New Project Alert and Product Review

After discussing my Xenocryst hat w/ D & B yesterday, I've decided to not use the Cascade 220 in the Dark Teal Heather colorway. I still plan to do the hat and matching Bella's Mittens, but I need to use a lighter color so that the work in the cables can be seen. The hat has been frogged and put away as if it never existed, but I'll come back to it. I might still grab a lighter shade of 220 or louet Riverstone and take the Xenocryst on my trip. I can probably bang out most, if not of it, on the plane ride to and from Seattle.


The bigger project that I started last night and will take with me is the Stay-Put Wrap by Mags Kandis shown here on the left. Anyone who has seen even a glimpse of me knows I couldn't pull off that horrible shade of toasted pumpkin if my life depended on it. That shade tried to get into my "I'm-a-cool-Summer" color palette, but it was run out of town.

It should come as no surprise that my wrap is going to be blue. I chose Lamb's Pride worsted in M-57, Brite Blue colorway. I just cast on last night, but I was able to do 3 or 4 inches. I need to track down the errata on this pattern before I get too far along. I've read online that there is/are errata, and I'm not ripping and re-doing this thing. By the time I get done, I'll never want to do another row of seed stitch so I'll get it right the first time. And speaking of which, I figured out how I made the error on the Everyone's Doing it Shrug.


Here is the culprit: The Clover brand piece-of-crap counter. Last night I was counting rows while memorizing the Stay-Put Wrap cable pattern and one click added 11 to the number on the counter. Uh huh. That's right. This counter caused my shrug sleeve to be exactly 10 rows short.

Here is the counter after being whacked w/ a hammer. For what it's worth, I would suggest that you either buy a better clicker or use a piece of paper and pencil before investing in this particular piece of junk.

Okay. I'm signing off now. I can't put off the packing any longer. I'll have pictures of my projects when I return from my trip. Bye!