Big sis sent me some genuine Australian WOOL (not just yarn, actual WOOL) and it turns out there’s enough of it to knit one of the two patterns I was drooling over, Timpani from the latest Twist Collective. In theory, anyway. I may get to the sleeves and find out that they need to be 3/4 length, but I will worry about that when it happens…

So far this pattern has lived up to expectations – it’s not hard to knit, is quite compelling, but is challenging enough that I’ve had to read ahead and write out a check-off sheet for the various pattern rows. The WOOL is nice & soft, and WOOLly enoughthat I’m reminded I have to remember not to just bung this in the washing machine when it’s finished and I’ve worn it long enough to get ketchup on it…

The exciting structure is working for me, too. You cast on at the front edge, then knit round to the middle back from both sides and then graft the two sides together. I’ve just started the armhole shaping on the left side, and am about to embark on some short row shaping. It’s all good.

In other news, I’ve “signed up” in a not-actually-signing-anything-way for the knitting group at my LYS. so that’s 1.5 evenings a week I’m out, in theory, in term time. I may attend each group about once a term… let’s see!

Birthday project the second is still at the LYS. Watch this space…