I Can't Be Trusted

One shoulder seam down: thank Holda I only have two arms.  I hate shoulder seams in cotton, because there is no room for compromise. The stitches are defined and on full display right there at eye level (remember that I'm tall: this is what you would be looking at if you were in line behind me at the yarn store) and every pass of the needle needs to be as sure as the footing of a bharal (sorry, I'm a mother of a zoologically-obsessed three-year-old.  I get the strangest looks, but other mommies with kids glued to Animal Planet know of what I speak.  And yes, we still do trains).

And after I finished this, did I turn the whole thing around and start in on the other one?
no
Did I pick up Kathleen's Alpaca Cable Fireside Socks and finish off that toe so that maybe I could send off at least half the pair for her birthday so that she knows that I remembered?
no
Did I even work on the gusset of the Friday Harbor socks?  or the silky wool swatch for the Irish Moss sweater I keep threatening my husband with?
no and no.
I cast on for this.

Anyone care to venture a guess as to what it is?
It's not even a gift.  It's for me.
And I don't care.

I think my Frappr hates me.  That's what I get for knitting for my own happiness. 

Comments

[Ruth]

Well, it looks like KSH ("Swish"?) ... but beyond that I can't venture a guess.

[Kat]

Yaaaay! You're knitting a Trinket scarf!

Any hints to make the going easier? Switching from the little needles to the big ones is killing my enthusiasm for the project.

[Laurie]

No idea. I hope Kat is right, to let the rest of us off the hook.

The seam looks beautiful. One bit at a time....

[Di]

I support the theory that it's KSH, and also that it's a Kim Heargraves Trinket scarf, based on Jane's pic (at Yarnstorm).
Frappr hates me to. I must be blackbanned for some reason...

[eunny]

Huzzah for knitting for oneself and not caring who knows it. There's got to be some sort of pink-covered grrl-empowering self-help book waiting to be written on that topic...

[margene]

What ever it is enjoy doing something for just you.

[Lee Ann]

I'll get on that self knitting right after I spin and knit the emergency snow tire...

I'm not kidding. Well, okay, it's not a tire, but it looks like one if llama could turn itself into snow tires...

[Carole]

I don't know what it is but I love love love the color. And I'm glad it's for you. Nothing wrong with that.

[Carole]

I don't know what it is but I love love love the color. And I'm glad it's for you. Nothing wrong with that.

[Knitteriam]

That seam is absolutely splendiferous (sp?)! Keep at it. You can absolve yourself of the guilty feeling by working on the other seam...yeah, yeah, are you a Catholic knitter? That theory might work. Otherwise, I agree with the others, you should never feel guilt about knitting for yourself. Chances are you do a lot for others in your life, knitting or otherwise. Giving to yourself is okay too. Happy Thanksgiving. I sure enjoy your blog.

[Kim]

Oh my! What a gorgeous shade of KSH!! I love Trinket and it is high on my list of things to do this winter. Seeing this yummy color makes me want to start one soon! YUM!!!

[Emy]

I would love to see the final details of that cotton garment.

Sorry I am evil, I live in Singapore where cotton yarn's a staple :P

[Krista]

I can't even begin to guess what it is, but it's lovely.

[--Deb]

Boy, that yarn looks awfully familiar! (See my post from Saturday.) Isn't it just a gorgeous color? I don't know WHAT you're making, though, but it's looking great. So does your shoulder seam. You're halfway there!

[liz]

Add my vote for Trinket.

[Kellee]

Presents, schmesents - it's just a tiny little scarf, how long can that take, right? Right.

[claudia]

If that is Trinket, that sure is a pretty scarf. The KSH ruffles, however, scare me in their execution.

[Cassie]

You win. I'll send any seaming I need done straight to you! (Just kidding.)

I have no idea what that pattern is, but it does look like a scarf. And I almost broke down and bought that color of KSH the last time I was in a yarn store. Gorgeous.