When I first saw the chart of Anne Hanson’s new little nothing: Punch and Judy I had to force myself not to drop the pen (I was proof reading at that moment,,,) and go look for yarn and needles to try and knit this pattern, I just love those ssk’s (I think it has to do with my unique way of knitting, the ssk is just flowing in the direction of my knitting,,, )
What is your favorite? oh and how do you call those: ssk, k2tog, yo anyway? knitting commands or instructions or what? it never occured to me that I don’t really know the name of those.
So not long after I finished the proof reading I went to visit my stash, from some reason the pattern asked me to knit it in Casbah but I remembered I have some other Hand Maiden yarn that may be closer in weight to what Anne recommends for this pattern and I found it. I know it has silk in it but I am not sure what it is as it was missing the tag when I bought it in a Village Yarns in Toronto, I think it is Silk Maiden.
![The Start of my new hand knitted scarf Punch and Judy](https://i0.wp.com/knittingintranslation.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/punch-and-judy-001.jpg?resize=500%2C304)
and here is a detail where you can see my darlings ssk’s:
![punch-and-judy-detail Punch and Judy Scarf in Silk Maiden](https://i0.wp.com/knittingintranslation.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/punch-and-judy-detail.jpg?resize=369%2C335)
I knitted only 2 repeats or so as I must finish first another scarf I am knitting, it is a birthday present for my sister, the Lace Ribbon Scarf of Veronik Avery:
![My Red Lace Ribbon Scarf](https://i0.wp.com/knittingintranslation.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/red-lace-ribbon-scarf-2.jpg?resize=400%2C598)
I will give you all the details when I finish the scarf but I must admit I love this pattern and I know I will have to knit it with a heavier yarn too.
And now, before I go to sleep, I must point you to a very eye opening presentation of Obama versus McCain Tax plans I found on Kerstin’s blog. Thank you Kerstin! I hope it will help those of you who are worried about Obama’s tax plans.
So, who is your favorite? I think it is quite clear who is mine!