As You Wish to be a Responsible Knitter

I’m devouring the As You Wish book but trying my best to savor it. This book is nothing but love for all the cast and crew and everyone involved in the making of the movie. It strikes me for a moment or two as odd, because what experience is that overwhelmingly positive?! On the other hand it makes me happy to know that one of my favorite warm-fuzzy movies was made with such warm-fuzzies as well.  You get out what you put in! In keeping with my theme, I’ve started a pair of socks for my own Westley. My husband is very much a knitworthy person! I’m using the Business Casual pattern and Mrs. Crosby Train Case in the Squid Ink colorway, picked out by himself. I have fallen hard for this colorway – it’s a wonderful grey and I noticed bits of purple in there when the yarn is in natural light (tricky to photograph!). Of course, this project is in my Stitched By JessaLu Princess Bride bag! Did you see the Lorna’s Laces Limited Edition yarn over at Jimmy Beans Wool this month? Princess Bride: Farm Boy, As You Wish, Inconceivable, and Prepare to Dye! So tempting!!

I started the socks on dpns, just one for now. I was thinking I would get the cuffs done on each and then move to two-at-a-time, Magic Loop style, but it’s a novelty to work this one on dpns right now. I’m using Karbonz and I love them! They are lightweight and pointy. I’ve also started my current sample knit project, a lace shawl for Plymouth Yarn Company in a new yarn.  This yarn is quite lovely and has kept me busy swatching. Again. And again as needed. In this case it took me three tries. Each swatch was also given a soak and allowed to rest and dry overnight. Now I’m off and knitting and feeling like a kick-ass knitter as the lace portion is patterned on each side, no rest rows!