Ignorant Bliss

Continuing with the stash-busting theme, I have cast on yet another garter-stitch blanket holding together several strands of yarn. While knitting at this gauge is actually physically more demanding than my usual fingering weight knitting, I’m gradually getting used to the 6 mm needles. The pattern, Garter Squish by Stephen West, is actually written for 10 mm needles, but I’m not quite prepared to venture to that universe just yet.

In an effort to get fully comfortable with two-color brioche knitting I cast on Stephen West’s Briochevron Wrap. With the brioche increases and decreases, there are essentially three rest rows for each high maintenance one. I’m looking forward to combining various colors while using up leftovers. Lately I’ve been obsessed with using up bits of my stash.

Cupcake mittens baking. #knittingmittens #spillyjane #wollmeise #theverdantgryphon (paikassa Pihlajatie)