Is Knitting Relaxing? Um... Sure!

With the Conan blanket finished, it was time for an instant-gratification project. It didn't need to be simple -- I just wanted to finish something in a week. It was the perfect time to start on a hat that I'd been eyeing in the latest SnB book.

I decided to use a different yarn than what the pattern called for. What could possibly go wrong? Oh, I don't know... maybe... yarn splitting?! I'm using an alpaca yarn that is determined to untwist itself and make a mess of this hat. It complicated my cables so much that I just decided to rip the whole thing out after 14 rows, some of which had been reworked -- twice -- after the yarn splits caused me to miscount my stitches. Blergh.

After consulting with a few friends I've decided to rewind the ball in the other direction and see if this cures my yarn's obstinance. I suppose I could switch to a different yarn, but the color of this one is lovely and I would love to salvage it. We'll see what happens, I suppose.

There are days when knitting is calming. Soothing. Relaxing. And then there are days like this.

Keep Warm My Babies - Dimensions

Just a quick note: the blanket turned out to be about 46" x 59". It's a great size for me because I'm rather short, but if I were to make this for someone else I'd probably add some more squares.