It's not too late to knit, is it?
Like most knitters out there, I'm scrambling to finish up a wintery project before the weather gets TOO nice. Yes, it was in the 50s this weekend, but I WILL finish this soon:
A diagonally ribbed neckwarmer to be closed with 2 buttons of my favorite color, turquoise (thank you, Bucket O' Buttons). Why not a whole scarf? Sometimes I don't want to drag around a long and/or bulky scarf. Winter accessories annoy me. Sometimes I just want to keep the wind out on a not-so-horribly-freezing day.
This is a re-do of a K5P2 piece. That ribbing was too stretchy and didn't stay up very well. It also didn't feel quite thick and effective enough. So I said, "Eff this," and found the diagonal ribbing idea when I got home from wearing it the one day it survived. Here's what's left of it, as the new one is gobbling it up fast.
More yarn = more coverage. I'm only about halfway done, yet 3/4 the way through the yarn used for Version 1.0. That's fine with me. Supporting Manos del Uruguay yarn is well worth it. So far I'm liking the weight of this pattern, and really like the interest and texture that the diagonal ribbing adds.
Sidenote: I only knit with cotton (or mostly cotton) yarn. No, I'm certainly no Vegan or snob; wool makes me itch--the wool in my price range, that is. I'm also slower than I'd like to be and sometimes forget I've stopped knitting to gawk at the Barefoot Contessa on TV. My food show addictions are a whole 'nother post.
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