Cleaning up my craft room and "ravelry stashing" my yarn earlier this month got me going on a new project. This is a kit I got from Monarch Knitting, a favorite LYS down in Pacific Grove. I've had it for a while and wound up the hanks this summer so it was sitting in it's box ready to go. I've been missing the simplicity of knitting in the evenings. Embroidery and cross stitch are nice but I find it easier to multitask while knitting!
The pattern is simple enough, though looks more complicated than it actually is - I love things like that - and the fact that it is knitted in the round with a repeat that is easy to memorize has made this really fun and really quick. I am enjoying it quite a lot and have been thinking this is a pattern I would make again. I don't ordinarily find myself drawn to kits, not for any particular reason other than that I like to pick my own colors. I am appreciating though that these are colors I would not have thought of for myself but they drew my eye in combination through their clear box enclosure at the shop. That light pink especially is so pretty and unusual for my palette. I don't usually do well in light/pastel warm tones but I think the combination with the stronger pink and dark olive will make it wearable for me.
I had intended for this to be an occasional project that would take a while, but it has grown rather quickly! It's been less than two weeks and I am already at the final color shift and approaching the grafting step.
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