Ruby Bubbles was put aside last week. It was time for a short break, even from luscious fine alpaca. Besides, we had a few hot days, and no matter how yummy, I do not feel like knitting alpaca when it is in the mid 80's.
The hot days did not last. And I did not start any summer projects either. I picked up a pair of socks I had let languish in the bottom of my bag; they will be good travel projects as the next week is filled with waiting rooms and appointments. Last night, I started a new sweater with that lovely cotton I showed you in my last post. So it seems I will be working on several simultaneous projects, which only seems to delay the completion of any of them, not that completing things has been my strong suit of late anyway.
Primarily however, I worked on Avril, a sweater I had intended to wear last fall. I knitted all the pieces and never put it together. I don't really know why.
Although it is wool and silk I hoping I can still wear it in the early morning air since we still have freezing temps overnight. To this end I spent most of my knitting time the past week knitting the front bands and the collar. It is not quite done. The knitting is done, but I have yet to seam and set-in the sleeves. And there seems to be a ton of yarns to weave in as well. But these things should not take long. The seaming requires focused time, not relaxing and knitting time, but even so it should be done this week.
At which point, I will finally have another finished sweater to share. I do hope I can still wear it.
The whole process of linking project to weather and mood and wardrobe needs is an interesting and ever-shifting one, isn't it! I'm sticking with my two, right now, and coming down to the finish line on both, but I've been running through the stash, mentally, as I knit . . .
Posted by: materfamilias | Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 09:53 AM