Reading The Tea

I wasn’t such a fan of square six. In fact, I started and ripped it out three times. Not because it’s complicated, mind you, but because I was following the instructions for a different square, so it wasn’t looking right. Oops. Then after all that, it looks kind of boring.

This one was quick, and lots of fun. I’d do something in it again. Maybe fingerless gloves. But then, I think that most of these squares would make a good base for fingerless gloves. Here’s a detail shot:

More weave, this time with seed stitch. It needs to be blocked. Especially after being squished in my drawer.

Here’s a detail:

And here’s the back, because I think that it looks interesting.

The Basketweave in square three is still nice and simple (good for knitting while watching a movie or engaging in an intense conversation) but quite attractive.

Here are the other two colors, in Stockinette Stitch. Uncontrollable curling makes me almost (almost) dislike working in Stockinette.

After many, many months I finally pulled out my camera to photograph the squares completed thus far. For those of you who’ve been waiting with bated breath, here’s square one:

For those of you wondering, it is not a Gryffindor scarf — the color combination is purely coincidental. As you can see, this first square is knit, knit, knit, knit, in stripes.

Inspired by a book “Learn to Knit” by Barbara Walker at Auntie’s apartment, Bronwen and I decided to make 2007 the year of “Operation Afghan.” We are going to knit all 63 squares through the progressively harder techniques, create a lovely blanket in the end and achieve the standing of master knitter. Last Saturday Auntie, Bronwen and I brunched at Penelope’s (Great brunch, but be prepared — they get up earlier in that neighborhood — we were there at 10:30 and still had a wait.) then went yarn shopping at School Products for some lovely Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride yarn. It’s 85% wool, 15% Mohair. After much (much) debate, my yarns are Medieval Red (purpley-garnet), Red Baron (nice red), Autumn Harvest (nice gold) and another and lovely rust orange color (will edit with proper name). I’ll be putting them together in the end with a lovely coffee-with-milk brown (will also edit with proper name).