My fiber-related mojo lately has lent itself more to my spinning. Which is good because I have lots of fiber and may have brought home some fleece from Shepherd's Harvest recently too. But because spinning takes time and I haven't actually finished anything completely, I don't really have anything to show off. I am considering it training for Tour de Fleece though. So far I'm just joining my local knitting group's team but that may change as time goes on. I've been thinking about digging out my supported spindle again lately. I miss supported spindling and I can do that even when I want to just sit quietly with my feet up after a long day.
Meanwhile, I went to knit night last night and I decided to start something new. None of the projects I have on the needles were really calling to me. Partly because some are big and bulky and I didn't want that heavy weight on me and partly because I just didn't feel like knitting some of them.Since I decided I wanted something new right before I left, I decided to grab something that was already wound up. I ended up with this beautiful skein of Ella Rae Lace Merino DK that I got at Darn Knit Anyway last summer.
They wound it up for me in the shop. I also grabbed a needle I thought would work and hustled out the door.
Once I got to knit night I knew the trick would be to find something that would work with the colors in the yarn, be easy enough to start and knit at Knit Night while chatting and work with the single needle I had grabbed.
Thankfully that part was easy. I searched Ravelry and found a pattern in my library that I hadn't knit yet that I had been wanting to. It seemed simple and would look good with this particular yarn. So I cast on. It's Trillian by Martina Behm. A beautiful part of the Hitchhiker's Pattern collection.
I am in love with it! The pattern is simple, just a two-row repeat once you get it established and it's turning out so great. I think the needle I'm knitting it on is a little small but I'm liking the fabric and I'm looking for more of a decorative scarf than a warm bundle around my neck so I think I will be fine size-wise too.
The best test is that even after knit night last night, I didn't want to put it down and go to bed. I think this one will be a definite win!
