Thursday, July 16, 2009

Obsessive Compulsive

I have been absolutely obsessed with a sweater I am knitting for my Jehrbar, it is a ski sweater in the most gorgeously subtle hues of cream, charcoal, and brown. The yarn is by Green Mountain Spinnery from Vermont, these lambkins are raised organically and their wool is mixed with mohair. The lanolin in the yarn is like getting a massage as you work with it, the yarn has bits of VM (vegetable matter) in it which I actually love because it makes me feel closer to the source. The pattern is an Elizabeth Zimmerman design from the 70's, I promise to post pics of the finished, maybe unfinished piece as well. I feel like I dont want to do anything except knit even though it is 90 degrees out. I will quickly do some housework and then back to the sweater!