Nearly Made It...

Stanza

by Sarah Hatton from Rowan Knitting & Crochet Magazine No. 56

in Mohair Haze 

Aoife liked this pattern, so I got knitting right away for her birthday and belatedly for her success in graduating as a BSc.  This is a really interesting yarn worked on 3mm needles.  It's 70% mohair and 30% wool and knits into a fine and springy fabric which really does have a haze-like sheen.  You need to be careful, though, especially in reverse stocking stitch because every little glitch will be visible (to the knitter at least!).  However, it doesn't make me sneeze for which I am grateful because I don't always fare so well with mohair or angora.

And I was making great progress until I ran out of wool...  for the last few balls I had a sense that this was a likely scenario, but just clacked on in hope until there was no more...  (do a tension square?) (me?!) So my new order's in and more wool's on the way... apparently...  but it's been almost a week now and still no sign. Aoife's birthday has come and gone and now I'm growing despondent. Knitting a lot - especially in white -  can unhinge you slightly - I know that:  you keep your hands very clean and anyone wandering about with plates of food or, god forbid, a pizza box becomes a potential foe - so perhaps it's no harm to take a break. 

Congratulations and best wishes to Aoife on all her achievements - the present indian summer is a fitting back drop for all her causes to celebrate (along with the fact it's not quite sweater weather yet).   

Post script - 2 x 25g of wool finally arrived and I've no idea what's happened my tension, which is generally there or thereabouts, but I needed both.  Daytime photo is at the top of this post and thanks also to Milla of The Stitch Shop for sewing it up and covering over some of my mishaps  -  not for the first time too.