After finishing the second Circus Blanket, I was casting about for a good bus project. Desired features: fairly portable, with a high knitting to thinking ratio.
Plan A: a seed stitch scarf in Great Adirondack Sirino. Conclusion: pretty fabric, but the shape and drape combination not so enchanting.
Plan B: a Faroese shawl
darker blue-green mix - Trekking Pro Natura
periwinkle - Blackberry Ridge
natural brown - Blackberry Ridge
pink with flashes - Great Adirondack Sirino
turquoise - Rowan Harris Tweed
These are all fingering weight yarns, with which some people would make socks. Clearly I am willing to stash this weight of yarn, but not knit socks. I think it's because I like a large canvas. This project should keep me out of trouble for a while.
Addendum: Size 2 needles are in effect. I can't tell you how many times I forget to record this information.
Mmmm, I love these colors. The way you're combining the yarns and textures is awesome! Can't wait to see it progress.
Posted by: Liz | 19 September 2007 at 10:46
I think the allure of how many possibilities there are on a large canvas is much more tempting than the ones on a smaller canvas. Socks can be beautiful, but they are restrictive in how much you can do with them before they begin to look more clownish than artistic.
Posted by: Dorothy | 18 September 2007 at 23:38
The colors are even more lovely and interesting looking in person--and that's saying something. I can barely stand to knit socks on needles that small, so I'm impressed that you'd knit something so large with them. I think I lack the staying power!
Posted by: Mishka | 18 September 2007 at 20:54
That should keep you busy for quite a few bus rides!
Posted by: brenda | 18 September 2007 at 17:17
This is going to be such a visual feast!
Posted by: Rebecca H. | 18 September 2007 at 15:21