These two have been very good. They are quite mezmerized by the movement but, so far, content to watch from a close distance.
After all the spinning excitement around here this weekend, I did decide to spend a bit of time knitting as well. FiFi is continuing to get some attention. I've finally re-knit everything that I frogged. Right now it's taking me about 15 minutes to do a row on the lower bodice (I've never claimed to be fast!) and I think I probably have 24 rows left, subject to a final try-on. At this rate I might be able to finish during my trip to Oklahoma this week.
Speaking of traveling and knowing I might be close to finishing FiFi, I felt the need to do some travel preparation yesterday. I've decided that my next project needs to be with the alpaca that I purchased in Maine this summer.
Pretty hmm? I've been scouting out patterns for awhile. I have 550 yards of the alpaca and its a light worsted weight (now all wound into balls in prep for travel). My idea was to knit a stole of some sort. After quite a bit of "research" on ravelry and elsewhere I thought I had found a winner ... Cozy from knitty.com.
Yesterday I swatched a bit and decided that this just doesn't suit the fiber very well. I tried 3 different needle sizes and none quite do it for me.
Try 2 ...
yep, Clapotis. I almost don't want to do this just because everyone else is doing it, but it does seem like a reasonable choice. I'll have to make a clapotis-ette as I don't have the quantity for a full size version. Rather than swatch I just cast on... after all what you see above is practically a swatch ... and so far so good.
Now I just have to overcome my own second guessing about exactly how big I can make it. If I assume that worsted and light worsted are the same, then I need to start the straight section now. If I think I could get a little more mileage out of the light worsted, I could do another repeat of increases before going on. I think I'm going to just go on and if nothing else I could make it longer with any extra yarn. After all, better to end up with a little too much rather than not enough right? Of course maybe I could order more... but it was expensive... see, that second guessing... it's a bear!
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I was wondering how kitties would respond to a wheel (I'm sure it depends on the individual, but I'm glad to see they're not tacking it or trying to bite your fiber.
The alpaca will make a gorgeous Clapotis!
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