Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Vegie knitting and more frills

While working through my stash I came across a ball of Morris Osten - clever name for those that remember Austin cars - that I had been given by a friend. It's very similar to a couple of balls of Katia Ondas, which I confess I had acquired at a great wool shop in Albury, NSW.
But how to knit using this stuff? There were printed instructions, and pictures too, but it wasn't until I saw the YouTube demonstration posted by the owner of the wool shop, K2Tog, that I felt confident to knit with those yarns.
Despite the awkwardness that I felt in managing the yarn in the first few rows, knitting with these yarns provides good 'veggie' knitting, the project grows quickly and looks pretty. One more scarf to go and I will have cleared these yarns from my stockpile.
Veggie knitting is mindless, rather than mindful knitting. If this style of veggie knitting is not for you, but you like veggie knitting with a purpose, each year K2Tog posts a simple pattern that can be made for Carevan, a charity in Albury.

1 comment:

  1. I have a scarf that looks something like that. Now I'll have to get it out and see how it was knitted.

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