Ode to Lightweight Knitting Projects
I have three projects on the needles not counting the never ending blanket, and all three are taking forever. I know, two are lace weight and the sweater, well it's a sweater. Sometimes I feel like a broken record (vinyl of course) repeating myself about my progress on each one. However, isn't that what knitting is all about? Knitters have quick and easy projects that are knit up in a few days - the down and dirty instantly satisfying knits. I love those for maximum holiday knitting or for that obscure skein of yarn that I wonder why on earth I bought only one! I'm attracted to lightweight knitting projects for many reasons. Here are a few: Lightweight knitting projects make my hands extremely happy, the more tiny the needles the more ease I feel knitting. In the summer, having a wispy pile of lightweight wool on my lap makes me happy. Summer is not the time for worsted weight wool in a large project. Sweaters in lightweight wool fit me and can be worn