I had Friday off as compensation for the two 12-hour days of conferences. I was exhausted and didn’t have much energy for anything dramatic. A rainy day, it was the perfect day for knitting.
I finished the socks I started earlier this month and could finally begin the sweater project I’ve been dying to do.
With any project, it is important to start the right way. I gathered my materials: one pattern, two sets of needles, and five skeins of yarn in four colors.
The first step is to turn each skein into a yarn cake. That requires setting up the swift and yarn winder. My rocking chair has the perfect arms for the job.
Within a short time, I had six cakes of yarn. I was turning the handle so fast as I wound the grey (colorway: Great Gray Owl) that popped off the winder. That’s why it looks a little wonky.
And then the moment I’d been waiting for arrived – the moment when I got to cast on.
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