So Easily Swayed

So easily swayed. First Mary talks about and shows pictures of a really great looking cable she's knitting. Then I read about a Swallowtail Shawl that The Harlot has planned in Misti Alpaca laceweight in a sooooo soft pinky/coral melange color. [With beads! I can hardly wait to see it.]

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I wanted me some of that! It's a busy time. I can't be expected to concentrate on a colorwork chart for a Selbu mitten. I need relaxing, soothing knitting.

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I actually had in mind to knit a pair of "Fetching" fingerless mitts. That's only one ball of yarn. But once I saw this pink (and realized it would mean more thumbs to be knit), I quickly abandoned that idea and decided on a scarf.

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The first two trials were quickly frogged. The Double Moss stitch seemed to be a good choice but the thought of doing yards of k1,p1..... quickly lost its appeal (and I managed to screw up even that!). My cable is way easier and not nearly as dramatic as Mary's, but I'm happy and enjoying it and that was the point after all.

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Now, unlike Mary, I've never embraced pink. I don't own a single pink article. And while this scarf is not intended for me, I am really, really enjoying this color. What a surprise! Of course it helps that this yarn is not only quite affordable, but also unbelievably soft and wonderful. And it isn't even pink - it's PEONY. Doesn't that sound divine?

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Why, oh why, doesn't Misti Alpaca make a fingering weight??