One Skein Nearly In!

One skein is nearly knit into the Bernat Blanket Throw.   While this is still not ranking as the most fun knit ever, I am really liking how it is coming out.   This is really what I had in my mind when I bought the yarn.  It is nice to have a plan work!

The Bernat Blanet Throw Progresses!

A Fine Mess!

Okay, so I lived dangerously and knit without stitches markers.   Yes, a 13 x 13 rib should be easy enough not to screw up.  Cue mocking laughter.    Had to rip out.   Though I carefully wound the Bernat Blanket on the skein, it slipped off and made a nasty tangle.   Last night I spent an hour..yes AN HOUR fixing it.   Now I am ready to go again.

This is what the throw looked like before I had to .....rip.......it...........out.   Now it looks like that but a lot shorter.   Is this the easiest yarn to knit?  No.  No, it is not.   Could have been worse to rip out so I am grateful for that.  The feel of the finished fabric is worth knitting with this yarn.

If I don't get really tired of this while working on this project.....maybe I should get the teal and do one for Alison Schaal.   Alison is SO worth it!

Feeling as though there is just too much to do? START A NEW PROJECT

Right now I have a lot of projects that need knitting.   I am not too excited about most of them at the moment.   I made the mistake of looking at Craftsy's yarn sale.   My stash is huge...and I should not put myself into the path of temptations into which I will succumb...easily.  I found this:

Bernat Blanket from the Craftsy Site

A few years back, I used a similar yarn to make a couple of throws.    The yarn has no give so is not a lot of fun to knit...but oh...to use the throw made from it!   I love these colors and did not want to pass up a chance to have a fat velvety throw from this yarn.   The bonus of Bernat Blanket is the skein has a lot of yardage which means fewer ends to conceal.   The previous version of this had little skeins which resulted in a lot of badly behaved ends to weave into the throw.

While the yarn was winging its way to me through USPS, I had time to think about what I wanted to do this time.   This is not a yarn with which I would do intricate patterns.   I wanted to showcase the lushness of the knit.....hmmmm....    Last night, I swatched.  I swatched a couple of needle sizes.  Decided on 11's...and used a knit-on cast-on to make a ribbed throw.  The ribs will be 13 stitches by 13 stitches.   This will give a little textural interest while not choking the beauty of this yarn into a pattern that it does not really want to be.  

This will be a "reward" knitting project.   Do a task....knit on this project.   It will be slow going...but OH S0 WORTH IT!