Coquille

I love knitting shawls, but they are a garment that I rarely wear. On the other hand, I hate knitting scarves, but wear them all through the winter and the fall. The shawlette is the perfect compromise- knit like a shawl and worn like a scarf. That added to my sudden weakness for ruffles drew me to Coquille from Knitty. I knit it with 2 skeins of Noro Silk Garden sock (another weakness) on US2.5 and Us9 needles. The pattern is super simple, but the short rows can get a little annoying, I taught myself to knit backwards so that I could avoid constantly turning the piece.

Falling into Fall

I think that it's about time to try this blogging thing again. Fall is here (well, sort of) and I am full of project ideas for the season so this will be a great way to keep motivated. First up is a pattern that I have been talking about using for over four years, Norah Gaughan's knitted panniers. Originally my plan was to frog an old sweater and use that yarn, but the sweater's construction prevented that from being a possibility. Then, I went back and forth about what yarn I wanted to use for the project, Lopi is out because I find it too rough to knit, and I need something that isn't going to be prohibitively expensive. Today I added two bags of Cascade Eco+ in color number 4010 to a shop order specifically for this project. Cast on in t-minus seven days.