Monday, January 17, 2005
Re-Use, Re-Cycle, Re-KNIT

I had decided that I was no longer going to join knit-alongs. But then I saw this one:




Last year I made a sweater out of Sally Melvilles The Purl Stitch out of really nice La Lana Wools Silver Streak yarn. I have never worn it. I hate it. Here it is:



Given that I subscribe to the philosophy that everything happens for a reason* and that disasters can be learning experiences, what did I learn from this project?

1) Funnel necks were not meant to be actually WORN on the human body.

2) Drop shoulder sweaters need to be ROOMY around the armholes.

3) I really HATE sweaters made of worsted weight or heavier yarn that are snug in the sleeves.

It will be ripped out to make this Geometric Kimono, by Valentina Devine, which appeared in the Holiday 2004 issue of Vogue Knitting.

Why did I choose this pattern?

Aside from the fact that I like it, it is felted. That means once it is felted, it can not be re-knit. This is A Good Thing because this poor yarn already had a previous life before it was knit into the Funnel Neck That Can't Be Worn. In it's prior incarnation it was a Basketweave Pullover, coincidentally also by Valentina Devine, that made me look like the Michelin Man when I wore it.

This yarn eithers lives or dies as the Geomtric Kimono.

Kelly Update

It was indeed a pinched nerve in her neck. I took her to see my chiropracter on Wednesday and he said her neck was "a mess". He did some adjustments and we go back again on Wednesday.

*I am still trying to figure out how our $208 Friday night visit to the emergency room fits into this philosophy....

Anne at 10:59 AM        
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