In addition to what knits to do, I have to decide on what knits to wear, because it is super cold in Ottawa right now. I can't face wearing my parka on a holiday so today I impulsively bought myself a very swish new spring coat and matching purse and am now trying to figure out how to layer hat, sweater, and massive scarf with it to make this work. You know what? It turns out the most flattering and comfortable hat I've ever knit myself is this one:
and it looks fantastic with the new coat, too. But I never made the matching scarf. GAAAAAAAHHHHH
I had a fantastic, and very warm, black and grey scarf I used to wear with it, but do you think I can find it since the move? Of course not.
I also never added this pattern to the Free Patterns tab. Whoops! I've fixed that now. (It's the Hatcowl, if you missed it when I published it last year.)
Seriously though, I need to knit myself another of these in a colour that goes with a scarf or three. It's dead easy - if you leave out the lace panel, which I like because it helps me figure out where the front of the hat goes, you're basically knitting a tube with eyelets at the end for a drawstring. It is the PERfect knit for a train ride and audiobook.
Or I could finish the grey lace gloves.
Or I could finish the hat I started for Bob, since Bob lives in Ottawa and I will see him and he would probably appreciate a warm hat this week.
Or... I could look for yarn and my 3.5mm circular needles. I guess it all comes down to how selfish I am feeling.
(answer: super selfish.)
Think good packing thoughts for me, won't you? And have a great day!
2 comments:
I think you need to take all the projects you mentioned, you never know what kind of knitting emergency may arise. You could find yourself without appropriate knitting and that would be a catastrophe.
Su, you are a wise woman and I'm going to take your advice as far as my luggage will let me ;^)
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