When we sat down to watch tv, I was at a total loss for something to knit. It was a quiet agony, I tell you. I couldn't mention it to my family, for sure they would mock me.
I tried sitting and just watching tv - not comfortable. As a knitter or crocheter, you know we get the "heebie jeebies" if we are not working on something while watching tv.
I was going to swatch for VivaLou, but the designer has no gauge listed. If I want to knit it, which I do, I'll have to wing it. Since it calls for a true Moebius cast on, we were back to the "not TV compliant" issue.
Finally, at a commercial I ran up to Yarnia and looked at the mess I had left there. I'm in the midst of organizing and putting projects into my Ravelry queue if they have yarn and are "bagged and ready to knit/crochet". I'm organizing for just this reason! To simplify. I'm not there yet, so it was a scramble.
I found Picabeau, which had been in my favorites for years after seeing someone wearing it somewhere. It's TV compliant. Big sigh of relief. Now I could watch TV in peace. The yarn is Zen Yarn Garden Serenity 20 (Fingering: 70% Merino, 20% Cashmere, 10% Nylon, 400 yards). I think one of the tags I'm going to add when I discover patterns is if it is TV compliant.
Pre-blocking it measured 7.5" X 46".
After wet-blocking, it measured 9.5" x 65". This is one of those patterns, that if you weigh your yarn, you can knit through to half the weight (and at the end of a pattern repeat) and then begin the decreasing section.
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