Monday, May 5, 2025

Keeping My Hands Busy

I took this yarn... 

...that I blogged about almost a month ago, and I began swatching. Then I knit a garter stitch bottom and attached a moss stitch kind of border... 

...but while taking this picture, I measured this against the tote bag. It'll stretch, but it's smaller than I anticipated. I think I need to rip this whole thing out and start again. 

I don't really have any good project ideas. And I need a take along project for Saturdays. So, this is it for now. Since I don't actually have need for this thing, it can take as long as it takes. Or until I find something else to work on. 

At some point, I'll switch yarns and patterns, so I swatched a cable pattern that may or may not end up on this. 

I'm not even at half a pattern repeat yet, so it doesn't look like anything. But that's okay. I'm playing right now. Just seeing what'll work. 

I may get a project out of this. I may set it all aside and do something else. But it's something to keep my hands busy. For that, it's working perfectly. 

17 comments:

  1. It doesn't look like anything, but it will grow into something beautiful, I'm sure.

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    1. I don't know about beautiful, but it'll grow into something.

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    2. I think it will be beautiful. ~nods~ Best wishes!

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  2. It's great that you're just playing and experimenting with the yarn and patterns.

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  3. I have always been impressed at the skill it takes to do what you do. Well done!

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  4. Hopefully something fun will hit you this week. Maybe more critters?

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  5. It's interesting to see what you'll make next.

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  6. I really like that color in the cable pattern!

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    1. Thanks. I can't remember what I bought the skein for originally. I think it was mittens or something.

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  7. Good to have busy hands. Both colors are pretty.

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  8. thecontemplativecat here. I love the rose project.

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  9. Hi Liz - I like the cable pattern and that colour - cerise - glad you can keep your hands happy - cheers Hilary

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  10. I like he stitch on the second photo!

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    1. Hopefully you'll like it better when all the cabling is done and it actually looks like something.

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  11. Picking a project is the trickiest part ;) The start of the cables looks great. Will you knit a celtic pattern?

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