I got so excited about that ribbing being out of the way, I finished the Watch Cap that very night! (Sunday) My husband likes it and it fits him well. He even wore it out and about running errands yesterday, so I know that he actually likes it and isn't just saying that to make me happy. Haha He said it's warm and not itchy. How it doesn't itch him, I have no idea because it's Fisherman's Wool! And it's not like I washed & blocked it before handing it to him to wear.
The next day I pulled out my yarn for the Amande Vest (KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Bulky, fyi) and got it all into balls, sat down with the pattern...and realized I don't have the correct needles. Hate that. I ordered them and they should arrive soon.
In the meantime I had to get something else going and I didn't want to have to wind any more balls because I had just put my swift and winder away. I grabbed a ball of Spud & Chloe Fine that I already had wound and searched Rav for a shawlette to match. I am about 25-30% into Multnomah. In the most un-Multnomah-ey (new word, that one) color - a bright teal. Haha The body is garter, garter, garter so it's ideal for tv knitting. And the color is gorgeous, especially against the silver Addis.
The shawl revealed to me that my tension has improved dramatically since I started knitting a lot a couple of years ago. I used to have to go down TWO needle sizes. Now I actually can go with the needle size in the pattern often. Sometimes I still need to go down one size.
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