As I said in the previous post, yarn still surprises me.
This is where I left you in the last post. The further I knit, the more the ribbing biased. I think it’s because this yarn is a single ply, rather than a plied yarn. It wanted to lean hard to the right. I didn’t have another project going, so I soldiered on, figuring it would block out…or not. A science experiment!
Fresh off the needles. Quite a lean, and also a loose column at the beginning of the round.
The front was quite askew, and the the leaf pattern was wonky at the bottom, too. Place your bets!
Blocking is magic. This project is essentially a big swatch. It’s longer than I want it to be, but it’s the right general idea. I did some math, and I’ll knit another one. Remember, as a designer I make the mistakes so you don’t have to!
I’ve been knitting outdoors all week; the weather has been spectacular. Not too hot.
The hydrangea is coming into glory; it’s going to be a big year for these blooms.
I’ve been reading while I knit; it keeps me on task. I highly recommend Things Past Telling by Sheila Williams (I also read her Dancing on the Edge of the Roof which was good, but not as good as Things Past Telling). I also read The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl; her descriptions of food are incredible. I just finished First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston…so twisty! I enjoyed all of these. Now I’m starting Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible. Our library system uses Libby, and I read all these as e-books on my kindle.
What are you reading? What are you knitting?
PDXKnitterati 
Michele, you do NOT make mistakes: you venture into knitters’ unknown areas and trial stuff. You often show us your beautiful brioche where you’re unsure of the outcome, but it works 99 times out of every 100. That finished product is amazing and wonderful ! – I actually wondered what it was going to be. 🙂 As I do the green and purple and yellow and white thing …
So pretty! Glad it all blocked out.
Thanks for sharing. It is amazing how it blocked out! Love the way your outdoor knitting is knitting up with the pops of purple and pink.
So glad that blocked out! It is beautiful 🙂 All your reading sounds interesting! I have been reading a book about the 1916 shark attacks in New Jersey. It’s interesting!