The Pattern: Buttonwillow Wrap by Rosemary (Romi) Hill.
When I am taking a step back from the sewing machine I continue to turn to the knitting needles. Knitting is hypnotic and soothing, and you can quickly while away time when waiting for ... cricket training to finish, appointments, hair foils to do their thing, kids that need to be picked up ... you know how it goes.
The Yarn: Madelinetosh Merino Light in Grasshopper.
I've also continued my love affair with Madelinetosh Merino Light, a soft and squidgy single ply. This shawl requires more than a single skein of yarn (I used the half skein of yarn left over from my Cladonia project), and as my two skeins were not from the same dye lot ~ and one was noticeably darker ~ I alternated the two skeins every two rows throughout this project.
The Buttonwillow Wrap is a great portable knit, with simple repetitive chart reading. I encountered some early difficulty with the center increases, and chose to use stitch markers to help me recognize the placement of the increases; and from there it was smooth sailing.
By the way, there is a lot of purling in this shawl. If you take on the challenge of knitting this shawl and you're not of fan of the purl stitch before this project, you will be afterwards!
By the way, there is a lot of purling in this shawl. If you take on the challenge of knitting this shawl and you're not of fan of the purl stitch before this project, you will be afterwards!
Enjoy Sunday!
Rita
