Pilgrimage to Knitter's Mecca

Last week I went to Webs with a friend, I was mainly looking for needles but Joanna picked out a ball of pink yarn call "Love" that she wanted. It was a closeout so I let her pick two colors. She got light pink and purple. I decided I would make her a double knit scarf with a pattern appropriate for a yarn called love. I made up a chart and I am giving it a try. In the past I didn't really like double knitting but I did like the finished product. This time it isn't bothering me. Perhaps I have gotten better at it and don't make as many mistakes or perhaps I just find them sooner when they are easy to correct. The scarf isn't going to be very long but the recipient isn't very long either. With a name like love it should feel like a warm hug.

I also got some ebony needles for a lace project that has been on hold for a while. I think the black needles will make it a lot easier to see the pale lavender yarn.

I also got some needles to make a Pinwheel sweater. I had it finished and tried it on Joanna. The sleeves were too tight and there was not a lot of overlap in the front. The back was very cute so I will modify the sleeves and add a button to the front. The loopy edge should work fine as a buttonhole. I think I will add more color to the sleeves too. That way I will have enough yarn to make two sweaters with the colors reversed..

So many WIPs and no FOs. I had two days where I was too sick to knit. For me that is pretty sick. Maybe next week will see some items to completion.