Knit One, Purl Too: A Knitlog

Loads of good news all around: I’m delighted to report that I have an FO: I finished the Bernat knit-and-purl scarf with a minimum of fuss - it turned out nicely, no? My finishing technique is improving, even if it’s just a few stray ends, and the tension was pretty consistent throughout. If I had it to do over again, I might knit it in the round, a la the Harry Potter Scarf becaue I am so over looking at the wrong side of a garment (though the reverse of the Bernat scarf looks just fine, really).

To my shock, I also found out that I won a Knitting Beyond the Hebrides Virtual Conference door prize for naming five yarns that could be used as substitutes for Alice Starmore’s dear, departed Aran-weight Bainin:

Rowan Magpie
Galway
Annabel Fox 3 ply
Bovidae Farm fisherman weight wool
Cascade 220

It’s some delicious Donegal Tweed. Though I still rank as a novice knitter by KBTH standards, I cannot tell you how interesting the list and the Virtual Conference are to me - my knitting is improving by osmosis, and techniques that seemed mysterious are making loads more sense thanks to the lively KBTH discussion.

Finally, my knitting mentor called me back - she’s offering classes locally - and they start tonight! The first session is really for beginners, but she specifically mentioned that people with stalled projects were welcome - that means the felted tote and I have a date! I’ve actually managed to get it started (I know - it actually worked!), but I could still use a little DPN driver’s ed. Onward and upward!