I have a reluctant sweater to crochet. I really should be getting back to it. But there's a bit I'm not sure what to do with, and so I'm doing what I always do when confronted with a design challenge. I put it away and work on other things.
Knitty is an online magazine, published quarterly, that features knitting patterns. I look through each new issue, and sometimes I see something I like. Like this week...
The pattern: Subjunction. I mean, I don't really want the finished object. The thing that struck me about the pattern was that it called for a certain kind of yarn, the kind of yarn that my brother's been gifting me for birthdays and Christmases.
It only requires two skeins. I have two skeins of yarn.
The problem with this yarn? From the pattern, "I recommend a solid, nearly-solid or lightly-speckled yarn. The ribbing would cause a strongly variegated yarn to look muddled." Yeah, that's a strongly variegated yarn.
So, the Tardis blue? But I have four skeins of that. That's probably enough for a bigger project. Not that I have a bigger project in mind, but if I blow two skeins on this, then if that bigger project comes along...
I mean, I really should just get back to the reluctant sweater. But now I'm thinking about all these yarns that are just sitting in my stash. Sigh.
Wow, that Tardis blue is really striking!
ReplyDeleteI vote, use that blue yarn!
ReplyDeleteThe Tardis blue would be really pretty for a shawl. It's always easier to work on something you're excited about.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a lightweight scarf, so maybe it would work for cooler days for your area. It's quite a pretty pattern. I love that blue. How long have you been waiting for the bigger project to use it?
ReplyDeleteI had forgotten I even had that yarn.
Deletehaha.. I would say use what you need to use for the project at hand and then worry about the hypothetical project when you come to it.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful blue color. Go for it!
ReplyDeleteTardis blue 💙💙💙💙💙
ReplyDeleteIt's so often about the materials, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI do like that shade of blue.
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