Back on Board the Red Line

A big thanks to everyone who left nice comments about those crazy pants. I wore them a few times over the weekend and must say that I like them a lot. Gravity is having a small effect on them, but not much, which is surprising to me given their weight. I can't wait to see all the different pairs that will be springing up around and beyond the ring. I hope everyone has as much fun with the project as I did!

During the weekend a lot of projects passed through my fingers. I had been hoping to get a spring project started, but both of my swatching adventures led to the realization that I didn't have any US size 7 AddiTurbos. A quick "trip" to KnitPicks fixed that problem, but left me wondering where I was going to go next.

Even if I wanted to, I couldn't spend all my time on my lace jacket. It takes too much concentration -- I can do 6 rows (105 stitches/row) in about an hour. I like my needlepoint "cushion" (that will become a wall hanging), but I'm enjoying working on that a little at a time as I come home from work. I've got a pair of socks that is a carry along project, but with spring coming, I'm not in a wool sock mood.

So it seemed like a good time to return to the Red Line version of my Chicago bag. I'd set it aside for a while, and put the pattern out of my mind so that I could try to knit it "fresh" and be critical of the pattern instructions.

Here's the colors I am going to put together:

Cascade 220 in 9324 and 9336

The blue yarn (it really is more blue than green) has purplish highlights that I think will look lovely with the light purple when the bag is felted. The nice thing about Red Line is that it really is a quick project.

Another Red Line Begins

I finished up the base of the bag in a couple of hours and I am just about to switch to the contrasting color. I may not have the bag finished by tomorrow, but it will definitely be done by Saturday, when I'll be making another trip to Columbus, Indiana