Acid Tongue

My goodness a knitting post from Lola?!  Whaaa...  It happens, people.

I finished my first Ulmus around Labor Day.  I had plans to photograph it while camping.  It never was pulled from the tent.  After returning from the trip, it sat in the pile of Things to Wear.  But a warm stretch kept it folded up.  While Ava & I were in NYC, I stumbled on these two beauties.  I've passed over the Mulit one for the past couple of years.  I can't find the tag anymore, so there will be no sharing (maybe Ava remembers).  In its hank form, this yarn looks like Fall.  With a little encouraging from Ava, I snatched it up.  Knitty City happened to have an Ulmus example behind the counter.  "I could use this for the Rectangle version.  I like that better than the triangle one, but could I knit another one?"  Ava nodded and pointed me towards the Malabrigo Sock yarn.  Ochre was the perfect companion to this Multi.  But what to do with my current Ulmus?

I love knitting shawls, but a girl can have too many.  I was going to post it on FB.  That felt a little icky.  And then it hit me.  I'd send it to a friend that could use good surprise for once.  She has had a bad couple of months & I felt it might help.  Afraid that I might back out (shawls take a long time to knit), I folded & mailed quickly.  I got a message the next day that she liked it.  This gave me the freedom to start the Rectangle Ulmus.  Again, I'm smitten with the pattern.  It's the only thing I knit these days.  You'll find it on the couch.  You'll find it on the passenger seat of my rental.  You'll find it in the hotel.  You'll find it with me.

Lola

Comments

[Ava]

I think it was Misti Alpaca, but the color eludes me . . . that's what I am here for - get you places, remember where you took a photograph, and kind of remember your yarn. Oh, and send your kids books.

[regina]

love the colors!
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[Shannon]

That is really lovely. I love the way the variegated is knitting up (or did knit up as this comment is almost a month later). It's very nice and I will be happy to have it if you decide you have too many shawls again. ;)