Jofrog is Knitfrog!
April 27 2005
So, Jen had a post a while ago about finally learning what she wears and what she should knit. I'm at that point in my knitting career now too. I wear tank tops. I wear tank tops 12 months out of the year. Almost every day, a tank top. Summer, tank. Spring, tank with cardigan. Winter, tank under sweater or with a cardigan. Fall, tank with cardigan. Let's think... do I need more pullovers or cardigans? Uh, cardis I think! Next truth: I like thin yarn. I don't like bulky, I don't like aran, worsted is pushing it sometimes. I like DK or sport weight yarn. Silky Wool is my desert island yarn. If it's all I knit with for the rest of my life I'd be happy. Lets look at what was in my "Future Projects" list, shall we:(all links open in new windows or popup pictures, feel free to click, I'm not going anywhere!) Bless: Cork yarn=not light weight Yes it’s a cardigan, but that’s not enough to save this one. The yarn has already been sold. Babajoes Sweater Babajoes 8ply=worsted weight. That’s okay. Huge pullover with color work and patterning, fun to knit, I’d never wear it. This yarn will become sitcom chic. Green body with attached I-cord edgings in plum. I can’t wait. I wound the yarn but then thought better of it. I’ll wait for fall for this quick knit and then wear it every day after. I have the perfect tank to go under it! Phildar Sweater Rowanspun chunky=aran weight. This yarn will never look right in this pattern. It may look nice, but never right. I swatched, it was too small, I stopped swatching. The yarn is under my dog’s daybed and will stay there for a while. So Jofrog, what will you knit? Once I finish the things I’m working on now, I’ll knit the Sirdar Cardigan out of Calmer. I’ll knit a shawl using this pattern out of Schaefer Anne. I’ll knit this perfect, must have been designed for me cardigan from Instant Expert: Knitting by Ros Badger. Maybe I’ll knit a few patterns from the new Elsebeth Lavold books. There are a few I’m eyeing. I’m trying to be a smarter knitter, and truer to myself. Someone asked me tonight, what makes a good knitter. I thought for a moment and said someone who thinks. Someone who checks their gauge and pays attention to sizing. A good knitter knows what to knit, and how to make it work and fit. A knitter can follow a pattern, a good knitter will love the end results.Rethinking my Future Knits
