New things to report on both reading and knitting fronts. Thanks to all of your wonderful advice, I've decided to make a cowl with my luxurious single skein of alpaca and I'm going with the Amerie. I was drawn to it right away, but, to be honest, the provisional cast on and the three needle BO scared me off. So I searched and searched through Ravelry and while there are tons of beautiful cowls out there, there wasn't much else that fit the weight and yardage I have. So, I'm going to close my eyes, cross my fingers and dive in. Eeek.
In the evenings I'm reading The Roof at the Bottom of the World, a historical account of the discovery of the Transantarctic Mountains. It's fascinating and the photographs are breathtaking. I used to have a very detailed fantasy of finding true love on a scientific expedition to Antarctica, which is hilarious considering I really can't handle the cold and uncharted frozen wildernesses otherwise hold no draw for me.
Joining Ginny at Small Things.
Your yarn looks so comfy! Can't wait to see your cowl :)
ReplyDeleteI think once you dive in, you'll see it's not so bad! At least, that's been my experience time and time again.
ReplyDeleteYour fantasy sounds like mine where I wanted to live in Alaska. Then I remembered I don't like the cold. :-)
Love the color of your yarn and I'm betting it's as soft as it looks~
ReplyDeleteCourtney, you can do, and like del said, once you dive in it's not bad.
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of your book. I do like the cold which is funny as I am married to a southern, warm temperature loving man!
Have a happy day!
Alpaca is my favourite yarn to work with and wear :)
ReplyDeleteYour's is such a beautiful colour as well!
That looks like cozy yarn! The color is very similar to Phoebe's sweater that I just knit. I love that color!
ReplyDeleteAnd don't be daunted... that's what youtube videos are for!
I agree, thank goodness for Youtube :)
DeleteI am only an email away if you come into any problems. But I've seen your knitting and I think you will sail through this project! Lovely yarn :)
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely yarn. And your book sounds very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat is going to be gorgeous! You'll be fine. If I can do it, so can you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful color. I know nothing about knitting, so I'm sure I, at least, will be impressed by whatever you make. (Not sure that really matters though...) :)
ReplyDeleteTrue love in the arctic. Haha, I love it.
ReplyDeleteI wimp out when a pattern instructs something I don't understand but when I actually research (hello, youtube) it's usually easier than I'd expected. ;) Hope that's the case for your cowl. It is going to be lovely!