A friend of mine at work sews, and she made me a really pretty knitting needle holder (picture to come later). And I’ve been wanting to make her something, so I cast on:
Shifting Sands pattern on ravelry. I made a few modifications. I only cast on 32 (Doreen is very petite). I did a k1p1 beginning (and I’ll do that at the end too) to prevent curling. As the pattern suggests, I am cabling without a cable needle. When I first tried it, I didn’t think I would enjoy it. In fact, after the first few tries, I gave up and used a dpn. Well, I hate to feel as though I’ve been defeated, so I tried again. It’s going a lot better. And I must say that it is faster than using a cable needle. I will continue to use a cable needle for cables that are larger than 2 stitches, but for this scarf, one isn’t necessary. I’m going to take my time with it, but I want to finish by April 12th! I’m guessing if I do merely 5 repeats a week, I will be in good shape!
