It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
December 31, 2008
At the first of the year I talked Smith into buying me a Gray Mist Bohus kit as a combo Christmas-Birthday gift. The kit has been sitting in plain view (no out of sight out of mind) for a full year and nothing, zero, nada knitting has been accomplished. I'm determined to change that in 2009. The main reason for the delay, for the anxiety surrounding this project, is the shear magnitude of stitches…surely a design knit on size ZERO and 1.5 needles will have eleventy-ZILLION teeny, tiny, super fine stitches to knit.
After thinking, stewing, drooling and desiring this sweater, I feel much better about starting it. There will be no deadline, no rush to finish, only enjoyment of the process. Its time has come and with zero days left in 2008, starting a sweater on size zero needles sounds like good luck. In an attempt to calm my excitement about NaKniSweMoDo I got a head start (can you call 3/4 of an inch a head start?) and cast on the neck band. The yarn alone will make this pattern worth knitting as the angora content makes a soft, buttery fabric...ooohhhh yeah. (One thing I've learned this year is just how much I love the feel of angora.)
And so, away I go, starting the journey of a lifetime, knitting an heirloom sweater of a zillion stitches, a journey that starts on size zero needles. Wish me luck.
Happy New Year!!