PI for MOSS?

There are always so many things to tackle before going on vacation, aren't there? One week from today I will be halfway across the Atlantic Ocean. I have most of my clothes selected and am still pondering what knitting to bring.

The last time I posted I told all of you that I was going to be testing Elizabeth Zimmerman's proclamation that the Pi Shawl was an ideal project to take whilst traveling. Several of you encouraged me to start it before I left which I have done. I started with double point needles, graduated to 16" circular needles and have now increased to a 24" circular (288 sts). I have one more increase which will take me to 576 sts.
I have some reservations about taking the Pi Shawl along on the cruise. The first concern is the ....um......."sheepy" smell of the wool. Several have commented about it on Ravelry but not being sheep savvy, I had no idea until now what sheep actually smell like! I'm not sure I want my packed clothes to end up smelling like sheep.

My second concern is about spit splicing. One must use a very light touch with this Unspun Icelandic wool. I'm not opposed to spit splicing - and, believe me, there is quite a bit of spit splicing being done with this wool. It's just that I'm not sure I want to be doing so much spit splicing in public :-)

Lastly, I already have a significant cocoon knit and I have not yet finished the first wheel of wool. I'm a bit concerned that this shawl is going to be of monstrous proportions at the end of my fourth wheel! Not sure I want to be lugging around a monstrous cocoon around the Mediterranean.

So.......what to bring? I pulled the Vickie Cardigan out of her plastic bin last night to knit a few rows and found myself in love with her all over again.

Vickie is on my list to work on during the current "Earth" stretch of Project Spectrum. The "Moss" colorway fits the color requirements and moss is a rather earthy plant, don't you think? The color is difficult to capture but I think this photograph does a pretty accurate job of displaying the browns and greens intertwining.

The Black Water Abbey pattern is pretty straightforward and easy. The heathery tweed of the yarn does not lend to 'popping' those cables as much as I would like. But nevertheless, I am satisfied with the overall effect.

I'm actually thinking of packing less clothes so that Vickie can join me on the cruise. I will most definitely be taking along socks to work on.

Project Spectrum ~ EARTH

On April 1st Project Spectrum moved into the EARTH element - brown, green and metallic colors.

These are my favorite colors so I am more than ready to pull out some old unfinished projects and make some serious headway on them!

My goal for April and May is to tackle and finish two sweaters:

1. Must Have Cardigan in colorway Taupe
2. Vickie in colorway Moss

You can find more information about them in my sidebar and, if you are a Ravelry member, you can click the links.

Back to Blogger

I've decided to switch back to Blogger. Wordpress just did not have the versatality to play with the layout like Blogger does. It appears Blogger has made some improvements this last year.

The Project Spectrum colors are getting ready to change from FIRE to EARTH. I'm ready to move out of the red-orange-pink spectrum and knit some nice earthy tones. The new colors will be brown and green. But, before the colors change I will give you a Project Spectrum FIRE slideshow - hopefully on Friday.

2008 Project Spectrum - The Elements

Project Spectrum THREE has started and this round is all about the elements - fire, earth, air and water. I have enjoyed participating in Lolly's past celebrations of color because, by doing so, my eyes are opened to color all around me and it causes me to slow down to notice them.

FEBRUARY / MARCH - FIRE- orange, red, pink

Not only will I be knitting with these colors throughout February and March, I will be carrying my camera around with me and then posting pictures of objects representing FIRE. How fun is that!

Are the creative juices stirring within you as you read this post? If they are, go immediately to Lolly's blog and become more inspired! Go there now! Don't hesitate!