Lady Grey’s Tea Party

On Monday I went to Wondoflex to get needles for my Tangled Yoke Cardigan, and what’s a girl supposed to do but browse? This is my end of semester present to myself, one ball of Noro Kureyon sock yarn. I found a variety of these hidden up the back with all the self-striping sock yarns, but as far as I’m concerned this is in a whole different class. The colours are so beautiful and they make me think of ponds and waterlilies, sort of in a Monet kind of way, but brighter.

I purchased this one ball, some circular needles, hopped on a tram to a friend’s place, and immediately cast on 30 stitches and swatched my little heart out. Even though I know I’m going to unravel it and start again, I can’t stop knitting my little (but increasingly larger) garter stitch swatch. The colours! I just want to see the next colour!

I did a lot of reading about this yarn and it does feel quite stiff on the ball, but it softens as its worked and I can only imagine that it gets better with wash and wear. I even love the way the yarn goes from thick to thin, which gives simple garter stitch texture and interest. (I am a little bit obsessed with the flexibility of garter stitch, it works with everything! Plus the mindlessness = yay! Or nay, depending on your mood I guess.)

All I know is that I want this to be a scarf. As I see it I have a few options…

(1) Plain garter stitc

(2) 1×1 rib

(3) A selection of large garter mitered (mitred?) squares sewn together

(4) Garter stitch log cabin squares same as above

(5) Bias garter stitch

Oh why can’t I decide!

I will have wide, extremly colourful (but thinnish) scarf, gosh darnit. I will!