Death and capelets
(Might I suggest Strindberg and Helium borrow that phrase someday?)
Death is all around me: my beautiful hat succumbing to the Washing Machine of Doom, the leaves tossing themselves to the ground, my annuals (except for the snapdragons, which are some sort of supernaturally cold-proof creature) turning to mush overnight.
But, you know, I have a capelet, so somehow it's all okay.
Pattern: Wandering Aran Fields from Wrap Style
Designer: Norah Gaughan (all hail Norah!)
Yarn: 4 1/2 balls Plymouth Galway in Rose (#19)
Needle: exactly what the pattern says, ditto our friend Gauge
Notes: Maybe there's a bit about gauge for ribbing in there, but I'm sure I glossed over it, and I paid for it in the end. See, I should have been just 30-ish yards short of the total yarn required, yet I was 6 inches from finishing the collar when I ran out of yarn. Mild panicking ensued, as I purchased the yarn one week less than a year ago (hey, do I get some sort of prize for that?) so there's no chance I'd get the same dyelot. However, Depth of Field* had the color in stock, bless its yarn-stuffed soul. I was possibly looking at a) having to pay $10 for a measly ball of yarn due to shipping, and b) never finishing the darn thing because waiting for another ball to arrive would take the wind out of my sails.
The dyelots do not match, and you can tell, but do I care? No, sirs, I don't.
AND, YES, I KNOW IT NEEDS TO BE BLOCKED. GEEZ.
I finished it 15 minutes before I had to go to Michael's for demonstrations (you will not believe how many people think the Knit Lite is the coolest thing ever) and was so glad I had it because it was ccccccold there.
*Ohmigod, guys, Depth of Field is great lately. The yarn selection gets better every time I go. I love that they carry so many normal (some would say "boring") yarns, rather than novelty yarn crap. Most of it is very affordable, too. Right now their Great Adirondack yarns are 25% off, and their Artyarns Supermerino is in the sale loft for $6.75 a skein. I almost bought a bunch, but restrained myself, and bought a skein of Schaeffer Yarns Anne instead. (Do not remind me that it actually cost more than the Supermerino. I love it too much. It will be a pooling colors scarf because I saw Kelle's when we went to visit the Yarn Harlot and I entered a state of dire NEED.)
Tipper @ 5:25 PM * link
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