Not So Bad

I am admittedly a yarn snob. I generally look down my nose at the bins of Red Heart and Bernat at the big box stores, like JoAnn Fabrics. Still, I'm enough of a yarn lover to wander through the yarn aisles at the big stores. And a little while ago, I came across this colorful yarn, Bernat Mosaic. It's 100% acrylic, which would usually keep me from tossing it into my cart, but I loved the saturated colors in this enough that I searched my memory for a scarf pattern that would work with it.

I decided that it would make a pretty Honey Cowl and picked up two skeins.

So it wasn't until I got home that I had a chance to check out the low-down on Mosaic on Ravelry, and the news wasn't good. Many other people had been seduced by the color, only to be disappointed once they started knitting. The yarn feels like cardboard, some said. Many said it broke while they were knitting. There were complaints about knots, too.

The yarn did have its fans, I was relieved to see. And about 2 inches into my Honey Cowl, I've had a knot but no breakage. I do have trouble with most wool, so it would be nice if this yarn worked out for me.

Unusually Monogamous

I have been knitting one thing and one thing only:

It's a Honey Cowl in a Madtosh worsted. Can't find a band ball, but it's a pretty blend of reds and purples.

It took me three tries to get this one going. I accidentally twisted the stitches when I joined it to knit in the round on the first two tries. So, for this one, I knit the first two rows flat, as you can see by the little V at the bottom, right where the row changes.

I think I've been monogamous, in part, because I really, really would like to wear this cowl this winter!