A Bluestocking Knits

Finished the Ribwarmer this afternoon — a pleasant, fairly uncomplicated knit.  The first side (front and back sides knitted in one piece) took me two days of unhurried knitting, so it would have been a lot quicker if this week hadn’t been busy with other things.  I did graft the shoulder seams,

having already started knitting side two straight off of the provisional cast-on of side one, so essentially I worked it all in one piece.  I think I’ll spot-block (is that a word?) the front edges, as they are rather poochy at the short rows!  This is a one-size-fits-all pattern, designed I suspect for warmth rather than beauty, although the short row corners and overall design are clever and appealing.  I love the way that the center back pieces meet at little curved corners at the bottom.  I might wish that the shoulder was a bit shorter, so that it ended higher up on my own shoulder, but my choice of yarn was rather heavier than the original, so that might be part of the reason.

The Puppy wool is very nice, although it felts pretty quickly even as it’s being knitted.  The colors are beautiful, the wool itself is pleasantly soft, and it comes in center-pull balls (so thoughtful).

A no-nonsense photograph, as we’re off to the Harvest Festival at school —