As the shawl neared completion, I started poking around my stash, checking the myriad of knitting bags surrounding my chair and running through my memory for projects to begin. It’s spring, summer is closing in fast so I figured the best plan of attack would be to finish the cowl neck shell that I left half finished last fall. It’s knit with Rowan’s Summer Tweed. It’s the last project, and the only project, I’ll ever knit with this yarn. I love the color, hate the yarn. The fabric is fine, but maybe a tad heavy for a shell. There isn’t any give to the yarn at all. It makes my hands tired, every stitch feels like a struggle. Tonight I took it to Tuesday night knitting. It took a few minutes to figure out what / where I hat left it. It took a LOT longer than that to find where I had stashed the pattern and my notes. Tomorrow, I’ll switch to different needles. It’s on a circular black ebony #7.. maybe an addi, it’ll need something slippery but with a good point.
I washed up a few yards each of several yarns that were sitting on cones in my office in order to swatch them for projects. I saw a ‘barn jacket’ type sweater at NH last weekend that I really liked. It’s from the Green Mountain Spinery book and a possibility. Kim wore a beautiful sweater ( Paprika) that I’m also thinking about, maybe in a silky wool, one of the washed samples. How about another shawl, I can never have enough. They are terrific projects to carry with and I have some ‘Autumn Rose’ in the merino/silk singles that I’ve kept out for myself and would love to find the right pattern for..
I’m hiking three miles in the afternoons to help relieve my back pain. The doctor said last week that he was surprised I was still walking. Even after all the treatments this week, it’s still sore, sitting and standing are painful, walking no problem. My hikes are through the woods.
The days of early spring are nearly over. The lace of the early foliage, chartruese weft against the warp of the tree trunks will be gone for this year in a day or two. This afternoon I noticed that the leaves were plumping out, the fat days of summer almost here. Time to shift gears..
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I grew up in New England. Your pictures resonate with my inners, especially the glacial rocks. Quiet waters, trees, yes.
I’m sorry your back is still miserable. It colors your whole day. Lots of research (depending on the pathology of course) to show that moderated activity is better than bedrest.
I’m curious as to how the summer tweed will feel on addis. My experience has been that silk sticks impossibly to wooden needles. I’ve been thinking about the Rowan tshirt in summer tweed, but hesitate based on your report.
Aren’t we lucky, living in such a beautiful area. The woods of Vermont and the mountains of NH. Beautiful colors!
I have had many problems with pain in my back this year. Losing weight would help for sure, but I wonder if walking would as well.
Ah geez – now I am REALLY homesick!! There is nothing like that spring woods’ green is there? It almost hurts your eyes to look at it, but it is sooo fleeting.
The Rowan Summer Tweed took me some time to like. It doesn’t give and it does grow. But, I like the finished fabric and it was comfortable to wear most of the year. I’m reknitting the my Chamomile in that yarn because it was too big and I like the sweater enough to redo.
Hope the walking helps your back. Have you been stretching? I find it helps me more than any thing. Hope you heal quickly.
Love the weaving imagery of the trees and foliage!