When desire wins out
I was knitting something else. Another Whisper , in red it would be a useful addition to my wardrobe. I knit with very practical applications. But Whisper is a cardigan for Spring and Summer and as the light changed day by day it simply did not feel quite right. I felt unable to commit. Something else was calling.
Softest Vail, by Classic Elite.
Bought in Loop a few weeks ago. I walked in with a list of several possible project requirements, each pattern carefully researched and the considered. The yarn choices properly weighed, their pros and cons long thought about.
Needless to say my list was abandoned.
And faced with "Knitters Wall" I panicked.
I was overwhelmed with desire.
I impulse shopped. This was the softest yarn, the most gentle of shades. The one I could not stop thinking about as I walked around the shop.
And of course it had to be lace. Another shawl upon the needles, a lightweight version of Brooklyn Tweed's beautiful Terra. It feels like coming home after a long journey. Soothing and comforting. The perfect knitting to make the end of summer feel easier, the right sort of knit to accompany me upon the sofa as the season changes, as Autumn beds in.
I was knitting something else. Another Whisper , in red it would be a useful addition to my wardrobe. I knit with very practical applications. But Whisper is a cardigan for Spring and Summer and as the light changed day by day it simply did not feel quite right. I felt unable to commit. Something else was calling.
Softest Vail, by Classic Elite.
Bought in Loop a few weeks ago. I walked in with a list of several possible project requirements, each pattern carefully researched and the considered. The yarn choices properly weighed, their pros and cons long thought about.
Needless to say my list was abandoned.
And faced with "Knitters Wall" I panicked.
I was overwhelmed with desire.
I impulse shopped. This was the softest yarn, the most gentle of shades. The one I could not stop thinking about as I walked around the shop.
And of course it had to be lace. Another shawl upon the needles, a lightweight version of Brooklyn Tweed's beautiful Terra. It feels like coming home after a long journey. Soothing and comforting. The perfect knitting to make the end of summer feel easier, the right sort of knit to accompany me upon the sofa as the season changes, as Autumn beds in.
Comments
I too bought Vail - and it looks like that colour too. You are a woman of taste!!!
All the best - love the blog and really look forward to your posts. Have been reading since Wales !!
Lynne
Brooklyn Tweed has so many wonderful designs!
I work just a short walk from another wonderful knitters' source, Purl SOHO.
As a New Yorker, it's grand to see that our creative forces and sources are well-received in other parts of the world.
xo
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