I-cords suck
ugh... my hand hurts
I'm working on a really cute hat from this month's Knit Gifts from Interweave Press. Its a cute magazine thats got some great projects. I'm working on the Larkspur hat.... Hopefully I have the drive to do the scarf too. I'm using some of the yarn I got in the Yarn Swap I did earlier this year. Its a Cotton / Microfiber DK yarn called Longmeadow by Valley Yarns. Being a good EMS employee I know cotton is a big no-no when you're doing most anything, particularly when you're trying to keep warm (like a hat might try to do), but its a great color and I've got lots of it -- so we'll see how it works.
I like the cabled zigzags and hopefully the I-cord loops at the top of the hat look cute when their done. But my goodness what a pain they are to make. I'm about 4 inches into my first of three 7.5 inch I-cords. Its going slowly and my hand is getting a bit sore because you really have to keep the tension strong on the yarn when you start each row. Ugh... what a PITA (the scarf calls for sixteen 3 inch I-cords.... now you see my hesitation in saying whether or not I attempt the scarf....).
