La Tricoteuse Bretonne

In March for the spring

February has been a good month for knitting : I managed to catch up with the mystery blanket knitalong, and on the last week end of the month, I had all my squares squared and nice.
My favourite is the little sheep. I had difficulties with the loops as I had never done any stitch like this, but it is so cute!

So I think this project is very good for the knitting techniques, especially when you are like me, usually choosing simple patterns. So I hadn't done any intarsia for a while, and I was reminded how much I like it. It is a game of patience, but one sees the coloured stitches build up in a nice little picture, and the final weaving of the ends changes so much the knitting into a smooth and nice final fabrix, for me it has some magic in it.

For the cabling...well I direly needed some derusting, that's sure. I don't know how many times I had to knit and rip and knit and rip some more, etc...
In the end, I still have some mistakes. The eagle eyes of my brother will spot them immediately I know, so I have to prepare moraly for the remarks. It is not badly meant I know, my dear brother having an analytical mind, loves the what-we-call casse tête, and I do not know one he hasn't done quickly under our amazed gaze. So for him, the irregularity in the cables is evident, and he will tease me with this.

Well, I only am reminded of this when I am knitting cabled squares for the blanket, and it pushes me even a bit more a rip when I see I have made a mistake, because I know it will be noticed. It is also a good thing, or I try to think so ;-)

In february, I also recieved some new yarn...no good for the stash, but it is a special yarn, to me at least : it is an "ecological" yarn. More about it when I can make pictures. The week end will help for this.

good bye for now, and good knitting to you all :-)

Posted by Stephanie at March 7, 2008 05:59 PM