lately i’ve not been doing much. it’s been raining for the last 7 days. so much for that tan i had going on. oh wells.

this weekend has been a tidying up and getting my shit together weekend. events have included: grocery shopping, ikea dresser building, dusting, and becoming generally organized where organization didn’t exist before.

my nails are really long right now. by long i mean, i can see the tips of the nails when i look at the palm-side of my hand. this is boring… on to more important things.

this evening i’m knitting a man-scarf in basketweave stitch. the recipe is as follows:

basketweave scarf

-cast on a multiple of 8 + 3. i picked 27.
-use awesome wool. i chose a 4-ply , dk weight, 100% alpaca yarn from the yarn lady who used to be at the currie barracks farmers market
-pick some needles. i used 5mm [US 8] bamboo cheapies i’ve had forever and have grown to love.
-use a pattern. i used one of the two from about.com, found here.
Row one: Knit across.
Row two: K4, P3, *K5, P3; repeat from asterisk across, end K4.
Row three: P4, K3, *P5, K3; repeat from asterisk across, end P4.
Row four: Repeat row two.
Row five: Knit
Row six: P3, *K5, P3; repeat from asterisk across.
Row seven: K3, *P5, K3; repeat from asterisk across.
Row eight: Repeat row six.

Here’s a picture of the yarn I’m using… enjoy its manliness:

A picture of the actual scarf should arrive soon!

This entry was posted on Sunday, May 25th, 2008 at 8:27 pm and is filed under Photography, daily post, knitting.