I’ll have a Grande Citron, please.

In addition to whatever I am working on of my own design, church/movie theater knitting, and a sock (handbag knitting), I almost always have something of someone else’s design on my needles.     This I refer to as my OP (other people’s) knitting.

My OP knitting of the moment is the Citron Grande using Filatura Di Crosa’s Centolavaggi Chine thinking that I was using a lace wt yarn.  Instead, I am using a cobweb wt yarn.   I am not bothered by the fact that it is not looking like much on the needles (Lace typically comes into its own once ruthlessly blocked).   But I am finding the ubber thin string like yarn to be a bit of a trial.   Just a bit of a tug and it breaks.   I bought a big skein specifically so that there would be no knots or joins.   I was so annoyed that I bought an alternative yarn, thinking that I would rip it out and cast-on with the new stuff.  

Then I changed my mind, again.   The pattern is past the fiddly part.  Wool blocks better than cotton, and I really do love the dark purple color.   Surely I can deal with the pretty, thin, thread yarn for just this one project.

Reveal: Simple Comforts Wrap

Yes, it is true.   My Simple Comforts Wrap is finished and the final pattern is available (at no cost) on Ravelry.   The actual knitting was done more than a week ago.  It has taken me this long to wash, block, and photograph it.   That bought of bronchitis I wrote about earlier, still has me dragging.   So even though the shawl is finally done, I did not get it to the intended recipient today as planned.    I am hoping to get better photos (hopefully at the beach), and I need to make a card, and buy a gift bag.   Next Sunday, for sure.

New on my needles is a Grande Citron  shawl made with some a lovely purple Filatura Di Crosa Centolavaggi  lace wt. merino yarn.   I already have the Citron that was in Knitty a few years ago and love it.   This is the same pattern just bigger and more detailed.   So far, I have found the extra detail to be confusing but I really do like having the increase row stitch counts for the extra repeats.   I will see about photos when I have gotten a bit further into it.