It's been too long since you've seen actual knitting on this supposed knitting blog. The truth is, life has been rough and I gave up both knitting and blogging for awhile. That changed recently when my sister let me tag along with her to Crafty Planet, and I fell in love with this giant hank of pink yarn. It's practically identical in color to the yarn I used for my very first knitting project four years ago.
I never bothered to knit a pattern with cables and thought this yarn might be good to use for my first attempt. The simplicity of the Irish Hiking Scarf appealed to me, so I'm giving it a go. Who knew cabling was so easy peasy (probably every knitter but me)? Now that I'm less intimidated, I can move on to Olga's Cabled Cowl, or the DNA Scarf that's been on my wish list since I first saw it.
Pictured with my knitting, is my favorite new gadget that has been distracting me from my projects. I just love my iphone! The wee image you see on the screen is the stage for Little House on the Prairie at the Guthrie Theater. I'm sure I've posted in the past about my love for Laura Ingalls Wilder's books. It was bizarre, but fun, to see a variation of her stories acted out on the stage. What made it even wackier is that Melissa Gilbert, the Laura from the TV show, is portraying Ma.
Hopefully I can put the iphone down and get back to knitting this scarf soon!
The Project: Irish Hiking Scarf
The Yarn: Cascade Eco + purchased from Crafty Planet
The Needles: 4mm Crystal Palace Bamboo (my favorite needles)
Started: July 2008
wow! it's great to see you back! i hope life is treating you better now.
i can see why you would fall in love with that pink yarn. how delicious!
Posted by: gleek | August 07, 2008 at 09:43
I love that colour, I knit myself a jumper in that colour a long time ago
Posted by: Miss 376 | August 07, 2008 at 11:44
welcome back!! I hope life slows down enough for you to enjoy knitting that scarf. you know I love the color! I wish I could knit with eco, but for some reason I'm allergic to cascade. must be something in their treatment.
Posted by: yahaira | August 07, 2008 at 16:29
Lucky you! An iphone!
Posted by: Kim | August 07, 2008 at 20:54
Hurray for knitting. I really like that pattern. I knitted one for my sister.
Posted by: Oiyi | August 08, 2008 at 02:52
Yes! It really is good to see you back. I love your new scarf!
Posted by: molly! | August 08, 2008 at 04:35
Congrats on knitting again - someday I will return.
Posted by: megan | August 16, 2008 at 19:24
hi i loved your blog, i have got a blog about knit, visits me go http://agulhaetricot.blogspot.com
bye
Posted by: Roberta | September 06, 2008 at 15:47
Cables look nice. Lovely, and I love my iphone too. It even has typepad software so you can post from your iphone. How cool is that.
Posted by: Dee | November 21, 2008 at 18:03
I love knitting cables. They really aren't as complicated as they look. Cathy
Posted by: Free Knitting and Crochet Patterns | December 28, 2008 at 11:52
Great scarf! I knit one of these too and loved it.
Posted by: Susie | June 01, 2009 at 05:56