I have a confession! I love knitting projects that require repeat counting of stitches. I think this is why I loved knitting the Ulmus shawls. The pattern made me count to 3 in a mantric way that I find very relaxing. Does this sound weird to you or do you do it too?
Yesterday, I started Maplewing. I am using Whisper, the merino laceweight yarn of The Woolen Rabbit in the colorway Arabian Night and I am loving it.
A failed attempt at showing you the lace in my Maplewing bud
This sure is a long start - 522 stitches in all their glory
In the first section of the pattern there is a repeat of 39 stitches and I find myself counting all the time, It goes:
10, 9, 10, 5 with some stitch manipulations in between
6, 10, 7, 10,1 and the manipulations
2,10,5,10,7,,,
What a treat!
The pattern has its own internal markers (the above mentioned stitch manipulations) so if I don’t get to one of them at the end of one of my counting sections, I know I have a problem and I stop and check, this make it perfect for this relaxing knitting/counting sessions.
Do you think I am crazy or do you enjoy things like this in your knitting too?
It’s always the little things that make me happy in knitting and life. Great idea to have internal markers!
I don’t count like that – but I do love the yarn you chose for Maplewing – gorgeous! Happy counting!
Yup, I do what you do. Only…and this is the worst of it…I tend to get so relaxed that I fall asleep! It takes me FOREVER to finish a lace piece, or any knitted piece for that matter. Knitting is so relaxing to me and counting off repeats and stitches just lulls me into lullaby land! Soft yarns make for lovely dreams! LOL