v-neck and button bands. I need to shop for buttons before I tackle the finish work. In the meantime, I pulled out the Schoonheld Shawl. I worked on it a couple of evenings last week and couldn't find a rhythm in the stitches. I made mistakes in the simple lace pattern. Friday evening I tinked back the same few rows twice before setting it aside and picking up a book. Saturday morning, I ripped out the shawl.
Pashima is luxury yarn and I've admired the well written pattern for quite some time. However this combination was a mismatch. Lately process matters as much or more to me than product. Perhaps this shift is part of growing older. Sweaters often require brain power and finishing fortitude. Cowls are fun to knit while mittens retain a classic construction. Socks are full of whimsy, warmth, and fun. Shawls speak to me of peace. They don't have to fit perfectly. The pattern can be simple, complicated, or somewhere in between. They also make lovely gifts for a special sister, friend, or maybe even a stranger.
From time to time I wonder how many shawls a knitter really needs to knit. I have several large sturdy shawls scattered around the house and I wear them often. In the fall and spring, I often tie an asymmetrical shawl around my neck when I run errands, go out for coffee, book group, or church. Recently I wore one on the first day of spring when I attended the funeral of a highly respected colleague, beloved by her family and friends. That afternoon on my walk, I noticed catkins on the birch tree, yellow forsythia on the bottom of a bush, and white fringe in the top of pear trees. Sometimes one needs a shawl, preferably in yarn of some combination of merino, silk, alpaca, or cashmere.
Saturday evening I began knitting the Soft Sunday Shawl. The knitting is delicious and I am making good progress.
Good for you on keepin' it real. I say about the shawl thing, it depends what floats your boat. Some women like shoes, some like purses, I like yarn. Some knitters are addicted to socks and some love shawls.
ReplyDeleteI knit a bazillion shawls.....and still find the need for more. I do give them as gifts so that cuts the collection. I tend to wear certain ones in the spring, then winter and then fall. (not in that order of course). Hope you hit the rhythm soon on that project or maybe frog?? I'm into dish cloth knitting which is so very weird for me.
ReplyDeleteI think considering the amount of joy shawl knitting brings you...you can never have enough. Continue on with your millions of shawls as I continue with knitting all the socks!
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