Oh yeah! It’s postman-hugging time!
I do love getting me a package. I couldn’t wait to tear into this one because I just *knew* what it would contain, and I was right. This was my reward for making one of the two winning logos for Cast On, Cast Off: Jennifer’s Knitting Dojo.
Thanks, Jenifer! As you can see, I got your two skeins of Noro Kochoran (my first-ever) in yesterday’s mail. Scrumptious! I love the smudges of teal, purple and cocoa throughout the light and dark gray yarn, and the little wisps of angora among the silk and wool make the yarn super-cuddly. If I sound like I’m squealing, that is an accurate guess!
I’m following Jenifer’s advice on a simple knitting pattern she provided to show off the yarn. I took a ball of the Noro to Caitlyn’s soccer practice and her game today and knitted inbetween cheers for the Fusions to win (a loss, but they played well). And here are the results so far. I’ve not made such an airy scarf before, but I like how it feels. I had to use size 11 needles instead of the 13s Jenifer recommended because I knit loosely, and I kind of liked dragging out this pair of my grandmother’s needles to make this too. I can already tell this one is going to whip out quickly. I’d forgotten how satisfying it is to make something on uber-large needles.
Cheers, everyone!
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