See? A boring, shapeless pile of mostly stockinette, because in this particular pattern - Oceanspray - all the fireworks happen at the end. I've actually finished the plain stockinette bit and now bravely knit through part two: stockinette with an occasional yarnover or k2tog. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. I'm enjoying the simplicity, daydreaming a lot and caressing the softer-than-soft yarn.
I swore I'd never let 'posh' yarns steal my heart but I have to confess a little love affair with silk nowadays. I found a place that sells laceweight with high silk content for next to nothing so I bought over a kilogram in grey, cream and yellow/orange. I'll probably buy more, too, as soon as I spot a bargain I can't resist. I have enough laceweight to last me a decade but I'm on a binge. Please don't judge me.
Anyway, I'm under a self-imposed ban on sweater knitting. See, I quit smoking last February, after 15 years of heavy puffing. NOT the easiest thing I've ever done, but it looks like victory is mine. My lungs might be grateful, my waistline, however, does not like the change at all. I've put on tremendous amount of weight (so much that for a while I seriously thought I'm pregnant!), despite significantly reducing calorie intake. To tell you the truth, I'm horrified by my new shape and I refuse to knit a garment to fit the huge, flabby me. There'll be no sweaters until I can step on the scales without screaming. Howgh.
Shawls it is, then. Oceanspray is for my partner's Mum, whose 60th birthday will coincide with her upcoming visit next month. After that? Normally I don't wear accessories, but all that lace I knit for other people got me greedy. Let me tell you: next shawl is mine!
Any suggestions for a cool, free pattern?
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