Yarn Along

Joining Ginny from Small Things

for the Yarn Along this week.

And would you believe...

I have finally finished my sweater!

 It is an Elizabeth Zimmerman Tomten Jacket

with a ribbed collar instead of a hood.

It was knit with Wool of the Andes

Hand dyed, bulky 100% wool.

The zipper is sewn in and it is ready to wear.

Finally!! Finally!

I can't wait to cast on something else.

Something smaller.

More immediate satisfaction.

Like a wash cloth.

I am reading a book I read years ago. Back in 1994 when it was

first published. I wanted something woodsy and earthy.

Something familiar.

Something I knew I would like.

So I chose Wilderness Mother by Deanna Kawatski.

It is about a family who homesteaded/home birthed/home educated

"home everything"-ed really in northern

British Columbia.

I could not endure the hardship of pioneer living,

that much I know. And because of this book

I am deathly afraid of roosters.

Don't ask.

So next week for the Yarn Along, you will NOT see this sweater unless I happen to

be wearing it or it is laying across the arm of a chair or something.

What you will see is something... green maybe.

Yes, green. I'll knit with green and plan ahead for spring!