I am also boiling some eggs and don't want to forget them which is why I am not knitting at the moment. The day is bright and I am planning to open the doors* for a while today. It's spring and it is time to blow out the cobwebs.
It is a heathered grey, just a bit deeper in tone than the grey I first picked. It will go nicely with the many heathered colours I have picked for this sweater. I think that is what was wrong with the first grey. It was a plain grey, a sort of crayon grey that just did not sit right. It stuck out like a sore thumb. I feel much better now and am really looking forward to knitting Flea.
I had a good day yesterday. The digging in the yarn part went way too fast. I found this.
I have been waffling about this sweater. I always wanted to knit it, but since I first decided on it, other interesting things came across my path. Rebecca Clow of The Creabea put out Kintra and I love that design too. It's a simple 1 x 1 colourwork that invites colour play that could easily be made with this batch of colours I pulled for Flea. I almost switched my plans for Flea but when I started mucking about with colours, Flea began to excite me again. I will knit a Kintra but first Flea.
I did knit on the vest again yesterday. I am so pleased with how it is going.
I am at 9 inches from the underarm so it is time to start sorting out just how long I need this vest to be. I am going to compare it with my Threipmuir vest version for the details. Threipmuir is just about perfect for slipping over a dress or wearing with a skirt as an extra little layer over a shirt. The only change I want to make is to have the back a bit longer than I have on the Threipmuir.
So, eggs are done. The day is well begun and it is time to knit.
*only on the south side of the house and if the wind dies down.
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