I just couldn't stand it anymore. Ever since January, I've been trying to only knit WIPs in progress and I've done really well. However... knitting a 12 cm. turtleneck with size 0 needles did me in. Progress has been both boring and microscopic. I will finish Seaforth, but in the meantime, I needed something different. Just had to start a new Aran. I have had the yarn and been wanting to knit this one since February, so here goes...
After knitting everything since January on small (3 mm) or tiny (2 mm) needles, this is refreshing to knit. The needles feel like row-boat oars, although 4.5 mm aren't actually that large. Right now, new is fascinating... I love new patterns!!!! I'll get back to those unfinished WIPs soon.
(Of course, I always say that. That's why I have so many.) I just can't resist the allure of something new.
Something else new and wooly... my Mother's Day present arrived a few days ago. I kit from Virtual Yarns that I have wanted for a long time... Oregon in Spring! It isn't quite the colorway I would have chosen, but am I going to send it back? I don't think so.
After several weeks of warm sunny weather, there are many wild flowers blooming. Many of our local flowers bloom on the tundra and I haven't been up there yet, but here are some of the wild roses in our yard. They smell so fragrant...
Oregon in Spring? Totally fooled me! I was expecting the Donegal I saw long ago on Rav.
Yay! You finally began Inishmaan. Is that Rosewood? Lovely!
Love those wild roses for their fragrance, but they can get out of control here.
Posted by: Marina | June 10, 2009 at 01:20 AM
Ohhhh, new yarn, new project cast on, and gorgeous flowers.....all good right?
Posted by: Anne | June 10, 2009 at 03:58 AM
You will love working on the Oregon. No boredom there, at least in the body (I don't know how you feel about corrugated ribbing. I love starting new things, too, but when I have time to knit, I play a game with myself: One pattern repeat of the new, one measure of the old. Our wild roses aren't blooming yet, the perennials are finally growing, gardens and crops are at a standstill because we have had no rain and very strong winds.
Posted by: Sigrun | June 10, 2009 at 06:05 AM
Carolyn- The gansey projects are very slow- you need something else to give you a break.
Posted by: Lorraine | June 10, 2009 at 07:00 AM
Yes! New! New is best. Inishmaan? It looks fabulous so far.
I'm w/Sigrun. I try to knit a row or two of everything, unless I'm on a mission to finish (or wild to start something new).
Posted by: Carrie K | June 10, 2009 at 10:48 AM
I know what you mean by microscopic progress..! Good for you, starting something new. Looks great!
Your roses are so pretty, so is Oregon. :)
Row-boat oars - LOL!
Posted by: miyamojo | June 11, 2009 at 09:23 AM