Just a Little Knitting

With something of a maelstorm of other things rolling around me, I drew inward a little bith this weekend and found myself immersing myself in a good book, some white wine (a good choice for warm weather on my master bedroom balcony) and a little bit of knitting. I did cast on for the left front piece of Liberty, but found that it was a little too brain intensive (especially that tubular cast on) for a time when my mind is running in many different directions. Sometimes I like to listen to audio books when I knit, othertimes I just like to think through the challenges that face me. This weekend has definitel been a thinking time.

So I figured I needed something a little more simple to occupy my hands while I let my brain spin around and while I went to my niece's 2nd birthday party. I reached into my collection of goodies from MS&W and came up with this:

Knitting on the Bias: A Little Scarf in Morehouse Merino Laceweight

This is a little bias scarf (I wish I could remember the pattern name, but it really is a straight-forward bias knit rectangle)is made out of one skein of Morehouse Merino Lace Weight in Indian Summer. My picture doesn't quite do the colors in this scarf justice (an outdoor natural light shot is definitely in order), but it's a nice collection of deep saturated reds, oranges and pinks with a shot of purple and brown for good measure. Very harvesty and very not my usual palette. But I am hoping I can get away with it for just a light and airy little scarf.

Morhouse Merino lace weight yarn is fast becoming my favorite lace weight. It is one of those yarns that I find soothing. I love the soft and wooly way if feels when I knit with it, and I love the irregular thickness of the yarn. It looks a little scrunchy right now, but once it's blocked, it will have a beautiful open weave and wonderful soft drape. I'd very much like to design a simple, drapey laceweight cover-up from this yarn in a soft, neutral color for cool summer evenings.

I hope this week will be better from a posting point of view. This week could be something of a photoblogging week.

P.S. Thank you to everyone who gave me suggestions for San Diego. I meant to write to you all personally, but it's not to be. In fact. if you leave a comment for me, or have left one recently, please know that I read them all (Movable Type sends them all to my inbox) and that they are all appreciated. I wish I could be more active with my blog right now, but there are some other things that I really can't post about on my blog that have to take precedence right now. Sometimes its difficult being a grown up.