I think we can all agree that three migraines in one week requires a mandatory downgrade from good week to “I survived” week. It also wasn’t the best week for knitting. I didn’t knit on a single sock. But I did want to have something to knit that didn’t require a lot of thinking and didn’t use dpns. The Habu silk, which won’t be socks but a scarf from VLT, seemed too much a challenge. But I did have a yen for lace, easy lace. A blog post of Beth’s set me onto the right project for my fragile brain. I don’t remember the post, as her idea wasn’t the main topic, but she mentioned wanting to knit a smokering. I knew I had a pattern for one of those, called a wimple in the pattern I had, that was in the Japanese Feather lace motif from BW#2. I scoured my downloaded knitting patterns file and found it from Caryll Designs: the Wavy Feather Wimple. Perfect. Caryll used 75/25 Quiviut/Merino-Silk from her online shop, which having fondled quiviut, I knew would be divine but I wanted to knit NOW. So I cast-on in Fleece Artist Merino in Ruby.
I used a US 5 needle, whereas the pattern calls for US6 if using fingering weight, but I didn’t have a 16″ size 6 circular needle, so I added an extra repeat. It’s a very easy lace pattern, but it is very pretty, and I think the size will be OK. It looks rather blobby in the photo above, but it’s lace on a circular needle. It’s also a nice size project to knit during warmer weather.
So this project makes me optimistic, although I remain a bit leery concerning the whole headache issue. I get migraines in clusters, and the last on Thursday was a doozy, which often marks the end of a cluster. Keep your needles crossed!
I hope everyone has a good weekend!
I hope that was the last of the migraines. I don’t get them but I do know that they are the WORST. Your knitting is gorgeous!
As a fellow migraine sufferer – OUCH! I hope they’re gone…
Sorry to hear that the week was so crappy. Hope that the weekend is 10 times better!
thanks for your comment on my blog – I have no idea what that colour is called and have now thrown away the bands. It’s a greeny-blue/ teal. I do know that dye-lot varies a lot, so you’d be lucky to get that shade again.
Brenda- I feel your pain- literally, my headache has lasted all week.
But that’s beautiful yarn and a nice project. Hopefully that will take your mind off it.
Feel better, okay?
I am sorry to hear about your bad week. I hope this weekend is great!
Jen
Oh no, Good Luck, i really hope that was the last.
Oh, you poor thing!
My boss suffers terribly from migraines, to the point that we sometimes find her curled up on the floor under her desk. Awful stuff, and I’m sorry you’re afflicted.
I am eager to start my smoke ring–the pattern is right here on the coffee table, tempting me. I said I’d finish Hyrna first, though… but last night I discovered a big, stupid error that will require ripping back several rows. Argh. I may just set her aside for a bit and start the smoke ring anyway… the thought of all that ripping makes me feel faint!
Ugh! I hope you’re feeling better! I’ve got one coming on today…
Would you believe me if I told you I also have that shade of FA?! We have excellent taste!
I hope that you had a lovely, pain-free weekend to recover! Here’s hoping that the coming week is a significant improvement!
I hope you are feeling better! I occasionally get migraines (although not as often as you, it appears), so I understand how miserable they are. The smoke ring/wimple looks great so far! What a rich, beautiful color!
Feel better, Brenda! We need you in top form and knitting, so that we can see more progress on that gorgeous Fleece Artist number you’ve started!
Oh Brenda, I hope that’s the last one for a long while! I know how awful they can be.
What a gorgeous “simple lace knit” you have there – the red is so pretty…!
(I’m actually a little surprised the color didn’t bother your head! lolol)
(((hugs)))