On the Needles

You may have been wondering what I've been working on since the baby sweater got off of my needles (finally!). Check out this little item:

"Will she get it done before the end of winter?!"

This is a modified vesion of the Aibhlinn, pronounced "ave - leen", project found on Knitty.com. It is done on #7 Turbo circlular needles (love these needles) with Rowan's Calmer yarn in a dark chocolate brown. The photo makes it look like its lighter in color than it is (I'm doing this at the office and I don't have any photo editing software here!). The Calmer yarn is so soft and silky. It is just dreamy. I've made several changes to the pattern. I started, as you can see near the bobbles, to use the original pattern which would have resulted in a spiral ribbed look. Then I changed my mind and added a few rows of purl and then launched into a checkerboard pattern. I'll repeat the purl rows and partial spiral at the other end, for symatry. I won't, however, be adding bobbles at the other end. I don't like the idea of bobble around my face. I can just see myself batting at them like cat toys. I'm one of those people who don't like things around my face. I don't wear big earrings, either. Yes, I have personal issues!

Here's what the original would look like (source: knitty.com):

Aibhlinn by Mary Burr for knitty.com

I love working on circular needles and the checkerboard pattern is pretty mindless to knit, so this is a happy little project for me to work on.

Enjoy your weekend!

Thought for the day: If a turtle loses his shell, is he naked or homeless?