Fall, falling, fallen

I cast off happily this morning, glad to be done with the pastel glovelets. 

That was the only happy moment.  Something felt wrong.  It was inchoate, made me restless, made me pull out the other glovelet to compare. 

After knitting six rows of K2P1 ribbing, I forgot to knit the next two-and-a-half inches before increasing for the thumb gusset.   My next knitting move will be picking out the cast-on edge, ripping out six rows of ribbing, and then knitting from the palm to the cuff in pattern.

These glovelets were started as mindless knitting for a roadtrip to New Hampshire to visit Kim to pick up my new wheel.

What?  New wheel?

Kim decided that her new Norm Hall ruled the roost.  Her cherry Lendrum Saxony came home with me.  It is a mesmerizing spin - quiet, fast, elegant.  We are still getting used to each other, but it's a very fast learning curve on a machine built like this one.

The cold flames of autumn are now dying embers kicked underfoot as the final garden chores are done.  This is the fall dress of the former Queen of Green, Acer palmatum dissectum.  Japanese maples are truly four-season beauties.  The low western sun singles her out for several minutes each afternoon.  Her gown will soon be puddled at her feet.  I wonder if plants have any sense of the long winter sleep approaching.

I HAD to cast on the Sylph yarn from Artfibers.  Reswatching is pretty innocent, right?  I'm just swatching for final gauge, and seed vs moss stitch for edgings.  It's not REALLY starting a new WIP.  Are you with me on this one?

I thought so.

 

Comments

[naomi]

That maple is lovely, indeed.

[Carole]

You bought Kim's Lendrum Saxony?!? Good for you!

[Anne]

Oh gosh no - knitting for gauge does not mean a new project. It's just a test flight.

Enjoy that new wheel of yours! She's a beauty. :)

[claudia]

That is a beautiful wheel you bought. I'm glad to hear you are enjoying it/her.

[Kim]

Does she have a name yet? There is a reason why she remained nameless here......just ask Marcy :-)

[Cathy]

How cool is that? Ummm...dare I ask how many wheels you have now. No.

[Cara]

So jealous. I spun on a Lendrum Saxony out at The Fold and haven't stopped thinking about it since. Did anything ever happen with The Robin wheel? Let me know - because if I ever get a second wheel, it's going to be a Lendrum Saxony for sure.

[Judy]

That cherry wheel is a beauty! I know you will enjoy it. I've been impressed with that wheel each time I've tried one.

[Lee Ann]

Sigh. Very. Heavy. Sigh.

Also, Want.

[Caroline M]

Good for you twice over, lovely new wheel, lovely new yarn. Maybe next time we can have photos of the swatch, especially if it's got really big by then.

[PumpkinMama]

I'm having some serious wheel envy - all these gorgeous things popping up everywhere. Lucky you!

[Teresa C]

Lucky, lucky you. Can't wait to see what you have spun on it.

[margene]

That wheel is a treasure. Kim had a hard time letting her go before Moriah Anne arrived. At least it's 'in the family'. ;-)
Taking a few steps back and restarting a project is the life of a knitter.

[June]

So... Is the Reeves now neglected and sad? :b

[Danielle]

My lord, we really do share a brain. I tried the Saxony at Rhinebeck and loved it. Of course, I really need to get more practice with the wheel I already own before I even think about another :)

[Beth S.]

Oh I am SO jealous!... But also very pleased, as I know you'll take very good care of that gorgeous wheel and give her the appreciation she deserves.

Can we have pictures? :-)

[Manise]

A SIP (swatch in progress) is definitely not the ame as a WIP. At least not yet :-) Glad you got Kim's wheel.

[Lucia]

Should you ever in your turn decide to hand down that Lendrum, please do keep me informed.

One can never have too many swatches. In a pinch one can always say one is making squares for charity. (I actually had quite a bit of fun working my way through Barbara Walker for Pine Street Inn.)

[Marcy]

BOOM!

Bwahahahaha!

[Sylvia]

I've done that same thing knitting mitts multiple times...

Eager to see what you spin next!

[Cassie]

I love the way you kind of dropped the "I got another wheel" mention in the middle of the post, almost like it didn't happen or like you were trying to camouflage it with pretty leaves or something.

PS - congrats!

[kmkat]

A master craftsperson can make a masterpiece using any old crappy tools, but superb tools make the master craftsperson's work sing. Enjoy the new wheel!

[Diane]

I've short-changed socks a couple of times:~)
Bee-u-tiful cherry wheel. Congrats!

[Dorothy]

Your Japanese Maple is like the low, rich sounds of a lone sax flowing out of that blues club on that night when the moon seemed to hang low and the mood was just right.