Heath Question & Knitty
The question from the comments was how did I like knitting Heath: I liked it! It went super fast b/c I knit a lot of it on the trip up to Boston & back while my sister drove this past fall. Even at that gauge it flew off the needles. I have plans to make it again in a different yarn as I really like its shape but the yarn I used, which I'd had lying around forever, is kind of crappy. It's a 50/50 blend of wool/acrylic and it's just kind of cheap feeling (I know, I know, I'm a snob). Anyway. The next one will probably be in Rowanspun, as I love that yarn.
Oh, and st st sweaters are my favorite. I get very little knitting done unless I'm at work, and the st st projects are the ones that get done. I don't find it boring at all, it's repetitive and soothing when I'm about to tear my hair out at the 3rd hang up phone call in a row (which just happened a few minutes ago).
New Knitty's out!!! I really like Kyoto, I may just have to make that. But not in Cotton Classic. Yuck.
3 Responses
ivete
I don’t like Cotton Classic b/c, first it’s cotton (and I hate cotton to knit with), and second, it makes a very heavy finished item. I made the shapelyl tank w/ it last year and 5 skeins weighed down so much that I’ve never worn it. I think summer items benefit from a cotton blend or a silk blend, 100% cotton is too heavy IMHO.
Kat
Ooh, thanks for the info. I’ll remember that when I go to pick out yarn for Kyoto…
Kat
December 12, 2003
Kyoto’s the one that jumped out at me, too! But what’s wrong with Cotton Classic? I’ve never used it.