These days I always have two knitting projects going, easy and hard.
I LOVE linen! It is such a comfortable fiber to wear. I even love knitting with linen. Some people complain that it is rough on their hands. That is how I describe cotton, not linen. Although flax is basically harsh plant material and it does feel like string, for me, it just warms up in my hands as I’m knitting.
And here it is in a ball. I know, the colors look nothing alike, blame my camera, or rather, the photographer. It is actually somewhere in between these two colors. And here you can see how it really just looks like a ball of twine.
Even while knitting, it has that stringy look. Linen has zero memory, it is the total opposite of wool. So I am knitting a very basic open cardigan. I will even be simplifying the pattern, because all linen does is fall in heavy drapes. But I love how it feels, I love wearing linen, it is probably the coolest fiber around but it also warms to the touch. This is a sweater I will need to wash often because the washing breaks down the fibers and softens them, although nothing will ever give linen any bounce.
So this is my simple knit – even though it’s a large sweater.
Socks are my usual quick project. But I just finished a pair that I can’t wear because it’s too hot. So instead I decided to make another bunny out of sock yarn. The reason this is my more complicated project is because it’s knit and stuff as you go – schlepping around a bag of fiberfil is too much for me.
An orange is the perfect prop to show off bunny in progress. I have no idea who this is for, no worries, he’ll find a home.