I had a really good knitting weekend. I worked in the mornings and later in the day and in between was the Mexican Grand Pix. What a race. Carlos Sainz won which made me happy except that it meant Lando Norris did not win. But what a stupendous race.
My hands are doing just fine. The last few years I had to be really careful with them as I did my fall knitting, but by taking decent care of them routinely, they are holding their own. Weird to speak of them as if they were a thing of their own, I suppose.
The sweater is looking like a sweater.
It is a fairly wide back of the neck but that is okay because I plan on a double layer wide collar that will tuck in behind itself at the front.
The first row of ribbing is at the bottom so the body is near the end. Sadly, I am going to break into ball two of my red before the rib is done and I suspect that I will end up using a good portion of ball two for that, the sleeves and collar. So it goes. It was only a dream to get two sweaters out of this glorious red. It's okay because I love this sweater so much and I will think up something great to use these yarns for.
I have to talk about the yarn. It is Cascade Eco + and Ecological. It can be knit at a much larger gauge but when you knit it at this gauge, it becomes a great sturdy sister to Cascade 220, one of my favourite yarns. (All yarns are my favourites). I did this with some green I had and wear it a lot. It stays crisp and clean looking through all the daily torture I put it through. At this gauge, pilling is minimal and performance is king.
My mind is starting to meander through things I would like to knit next. It's always one of the best parts of the journey.
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