over the world whose location and contact info changes often. Without Facebook it would be impossible to keep up conventionally. At the same time I’m very careful about what I put up there. At this point I value my friends more than the creepiness that is Facebook, but the line is getting very fine….