I’ve finished two more knitting projects.
First up, a summer top using Noro Ohajiki, a mixed fiber yarn that is 50% cotton, and also includes silk, wool, and rayon. The skeins themselves look mostly pink, but I am really happy with the colors, and the way the colors aligned perfectly in my garment. In fact I’m pretty happy with the garment overall.
It is very cool and comfortable to wear and I think the yarn is actually closer to a dk weight than worsted although it claims to be worsted. But I’ve found that not all Noro yarns end up being quite what I expected. And yet I keep knitting them. Most of the time I am happy with the results, although sometimes there is a bit of experimentation before I match the yarn with the right project. This was a great match, and I would actually knit this again in the same yarn but using a different color.
Boring yes, but I’ve discovered I tend to be like that. I don’t need a lot of new shapes/ideas. There are things I gravitate toward and wear. There are other things I want to knit. They do not always converge.
The second garment is for next winter. These fingerless mitts were knit using Eriu Elements Luxury Irish Wool, a DK weight blend of Bluefaced Leicester and Romney wools. The pattern, “Tree of Life Mittens” is produced buy Eriu and is not available on Ravelry.
This was a quick, easy pattern, and kind of an impulse buy and project. The yarn is a perfect match for my everyday winter coat, and will be very useful, especially walking Garbo on chilly winter mornings.
I already have a pair of cashmere-lined suede gloves that I wear with that coat. But when I am walking the dog I am constantly having to take one glove off and on again. I’ve thought about fingerless mittens for a while, and have finally acted on that impulse. It is not even summer yet and I feel like I have a leg up on winter.
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