Stitch and Chat

Elizabeth, Sara and I met at Cosi yesterday. We talked about the benefits of having a "mindless knit project" on hand. You know, the kind of knit you can work on when talking with others, maybe having a glass of wine, and as an alternate to a more challenging project.


For me, it's a great sweater coat from Noro that's mostly stockinette and some seed stitch. Since it's bulky it goes fast and I might even be able to wear it this fall. However, I have visions of grandeur of lining it and that could land it in the "I don't like finishing/sewing pile". I really have to take a sewing with a machine class to get over this!


Sara has a stockinette baby blanket she's working on as a gift. The blanket will be just the right size for a stroller or car seat. When she's done with the stockinette, we're going to knit a ruffle for the edging.


Elizabeth is working on a Debbie Bliss pattern from the Rialto pattern book. The beginning of the sweater is garter and you work the fronts and back at once (that's the mindless part, with the exception of random bouts of hormonal knitting). When she gets up to the part where she has to work the backs and fronts separately, the pattern changes at which point she has an Artyarns pattern as the new relief project.