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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Well – I have to admit that I held out on you in my last post. The yarn for the mittens, you see, wasn’t the only yarn I had purchased on Saturday.
No, I bought some Cascade 220 to make this shawl as well. You see I’ve been mesmerized by mara ever since katie over at brokeknits started hers, with a few words about the color green:
- Green represents tranquility, good luck, health.
- Researchers have also found that green can improve reading ability.
- Green is often used in decorating for its calming effect.
- Green is thought to relieve stress and help heal.
To which I said: wait a minute, I could use that too. I better make my mara copycat in green too. Although this sea-green is far outside my normal color scheme, that was also part of the point: to branch out a bit. I know I’m a little stuck, color-wise, and I’d like to break out past my deep blues, lime greens and scarlet reds. So I’m trying this.
It’s funny, though. When I first started seriously knitting, I thought there was no way I’d enjoy knitting something was purely garter stitch, or purely stockinette, and here I am now, completely enjoying it. I think I finally realized that there’s a place for those really complicated cable patterns that I love so much (nothing makes me melt more easily than twisted stitches and cables running all over the place), that place is probably not relaxing at the end of the day while watching TV. Then I just lose my place and stop paying attention to what I’m watching. So I guess we’ll be seeing more simpler projects from me in the future, things I can knit and watch stuff with.
And I’ll keep the complicated stuff (like Clematis) for my “buffer zone” between classes, when I don’t want to start watching TV but do want to get my mind away from school.
So — that’s the works in progress for this week. I just got my shawl and vest from January so I’ll start doing the finishing on them sooner or later! I’m super excited for some new FOs! Happy knitting to all.
Tags: garter, shawl, WIP Thursday 2010
Much of the main living space in our home is painted a kind of green but its the kind that changes with the light – sometimes appearing more grey, sometimes more green – people – especially men – often comment on how relaxing it is.
That’s a great breakthrough you’ve had in recognizing the value of relaxed knitting…enjoy!
I love green too – our bedroom is painted green, and we are repainting it in two different shades – very relaxing, very calming.
I love this pattern and its on my list to make. Looking forward to seeing yours!
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Hope the green helps! I find it quite calming, really … strange how that works. All that garter stitch helps, too.