Wednesday’s Work……

Imagination is pale and fragile,
Dreams grip with a false reality.
Imagination can build bridges,
Dreams can deceive.
Deng Ming~Dao

It's no secret that my ADD gets the best of me at times, so I have learned that while I am dreaming of that sweater I can see myself wearing if I do not swatch….I usually run into trouble.

I have been busy working on the less exciting parts of knitting which is swatching.  I am swatching a new yarn, Neshobe, with the needle sizes that would be usually recommended and also swatching for a looser knit sweater, Helvetica, with a larger needle in 2 different yarn bases.

An example of my ADD brain is that I frequently do not read directions carefully.  I have been diligently working on my Morning Coffee sweater.  I finished the back, the sleeves and both fronts while we were on vacation, but then came the moment……….crap!

I am using Amy Herzog's Custom Fit, which is a wonderful program, but you have to remember to go back and forth between the pattern and the custom pattern and I totally missed that I needed to keep the first 8 stitches in moss stitch.  In my mind I was thinking I would have to pick up the button band and then there was that OH NO moment.  Yes, Kim, you need to read directions slowly.
I ripped out both fronts on the beach and have been slowly working my way back.  The second front is almost finished now and I should be wearing this sweater soon. 🙂

In addition to the knitting, I have been working on pictures for my website.  This is a glimpse of my finished Moon Shadows Shawl that I will talk about more next week.  I love Ashley's little Indigo Moon that works so perfectly with this Moon Shadows Shawl designed by the very talented Romi.