Knit Your Bit

ALL TANGLED UP IN YARN

Yesterday was my favorite work day of the year as it was the day Rachel and I got to go to our Local Yarn Shop and buy yarn for this year’s pattern.  We are really pleased with what we’ve chosen.  We’re actually adapting on of our knit your bitters patterns that she generously shared with us.  We bought some fancy yarn (it’s shiny and photographs well, the same brand I used for last year’s V for Victory pattern).  The most adventurous part was that the ladies at the shop has us wind/ball up our own yarn.  Rachel and I have many talents, but apparently yarn winding is not one of them.  We had to reroll yarn, it flew off the base, etc.  But we got it done, and now we have yarn for our project!  This morning, Rachel has informed me that she’s already crocheted a good start to her scarf.  I haven’t even begun (but I did stare at the yarn a good bit yesterday if that counts for anything)!  Well, I should end this post and start knitting!

How can you think about scarves when it’s 100 degrees outside?

I’m sure that eventually, one day, the weather will get cooler.  Here in

New Orleans

, that means about the second week of October.  While summer seemed to come late this year, it’s definitely set in, and at a time when I really need to start gearing up for year three of Knit Your Bit.  I was re-inspired this past weekend when I got to knit with some local knitters at another museum day.  I’m going to make this a monthly event, I think, because it’s fun to knit for work!  I have next year’s pattern down to two choices – either a lengthwise striped scarf because they make me think of military decoration or one with chevrons because they remind me of patches.  Both are easy techniques, just a different stitch and following a pattern or using different yarn colors.  Oh well, I still have a little time to ponder it in the air conditioning!