Sometimes you just need to cast on and knit something simple and fast.
I've had this Knit Picks yarn in my stash for about a year and it has been nagging me. I bought it to make the Mitered-Square Jacket that used to be featured at Knit Picks, but after getting through half of the back I realized it was one big, gaudy Cosby-esque pile of fug.
I haven't frogged that yet but it is on my must-do list, I'm not looking forward to rewinding all that yarn. But I still had oodles of unused skeins (I bought 12!) of this stuff. As a reprieve from all that lace I needed some simple, fast, mindless knitting and I wasn't in the mood for a sock. Hence, a garter stitch shawl was born. The yarn still knits up gaudy and loud, but the colors are pretty and it will keep my neck and shoulders cozy this winter.
I've also been busy photographing and uploading pictures of yarn and projects to Flickr Why? Well obviously I received my Ravelry invite! Now that I'm there, I can see what all the hype was about. It is a very unique and useful website and I think it will be a great benefit to the knitting community. I've already found uses for yarn I have in my stash by browsing other users' projects. If you are on the waiting list, be patient, it's worth the wait.
Wow, that looks like dripping paint or something like that. Fantastic!
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