Day: January 15, 2009

I have such fun when the pictures for the new season of Drops patterns are posted, though I’m finding a bit less that charms me this time around than I udually do—but that may be due to my cold or to the nature of summer knits. As a result, I don’t have ten favorites this time, but I have picked out six that I’ll be looking for over the next few months.

l-089 (aren’t those Drops pattern names poetical?):

A cute, simple bag that would work well in any of the organic cotton yarns currently on the market.

0-284

Not really summer wear and the mohair might itch, but definitely worth having a go at in Malabrigo when autumn’s a bit closer.

r-540

A graceful lttle piece.

sa-057

This would look terrible on me, but I think it would be great fun to knit.

sa-056

This one I can definitely imagine wearing.

z-416

Ok—this would make many women look like linebackers, but wouldn’t it beit knida cool on the right person?

… I get sick. It’s a sore-throat, cough-deep-in-the-chest thing, but it responds pretty well to hot water with honey, lemon, and a generous shot of bourbon (the bourbon is only added after work, not during). Melissa could tell I was sick because I did no knitting whatsoever on Tuesday.

I’m hoping this thing turns around quickly because Chris and I are teaching our Beginner’s Lace Shawl class on Saturday. Lucky for me, she’s already written an excellent first-draft of our handouts, so I have the luxury of just thinking about polishing and expanding, not creating everything from scratch.