A Little Birthday Knitting
Yesterday was my birthday, and I decided to celebrate by casting on a new sweater for myself. Being down to a svelte 15 WIPs, I felt I could splurge a bit. I have been lusting after Alice Starmore patterns for years, and last year's reward yarn splurge included yarn for one of her sweaters, so I dug out my yarn and book and settled down to do a swatch --not something I am normally smart enough to do, but when a pattern calls for size 2 needles, I thought it best to check. And, as luck would have it, my 4-inch swatch was easily 4 and a half inches, so I need to go down a needle size, which means I would need a size ONE circular needle. I don't own a size one circular needle, as I have always maintained that any knitting that would require a size one circular is behavior that should not be encouraged. I almost made a trip to the store yesterday, but rational thinking (and the desire to stay in PJs just a bit longer) prevailed, and I decided to look f...