After a lot of thought and too much knitting on an iffy project, I almost reached a decision. I am quite sure my Pas de Valse really wants to be a Sabbatical!
Pas de Valse that doesn't want to be,,,
Now I know why I hesitated and didn’t cut the yarn when I reached the shoulders but instead, used the thread from the center of the cake,,,
After delaying the grafting of those shoulders for awhile, I swatched for Sabbatical and I think the yarn* will work well for it. I started a sleeve and will know more in a few days.
At least Pas de Valse brought this lovely into my life:
A hand knitted Jewel of a cowl
Do you wonder how? As I browsed Ravelry to find finished Pas de Valses I came across Bridgy and in her projects I found two such beauties, I checked the pattern: sev[en]circles and immediately fell in love. It was one of those instances when you have to cast on NOW, so I did.
My first idea was to knit it in my most favorite Koigu KPPPM – big mistake – all the colors seem to get lost in the folding circles. This Koigu certainly wants to be a hat or something. I then tried it in another Koigu – still not right. Lucky for me, my third choice of yarn proved to be a winning one: a lovely skein of sock yarn made of merino/cashmere/nylon I bought from Mathieu the dyer at a small event in Port Hope, Ontario last November. The real color is quite different (our current weather is not very photo friendly). It is more subdued and really lovely, I will try to take better photos when the weather will permit.
I know this cowl is only the first of quite a few such jewels that will come off my needles sooner or later.
* Oh and no , I didn’t forget to talk about the yarn I use for my cardigan, I want you to be very curious about it,,, I promise to tell you all about this yarn soon!
