G is for...
G is for garter stitch and generosity.
Garter stitch is the first "stitch pattern" any knitter learns. Knit, knit, knit, knit, knit... I think it's perfectly suited to children's items, and I especially like it for kids when combined with colorful, funky yarn.
It's no big secret that I've been at sixes and sevens with the knitting lately -- dishcloth knitting being the big clue here. I'm sure it's cyclical and temporary, but I'm feeling quite overwhelmed with life in general and, while the knitting is usually a good antidote to stress, the choosing of a pattern to knit, finding the right yarn, knitting swatches, doing math, ripping, reknitting, refiguring... these are not antidotes to anything at all!
Then I read Rete's post late last week and thought about all those kids in Texas -- and everywhere -- and about her wish for blankets for "The Rainbow Room." One of my planned stops on Saturday, then, was my most local LYS, Iris Fine Yarns in Appleton, to see if I could find a nice, suitable, washable, sale yarn that I could use to knit a blanket. The generosity of Phyllis and her staff at Iris provided me with a rainbow of yarn to knit at least one blanket -- maybe two -- and with all these colors, the first can only be a log cabin design!
That is going to be the most darling kids blanket of all!
Posted by: margene | 21 April 2008 at 03:27 PM
I love that yarn, it will makee a great kiddy blankie.
Posted by: Julia | 21 April 2008 at 08:29 PM
great G post - and lovely blanket in progress :-)
Posted by: Teyani | 22 April 2008 at 12:27 AM
It is a good G post. And it makes me feel better about being behind on my ABC posts, too.
Posted by: KarenJoSeattle | 22 April 2008 at 02:19 AM
What a beautiful picture of your garterstitch knitting. In dutch we call this stitch: recht breien (straight knitting).
The generosity thing is very nice also. I hope there will be made a lot of blankets.
Posted by: Hannah | 22 April 2008 at 04:17 AM
That blanket is going to be so cheerful and lovely!
Posted by: Norma | 22 April 2008 at 06:48 AM
That will be a wonderful blanket.
Posted by: Carolec | 22 April 2008 at 08:42 AM
What you're knitting and why) would be really wonderful anyway but those yarns in a log cabin- SO GREAT!!
Posted by: gale (she shoots sheep shots) | 22 April 2008 at 12:08 PM
That blanket will cheer up any child!
Posted by: Oiyi | 22 April 2008 at 01:27 PM
What a great blanket! Looks like love :) Hope things calm down.
Posted by: Carol | 24 April 2008 at 08:17 PM
Had to come out of lurking to say the blanket is going to be wonderful. What great colors! I don't live in your area but have driven through there on several occassions and love Iris Fine Yarns in Appleton! What a great LYS and a faublous staff!
Posted by: Maureen | 02 May 2008 at 07:26 AM